EXODUS: Rare Poser-Crushing 1985 “Slay Team” Comic Resurfaces
Murder in the Front Row: Shots From the Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter coauthor Brian Lew adds the above pristine reproduction of Exodus's 1985 "Slay Team" fan comic to his impressive list of old school artifacts
EVOCATION: Swedish Death Metal Band of the Week
Our journey through the stunning band appendix of Swedish Death Metal leads us to the epitome of the sickening Swedish sound: EVOCATION
Decibel 100th Issue Party: No Puking Into Empty Bags
Some nonsense involving Tompa Lindberg of At the Gates/Grotesque and Bazillion Points publisher Ian Christe
We Got Power!: Days of Reckless Fun at Track 16 Are Through
Track 16 Gallery, the vast location of no less than two barnstorming We Got Power! book release parties, has been reduced to a pile of rubble.
Happy Australia Day! Dirty Deeds Done in Bare Feet
Dirty Deeds author Mark Evans joined Buffalo frontman Dave Tice mid-afternoon at the Marrickville Bowling Club
INTERMENT: Swedish Death Metal Band of the Week
As we continue our journey through Swedish Death Metal, join us for an eternity of INTERMENT!
Sirius XM: Bloody Roots Salutes Decibel Mag’s 100th Issue
Bloody Roots recaps a recent interview with Decibel editor Albert Mudrian
Author Laina Dawes at the Million Man Mosh NYC on MLK Day 2013
Turns out, people have been paying attention to Laina Dawes after her NPR, WNYC, CBC, and Sirius XM appearances.
Swedish Sensationsfilms Beds Down at IKEA Brooklyn
Shelved at IKEA between a chilling Stieg Larsson thriller and a delightful Astrid Lindgren children's book, we spied the ultimate Swedish cultural link: SWEDISH SENSATIONSFILMS.
NIRVANA 2002: Swedish Death Metal Band of the Week
Despite their hemorrhaging heaviness, Nirvana 2002 had never actually played live until the Swedish Death Metal release party!
Riding Wild! Bikes of Purgatory!
This new Brooklyn bicycle shop didn't cop its logo exactly from German pirate metal greats Running Wild—but they came close enough!
SiriusXM Bloody Roots of Korean Metal
A quarter century of traditional, thrash, death, black, and doomy theatrical metal from the nation that brought us gold farming, Oldboy, and "Gangnam Style."
CRYPT OF KERBEROS: Swedish Death Metal Band of the Week
Here are the masters of horrifying audio hallucination, composers of the soundtrack to your worst nightmares: CRYPT OF KERBEROS.
Chop, chop! J. Bennett Lobbies in Decibel for Hellbent for Cooking Follow-Up
Chop, chop! J. Bennett Lobbies in Decibel for Hellbent for Cooking Follow-Up
MORBID INSULTER: Swedish Death Metal Band of the Week
Another week, another black gem from the lengthy band appendix of Daniel Ekeroth's book Swedish Death Metal.
Sirius XM’s Bloody Roots Recaps the Best Metal Debuts of 2012
This week's heavy metal history lesson is a recap of 2012's blazing debuts by Primate, Dodecahedron, Serpentine Path, Agruss, Binah, Dust Bolt, Christian Mistress, Grand Supreme Blood Court, and more!
Sirius XM Bloody Roots Full Metal Salute to Beer
This week's heavy metal history lesson reveals exclusively, after years of study, the liquid link discovered by leading scientists between heavy metal music and the ancient golden nectar, beer.
What Are You Doing Here? Author Laina Dawes Picks Best Albums Of 2012
Laina Dawes picks the best of 2012. "A lot of my choices were based on how I physically reacted to the music."
CREMATORY: Swedish Death Metal Band of the Week
Our next blood-filled tidbit is carved from the flesh of the almighty CREMATORY..
Sofia, So Good, So What?: MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW Bulgarian Translation Out Jan....
Bazillion Points Books, Koala Press, and Plovdiv University are proud to announce the return of the Big 4 to Bulgaria—in raw, original photo history book form.
