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Hi There.
I mentioned this briefly on the Twitters, but basically the purpose of this blog series is to a) gush shamelessly about my favorite genre of music, and b) create a curated list of some less intimidating starter songs/artists to ease into it. I say "less intimidating" because much of the buzz around Metal seems devoted to Death Metal and Black Metal, and honestly? Those subgenres are not for everyone. It can push people away. And that is the last thing I want.
Metal comes in many different flavors--the aforementioned Death and Black Metal, but also Sludge, Doom, Power, Glam, Speed, Symphonic, Metalcore, Grindcore, Progressive, Industrial--and it takes some digging to decide which one is for you. They are as varied--and sometimes as divisive--as the many variations between New Wave and Emo. Woe betide the newbies and casuals who get it wrong.*
*Let the record show I think people need to chill out on the territorial hair-splitting here, but that's not what this post is about.
I am not going to get into ALL of the subgenres I just mentioned. But I want you to know what you're getting into. This territory is vast. Here be monsters. I'm just one guide of many, and we all walk very different paths. This is mine.
( First, a history lesson. . . )
I mentioned this briefly on the Twitters, but basically the purpose of this blog series is to a) gush shamelessly about my favorite genre of music, and b) create a curated list of some less intimidating starter songs/artists to ease into it. I say "less intimidating" because much of the buzz around Metal seems devoted to Death Metal and Black Metal, and honestly? Those subgenres are not for everyone. It can push people away. And that is the last thing I want.
Metal comes in many different flavors--the aforementioned Death and Black Metal, but also Sludge, Doom, Power, Glam, Speed, Symphonic, Metalcore, Grindcore, Progressive, Industrial--and it takes some digging to decide which one is for you. They are as varied--and sometimes as divisive--as the many variations between New Wave and Emo. Woe betide the newbies and casuals who get it wrong.*
*Let the record show I think people need to chill out on the territorial hair-splitting here, but that's not what this post is about.
I am not going to get into ALL of the subgenres I just mentioned. But I want you to know what you're getting into. This territory is vast. Here be monsters. I'm just one guide of many, and we all walk very different paths. This is mine.
( First, a history lesson. . . )