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‘Heavy Metal Movies’ Author Mike “McBeardo” McPadden Passes Away

December 17, 2020

Decibel mourns the loss of Mike “McBeardo” McPadden, author of a pair of modern classics for Bazillion Points, Heavy Metal Movies and Teen Movie Hell.

Ten Bazillion Years: The Metalion Interview

February 8, 2019

Bazillion Points, the heavy metal publishing house founded by Sound of the Beast author Ian Christe, turns 10 this year. Well, last year, so we’re a little late here, but we’ve got one more entry that’s worth the wait.

Ten Bazillion Years: The Laina Dawes Interview

December 20, 2018

Laina Dawes, author of What Are You Doing Here: A Black Woman’s Life and Liberation In Heavy Metal speaks about her experience publishing with Bazillion Points.

Ten Bazillion Years: The Daniel Ekeroth Interview

December 14, 2018

Rounding out our Bazillion Points tenth anniversary celebration, get to know Daniel Ekeroth, the unquestionable authority on all things Swedish Death Metal.

Ten Bazillion Years: The Albert Mudrian Interview

November 26, 2018

Decibel’s Albert Mudrian discusses writing (and re-writing) Choosing Death and working with Bazillion Points for most of the past decade.

Ten Bazillion Years: The Bob Plante Interview

November 8, 2018

Continuing our Bazillion Points tenth anniversary celebration, get to know lifelong metalhead demophile Bob Plante, who’s been working for years on his book, Demolition, an exhaustive encyclopedia compiling extreme metal demos from the ‘80s.

Ten Bazillion Years: The Tony Rettman Interview

October 17, 2018

As part of an ongoing celebration the tenth anniversary of heavy metal-centric book publisher Bazillion Points, we speak to hardcore archivist and author Tony Rettman.

Only Print is Real: How We Entered the Golden Age of Extreme Metal Books

September 13, 2017

Tom Gabriel Fischer, Ian Christe, Dayal Patterson and a host of authors and publisher discuss the rise of authoritative books in extreme metal.

Decibel Exclusive: Tesco Vee On The Return Of The Meatmen!

October 16, 2013

Stick around long enough and you might get the things you always wanted. For some kids that’s a medical degree or a wedding fit for Disney. What I wanted was to hang out with Tesco Vee, the imposing frontman of The Meatmen who made me laugh on a daily basis with juvenile sexual ripostes on…

Tales From the Metalnomicon: Ian Christe of Bazillion Points

August 30, 2013

Welcome to Tales From the Metalnomicon, a column delving into the surprisingly vast world of heavy metal-tinged/inspired literature and metalhead authors… Bazillion Points Books boasts such an absurdly badass catalog it is difficult at times to believe the publishing house actually exists outside the fantasies of discerning connoisseurs and devotees of underground rock and metal….