WE GOT POWER!: The Descendents’ Frank Navetta in San Pedro, 1982

When it comes to explosive photos and writing about LA punks in the 1980s, WE GOT POWER!: Hardcore Punk Scenes From 1980s Southern California, by David Markey and Jordan Schwartz, simply rules.

Sirius XM Bloody Roots of First Singers

Singers whose performances helped launch the efforts of bands including Anthrax, Faith No More, Pantera, Iron Maiden, Kataklysm, Exodus, Candlemass, Arch Enemy, and Cannibal Corpse.

Cliff Burton’s First Soundcheck w/Metallica—the Burton/Hetfield/Mustaine Attack

Pictured above, a shot by Brian Lew of Metallica's soundcheck prior to Cliff Burton's first show with the band, March 5, 1983.

April 2014: Cauchemar “Dark Meditations” Tour Canada/Europe

Hellbent for Cooking author Annick Giroux's excellent band Cauchemar is going on tour.

Sirius XM Bloody Roots of Horror Writer H.P. Lovecraft and Metal

Bloody Roots explores metal songs drawn from Lovecraft's tales of Cthulu, Dr. Herbert West, the Dagon fish cult, and Dunwich horrors

SLAYER MAG X Printer Proofs Have Arrived

Bazillion Points is reissuing SLAYER MAG X, the most significant original source material for Norway's early 1990s black metal scene.

Sirius XM Bloody Roots of Comic Book-Inspired Metal

A handful of classic songs about Iron Man, Thor, Judge Dredd, Spiderman, Ghost Rider, Conan, and others as performed by heavy metal heroes .

Daniel Ekeroth’s Cannibals, Bloody Nuns, and Swedish Sensationsfilms

First in a series of Bazillion Points authors standing in front of massive vaults of VHS tapes.

Sirius XM Bloody Roots of Classic Norwegian Black Metal

Scorching assaults by Mayhem, Darkthrone, Emperor, Thorns, Burzum, Satyricon, Immortal, and more.

SUN 2/16: Dave Markey Reads WE GOT POWER! at LA Zine Fest

David Markey will be jumping into the fray of L.A. Zine Week with a reading on February 16.

Sirius XM Bloody Roots of Russian Metal

Folk metal by Leshak and Arkona, brutal death from Katalepsy, icy black metal by Chaosfrost, and much more...

Sirius XM Bloody Roots of Shoegazer Metal

Dreamlike and intense bands from France, Chile, China, Norway, New Zealand, Germany, and the United States feature.

Sirius XM Bloody Roots of Classic East Coast Thrash Metal

The East Coast thrash metal scene was crucial, providing record labels, media attention, and crossover-friendly live venues, along with legendary bands featured today.

Sirius XM Bloody Roots Features Fifteen Ferocious Metal Debuts From 2013

Host Ian Christe ("Sound of the Beast") retrieves the sounds of fifteen standout new bands, including Wormlust, Noisem, Witherscape, Malevolence, Mutoid Man, and more!

Sirius XM Bloody Roots of Icy Frozen Winter Metal

Cold winter metal tracks by Mayhem, Voivod, Samael, Dissection, Judas Priest, Dr. Know, Witchcraft, Shining, and many more.

Ten Tracks That Shook Apart 2013 (And Held It Together)

Summing up some tracks that lit up the year!

Sirius XM Bloody Roots 2013 Instrumental Metal Holiday Festival

Following in Bloody Roots tradition, this annual holiday show recaps the year's most epic metal instrumentals.

Sirius XM Bloody Roots of Grunge and Metal

The lasting impact of mostly Sub Pop Records grunge acts like Tad, Nirvana, Earth, Mudhoney, and Soundgarden merits a look at the thick sound of distortion and flannel.

Sirius XM Bloody Roots Honors 30 Years of SLAYER’s Show No Mercy

December 3 brought the thirty-year anniversary of SLAYER's landmark debut album Show No Mercy, and Bloody Roots host Ian Christe tolls the birthday bells.

Sirius XM Bloody Roots of Southeast Asian Metal

Historic leaps are happening in metal and hardcore scenes in Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand.