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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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”...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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