Explainers

Gorefest performing live on stage

What Is Death and Roll?

Rafael Quintero · Aug 16, 2026

Horde performing live on stage

Christian Black Metal, or Unblack

Eirik Solvang · Aug 14, 2026

Forgotten Tomb performing live on stage

Black Metal vs Doom Metal

Ilse Brandt · Aug 13, 2026

Cannibal Corpse on stage

What Is Death Metal?

Rafael Quintero · Aug 13, 2026

Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen of Helloween on stage in Paris in 2025

Speed Metal vs Thrash Metal: What Is the Difference?

Declan Rourke · Aug 11, 2026

Slipknot on stage

Is Slipknot Thrash Metal? (And Other Bands That Aren't)

Declan Rourke · Aug 9, 2026

Grave performing live on stage

Nordic Death Metal: What the Four Countries Shared

Andrzej Sawicki · Aug 9, 2026

Warbringer on stage in 2023

Thrash in 2026: The State of the Genre (annual)

Declan Rourke · Aug 7, 2026

Aborted performing live on stage

Death Metal vs Deathcore

Rafael Quintero · Aug 6, 2026

A packed club floor seen from inside the crowd

Hardcore vs Thrash: What Is the Difference?

Jonah Pike · Aug 4, 2026

Behemoth on stage in December 2012, two years before The Satanist.

Is Behemoth Black Metal or Death Metal?

Andrzej Sawicki · Aug 3, 2026

A wall of album sleeves

Medieval and Folk Black Metal

Eirik Solvang · Jul 31, 2026

Incantation performing live on stage

Is Slayer Death Metal?

Rafael Quintero · Jul 31, 2026

Belphegor performing live on stage

Death Metal vs Black Metal

Andrzej Sawicki · Jul 26, 2026

A wall of album sleeves

Black Metal Lyrical Themes

Eirik Solvang · Jul 20, 2026

Malevolent Creation performing live on stage

Is Slipknot Death Metal?

Rafael Quintero · Jul 19, 2026

D\u00f8dheimsgard performing live on stage

Industrial Black Metal

Eirik Solvang · Jul 18, 2026

Ghost on stage at South Park Festival in 2018, in full costume.

Is Ghost Black Metal?

Eirik Solvang · Jul 17, 2026