Explainers

Death Metal Meaning: What the Words Actually Describe

Rafael Quintero · Sep 7, 2026

Is Cannibal Corpse Death Metal, or Something Else by Now?

Rafael Quintero · Sep 7, 2026

Why Is It Called Black Metal?

Eirik Solvang · Sep 7, 2026

Why Black Metal Musicians Use Pseudonyms

Eirik Solvang · Sep 7, 2026

Viking, Folk and Everything Else Death Metal Absorbed

Andrzej Sawicki · Sep 7, 2026

Why Death Metal Became So Extreme

Rafael Quintero · Sep 7, 2026

How Black Metal Vocals Got That Shape

Eirik Solvang · Sep 7, 2026

Thrash Drumming: Double Bass and the Skank Beat

Declan Rourke · Sep 4, 2026

Thrash Guitar: Downpicking, the Gallop and the Dive Bomb

Declan Rourke · Aug 31, 2026

Anti Commercialism and the Limited Press

Eirik Solvang · Aug 30, 2026

Christian Death Metal

Rafael Quintero · Aug 27, 2026

Is Iron Maiden Thrash Metal?

Declan Rourke · Aug 26, 2026

Black Metal and Gothic Metal: The Border

Ilse Brandt · Aug 25, 2026

What Is Death Metal Music? A Plain Answer

Rafael Quintero · Aug 25, 2026

Is Dimmu Borgir Still Black Metal?

Eirik Solvang · Aug 21, 2026

Thrash Vocals: From Baloff's Bark to Chuck Billy's Roar

Declan Rourke · Aug 20, 2026

North Korean Black Metal: The Story Behind the Search

Eirik Solvang · Aug 20, 2026

Why Death Metal Vocals Sound Like That

Rafael Quintero · Aug 19, 2026