HEAVY METAL – Bazillion Points Blog https://blog.bazillionpoints.com The blog is faster than the books... Sat, 30 Nov 2024 19:25:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cropped-BAZILLION_POINTS_B_GREEN_144.png.jpeg HEAVY METAL – Bazillion Points Blog https://blog.bazillionpoints.com 32 32 ROOTS of Progressive Metal | on SiriusXM https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2024/11/30/roots-of-progressive-metal-playlist-siriusxm/ https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2024/11/30/roots-of-progressive-metal-playlist-siriusxm/#respond Sat, 30 Nov 2024 19:25:40 +0000 https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/?p=13002 ROOTS of Progressive Metal | on SiriusXM Week of November 30, 2024 Sat 11/30, 6PM ET Sun 12/1, 1PM ET Mon 12/2, 9AM ET Tues 12/3, 4PM ET Thurs 12/5, 9PM ET + On-command in SiriusXM app Amaze your metal mind, this week we skim the surface of progressive metal’s many iterations and cross-pollination with hard rock, classic metal, thrash metal, death metal, black metal, metalcore, and more.

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]]> https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2024/11/30/roots-of-progressive-metal-playlist-siriusxm/feed/ 0 Cleveland Scene: “Stunning” MIDNIGHT Book Captures Mystique https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2024/08/07/cleveland-scene-stunning-midnight-book-captures-mystique/ https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2024/08/07/cleveland-scene-stunning-midnight-book-captures-mystique/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2024 15:32:42 +0000 https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/?p=12766 Midnight’s hometown paper Cleveland Scene has just published a lengthy interview with Hannah Verbeuren, the photographer behind MIDNIGHT: A Thousand Nights in Sodom. The article praises the book as a “stunning” work that “captures the Cleveland metal band’s mystique.” On capturing the personality of an enigmatic band, Hannah is quoted: “”It’s quite hard when you’re dealing with people in…

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]]> https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2024/08/07/cleveland-scene-stunning-midnight-book-captures-mystique/feed/ 0 MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW: Cliff Burton Photo Prints in AWMH Charity Sale https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2024/07/31/murder-in-the-front-row-cliff-burton-photo-prints-in-awmh-charity-sale/ https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2024/07/31/murder-in-the-front-row-cliff-burton-photo-prints-in-awmh-charity-sale/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:47:48 +0000 https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/?p=12753 For the first time ever, twelve signed prints each of two of Brian Lew’s incredible early Metallica photos from MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW are available. All net proceeds from sales of these signed and numbered 14″ x 20″ digital prints of Cliff Burton images will benefit Metallica’s Foundation All Within My Hands. Since February 2017, AWMH has donated millions worldwide to support education…

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]]> https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2024/07/31/murder-in-the-front-row-cliff-burton-photo-prints-in-awmh-charity-sale/feed/ 0 Roots Remembers Edward Lodewijk Van Halen | on SiriusXM https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2020/10/10/roots-remembers-edward-lodewijk-van-halen-on-siriusxm/ https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2020/10/10/roots-remembers-edward-lodewijk-van-halen-on-siriusxm/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2020 09:01:30 +0000 https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/?p=11604 Roots Remembers Edward Lodewijk Van Halen | on SiriusXM Week of October 10, 2020 Sat 10/10, 6PM ET Sun 10/11, 1PM ET Mon 10/12, 9AM ET Tues 10/13, 4PM ET Thurs 10/15, 9PM ET Streaming On-Demand on SiriusXM This week we remember Eddie Van Halen, the king of heavy metal guitar, with rare tracks, live material, otherworldly guitar solos, and tributes by Pantera, Annihilator, Lich King…

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]]> https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2020/10/10/roots-remembers-edward-lodewijk-van-halen-on-siriusxm/feed/ 1 ROOTS Final Scream for SLAYERRR! | on SiriusXM https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2019/11/27/roots-final-scream-for-slayerrr-on-siriusxm/ https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2019/11/27/roots-final-scream-for-slayerrr-on-siriusxm/#comments Wed, 27 Nov 2019 18:14:19 +0000 https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/?p=11296 photo: Harald Oimoen, from MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW ROOTS Final Scream for SLAYERRR! | on SiriusXM Week of November 30, 2019 Thurs 11/28, 9PM ET Fri 11/29, 11AM ET Sat 11/30, 6PM ET Sun 12/1, 1PM ET Mon 12/2, 9AM ET Tues 12/3, 4PM ET Thurs 12/5, 9PM ET They came for blood in 1981, and after this week, Slayer finally sleeps. Join Ian Christe (“Sound of the Beast”/Bazillion Points) for a…

