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SDM BAND OF THE WEEK

Philly, 4/16: The GRIMPOSIUM—Daylight Death Metal Fiesta With Bazillion Points Visual...

March 11, 2016

EVOCATION: Swedish Death Metal Band of the Week

January 30, 2013

MERCILESS Is the Swedish Death Metal Band of the Week

August 24, 2016

CENTINEX Is the Swedish Death Metal Band of the Week

November 10, 2016

HARD ROCK

DEATH/BLACK METAL

DEATH: Gory Details on Scream Bloody Gore Remasters/Reissues

AC/DC

Five Years of Bazillion Points: Hot Party in Brooklyn 7/30

AC/DC

Sirius XM Bloody Roots of Motörhead

AC/DC

40 Years Ago Today: Motörhead’s First Gig

HARDCORE READING

MISERY OBSCURA: The Photography of Eerie Von (1981–2009), by Eerie Von
“Front row center for some of the most awesomely, brutally theatrical moments in punk rock history”—Pitchfork
HEAVY METAL MOVIES, by Mike “McBeardo” McPadden
Guitar Barbarians, Mutant Bimbos & Cult Zombies Amok in the 666 Most Ear- and Eye-Ripping Big-Scream Films Ever!
MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW: Shots From the Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter, by Harald Oimoen and Brian Lew
“The definitive story of the scene and what we managed to make of it here in the Bay Area.”—Kirk Hammett, Metallica
NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980–1990, by Tony Rettman
“A great oral-history book.”—The New York Times
SWEDISH DEATH METAL, by Daniel Ekeroth (Hardcover and Softcover)
“Finally, the true story of Swedish death metal! This book brought me back to the good old days”—Tomas Lindberg, At the Gates

SALE BOOKS

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? A Black Woman’s Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal, by Laina Dawes
“Essential reading for those who have never felt the blow of intolerance, and for those who have felt it far too often…its themes are universal”—PopMatters
CITY BABY: Surviving in Leather, Bristles, Studs, Punk Rock, and G.B.H., by Ross Lomas
“This is a story about living without a safety net—and getting away with it.”
DIRTY DEEDS: My Life Inside/Outside of AC/DC, by Mark Evans
From barrooms to the big time, the first insider account of the classic Bon Scott years of AC/DC.
MEAN DEVIATION: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal, by Jeff Wagner
“Fans of prog metal would be wise to learn more about Mean Deviation“—Guitar World
SHERIFF MCCOY: Outlaw Legend of Hanoi Rocks, by Andy McCoy
“A rare and often hilarious glimpse into the life and (mostly) good times of one of the great glam heroes.”—Classic Rock