Genre Histories

Merciless in a black and white band portrait

Swedish Death Metal: The Complete Story

Rafael Quintero · Nov 22, 2025

The sleeve of Aske, Burzum, 1993, with the burnt Fantoft church on it Chapter 3

The Churches, the Killings and the Press That Came With Them

Eirik Solvang · Nov 22, 2025

Fu Manchu on stage in Cologne, the long-haired guitarist in a green shirt and the bassist behind him, Marshall amplifiers at the side Chapter 3

Stoner Metal: Kyuss, the Desert Generators and the Fuzz

Ilse Brandt · Nov 16, 2025

Mike Muir of Suicidal Tendencies singing Chapter 6

Crossover: Where Thrash Met Hardcore (1984–1990)

Declan Rourke · Nov 16, 2025

Dismember on stage at Sweden Rock in 2024 Chapter 3

Sweden: Stockholm, Gothenburg and Two Different Sounds

Rafael Quintero · Nov 15, 2025

1349 performing live on stage

The Norwegian Black Metal Scene

Eirik Solvang · Nov 8, 2025

Dark Angel on stage in front of a festival crowd

Thrash Metal Trivia, Records and the Trouble It Caused

Declan Rourke · Nov 5, 2025

Sepultura posing together in 1989 Chapter 5

Brazil, Canada and the Rest of the World (1984–1991)

Declan Rourke · Nov 2, 2025

Gorgoroth's Pentagram beside Darkthrone's Panzerfaust Chapter 2

Norway: Helvete, the Inner Circle and the Second Wave (1991-1994)

Eirik Solvang · Nov 1, 2025

Death performing live on stage

The Florida Death Metal Scene: Why Tampa Became Ground Zero

Rafael Quintero · Nov 1, 2025

Saint Vitus, four long-haired musicians in bullet belts, a bandana and a top hat, in a black and white 1980s band photograph Chapter 2

The Eighties: Saint Vitus, Trouble, Candlemass and Epic Doom

Ilse Brandt · Oct 26, 2025

Monstrosity in a band portrait against a rock wall Chapter 2

Florida: Tampa, Morrisound and the Boom (1987-1993)

Rafael Quintero · Oct 25, 2025

Death Angel on stage at Metal Frenzy in 2018

Testament, Death Angel, Vio-Lence, Forbidden: The Second Wave

Declan Rourke · Oct 23, 2025

Kreator posing together in 1987 Chapter 4

Teutonic Thrash: Kreator, Sodom, Destruction and the Ruhr (1983–1990)

Declan Rourke · Oct 19, 2025

A mosh pit on a club floor

Stage Diving and the Pit: How Thrash Crowds Were Born

Declan Rourke · Oct 16, 2025

Bulldozer, AC Wild in a cape at the centre, in red smoke Chapter 1

The First Wave: Venom, Bathory, Hellhammer and the Word Itself (1981-1987)

Eirik Solvang · Oct 11, 2025

Pagan Altar, four musicians in leather jackets posing among old gravestones and ivy in a churchyard Chapter 1

Origins: Black Sabbath, Pentagram and the Decision to Slow Down

Ilse Brandt · Oct 5, 2025

Anthrax posing together in 1987 Chapter 3

Los Angeles, New York and the Big Four (1983–1988)

Declan Rourke with Saint Sylveszter · Oct 5, 2025