Genre Histories

Morbid Angel performing live on stage Chapter 2

Florida: Tampa, Morrisound and the Boom (1987-1993)

Rafael Quintero · Oct 25, 2025

Death Angel on stage at Metal Frenzy in 2018

Testament, Death Angel, Vio-Lence, Forbidden: The Second Wave

Declan Rourke · Oct 23, 2025

Kreator live at Motocultor, 2017 Chapter 4

Teutonic Thrash: Kreator, Sodom, Destruction and the Ruhr (1983–1990)

Declan Rourke · Oct 18, 2025

A crowd moving on a club floor in front of a band

Stage Diving and the Pit: How Thrash Crowds Were Born

Declan Rourke · Oct 16, 2025

Bathory performing live on stage Chapter 1

The First Wave: Venom, Bathory, Hellhammer and the Word Itself (1981-1987)

Eirik Solvang · Oct 11, 2025

Repulsion performing live on stage Chapter 1

Origins: Possessed, Death and the Break From Thrash (1983-1987)

Rafael Quintero · Oct 4, 2025

Anthrax live at Sonisphere, 2010 Chapter 3

Los Angeles, New York and the Big Four (1983–1988)

Declan Rourke with Bobby White · Oct 4, 2025

A Berkeley bar on San Pablo Avenue, where the metal and hardcore crowds met on the same bill

Ruthie's Inn: The Berkeley Bar Where Thrash Learned to Mosh

Declan Rourke · Sep 27, 2025

Master's Hammer on stage Overview

Black Metal: The Complete History, the Bands and the Albums

Eirik Solvang · Sep 20, 2025

Exodus, the band that started the East Bay scene Chapter 2

The Bay Area: El Cerrito, Ruthie's Inn and the Birth of a Sound (1982–1986)

Declan Rourke · Sep 20, 2025

Chuck Schuldiner singing with Death on stage Overview

Death Metal: The Complete History, the Bands and the Albums

Rafael Quintero · Sep 13, 2025

Motorhead on stage Chapter 1

Roots: NWOBHM, Motörhead, Venom, Hardcore and the Tape Traders (1979–1982)

Declan Rourke · Sep 6, 2025

Slayer on stage at the Big Four show in Gelsenkirchen, 2010 Overview

Thrash Metal: The Complete History, the Bands and the Albums

Declan Rourke with Bobby White · Aug 23, 2025