His Master’s Brew

There is a meme that periodically makes the rounds on the internet: an older gent, wearing a suit, tie, and bowler hat, scowls face-forward, surrounded by these words: “Back in my day, there was only one metal genre, and it was just called heavy metal!” True enough, but since then, the metal tree has sprouted branches and near-endless offshoots. At its core, however, are bands like Vanilla