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]]> https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2019/11/27/roots-final-scream-for-slayerrr-on-siriusxm/feed/ 1 * Updated 8/6/19 * Upcoming Murder in the Front Row S.F. Thrash Metal Doc Screenings https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2019/08/06/updated-8-6-19-upcoming-murder-in-the-front-row-s-f-thrash-metal-doc-screenings/ https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2019/08/06/updated-8-6-19-upcoming-murder-in-the-front-row-s-f-thrash-metal-doc-screenings/#respond Tue, 06 Aug 2019 19:43:17 +0000 https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/?p=11188 The “Murder Movie,” based on our book MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW: Shots From the Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter, by Harald Oimoen & Brian Lew, is gathering steam and intensity with dozens of new U.S. screenings just announced. Here’s where to catch a riot and watch MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story [list updated 8/6/29]: Buy tickets and check screenings at…

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]]> https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2019/08/06/updated-8-6-19-upcoming-murder-in-the-front-row-s-f-thrash-metal-doc-screenings/feed/ 0 ROOTS of Progressive Thrash Metal | on SiriusXM https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2019/07/16/roots-of-progressive-thrash-metal-on-siriusxm/ https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2019/07/16/roots-of-progressive-thrash-metal-on-siriusxm/#respond Tue, 16 Jul 2019 19:21:53 +0000 https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/?p=11146 Roots of Progressive Thrash Metal | on SiriusXM Week of July 13, 2019 Sat 7/13, 6PM ET Sun 7/14, 1PM ET Mon 7/15, 9AM ET Tues 7/16, 4PM ET Thurs 7/18, 9PM ET Fast forward into hyperspeed this week as Roots tackles the transformation of vicious thrash metal into myriad mutant progressive variations. Classic visions by Watchtower, Voivod, Toxik, Coroner, and Blind Illusion join new strains…

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]]> https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2019/07/16/roots-of-progressive-thrash-metal-on-siriusxm/feed/ 0 Roots Hails the Return of POSSESSED | on SiriusXM https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2019/06/01/roots-hails-the-return-of-possessed-on-siriusxm/ https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2019/06/01/roots-hails-the-return-of-possessed-on-siriusxm/#comments Sat, 01 Jun 2019 14:05:30 +0000 https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/?p=11068 Roots Hails the Return of POSSESSED | on SiriusXM Week of June 1, 2019 Sat 6/1, 6PM ET Sun 6/2, 1PM ET Mon 6/3, 9AM ET Tues 6/4, 4PM ET Thurs 6/6, 9PM ET When there’s no more room in hell, Possessed shall walk the Earth! Join us this week as we mark the release of Revelations of Oblivion, the Bay Area death metal pioneers’ first album in over thirty years. Delve into new tracks, rarities…

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]]> https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2019/06/01/roots-hails-the-return-of-possessed-on-siriusxm/feed/ 3 Roots Celebrates 40 Years of Motörhead’s Overkill | on SiriusXM https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2019/03/30/roots-celebrates-40-years-of-motorheads-overkill-on-siriusxm/ https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2019/03/30/roots-celebrates-40-years-of-motorheads-overkill-on-siriusxm/#comments Sat, 30 Mar 2019 23:16:42 +0000 https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/?p=10945 Roots Celebrates 40 Years of Motörhead’s Overkill | on SiriusXM Week of March 30, 2019 Sat 3/30, 6PM ET Sun 3/31, 1PM ET Mon 4/1, 9AM ET Tues 4/2, 4PM ET Thurs 4/4, 9PM ET Carrying the torch for forty years of Motörhead’s blazing first fully-realized album, Overkill, this week’s metal history lesson lights some candles on the cake and then bulldozers a nation of skulls with a track-by…

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]]> https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2019/03/30/roots-celebrates-40-years-of-motorheads-overkill-on-siriusxm/feed/ 1 Roots Farewell to Slayer, Part II: The Killing Years | on SiriusXM https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2018/11/30/roots-farewell-to-slayer-part-ii-the-killing-years-on-siriusxm-2/ https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2018/11/30/roots-farewell-to-slayer-part-ii-the-killing-years-on-siriusxm-2/#respond Fri, 30 Nov 2018 19:16:17 +0000 https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/?p=10835 ROOTS FAREWELL TO SLAYER, PART II: THE KILLING YEARS 1986-1991 Week of Dec. 1, 2018 Sat 12/1, 6PM ET Sun 12/2, 1PM ET Mon 12/3, 9AM ET Tues 12/4, 4PM ET Thurs 12/6, 9PM ET Our farewell to Slayer series continues, leaving the early Metal Blade years behind for a look at the Def Jam era and three classic albums Reign in Blood, South of Heaven, and Seasons in the Abyss.

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