Heavy Metal Pt I

In this episode of "Stuff You Should Know," Josh and Chuck delve into the expansive world of heavy metal music, acknowledging the challenges of covering such a broad genre and issuing a disclaimer about potentially missing listener favorites. They discuss their personal metal preferences, highlighting hair metal bands from the 80s like Poison, Motley Crue, and Ratt, while also exploring subgenres like thrash, death, and black metal. The hosts trace the origins of heavy metal, touching on bands like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, and Black Sabbath, and debate the genre's defining characteristics. They also discuss Iron Maiden’s influence and album art, the new wave of British heavy metal, and the impact of grunge music on metal's popularity, and the origins of the term "heavy metal" itself.