Heavy Metal Glossary

Definition of the term double bass.

Definition of blast beat.

Definition of Bay Area Thrash.

Description of the musical term breakdown that is used in heavy metal music.

Definition and description of black metal, a subgenre of heavy metal music.

Definition of cookie monster vocals, which are mainly used in death metal.

Definition and explanation of the genre of heavy metal known as death metal.

Definition of the genre known as the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, or NWOBHM.

Description and definition of the genre of heavy metal known as thrash metal.

2010 interview with Slough Feg vocalist/guitarist Mike Scalzi.