BLOODY ROOTS on SIRIUS XM LIQUID METAL
Roots Farewell to Slayer, Part I: The Early Years on SiriusXM
As the band starts its final tour, we launch headfirst into a series of episodes examining each phase of Slayer's 35-year reign.
DEATH / BLACK METAL
Roots Remembers Death Metal Pioneer Frank “Killjoy” Pucci of Necrophagia on SiriusXM
This week we mourn and mark a place in metal history for death metal pioneer Frank "Killjoy" Pucci of Necrophagia.
Roots of the Great 1990s Major Label Metal Swindle on SiriusXM
The brief window between 1991 and 1996 when, anxious to get a grip on the next Metallica or even Nirvana, major corporate record labels signed or aided and abetted the extremes.
PUNK / HARDCORE
Thurs 2/8, San Diego: Rettman’s pre-LA Weekend STRAIGHT EDGE Panel at Super7
Whether you wear an X on your hand or an XXX on your moonshine jug, come out and support and enjoy almost four decades of DIY rebellion.
Sat 2/10 & Sun 2/11, L.A.: West Coast STRAIGHT EDGE Weekend Events
Come freak on some of the best current bands in hardcore and a panel discussion featuring Tony Rettman, Jon Roa (Justice League, End To End, Eyelid), Dan O'Mahony, Jonathan Anastas (DYS), and more!
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INDIE & DIY BOOKS
WE GOT POWER!: Joe Carducci’s Four-Hour 1980s DIY Immersion on WFMU
Above: "Carducci: The Man, The Shirt" SST Records ad from WE GOT POWER! #3, May 1982
WE GOT POWER! essayist (and Rock and the Pop...
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Thurs 2/8, San Diego: Rettman’s pre-LA Weekend STRAIGHT EDGE Panel at...
Whether you wear an X on your hand or an XXX on your moonshine jug, come out and support and enjoy almost four decades of DIY rebellion.
METALION: Nifelheim’s Post-Nuke, Total Spikes, Skulled, Thrash ‘Til Death Video for “Devil’s Wrath”
The saturated red and black clip is loaded to the max with skulls, dive-bombs, nuclear explosions, spikes, and, of course, swilling beer.
Secrets of Swedish Death Metal Revealed
Here Daniel Ekeroth, author of the massive Swedish Death Metal book (not to mention bassist of TYRANT and INSISION), unleashes a short session explaining...
NYHC: Hotly Anticipated The New York Hardcore Chronicles Film Premieres May 19
This long-awaited documentary by Antidote singer Drew Stone will sell out by the end of the day, so make your move and score tickets
Black Women in Metal & Hardcore
Friday, 1/12, Münster DE: Laina Dawes Unleashes Keynote at “Pop Hero...
Columbia University's Laina Dawes, author of the groundbreaking and barrier-busting WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?: A Black Woman's Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal,...
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MISERY OBSCURA: The Photography of Eerie Von (1981–2009), by Eerie Von
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MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW: Shots From the Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter, by Harald Oimoen and Brian Lew
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ONLY DEATH IS REAL: An Illustrated History of Hellhammer and Early Celtic Frost 1981–1985
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STRAIGHT EDGE: A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History, by Tony Rettman
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