Heavymetal 666

Heavymetal 666 episodes:

• 04.08.2018

  The Legacy of Nu Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 58: We close our study of Nu Metal, as we follow the longevity of groups like Korn and Linkin Park who persisted into the 2010’s; and the fruition of styles closely related to Nu Metal during...

  
• 02.21.2018

  The Rise of Nu Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 57: We continue our journey into Nu Metal, as we follow the first wave before 2000, in which we find groups such as Korn, Limp Bizkit and Deftones; to the second wave of the style after...

  
• 12.07.2017

  The Origins of Nu Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 56: We enter the late Nineties to explore the genre that has been the most divisive among fans: Nu Metal. Ascending from Groove Metal, we will be looking into how the styles of Thrash, Alt Rock,...

  
• 10.20.2017

  Heavy Metal Album Cover Art IV: The Most Iconic Metal Album Covers

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 55: We close our journey through album art with another different kind of episode, in which we consider twenty of the most recognizable metal album covers of all time. Many will agree and many will not,...

  
• 10.05.2017

  Heavy Metal Album Cover Art III: Interview with Felipe Machado Franco

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 54: In our 3rd part of this series, we continue examining album cover art with a different kind of episode in which we interview artist Felipe Machado Franco; who does amazing work for the likes of...

  
• 09.27.2017

  Heavy Metal Album Cover Art II: Mascots, Presentation, and Controversy

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 53: In Part 2, we continue to take a close at the history of Heavy Metal album cover artwork, this time delving into history unique to metal. From the development of the mascot (such as Eddie),...

  
• 04.06.2017

  Heavy Metal Album Cover Art I: Origins and History

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 52: We delve into an exceptionally important aspect of Heavy Metal: the history of album cover art. From the birth of the genre, to downloadable art, we explore the prehistory, evolution, and future of the significance...

  
• 01.05.2017

  The Future of Groove Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 51: We revisit the tragic night of December 8, 2004, the fallout among bands and fans the following day after the final live performance of Damageplan. And then we move to the advent of Hellyeah, and...

  
• 06.20.2016

  The Rise of Groove Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 50: We continue our examination of Groove Metal and move from the formative years of the subgenre and into worldwide success for Pantera and Sepultura. We begin to look through the 1990’s at other acts like...

  
• 06.02.2016

  The Origins of Groove Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 49: We restart our exploration of subgenres of Metal, and this time turn to one of most successful and prolific scenes to emerge in Heavy Metal during the 1990’s. With pioneers Pantera and Sepultura developing the...

  
• 02.24.2016

  Lovecraft and Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 48: We turn to the works of H.P. Lovecraft and his Cthulhu Mythos. We review how the depth of his intense horror fiction influenced music, especially in the world of Heavy Metal. From the Call of...

  
• 01.29.2016

  More Chronicles of Death Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 47: We take our fourth and final look into the style, and look at a few more bands that didn’t get a mention in our investigation of the Origins, Rise, and Future of Death Metal. From...

  
• 01.21.2016

  The Future of Death Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 46: We start to close our exploration of Death Metal, in which we examine the subgenre’s entrance into the 21st century. As it branched out into other forms of Extreme Metal, it additionally had an impact...

  
• 01.15.2016

  The Rise of Death Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 45: We resume our journey into the phenomenon of Death Metal. After the formative years of the subgenre, the advance of the style featured many bands from Cannibal Corpse to Deicide, bringing new rudiments to the...

  
• 01.07.2016

  The Origins of Death Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 44: We move in to examining the emergence of one of the most notable subgenres of Heavy Metal. Following in the footsteps of Thrash, Death Metal would become a new, integral, and critical part of the...

  
• 10.23.2015

  Controversies and Scapegoats

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 43: Since its origin, metal has been plagued by misinterpretations from critics of the genre who claim the style corrupts its fans and listeners. From claims of devil worship, to the rise of the PMRC, and...

