Explainers

Extreme Noise Terror performing live on stage

Grindcore vs Death Metal

Gareth Llewellyn · Jul 15, 2026

A wall of album sleeves

RABM: Red and Anarchist Black Metal

Andrzej Sawicki · Jul 13, 2026

Mercyful Fate on stage

Black Metal Fashion: Spikes, Leather and Bullet Belts

Eirik Solvang · Jul 12, 2026

A wall of album sleeves

Pagan and Viking Black Metal

Eirik Solvang · Jul 6, 2026

Gojira on stage in stage lighting, the four-piece line-up mid-song.

Is Gojira Death Metal?

Rafael Quintero · Jul 6, 2026

Aborted performing live on stage

Goregrind and Pornogrind: The Edges of the Genre

Gareth Llewellyn · Jul 4, 2026

Ulver performing live on stage

Why Black Metal Bands Pose in Forests

Eirik Solvang · Jul 4, 2026

Joey Belladonna of Anthrax on stage at Rockavaria in 2016

Thrash Production: The Best and Worst Sounding Albums

Declan Rourke · Jun 27, 2026

Carcass on stage at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver

Is Death Metal Satanic?

Rafael Quintero · Jun 25, 2026

Gaerea on stage at Full Force in 2023, hooded as they always are

Anonymous Black Metal: Why Nobody Shows a Face

Eirik Solvang · Jun 25, 2026

Sepultura playing live in 2018, the Derrick Green line-up under stage light.

Is Sepultura Death Metal?

Rafael Quintero · Jun 24, 2026

Brutal Truth performing live on stage

What Is Deathgrind?

Gareth Llewellyn · Jun 23, 2026

Satyricon performing live on stage

Ambient Black Metal and Dungeon Synth

Eirik Solvang · Jun 23, 2026

Cattle Decapitation performing live on stage

Death Metal Lyrics: What They Are Actually About

Rafael Quintero · Jun 15, 2026

An English industrial street at dusk, 1981

Where Did Thrash Metal Originate? Britain, California or Both

Declan Rourke · Jun 14, 2026

Gorgoroth performing live on stage

NSBM: The Corner of the Genre Nobody Wants to Explain

Andrzej Sawicki · Jun 14, 2026

Venom on stage

What Is Black Metal?

Eirik Solvang · Jun 12, 2026

Unanimated performing live on stage

Melodic Black Metal

Eirik Solvang · Jun 12, 2026