Bazillion Points Explained
| Status: | Active |
| Founded: | 2007 |
| Founder: | Ian Christe |
| Country: | United States |
| Headquarters: | Brooklyn |
| Distribution: | self-distributed (US)
Turnaround Publisher Services (UK)[1] |
| Publications: | Books |
| Topics: | Underground music |
Bazillion Points is a book publishing company owned and operated by author and SiriusXM radio host Ian Christe.[2] [3] It was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in New York.[4] [5] The outfit has successfully produced numerous books by authors recognized as key figures in the creation and development of heavy metal, hardcore punk, thrash metal, death metal, black metal, grunge, progressive heavy metal, and other originally DIY / underground musical movements. These books are known for their authenticity and striking graphic design, and many have found critical acclaim in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Playboy, Entertainment Weekly, and elsewhere.
Books
- Swedish Death Metal, by Daniel Ekeroth. Foreword by Chris Reifert Released July 29, 2008.
- Once upon a Nightwish: The Official Biography 1996–2006, by Mape Ollila Released December 29, 2008.
- Sheriff McCoy: Outlaw Legend of Hanoi Rocks, by Andy McCoy Released September 22, 2009.
- Hellbent for Cooking: The Heavy Metal Cookbook, by Annick Giroux Released December 1, 2009.
- Only Death Is Real: An Illustrated History of Hellhammer and Early Celtic Frost, by Tom Gabriel Fischer (AKA Tom G Warrior) and Martin Eric Ain. Foreword by Nocturno Culto Released March 30, 2010.
- , by Tesco Vee and Dave Stimson. Forewords by Keith Morris, John Brannon, Henry Rollins, Ian MacKaye, Peter Davis Released June 30, 2010.
- Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal, by Jeff Wagner. Foreword by Steven Wilson Released December 1, 2010.
- , by Daniel Ekeroth. Foreword by Christina Lindberg Released April 1, 2011.
- Metalion: The Slayer Mag Diaries, by Jon Kristiansen. Forewords by Ian Christe, Fenriz, Chris Reifert, Tomas Lindberg, Erik Danielsson, Stephen O'Malley Released July 19, 2011
- Dirty Deeds: My Life Inside/Outside of AC/DC, by Mark Evans Released December 13, 2011.
- Murder in the Front Row: Shots From the Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter, by Harald Oimoen and Brian Lew. Forewords by Ron Quintana, Gary Holt, Alex Skolnick, and Robb Flynn Released January 24, 2012.
- We Got Power!: Hardcore Punk Scenes from 1980s Southern California, by David Markey and Jordan Schwartz, including essays by Jennifer Schwartz, Henry Rollins, Keith Morris, Chuck Dukowski, Dez Cadena, Louiche Mayorga, Cameron Jamie, Pat Fear, Steve Humann, Tony Adolescent, Jack Brewer, Jula Bell, Mike Watt, Sean Wheeler, Joe Carducci, Daniel "Shredder" Weizmann, and Janet Housden Released October 30, 2012.
- , by Laina Dawes. Foreword by Skin of Skunk Anansie Released January 8, 2013.
- Experiencing Nirvana: Grunge in Europe, 1989, by Bruce Pavitt Released December 24, 2014.
- Heavy Metal Movies: Guitar Barbarians, Mutant Bimbos & Cult Zombies Amok in the 666 Most Ear- and Eye-Ripping Big-Scream Films Ever!, by Mike "McBeardo" McPadden . Released June 24, 2014.
- SLAYER MAG X, by Jon Kristiansen. Hardcover reissue release of the tenth issue of Norway's Slayer Mag fanzine (1994). Released May, 2014.
- SUB POP U.S.A.: The Subterraneanan Pop Music Anthology, 1980–1988, by Bruce Pavitt. Forewords by Calvin Johnson, Gerard Cosloy, Ann Powers, Larry Reid, Charles R. Cross . Released December 9, 2014.
- NYHC: New York Hardcore, 1980–1990, by Tony Rettman. Foreword by Freddy Cricien . Released December 30, 2014.
- City Baby: Surviving in Leather, Bristles, Studs, Punk Rock, and G.B.H, by Ross Lomas . Released November 24, 2015
- Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal & Grindcore, by Albert Mudrian. Forewords by DJ John Peel and Scott Carlson . Released November 22, 2016
- Misery Obscura: The Photography of Eerie Von (1981-2009), by Eerie Von. Foreword by Lyle Preslar . Released November 29, 2016
- Straight Edge: A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History, by Tony Rettman. Foreword by Anthony "Civ" Civarelli . Released November 14, 2017
- Teen Movie Hell: A Crucible of Coming-of-Age Comedies from Animal House to Zapped!, by Mike "McBeardo" McPadden . Released April 16, 2019
- TEXAS IS THE REASON: The Mavericks of Lone Star Punk, by Pat Blashill. Forewords by Richard Linklater, David Yow, Teresa Taylor, Ash Shown, and Donna Rich . Released February 14, 2020
- I'm Not Holding Your Coat: My Bruises-and-All Memoir of Punk Rock Rebellion, by Nancy Barile. Includes foreword conversation with Ian MacKaye . Released June 15, 2021
- Denim and Leather: The Rise and Fall of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, by Michael Hann Released December 6, 2022
- UNITED FORCES: An Archive of Brazil's Raw Metal Attack, 1986-1991, by Marcelo R. Batista. Includes foreword conversation with Max and Iggor Cavalera Released September 7, 2023
- Mellodrama, the Mellotron Story: How Harry Chamberlin's Magic Box Set Loose the Beatles, Prog Rock, Post-Punk, and 'Free Bird, by Dianna Dilworth. Foreword by Mike Binder . Forthcoming
- LINK WRAY: First Man in Black, by Dana Raidt. Forthcoming
DVDs
References
- Web site: About Bazillion Points » Bazillion Points Books. Bazillion Points Books. 2018-01-12.
- Web site: Exclusive Interview: Bazillion Points Founder Ian Christe on the Publishers' Fifth Anniversary. MetalSucks. 2016-01-09.
- Web site: Show No Mercy: Extreme Volumes. Pitchfork. 2016-01-09. en-US.
- News: Metal health: A new DIY press grows in Brooklyn. Elisabeth. Vincentelli. September 1, 2008. Time Out New York. February 18, 2012.
- Web site: BAZILLION POINTS' IAN CHRISTE Interviewed On 'Heavy Metal Book Club' (Audio). BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 2013-08-22. 2016-01-09. en-US.
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