Genre Histories

Desaster performing live on stage

German Black Metal Bands

Andrzej Sawicki · May 1, 2026

Masacre performing live on stage

South American Death Metal

Rafael Quintero · Apr 27, 2026

Warbringer playing live

The New Wave of Thrash Metal: Municipal Waste, Evile, Warbringer, Havok

Declan Rourke · Apr 26, 2026

A skateboarder in a drained swimming pool

Skateboarding and Thrash: How the Deck Became the Uniform

Jonah Pike · Apr 23, 2026

Evile on stage

British Thrash: Onslaught, Sabbat, Xentrix, Acid Reign

Declan Rourke · Apr 22, 2026

Behemoth on stage

The Most Infamous Black Metal Live Shows

Eirik Solvang · Apr 19, 2026

Venom on stage in 2013

Venom's "Welcome to Hell": The Album That Gave Thrash Permission

Declan Rourke · Apr 16, 2026

guitar amplifier cabinet performing live on stage

Bathory: How One Swede Drew the Blueprint

Eirik Solvang · Apr 13, 2026

The instrument that actually worked was not a ban. It was a register nobody wrote about

Where Thrash Metal Was Censored, and Why

Declan Rourke · Apr 13, 2026

Necromantia performing live on stage

Greek Black Metal and the Hellenic Sound

Andrzej Sawicki · Apr 12, 2026

Cro-Mags playing live

Cro-Mags, "Age of Quarrel": NYHC Meets Metal

Jonah Pike · Apr 9, 2026

Morgoth performing live on stage

German Death Metal Bands

Andrzej Sawicki · Apr 8, 2026

Exciter on stage at Party.San in 2018

Exciter's "Heavy Metal Maniac": Canada's Claim to First

Declan Rourke · Apr 7, 2026

A fanzine shortlist, a misprint, a mortgage and a fourteen year old drummer

The Weirdest Moments in Thrash History

Declan Rourke · Apr 7, 2026

Diamond Head live in 2014

Diamond Head, "Am I Evil?" and the Riff Metallica Built a Career On

Declan Rourke · Apr 1, 2026

For most of its life the genre was screen shorthand for a character being trouble

Thrash Metal in Film and Television

Declan Rourke · Mar 31, 2026

Albums by the Clash of the Titans bands

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

Declan Rourke · Mar 26, 2026

Corrosion of Conformity on stage

Corrosion of Conformity's "Animosity"

Declan Rourke · Mar 25, 2026