Genre Histories

Nifelheim on stage

The Swedish Black Metal Scene

Eirik Solvang · Dec 20, 2025

Exodus in a band portrait Chapter 8

The Fall and the Revival (1991–Now)

Declan Rourke · Dec 14, 2025

The members of Internal Bleeding

New York Death Metal

Rafael Quintero · Dec 13, 2025

Nifelheim on stage in studs and spikes Chapter 4

Sweden, Finland and the Rest of the North

Eirik Solvang · Dec 13, 2025

Eyehategod playing a club stage, three guitarists and the singer lit in red, the crowd filling the foreground Chapter 4

Sludge Metal: New Orleans, the Melvins and the Ugly Half of Doom

Ilse Brandt · Dec 7, 2025

An empty low plywood stage against a painted brick wall in a small early 1990s club, with a taped and scuffed concrete floor in the foreground. Chapter 4

New York, Brutality and the Rise of Slam

Rafael Quintero · Dec 7, 2025

Hades Almighty playing a festival stage under their banner

The Norwegian Church Burnings: What Happened, in Order

Eirik Solvang · Nov 29, 2025

Mordred in a band portrait outside a club Chapter 7

The Golden Years (1986–1990)

Declan Rourke · Nov 29, 2025

Merciless in a black and white band portrait

Swedish Death Metal: The Complete Story

Rafael Quintero · Nov 22, 2025

The sleeve of Aske, Burzum, 1993, with the burnt Fantoft church on it Chapter 3

The Churches, the Killings and the Press That Came With Them

Eirik Solvang · Nov 22, 2025

Fu Manchu on stage in Cologne, the long-haired guitarist in a green shirt and the bassist behind him, Marshall amplifiers at the side Chapter 3

Stoner Metal: Kyuss, the Desert Generators and the Fuzz

Ilse Brandt · Nov 16, 2025

Mike Muir of Suicidal Tendencies singing Chapter 6

Crossover: Where Thrash Met Hardcore (1984–1990)

Declan Rourke · Nov 16, 2025

Dismember on stage at Sweden Rock in 2024 Chapter 3

Sweden: Stockholm, Gothenburg and Two Different Sounds

Rafael Quintero · Nov 15, 2025

1349 performing live on stage

The Norwegian Black Metal Scene

Eirik Solvang · Nov 8, 2025

Dark Angel on stage in front of a festival crowd

Thrash Metal Trivia, Records and the Trouble It Caused

Declan Rourke · Nov 5, 2025

Sepultura posing together in 1989 Chapter 5

Brazil, Canada and the Rest of the World (1984–1991)

Declan Rourke · Nov 2, 2025

Gorgoroth's Pentagram beside Darkthrone's Panzerfaust Chapter 2

Norway: Helvete, the Inner Circle and the Second Wave (1991-1994)

Eirik Solvang · Nov 1, 2025

Death performing live on stage

The Florida Death Metal Scene: Why Tampa Became Ground Zero

Rafael Quintero · Nov 1, 2025