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ROOTS of 2023 Instrumental Metal | on Sirius XM

ROOTS of 2023 Instrumental Metal | on Sirius XM
Week of December 23, 2023

Sat 12/23, 6PM ET
Sun 12/24, 1PM ET
Mon 12/25, 9AM ET
Tues 12/26, 4PM ET
Thurs 12/28, 9PM ET

This week we look back at the year behind us with an impressive array of 2023 metal instrumentals. Join us for brief entries by In Flames, Orbit Culture, Horrendous, and Blackbraid, plus epic majesty spanning metal genres by Lesotho, the Death Wheelers, Radiation Blackbody, Night Verses, Periphery, and Immortal. No vocals at all… k...

ROOTS Intro to Japanese Metal Idols | on Sirius XM

ROOTS Intro to Japanese Metal Idols | on Sirius XM
Week of December 16, 2023

Sat 12/16, 6PM ET
Sun 12/17, 1PM ET
Mon 12/18, 9AM ET
Tues 12/19, 4PM ET
Thurs 12/21, 9PM ET

Ten years after Babymetal first landed on U.S. shores, dozens of Japanese “idol” groups continue to push the boundaries of J-pop by incorporating melodic death metal, power metal, grindcore, black metal, and more. Join Ian Christe for an introduction to idol and idol-related bands including Fruitpochette, Passcode, Necronomidol,...

ROOTS Full Metal Farewell to KISS | on Sirius XM

ROOTS Full Metal Farewell to KISS | on Sirius XM
Week of December 9, 2023

Sat 12/9, 6PM ET
Sun 12/10, 1PM ET
Mon 12/11, 9AM ET
Tues 12/12, 4PM ET
Thurs 12/14, 9PM ET

As black bubblegum institution KISS completes its lengthy farewell tour after a charmed career of nearly five decades, Roots digs into the band’s treasure chest of head-banging anthems, hard rock romps, and timeless scorchers. Kiss originals reveal the heavier side of the legendary band, and we deliver tributes by legions of bands f...

ROOTS of SLAYER’s Show No Mercy at 40 | on SiriusXM

ROOTS of SLAYER’s Show No Mercy at 40 | on SiriusXM
Week of December 2, 2023

Sat 12/2, 6PM ET
Sun 12/3, 1PM ET
Mon 12/4, 9AM ET
Tues 12/5, 4PM ET
Thurs 12/7, 9PM ET

Forty years ago this week, SLAYER blasted their way through the boundaries of Hell, and delivered their blistering debut SHOW NO MERCY. We rejoice in the arrival, and celebrate the legacy, going track by track with live versions and tributes by Dissection, Entombed, the Chasm, Wolf, Necrophobic, Gruesome, Noisem, and more. Join the f...

ROOTS Gives Thanks for Metal Doomfather Ozzy Osbourne | on SiriusXM

ROOTS Gives Thanks for Metal Doomfather Ozzy Osbourne | on SiriusXM
Week of November 25, 2023

Sat 11/25, 6PM ET
Sun 11/26, 1PM ET
Mon 11/27, 9AM ET
Tues 11/29, 4PM ET
Thurs 11/30, 9PM ET

We thank doomfather Ozzy Osbourne from our metal hearts with a playlist of the heaviest tracks from his fifty years of recordings. Selections by Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne solo, plus collaborations with Rick Wakeman, Tony Iommi, Rob Zombie, and more. Let us see your hands… and know Your Roots!

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ROOTS of Native American Metal: 2023 Edition | on SiriusXM

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ROOTS of Native American Metal: 2023 Edition | on SiriusXM
Week of November 18, 2023

Sat 11/18, 6PM ET
Sun 11/19, 1PM ET
Mon 11/20, 9AM ET
Tues 11/21, 4PM ET
Thurs 11/23, 9PM ET
On command & in the SiriusXM app: until 12/2

We celebrate Native North American Metal this week with tracks by Hell Throne, Blood Wolf, Testament, Blackbraid, Nechochwen, the Yoties w/Sage Bond, Under Exile, Testify, Resistant Culture, I Don’t Konform, and more. Representing Navajo, Hopi,...

ROOTS of 1993: When Death Metal (Sort of) Cleaned Up | on SiriusXM

ROOTS of 1993: When Death Metal Became Respectable | on SiriusXM
Week of November 11, 2023

Sat 11/11, 6PM ET
Sun 11/12, 1PM ET
Mon 11/13, 9AM ET
Tues 11/14, 4PM ET
Thurs 11/16, 9PM ET

We look back thirty years to 1993, when death metal miscreants including Carcass, Death, Entombed, Paradise Lost, Morbid Angel, Dissection, Cynic, and Atheist introduced melody, progressive elements, gothic overtones, and rock ‘n’ roll groove to some of their best-known records. Know Your Roots!

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ROOTS Summons Four Decades of Mercyful Fate’s Melissa | on SiriusXM

ROOTS Summons Four Decades of Mercyful Fate’s Melissa | on SiriusXM
Week of November 4, 2023

Sat 11/4, 6PM ET
Sun 11/5, 1PM ET
Mon 11/6, 9AM ET
Tues 11/7, 4PM ET
Thurs 11/9, 9PM ET

One of metal’s most evocative and evil classics, MERCYFUL FATE’s Melissa LP, turns 40 this week, and we ring the demon bell for King Diamond and the Copenhagen quintet’s enduring and inspiring debut. Enter the coven as we go track by track, recreating the album with help from members of Metallica, Deceased, Testament,...

ROOTS Heavy Metal Halloween Party | on SiriusXM

ROOTS Heavy Metal Halloween Party | on SiriusXM
Week of October 28, 2023

Sat 10/28, 6PM ET
Sun 10/29, 1PM ET
Mon 10/30, 9AM ET
Tues 10/31, 4PM ET
Thurs 11/2, 9PM ET

It’s party time! Throw open the cemetery gates and jump up on the slab as Roots cranks a creepy cacophony of mood-setting, crowd-bruising heavy metal Halloween anthems. Tracks by Slayer, Shadows Fall, Celtic Frost, Judas Priest, 45 Grave, Mayhem, Acid Witch, and of course King Diamond sound the call. Trick or treat—know your Roots!

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ROOTS of Religious Horror in Metal | on SiriusXM

ROOTS of Religious Horror in Metal | on SiriusXM
Week of October 21, 2023

Sat 10/21, 6PM ET
Sun 10/22, 1PM ET
Mon 10/23, 9AM ET
Tues 10/24, 4PM ET
Thurs 10/26, 9PM ET

When rabid priests and axe-wielding nuns chase the congregation through the old abbey halls, the time is upon us for Roots of Religious Terror in Metal! Grab your neighbor’s hand and prepare for an hour of bloodthirsty religious power run amok with Black Sabbath, Death Angel, Mercyful Fate, Cannibal Corpse, Cradle of Filth, Ghost, ...