Bazillion Points Blog

Over the past 25 years, the impact of Liverpool metal band Carcass has been repeatedly felt worldwide in countless forms.

The wayward youth of Southern California are running wild with the tumbleweeds in the streets of Phoenix, AZ, this weekend.

Laina Dawes at Housecore, MEOW Con, Sonja Haynes Center, and Indiegogo Campaign

Bloody Roots heralds the return and Billboard Top 50 success of the almighty Carcass with a visit from carnage kings Jeff Walker and Bill Steer.

The images include an extremely fortuitous frame of author Bruce Pavitt himself standing onstage, about to snap a photo of Nirvana's Krist Novoselic smashing a bass guitar.

"The music was intense and the whole scene was a very, very intense scene. I think people were having a lot of fun, but it was also pretty aggressive and violent."

Our condolences go out first and foremost to Dave, Jordan, and Tesco, friends who have lost a very old friend.

This week's heavy metal lesson summons the bewitching often female-fronted occult rock bands including The Devil's Blood, Blood Ceremony, Coven, Purson, and Ghost

We just received wet proofs from the printer for Experiencing Nirvana, Grunge in Europe, 1989.

They came, they conquered a small but hugely appreciative crowd, and then they went back to Los Angeles. Basically, they left their hearts in the Bay Area, though.

Checking the pulse of metal from 1983 to 2013 in highly opinionated five-year intervals, with tracks by Mercyful Fate, Slayer, Entombed, Sepultura, Death, Opeth, Gojira, and more!

In honor of the 20th anniversary of Cynic's groundbreaking progressive metal masterpiece Focus, we bring you a lengthy extract by Jeff Wagner from his great book Mean Deviation

A group reading by L.A. punk authors at the massively attended West Hollyhood Book Fair in West Hollywood Park on September 29.

The ambitious three-day Noctis festival will also feature performances by top-tier metal bands including Carcass, Revenge, Candlemass, Girlschool, Pagan Altar, Blasphemy, and Possessed.

Opening Sept. 20 with an artist/author reception to follow on Oct. 4 featuring David Markey and Jordan Schwartz

A select few hammer-handed double threats further defy the laws of nature by singing lead metal vocals in their bands while pounding the skins.

From paycheck to pink slip, this week's heavy metal history lesson celebrates the world of work and labor.

On a mission from Brooklyn HQ out to the Bazillion Points Outpost, we lucked upon a few bottles of Iron Maiden's intoxicating new venture

As they matured, brutal death metal innovators like Entombed, Carcass, and the members of Furbowl rediscovered the sleazy groove of rock 'n roll.

This week's heavy metal history lesson says farewell to Blue Öyster Cult guitarist Allen Lanier (1946-2013), with classic BÖC cuts and covers by 3 Inches of Blood, Thrones, Candlemass, Tarot, Tesco Vee, Iced Earth, Metallica, and more.