Bazillion Points Blog

Halfway across the North Atlantic, where North America and Europe collide, is the volcanic viking island of Iceland, possibly the most metallic nation on Earth.

Sweden's two major cultural contributions to the world, binge drinking and death metal, have finally united into one glorious elixir: Ordained Beer.

Thirty-four years ago this weekend, pioneering U.K. punk band GBH released the scorching and innovative debut twelve-inch Leather, Bristles, Studs and Acne

MOJO salutes the explosive time when Hüsker Dü, the Minutemen, Sonic Youth and many others stepped outside of punk's boundaries to open a whole new chapter in DIY sound

Above L-R: Shawn Stern (Youth Brigade/BYO), David Markey (We Got Power!), Mark Stern (Youth Brigade), Jordan Schwartz at Track 16, 9/8/2012 WE GOT POWER!: Hardcore...

Technically enhanced tracks by Fear Factory, Mortiis, Ministry, the Berzerker, Godflesh (pictured), plus brand new music by Norway's Mysticum and the Lindemann project

A new golden age of sensationsfilms watching is upon us! You don't even need to wear a trench coat this time around.

Dez Cadena discusses his musical upbringing, his time in both Black Flag and the Misfits, and his recent battle with throat cancer.

One of metal's three most crucial bands in its element with live material ranging from 1979 to 2012,

Fall forecast w/Ghost, Slayer, My Dying Bride, Hate Eternal, Ramming Speed, Pentagram, Deafheaven, Myrkur, and more.

The plywood stage went up in Berkeley on today's date in 1984, and Exodus, Slayer, and Suicidal Tendencies bonded and bled.

Check out tracks from the teenage years of Possessed, Nihilist, Dust, Metallica, Cro Mags, Emperor, Death Angel, Decapitated, plus current-day youngsters Unlocking the Truth, Heene Boyz, and Babymetal.

Tony Rettman made one massive playlist, then tore it up and started over. The man is breaking a sweat for this.

Agnostic Front plans to pound the pavement this September, joined by Napalm Death on 9/11 in Frederick, MD

The scholars behind this crucial work obviously consulted the copies of MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW on file up the hill at the Library of Congress

Be sure to wear football pads and carry a spiked bat.

Voivod, Martyr, Kataklysm, Cryptopsy, Death Dealer, Obliveon, Despised Icon, D.B.C., Gorguts, and more!

Only four moments in movie history ooze more metallic fury than this animated massacre set to Dio-era Black Sabbath

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Bazillion Points author, filmmaker, and all-around DIY legend David Markey sits down this week with old pal Cris Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets on Kirkwood's podcast.