ACCEPT
Formation in Solingen Few heavy metal bands can claim the influence and staying power of Accept. The group took shape in Solingen, West Germany in the late 1960s, when guitarist…
RONNIE JAMES DIO
Introduction Few figures in heavy metal loom as large as Ronnie James Dio. A man barely five and a half feet tall in stature, but a giant in vocal power…
CANNIBAL CORPSE
Origins of Cannibal Corpse Cannibal Corpse formed in Buffalo, New York, in 1988. The original lineup featured Chris Barnes (vocals), Bob Rusay and Jack Owen (guitars), Alex Webster (bass), and…
ROTTING CHRIST
Formation and early line-up Formed in Athens in the late 1980s, Rotting Christ became one of the most prominent faces of Greek extreme metal. The band grew out of a…
OZZY OSBOURNE
Obviusly we all know about the recent passing of OZZY OSBOURNE. It took me a few days to want to do this post but as a metal site we obviously…
CARCASS
The Early History of Carcass: From Goregrind to Death Metal Legends Explore how Carcass emerged from the UK underground to reshape extreme metal forever. 🌱 Formation: Punk Roots and Metal…
DEICIDE
Deicide: The Formation and Early Days of Death Metal’s Most Blasphemous Band In the swampy depths of the late 1980s Florida death metal scene, something evil was brewing. Ferocious, devoutly…
EMPEROR
Origins and Formation (1991–1992) Formed in Notodden, Norway in 1991, Emperor was the brainchild of teenagers Ihsahn (Vegard Tveitan) and Samoth (Tomas Haugen). After experimenting under names like Embryonic and…
CRADLE OF FILTH
Origins in Suffolk Cradle of Filth was formed in 1991 in Suffolk, England, by vocalist Dani Filth (Daniel Davey). Far from the urban music scenes, the band emerged from the…
KREATOR
In the global landscape of thrash metal, Germany carved out its own ferocious chapter during the 1980s, with bands like Destruction, Sodom, and Kreator leading the charge. Among these titans,…