Genre Histories

Repulsion on stage Chapter 1

Origins: Possessed, Death and the Break From Thrash (1983-1987)

Rafael Quintero · Oct 4, 2025

Cathedral, four long-haired musicians in shirts and a leather waistcoat, photographed against a dark background in the early 1990s Overview

The Slowest Music in Metal: Doom, Sludge and Stoner, from Black Sabbath to Now

Ilse Brandt · Sep 28, 2025

A snow-covered spruce forest in western Norway at last light, the setting black metal made its own Overview

Named Before It Existed: The Complete History of Black Metal

Eirik Solvang · Sep 21, 2025

Exodus performing outdoors in 1984 Chapter 2

The Bay Area: El Cerrito, Ruthie's Inn and the Birth of a Sound (1982–1986)

Declan Rourke · Sep 21, 2025

A darkened recording studio control room at night, the analogue mixing desk and tape machine where the Florida death metal records were cut Overview

Thrash With the Melodies Cut Out: The History of Death Metal

Rafael Quintero · Sep 14, 2025

Angel Witch in a black and white band portrait from their early years Chapter 1

Roots: NWOBHM, Motörhead, Venom, Hardcore and the Tape Traders (1979–1982)

Declan Rourke · Sep 7, 2025

A wall of thrash metal album sleeves spanning the genre Overview

Velocity Over Power: The Complete History of Thrash Metal

Declan Rourke with Saint Sylveszter · Aug 24, 2025