Strong rhythms and the very prominent sound of the drums have always been the main feature of heavy metal. This one quality has made it so that over time, rhythms have gotten faster and faster, to the point when specific sub-genres have originated when BPM (“beats per minute”) were higher than a certain given value […]

When reading about heavy metal bands (simply “metal bands”, for short) or listening to deejays commenting on songs from that genre, the audience could end up being confused by the usage of another umbrella terms to define all groups making music that’s much more powerful and heavier than the average rock tune. They’re described as […]

Let’s take a step back and consider just why the genre is called “heavy metal”. At the time when the first few albums were released by such bands as Black Sabbath or Deep Purple, no one had really come up with a definition for their much, well, heavier outputs, so radio presenters as well as […]

Black Sabbath are unanimously considered as the forebears of heavy metal: there’s no way around it, and including acts like Led Zeppelin in the family tree is, while correct, a disservice to the Ozzy Osbourne-fronted group. While Led Zep were always more influenced by blues, Black Sabbath were born as an actual blues-rock band, but […]

Most people who scoff at heavy metal as a whole and its listeners would be surprised to learn that behind the birth of this style lie some very popular songs and bands, which outputs most of these same critics have even whistled or sang aloud, or that they associate with some of the most important […]

It’s been demonized, frowned upon, banned, even cited as a major source for the corruption and deviance of young generations (which is also a “quality” attributed to rap, or techno. Truth is, heavy metal has gone on to establish itself as one of the most creative, most inventive music genres of the modern era. Forget […]