Heavy Metal 101

Everything in music is cyclical, with styles and genres moving in and out of vogue. Thrash metal began in the early '80s, but saw a strong resurgence in the late '00s. Fans of today's modern thrash bands may not have even been born when the first wave of thrash was happening. Here's are some recommended thrash metal albums from the earlier...

Profile of hair metal, including history, musical style, pioneers and recommended albums.

Profile of the heavy metal subgenre grindcore, including musical and vocal style, history, genre pioneers and recommended albums.

History of melodic death metal and the Gothenburg sound, including genre pioneers and recommended albums.

Profile of the power metal genre, including history, pioneers and recommended albums.

Description of the metalcore genre.

History and profile of doom metal, including recommended artists and albums.

A history and profile of the genre of progressive metal.

Description and history of heavy metal music, its genres and subgenres.

Timeline of heavy metal history and significant events.

A history and description of black metal, including musical and vocal styles, pioneers of the genre, and recommended black metal artists.

Description and explanation of the heavy metal genre known as death metal, including pioneers and recommended bands.

Description and explanation of the heavy metal genre known as the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal and the artists that popularized it including Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Def Leppard, Saxon, Diamond Head, Girlschool and more.

Description and explanation of thrash metal or speed metal, including recommended artists like Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth.