Best Metal Evolution Episodes

They discuss early Extreme Metal bands like Venom, Hellhammer, and Celtic Frost. The episode then covers the early British Grindcore scene, featuring bands like Napalm Death and Carcass. It moves on to Chuck Schuldiner and Death, highlighting the origins of the Florida Death Metal scene. The show also explores Norwegian Black Metal and how symphonic bands like Dimmu Borgir and Cradle of Filth contributed to various Black Metal subgenres.

Dunn notes his initial belief that Extreme Metal was declining in the 2000s until modern bands like Enslaved and Gojira revitalized the scene with fresh ideas. This resurgence has paved the way for future bands.

In my opinion, this is the best episode. It's fascinating to consider how Metal evolved from being melodic and clean, with bands like Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath representing its heaviest elements. Bands like Venom, Death, and Napalm Death raised the bar by introducing harsh, guttural, and growling vocals, transforming Metal from a niche genre into a massive underground sensation.

It talks about the early Prog Rock of King Crimson, Yes, and Genesis, and the heavier style of Rush. It then discusses the early bands like Queensrÿche. They also interview bands like Mastodon, Dream Theater, Dillinger Escape Plan, and Meshuggah, exploring how those early Prog Rock bands influenced them.

Not sure if it was in the Thrash episode, but it was related to Thrash, so I'll put my comment here. For me, the most memorable part of the entire documentary was when a psychology professor measured the brain's response to different music genres. Do you remember how Sam Dunn's brain responded to Raining Blood by Slayer? That was awesome!

There are two parts to this: the US division and the UK division. It didn't let me add them separately, so I combined them into one. It explores the 1960s hard rock pioneers like Blue Cheer, Iron Butterfly, MC5, Deep Purple, and others. It also delves into the early Heavy Metal bands like Black Sabbath, Pentagram, Rainbow, etc.

This episode explores classical, jazz, and blues artists who heavily influenced Metal bands. It also examines early rock and roll and artists who were considered 'heavy' in their time.

I liked the theme song of the documentary - The Trooper by Iron Maiden, which was the first Maiden song I heard and instantly loved. So The Trooper made me their fan and, to a great extent, a Metal fan.

Talks about the popularization and creation of new subgenres of Metal in the 80s, thanks to Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Def Leppard, Saxon, Venom, Motörhead, Witchfinder General, and others.

It's interesting. Although Grunge is more associated with alternative rock, this episode examines how Grunge is connected to Metal and questions whether Grunge can actually be called Metal and if it belongs in the story of Heavy Metal.

Of course, it was a good episode. It answered an important question, and I was happy with the conclusion because it matched my own.

This episode talks about the early shock rock artists like Arthur Brown, Alice Cooper, and KISS and how they influenced future Metal bands like Mercyful Fate, Venom, and Marilyn Manson.

Talks about early bands that influenced the creation of Nu Metal, such as Anthrax and Public Enemy's collaboration, Faith No More, Rage Against The Machine, and Sepultura's 'Roots.'

Along with the rise of Nu Metal in the 90s, thanks to Korn, Deftones, Linkin Park, Disturbed, Limp Bizkit, and others, a lot of time is spent discussing how the Metal community despised and rejected this new style, with many not even considering it Metal.

It talks about NWOBHM bands like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, and how they influenced the early Power Metal bands such as Helloween, Manowar, Gamma Ray, and others.