The Best Heavy Metal Singers of All Time – Part 1
Heavy metal bands are renowned for their strong line-ups, with legendary lead guitarists and energetic drummers. But just like every band it is the lead singer of every heavy metal band that takes the majority of the limelight. There is nothing quite like the human voice, and no two are the same. So when identifying […]
Category: Heavy Metal
The Greatest Ever Heavy Metal Albums – Part 2
We set off into the second part of our musical journey to once more listen to the best heavy metal albums ever made. This list is in no particular order but does contain some of the very top bands that have played this music genre and their best recorded work, starting off in America with […]
Category: Heavy Metal Albums, Metal
The Greatest Ever Heavy Metal Albums – Part 1
All best of lists are entirely subjective to the listener, no two people have exactly the same taste in music. Even the two most ardent of fans of a particular heavy metal band will argue over their favorite song. However, this blog looks at some classic heavy metal albums which are in no particular order […]
Category: Heavy Metal Albums, Metal
Great Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time – Part 2
In part two of our blog to find the greatest heavy metal guitarists of all time we explore the lives and playing of some of heavy metal’s music industry most influential musicians. No heavy metal band has ever made it to the very top without having a great guitarist in their lineup. Fast guitar solos […]
Category: Metal, Metal Guitarists
Great Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time – Part 1
Heavy metal bands are synonymous with great guitar solos and often the lead guitarist of a such a band is the main writer and front man along with the vocalist. In this blog we try to highlight the best ever heavy metal guitarists and the bands they played for. There has never been a heavy […]
Category: Metal, Metal Guitarists
The Biggest Characters in Heavy Metal
As a musical genre, heavy metal is full of inflated egos, drama queens, outrageous acts and bizarre dress sense. But that’s what keeps it interesting, right? Some of the biggest characters in music have come from the heavy metal scene and made it into being household names, adored and followed by fans from around the […]
Category: Heavy Metal, Metal, Metal Guitarists
The Different Genres of Heavy Metal – Part 3
The third and the final part of our blog to understand the different types of Heavy Metal that exist begins with Sludge Metal and includes Alternative Metal and Avant-Garde Metal. As we have seen in our previous blogs, there are many nuances of Heavy Metal music that take this highly popular music form into wildly […]
Category: Alternative Metal, Avant-Garde Metal, Funk Metal, Metal, Metalcore, Nu Metal, Sludge Metal
The Different Genres of Heavy Metal – Part 2
Part two of our blog delving into the different forms of Heavy Metal looks into even more sub-genres of this highly popular musical form. In part one we looked at Thrash and Glam Metal, among others, and in this part we start off with the darker forms of Heavy Metal, namely Black and Death Metal. […]
Category: Black Metal, Christian Metal, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Industrial Metal, Metal, Stoner Metal
The Different Genres of Heavy Metal – Part 1
Heavy Metal is a wide term used to describe multiple musical styles, there are so many sub-genres of this famous style that many fans are simply overwhelmed on how to describe the music that they love. Plenty of the sub-genres sound similar, such as Black Metal or Doom Metal, and to be honest who cares […]
Famous Heavy Metal Bands – Part 2
Continuing our foray into the world of Heavy Metal, we seek out even more bands that can be classed as some of the best Heavy Metal bands of all time. In part one of our blog Black Sabbath and Judas Priest held the candle for the originators of Heavy Metal as a musical format. And […]
Category: Metal, Metal Bands