Genre Histories

Sadus performing live on stage

California Death Metal

Rafael Quintero · Sep 7, 2026

Blood Incantation performing live on stage

A Death Metal Timeline: Every Year That Mattered

Rafael Quintero · Sep 7, 2026

Denial of God on stage at Metal Magic

Danish and Baltic Black Metal

Andrzej Sawicki · Sep 7, 2026

Borknagar performing live on stage

Black Metal Bands That Changed Genre

Eirik Solvang · Sep 7, 2026

A decade in which everything foundational happened inside eighteen months

Thrash Metal in the 1980s, Year by Year

Declan Rourke · Sep 6, 2026

Vader live at Hatefest

The Polish Thrash Explosion

Declan Rourke · Aug 30, 2026

Gene Hoglan, once the drummer of Los Angeles thrash band Dark Angel, playing with Testament in 2017

Los Angeles Thrash Beyond Slayer: Dark Angel, Hirax, Abattoir

Declan Rourke · Aug 29, 2026

Onslaught, from Bristol: the closest thing Britain had to a founding thrash band

The UK Thrash Scene: Onslaught, Xentrix and Sabbat

Declan Rourke · Aug 24, 2026

Kampfar performing live on stage

Inferno Festival

Eirik Solvang · Aug 22, 2026

Loudblast performing live on stage

French, Italian and Spanish Death Metal

Andrzej Sawicki · Aug 19, 2026

Megadeth live in Haapsalu, 2010

The Rivalries That Drove Thrash Metal

Declan Rourke · Aug 17, 2026

A metal show in a Latin American community hall

Latin America Beyond Brazil: Kraken, Transmetal, V8, Hermética

Declan Rourke · Aug 17, 2026

Celtic Frost on stage at Tuska in 2006

Celtic Frost and Switzerland: The Neighbour That Went Somewhere Else

Declan Rourke · Aug 16, 2026

Borknagar performing live on stage

The Biggest Black Metal Festivals

Eirik Solvang · Aug 14, 2026

Armored Saint on stage at the Rock Hard Festival in 2018

Metal Blade, Megaforce, Combat: The Labels That Signed the Big Four

Declan Rourke · Aug 14, 2026

Falls of Rauros performing live on stage

The Split Album Tradition

Eirik Solvang · Aug 13, 2026

Absu performing live on stage

Texas Death Metal

Rafael Quintero · Aug 10, 2026

Anthrax performing live on stage

Mosh Pits, Circle Pits and the Wall of Death

Rafael Quintero · Aug 10, 2026