Bazillion Points
book publishing company
Bazillion Points is a heavy metal- and punk rock-oriented book publishing company founded and operated by author and SiriusXM radio host Ian Christe. It was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in New York. 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, The New Yorker, Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Playboy, Pitchfork, Entertainment Weekly, and elsewhere.
Books
Swedish Death Metal, by Daniel Ekeroth. Foreword by Chris Reifert of Autopsy (ISBN 978-09796163-1-0) Released July 29, 2008.
Once upon a Nightwish: The Official Biography 1996–2006, by Mape Ollila (ISBN 978-09796163-2-7) Released December 29, 2008.
Sheriff McCoy: Outlaw Legend of Hanoi Rocks, by Andy McCoy (ISBN 978-09796163-0-3) Released September 22, 2009.
Hellbent for Cooking: The Heavy Metal Cookbook, by Annick Giroux (ISBN 978-19359500-0-4) 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.
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