Chicago Metal History

Several American locales come to mind as hotbeds for the myriad subgenres of metal and extreme music in general. San Francisco spawned breakneck, punk-influenced thrash metal. New York City and Florida birthed their own putrid forms of death metal. And New Orleans gave rise to a unique, sludge-metal sound as thick as its bayous. 

Despite being located in one of the three largest cities in the U.S., Chicago’s metal scene, by comparison, has never gained as much of a reputation—at least not until recently. The A.V. Club compiled this oral history to serve as a crash course on the history of the Chicago metal scene.

Part 1:
http://www.avclub.com/articles/an-oral-history-of-chicagos-metal-scene-the-early,63863/

Part 2:
http://www.avclub.com/articles/an-oral-history-of-chicagos-metal-scene-part-2-loc,64200/

Part 3:
http://www.avclub.com/articles/an-oral-history-of-chicagos-metal-scene-part-3-the,64414/