What in Inga’s Name is a Swedish Sensationsfilm?

Daniel Ekeroth, author of the acclaimed Swedish Death Metal (Bazillion Points, 2008), declares victory with his scandalous new book Swedish Sensationsfilms: A Clandestine History of Sex, Thrillers, and Kicker Cinema.

Fripp, Anderson, Hetfield: Jeff Wagner’s Wax Nightmare!

A wax museum exists in this world where within ten feet of each other stand life-sized statues of Robert Fripp of King Crimson, Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, and James Hetfield of Metallica

Brahms + Blasts = PIVIXKI

So the Australian piano and drums duo PIVIXKI is sweeping over these shores like a tsunami.

Mellodrama: The Mellotron Music, Soundtrack CD

The creative forces behind Mellodrama: The Mellotron Movie have united again and produced a sweet soundtrack CD featuring songs based on Mellotron, Chamberlin, and Optigan organs

Touch and Go Replicas: A Punk Collector Candyland

The crazed cultural curators at Presspop Japan—producers of the Raymond Scott doll and Dan Clowes' Pogeybait doll, among other totems—have painstakingly reconstructed all 22 issues of Touch and Go fanzine.

Mummified Jalapeño Bacon Bombs, by Chris Reifert of AUTOPSY

Mummified Jalapeño Bacon Bombs, by Chris Reifert of Autopsy, recipe from HELLBENT FOR COOKING: The Heavy Metal Cookbook.

Mean Deviation in Decibel Mag: Death & the Florida Progressives

The timing couldn't be better for Jeff Wagner's Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. Decibel Magazine excerpt.

TOUCH AND GO: What Is a Fanzine?

The long-awaited 22-issue anthology of Touch and Go fanzine hit the bookstores on June 30

Touch Lemmy’s WiFi Hotspot

A friend of a friend sent over this screenshot to prove that she lives in the same Hollywood apartment building as Señor Lemmy Kilmister.

Carving a Giant Wave With Emperor, Surf-Style

] I'm completely in awe of "Mr. Meddled," a musical parodist whose genius and skill apparently rivals Ihsahn of Emperor but extends to the surf rock genre

TOUCH AND GO Book Peek Sneak

New arrival today at Bazillion Points HQ, as the printer sent us the first dripping wet samples of Touch and Go: The Complete Hardcore Punk Zine '79-'83.

“You both 21?” Lemmy and Ronnie James Dio

"What happened to those beers somebody was just bragging about?"—Ronnie Dio

Savage Death: Mass Appeal for ‘Mass Genocide’

Just received a plea for Savage Death's 1995 "Mass Genocide" demo from Filippo at Area Death Productions in China.

The Keeper of the Sign, The Sparkle and the Shine

Ronnie James Dio, rest in peace.

JESTER BEAST: Sound of the Jester Beast

Long time no demo! Bazillion Points Books has demanded a gargantuan share of my time for the past two years, but in truth the...

Haunting the Chapel—Praytanic Wehrmacht

Who's more devotional in their ceremonial rituals, the legendary legions of Slayer fanatics, or their sworn and hated enemies from Team Jesus?

Perfect 10: ONLY DEATH IS REAL in Terrorizer

Thanks to Terrorizer for the stellar review and for bringing attention to Only Death Is Real: An Illustrated History of Hellhammer and Early Celtic Frost...

TOUCH AND GO: Read This Knuckle Sandwich

The low-res phase of proofs arrived at Bazillion Points HQ this morning for TOUCH AND GO: The Complete Hardcore Punk Zine '79–'83,

Guess the Baby’s Weight, Win Only Death Is Real

Today brings the official release of Only Death Is Real: An Illustrated History of Hellhammer and Early Celtic Frost 1981–1985, by Tom Gabriel Fischer...

Andy McCoy of Hanoi Rocks: “One of the Great Glam Heroes…”

Thanks to Classic Rock magazine for setting the record straight on the Hanoi Rocks score in their recent review of guitarist Andy McCoy's...