WE GOT POWER! Contribs FLAG Will Reignite Black Flag’s Legacy via North America Tour

WE GOT POWER! essay writers Keith Morris, Dez Cadena, and Chuck Dukowski have formed FLAG, and will reignite Black Flag's songs for more than a dozen North American dates in 2013

AGONY: Swedish Death Metal Band of the Week

At their best moments, Agony actually echoed the mighty Slayer, and they were surely one of Sweden’s best thrash metal bands.

Black Flag, Redd Kross, Adolescents Vets Read From WE GOT POWER! at Book Soup...

Bazillion Points and Book Soup L.A. are pleased to announce a live and loud punk rock reading by several contributors to WE GOT POWER! on 6/1, including veterans of Black Flag, Redd Kross, the Adolescents, Saccharine Trust, and more!

SiriusXM Bloody Roots Salutes the Old Bridge Metal Militia

One of the most notorious and fanatical old-school metal scenes in the U.S. is the Old Bridge, NJ, headbanger tribe led by Megaforce Records founders Jon and Marsha Zazula.

DARKIFIED: Swedish Death Metal Band of the Week

Meet DARKIFIED, the band that even the teenagers in Entombed considered too young!

SiriusXM Bloody Roots Remembers Jeff Hanneman of Slayer

This week Bloody Roots recaps many of Hanneman's most searing contributions to metal, including songwriting demos, punk solo project recordings, and live Slayer material.

R.I.P. Jeff Hanneman 1964–2013

We lost the prime mover of Slayer today, after his long extended absence from one of the most crucial metal bands of all time.

ABHOTH Is the Swedish Death Metal Band of the Week

Formed in Västerås back in 1989, and then known as Morbid Salvation Army, originally Abhoth played grindcore

Gothenburg Sound 1977: Mark Evans Exits AC/DC

Mark's complete tenure in AC/DC spanned several hundred shows, and he describes the rise from vans to jets in detail in his acclaimed autobiography.

Swedish Sensationsfilms Weekly: The Bloodiest Murder

Eight liters of pig's blood will wash away their horny smirk.

SiriusXM Bloody Roots of Finnish Metal

While Swedish death metal rules supreme, and Norwegian black metal inflames imaginations, Nordic neighbors in Finland have created a stunning roll call of top quality, highly original metal bands.

Sirius XM Bloody Roots: A Metal Lesson in Violins

Prepare for a lesson in metal violins you won't soon forget.

Murder in the Front Row vs. Bay Area Thrash Metal Landmarks

Decibel includes one of the coolest magazine articles ever created, a jam-packed five-page spread by Justin M. Norton with photos taken by Raymond Ahner of Murder in the Front Row authors Harald Oimoen and Brian Lew revisiting their old haunts.

The Mellotron’s Homespun Stepchild: The Birotron

The incredible story will be laid out in even more detail when Bazillion Points releases Dianna Dilworth's upcoming book on the Mellotron in late 2013.

SiriusXM Bloody Roots of NWOBHM Veterans in the 2010s

Thirty years after saving heavy music with the NWOBHM, many of those young lions remain active elders in the loud music scene.

Sensationsfilms Weekly: Maid in Sweden

If you don't know anything about Swedish sensationsfilms, Maid in Sweden would be a pretty good place to start.

SiriusXM Bloody Roots of Metal Bands Playing Non-Metal Songs

A stunning playlist of metal overlords admiring, adjusting, and tearing apart songs made popular by Elton John, the Police, R.E.M., and of course the Beatles.

NECRONY Is Swedish Death Metal Band of the Week

NECRONY: "Obviously their inspiration was Carcass, Carcass, and only Carcass."

A Fresh Batch of Touch and Go Books Smells Great

Worldwide supplies of TOUCH AND GO: The Complete Hardcore Punk Zine '79–'83, by Tesco Vee and Dave Stimson, were running low, so we cooked up a fresh batch.

Murder in the Front Row, Bulgarian Edition

They also produced a great promo poster using a killer Harald Oimoen photo of Jeff Hanneman clad in leather, executing a crucial backbend.
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