  
• 08.07.2015

  The Future of Doom Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 42: As the 2000’s began, Doom Metal continued to endure and evolve, and reached new and unexpected heights in the 2010’s. From the emergence of bands like Swallow the Sun, Ahab, and Pallbearer, we examine where...

  
• 07.16.2015

  The Rise of Doom Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 41: After exploring the roots and ancestry behind Doom Metal, we start on examining the spread of the genre. Progressing through the 1980’s and into the 1990’s, and from the likes of Candlemass, Cathedral, Electric Wizard...

  
• 07.02.2015

  The Origins of Doom Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 40: From the beginnings of Black Sabbath in the early 1970’s spawned a subgenre of metal that still goes strong to this day. Later works by groups like Lucifer’s Friend and Witchfinder General would also help...

  
• 06.26.2015

  Witches and Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 39: We turn to the folklore and fantasy surrounding Witches and Witchcraft, its emergence into horror, and subsequent inclusion in heavy metal. From one side of the coin being the fictional wickedness of fairy tales and...

  
• 06.18.2015

  NWOBHM II: The Lost History of the Underground

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 38: During the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, there were not just a few dozen bands that were pushing metal forward – there were hundreds. In Part Two of our exploration into the NWOBHM, we...

  
• 06.11.2015

  The New Wave of British Heavy Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 37: After Early and Traditional Metal a new generation of bands in the United Kingdom were brewing a cultural shift for metal at large. With bands like Diamond Head, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Raven, Venom, and...

  
• 06.04.2015

  Zombies and Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 36: We return to looking into Horror Folklore and examine how the concept of zombies has influenced metal, and recognize some of the quintessential metal songs exploring the idea of a zombie apocalypse. After looking at...

  
• 05.28.2015

  The Rise of Traditional Heavy Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 35: We voyage back in time to examine the emergence of the bands that followed the Early Metal movement. As the scene was forming up in the Seventies, the word “METAL” began being used to describe...

  
• 05.21.2015

  Werewolves and Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 34: We keep on the horror folklore kick, and turn our focus away from vampirism, and over to lycanthropy. We look to the emergence of the creatures that would become known as werewolves, and where the...

  
• 05.14.2015

  Vampires and Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 33: We turn to the horror genre, and examine the emergence of the beings that would become known as vampires, and where the folklore came from. From the appearance of vampiric folklore, to the progress of...

  
• 05.07.2015

  The Future of Power Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 32: After studying the origins and rise of Power Metal, we now turn our focus to the final chapter of our journey into the subgenre: its future. We explore the emergence of a new generation carrying...

  
• 04.30.2015

  The Future of Industrial Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 31: We conclude our look into Industrial Metal, as we look at where the style was during the beginning of the 21st century, and where it’s going now. Following the legacy set down by groups such...

  
• 04.23.2015

  The Rise of Power Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 30: We resume our journey into Power Metal, as we explore the subgenre that embraced elements of history and literature. From the bands bringing the fantasy and sword and sorcery to life through music and on...

  
• 04.15.2015

  The Rise of Industrial Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 29: We continue our focus on Industrial Metal, as its origins evolved into the emergence of a generation in the 1990’s that shifted opportunities. From the groundbreaking works of Ministry and Nine Inch Nails, to the...

  
• 04.09.2015

  The Origins of Power Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 28: We commence the examination of another eminent genre of Metal, and go back to look at the bands and artists that shaped the initial stages of the subgenre. From Ronnie James Dio, with his work...

  
• 04.01.2015

  The Origins of Industrial

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 27: Amalgamating the experimentalism of avant-garde rock, with the emerging electronica coming out of Europe, Industrial Music would rise to later evolve into the genre made famous by Nine Inch Nails and Ministry, we turn back...

  
• 03.25.2015

  The Emergence of Djent

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 26: Inside the evolution of Prog Metal during the 1990’s and 2000’s arose a new subgenre that has become one of the most popular of current metal styles. The intriguingly named DJENT Metal embraces a particular...

