Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/metal/ Our Thing Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:20:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/metal/ 144 144 Meet Crypta, the Brazilian Band Taking Death Metal to New Extremes https://remezcla.com/features/music/meet-crypta-the-brazilian-band-taking-death-metal-to-new-extremes/ Thu, 10 Aug 2023 17:51:26 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_features&p=353919 Fernanda Lira has had a passion for metal since she was a kid. As a 13-year-old, she looked up to Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris and her dad as inspiration to learn how to play the bass by herself. She played in many metal bands as a teenager and joined Prika Amaral’s thrash metal outfit Nervosa

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]]> Crypta_ Photo by Estevam Romera. 5 Extreme Metal Bands Taking the Genre To the Next Level https://remezcla.com/lists/music/extreme-metal-bands-taking-genre-next-level/ Thu, 05 May 2022 12:59:17 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_guides&p=323283 As the saying goes, metal will never die. While trends and sounds surge and wane in popularity — especially in recent years as rock’s popularity seems to be at an all-time low — the genre finds a way to keep going year after year. One crucial factor that keeps the metal flame burning is its

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]]> header-metal-bands Art by Stephany Torres for Remezcla. These Are the Acts Breathing New Life Into Latin American Rock https://remezcla.com/lists/music/10-bands-breathing-new-life-into-latin-american-rock/ Tue, 28 Jul 2020 19:16:44 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=283125 “Rock is dead.” At least, that’s a controversial claim jaded musicians, fans, and industry insiders have been making for years. In my opinion, it’s an incorrect and nearsighted assessment of the significant ways rock n’ roll’s chart-topping influence waned in the new millennium as hip-hop, reggaeton, and electronic music rose to global dominance. An infuriating

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]]> header-latam-rock Art by Stephany Torres for Remezcla. Rage Against the Machine to Reunite in El Paso & Coachella https://remezcla.com/music/rage-against-the-machine-reunion-el-paso-coachella/ Fri, 01 Nov 2019 19:30:11 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=270644 In what amounts to monumental news for a generation of music fans, Rage Against the Machine seem to have announced a string of reunion dates – kicking off with a date in El Paso, Tx, and going on to headline Coachella. The band took to their social media this morning to post an image of

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]]> L.A. Rising Singer Zack de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine performs at L.A. Rising at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images Relive Your Teen Angst With These Latino Nu Metal Bands https://remezcla.com/lists/music/latino-nu-metal-bands/ Tue, 08 May 2018 14:47:05 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=240337 We revisit the best Latinx children of the korn

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]]> nu metal latinx_music Art by Alan Lopez for Remezcla Yo Soy Darks: An Ode to the Latinternet’s Most Timeless Halloween Meme https://remezcla.com/features/music/yo-soy-darks-playlist-halloween/ Fri, 27 Oct 2017 21:46:38 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=229836 We revisit La Elvira and assemble the ultimate doom and gloom playlist

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]]> Halloween_Darks Art by Alan Lopez for Remezcla On a Changing Island, Cuba’s Punk and Metal Scenes Face an Uncertain Future https://remezcla.com/features/music/cuban-punk-metal-post-castro/ Thu, 08 Jun 2017 17:51:40 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=217256 As complex as reactions to Fidel Castro’s death were, there is one unifying sentiment: Change is not guaranteed. For Cubans living on the island, the day-to-day reality, whether they’re content in the status quo or not, isn’t poised to shift anytime soon. Castro’s passing was intensely symbolic and meaningful for many, but it came with no promises. Cuba’s

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]]> Cuba Punk_music_Sandy Phimester-8 Solidarity Rock tour in March 2011. Photo by Sandy Phimester. Courtesy of the photographer 22 Classic Songs You Need to Know to Be an OG Metalero https://remezcla.com/features/music/the-ogs-metal-playlist/ Thu, 03 Nov 2016 22:33:13 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=197946 We search for the original metal defenders of the faith

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]]> From Havana to San Juan, This Doc Explores the Caribbean’s Unique Heavy Metal Scenes https://remezcla.com/music/the-metal-islands-trailer/ Mon, 17 Oct 2016 16:19:47 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=197178 Heavy metal, the much maligned sub-genre of rock that intermittently gains and loses mainstream acceptance, is a global phenomenon. There’s not a place in the world where you can’t find metal fans headbanging to the sounds of Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Priest, (old) Metallica, Slayer, and more. But even though metal is beloved worldwide, assuming it

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