Posts Tagged ‘Retrospective’
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 1: BLACK SABBATH
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 1: BLACK SABBATH by Andy Bang Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne (lead vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass guitar), and Bill Ward (drums). [Read More]
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 8: MOTÖRHEAD
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 8: MOTÖRHEAD by Andy Bang Motörhead (pronounced /ˈmoʊtə(r)hɛd/) are an English rock band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Ian Fraser Kilmister, known mainly by his stage name Lemmy, who has remained [Read More]
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 24: DEATH
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 24: DEATH by Andy Bang Death was an American metal band founded in 1983. The band’s founder, Chuck Schuldiner, is considered “a pioneering force in death metal and grindcore”. The band ceased to exist [Read More]
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 19: CELTIC FROST
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 19: CELTIC FROST by Andy Bang Celtic Frost was a metal band from Zürich, Switzerland. They are known for their heavy influence on the extreme metal genres. The group was first active from 1984 to 1993, and re-formed in [Read More]
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 26: PANTERA
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 26: PANTERA by Andy Bang Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul (drums) and Dimebag Darrell (guitar) in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 [Read More]
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 27: SEPULTURA
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 27: SEPULTURA by Andy Bang Groove Metal Groove metal is a subgenre of heavy metal. It was often used to describe Sepultura, Pantera and Exhorder. Pantera’s Cowboys from Hell album from 1990 was described as [Read More]
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 13: VENOM
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 13: VENOM by Andy Bang The History of Black Metal Black metal is an extreme sub-genre of heavy metal music. It often uses fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat [Read More]
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 25: KREATOR
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 25: KREATOR by Andy Bang The History of Teutonic Thrash Teutonic thrash metal is a regional scene of thrash metal music that originated during the 1980s in Germany. Along with Bay Area thrash metal, East Coast thrash [Read More]
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 22: SLAYER
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 22: SLAYER by Andy Bang The History of Thrash Thrash metal emerged in the early 1980s under the influence of hardcore punk and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM), particularly songs in the revved-up style known [Read More]
