Explainers

Powerwolf singer Attila Dorn on a cathedral-themed stage riser amid fire and smoke at OVO Arena Wembley, March 2026

Why Is Power Metal Hated?

Julien Vasseur · Oct 19, 2026

A Stratovarius guitarist playing a white guitar on stage, the band's name on the backdrop behind him

The Key Change: Power Metal's Favourite Trick

Julien Vasseur · Oct 13, 2026

Powerwolf singer Attila Dorn in face paint, holding a microphone stand shaped like a cross, Sweden Rock Festival 2019

Is Sabaton a Christian Band? Faith, Powerwolf's Mass and Religion in Power Metal

Julien Vasseur · Oct 8, 2026

Graham Bonnet performing live at Sweden Rock Festival, 2016, raising the microphone with one arm as stage lights sweep blue and pink behind him

Heavy Metal vs Rock

Declan Rourke · Oct 6, 2026

Anthrax posing together in 1983

Thrash Metal vs Heavy Metal

Declan Rourke · Oct 6, 2026

Dream Theater performing live on stage, the singer reaching toward the crowd as the guitarist and bassist play behind him under red and white stage lights

Different Types of Heavy Metal, Explained

Declan Rourke · Oct 4, 2026

Celtic Frost posing together in 1987

Thrash Metal vs Black Metal

Declan Rourke · Oct 4, 2026

Kiss performing live in full makeup at Bingley Hall, Stafford, UK, 1980: Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley and Paul Stanley on guitars and bass

The Heavy Metal Band Logo

Declan Rourke · Oct 2, 2026

Possessed posing together in 1985

Thrash Metal vs Death Metal

Declan Rourke · Oct 2, 2026

HammerFall singer Joacim Cans performing live in front of the band's shield emblem backdrop

The Power Metal Band Logos, from Gothic Script to Chrome

Julien Vasseur · Oct 1, 2026

Black Sabbath outdoors in 1970, Bill Ward, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler sitting together for a color group portrait

Who Invented Heavy Metal?

Declan Rourke · Sep 26, 2026

Sabaton, the five members standing in a city alley, 2025

What Genre Is Sabaton?

Julien Vasseur · Sep 25, 2026

Slayer backstage together in 1985

What Thrash Metal Actually Is: Sound, Speed and Style

Declan Rourke · Sep 20, 2026

Anthrax fans at the barrier, Enmore Theatre, Sydney, 2026. Photo: Rob Mezzatesta

Heavy Metal Concert Etiquette

Declan Rourke with Julien Vasseur · Sep 13, 2026

Motörhead live, 1981. Photo: Graham Mitchell

Heavy Metal Live Sound

Declan Rourke with Julien Vasseur · Sep 12, 2026

Kiss in a Casablanca Records publicity portrait, 1976. Photo: Casablanca Records

Heavy Metal Myths

Declan Rourke · Sep 10, 2026

Tony Iommi playing his guitar live at the Gibson Garage, London, August 2025. Photo: Gibson

Heavy Metal Song Structure

Declan Rourke with Julien Vasseur · Sep 8, 2026

Matt Pike of Sleep backlit on a smoky stage at Terminal 5 in New York, a drum kit and a projection screen beside him

The Doom Metal Fonts

Ilse Brandt · Sep 8, 2026