  
• 03.18.2015

  The Tape Trading of the Metal Underground

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 25: From the DIY approach of early punk, to the self-managed method of Hardcore, to the rise of Thrash Metal, we dig a little deeper into the most vital part of these scenes: the Metal Fans...

  
• 03.12.2015

  Into Crossover Thrash

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 23: Finally, we reach our destination after looking at Thrash Metal, Punk, and Hardcore, and inspect the first prosperous fusion of Metal with Punk: Where Thrash was blended with Hardcore. We look into the key bands...

  
• 03.04.2015

  The Future of Progressive Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 23: We turn to Prog Metal from 2000 to today and examine the likes of Mastodon, Periphery, and Baroness, as they drove the boundaries of the style further. Then we glance to the future, not only...

  
• 02.26.2015

  More Chronicles of Hardcore

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 22: We revisit Hardcore Punk, wherein we explore MORE bands and artists that contributed greatly to the scene and to its influence on Metal. From the Shock Rock of GG Allin, to the war declaration of...

  
• 02.19.2015

  The Rise of Progressive Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 21: We return to Prog, where we pursue the significance of Rush, as the Canadian musical giants establish a subgenre that would influence countless bands that would follow. From Queensryche, to the development of Dream Theater,...

  
• 02.15.2015

  The Emergence of Hardcore

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 20: We turn to the second wave of Punk: the emergence of Hardcore. From the Horror Punk of the Misfits, to the influence of Rollins and Black Flag, to the political Dead Kennedys, and the Straight...

  
• 01.22.2015

  The Rise of Progressive Rock

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 19: From the development of Pink Floyd into the 1970’s, to key essential bands from the era such as Genesis and Yes, to Rush leading the growth of Progressive Metal, we turn back time to investigate...

  
• 01.08.2015

  The Origins and Rise of Punk Rock

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 18: Streaming from the effects of blues, rock, and heavy metal, a new musical crusade that butted heads with bands from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, but would win over a new cohort of...

  
• 12.26.2014

  The Origins of Progressive Music

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 17: We examine how the relevance of experimental avant-garde substance and the work of psychedelic rock would cause to influence the development of a style that has become one of the most popular among fans. From...

  
• 12.19.2014

  The Spirit of Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 16: Instead of Heavy Metal Historian decorating a tree that looks like the Spirit of Christmas puked all over the place, this episode is going to look at “The Spirit of Metal”. From the early development...

  
• 12.11.2014

  The 1992 L.A. Riots and Heavy Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 15: The protests, rioting, looting, & arson of Ferguson in 2014 has caused many to recall the events of the LA Race Riots from 1992. Metal is frequently influenced by major events, including the mayhem of...

  
• 12.04.2014

  The Future of Thrash Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 14: After uncovering the origins of Thrash Metal, and the rise of Metallica and others in our preceding episodes; we move now into the 21st century, to look at the revival of the genre – and...

  
• 11.27.2014

  World War I and Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 13: 100 years after its declaration, the world still bears the scars and the impact of The Great War. The combat influenced a century of art, literature, but just as importantly, music as well. We have...

  
• 11.20.2014

  Ed Gein: Through a Dead Skin Mask

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 12: In one of the most disconcerting cases of all time, we continue to examine the influence that serial killers have had on Metal. From The Ripper and Bathory, we advance into the 20th Century, to...

  
• 11.14.2014

  The Rise of Thrash Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 11: Continuing our journey into Thrash, we examine the beginnings from the Bay Area to the Big 4, developing a style influenced by Metal and Punk that became a viable alternative to the Glam Metal of...

  
• 11.06.2014

  Elizabeth Bathory: Countess of Blood

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 10: From a wealth of privilege, the killer who would become known as the Countess of Blood, Elizabeth Bathory, would have a dark influence on literature, film, and in the music of heavy metal. But who...

  
• 10.30.2014

  The Origins of Thrash Metal

  Heavy Metal Historian Episode 9: If there was a metal subgenre that was one of the most prominent and important, it would be Thrash. The style would be inspirational in the development of crossover genres, the rise of Death Metal...