Genre Histories

Blind Guardian on a festival stage, the singer at the microphone with a guitarist and keyboard player behind him, a crowd surfer carried over the heads in the foreground

Power Metal in the Grunge Years

Julien Vasseur · Mar 27, 2026

The sleeves of Lights...Camera...Revolution! and Persistence of Time

Thrash Goes to the Arena: Clash of the Titans and Monsters of Rock

Declan Rourke · Mar 26, 2026

Corrosion of Conformity on stage together

Corrosion of Conformity's "Animosity"

Declan Rourke · Mar 26, 2026

The five members of Primal Fear sitting together on a black sofa in a red lit studio room Chapter 4

From the Grunge Years to the Charts: Power Metal Since 1990

Julien Vasseur · Mar 26, 2026

The five members of Jag Panzer in black leather, lit against a dark backdrop for a black and white studio portrait

Ample Destruction and the Sound of Early US Power Metal

Julien Vasseur with Declan Rourke · Mar 25, 2026

Dave Mustaine of Megadeth on stage in 1988

How the Mainstream Press Covered Thrash

Declan Rourke · Mar 24, 2026

Blue Oyster Cult posed in a black and white studio portrait during the 1970s

Martin Birch, the Producer Behind the Sound

Declan Rourke with Curtis Vance · Mar 24, 2026

Annihilator band members posing together around 1990

"Alice in Hell": Annihilator and the Technical Turn

Declan Rourke · Mar 24, 2026

Fenriz and Nocturno Culto of Darkthrone among rocks

How the Press Covered the Scene, Then and Since

Eirik Solvang · Mar 22, 2026

Rob Halford of Judas Priest performing live in full black leather and studded boots, screaming into the microphone with arms out, guitarist visible behind him

Heavy Metal Fashion

Declan Rourke · Mar 22, 2026

Phil Anselmo singing barefoot at the microphone while the guitarist leans into a solo in the foreground, the band name burning on the screen behind them

Pantera's Power Metal and What the Phrase Meant in 1988

Julien Vasseur with Declan Rourke · Mar 21, 2026

Decapitated on stage

Polish Death Metal

Andrzej Sawicki · Mar 20, 2026

The five members of Fates Warning posed on a rooftop at dusk, one crouched at the front, air handling units behind them Chapter 3

American Steel: US Power Metal, the Heavier Branch

Julien Vasseur with Declan Rourke · Mar 19, 2026

Horna standing together in shallow water

Finnish Black Metal

Eirik Solvang · Mar 18, 2026

Peavy Wagner of Rage close to the camera on stage, pointing at the crowd, his bass strap over his shoulder

From Speed Metal to Power Metal: The Bridge

Julien Vasseur with Declan Rourke · Mar 18, 2026

Warrant live on stage under the band's backdrop banner, MGM Northfield Park, Northfield, Ohio, 15 November 2024

Hair Metal in the 90s

Declan Rourke with Saint Sylveszter · Mar 17, 2026

The four members of Diamond Head standing together outdoors against a cloudy sky in a black and white portrait

How the NWOBHM Fed Power Metal

Julien Vasseur with Declan Rourke · Mar 16, 2026

The sleeve of The Legacy, Testament, 1987

Thrash Metal Logos: The Art of the Unreadable

Declan Rourke · Mar 15, 2026