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April 8, 2023
ROOTS of 1983: The Storm Before the Thrash | on SiriusXM
ROOTS of 1983: The Storm Before the Thrash | on SiriusXM
Week of April 8, 2023
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Today we shine fiery light on the bands in 1983 that pushed classic heavy metal to its limits, setting the stage for the arrival of thrash metal by the end of the year. Join us for a fun-filled, face-melting hour of 1983 ragers by Exciter, Raven, Satan, Venom, Accept, Acid, Anvil, Manowar, and early efforts by Overkill and Anthrax. ...
April 1, 2023
ROOTS of GREEK METAL | on SiriusXM
ROOTS of GREEK METAL | on SiriusXM
Week of April 1, 2023
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ROOTS journeys to the island nation of Greece this week to explore the rich, dark metal of Varathron, Rotting Christ, Nightfall, Septicflesh, Necromantia, Dead Congregation, Domination Inc., Yoth Iria, and others. Know your Roots!
See how Greek metal fits into black metal history in METALION: The Slayer Mag Diaries, by Jon “Metalion” Kristiansen.
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March 25, 2023
ROOTS of the NWOBHM Tradition | on SiriusXM
ROOTS of the NWOBHM Tradition | on SiriusXM
Week of March 25, 2023
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This week thrash metal, doom, and death metal converge on the basic building blocks of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Hear classic NWOBHM tracks by Tank, Venom, Saxon, Tygers of Pan Tang, Witchfinder General, Def Leppard, Iron Maiden, and more, as they inspired later interpretations by Kreator, Metallica, Megadeth, In Flames, Sodom, Cathe...
March 11, 2023
Bloody Roots of Viking Metal | on SiriusXM
Bloody Roots of Viking Metal | on SiriusXM
Week of March 11, 2023
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Set sail this week for shores of plunder with an overview of the evolution of viking metal. From heavy metal roots to black metal and power metal branches, we present the hordes of Enslaved, Manowar, Bathory, Turisas, Tyr, Ensiferum, Unleashed, Amon Amarth, and others. Hammers high—know your Roots!
Discover the origins of viking metal with your...
March 5, 2023
Bloody Roots of the 1980s Brazilian Raw Metal Attack | on SiriusXM
Bloody Roots of the 1980s Brazilian Raw Metal Attack | on SiriusXM
Week of February 4, 2023
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Hail Brazil! This week’s ferocious metal history foray revives the passion and fury of Brazil’s over-the-top frenzied headbanger invasion during the second half of the 1980s. Tracks by early Sepultura, Mutilator, Sarcophago, Dorsal Atlantica, Holocausto, Overdose, Vulcano, and more! Know your Roots!
Discover Brazil’s rampan...
February 26, 2023
ROOTS of Crossover’s Crushing 21st Century Comeback | on SiriusXM
ROOTS of Crossover’s Crushing 21st Century Comeback | on SiriusXM
Week of February 25, 2023
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photo: Power Trip, by Joshua Andrade, courtesy of Southern Lord
Roots admires the current-day explosion of crossover hardcore/metal bands from around the globe with a packed blast of dive bombs, mosh parts, and roars from Power Trip, Iron Reagan, Plague Years, Fugitive, Judiciary, High Command, Enforced, Red Death, and ...
February 18, 2023
ROOTS Celebrates Black History in Metal | on SiriusXM
ROOTS Celebrates Black History in Metal | on SiriusXM
Week of February 18, 2023
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Roots salutes Black History Month with a decades-deep account of Black musicians representing all metal styles. From early Metallica to thrashers Hirax and Znowhite, then into death metal with Suffocation, metalcore by God Forbid, and the groundbreaking originality of Candiria. Also featured: Mystifier, Sound Barrier, shredder Tony...
February 11, 2023
ROOTS Thanks Metal Doomfather Ozzy Osbourne | on SiriusXM
ROOTS Thanks Metal Doomfather Ozzy Osbourne | on SiriusXM
Week of February 11, 2023
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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!
Capture the glory of Ozzy and ...
February 4, 2023
ROOTS of 1993’s Raw Black Metal Assault | on SiriusXM
ROOTS of 1993’s Raw Black Metal Assault | on SiriusXM
Week of February 4, 2023
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As death metal branched out and cleaned up in 1993, raw black metal oozed into the underground to fill the void. Travel thirty years back with us to the dawn of black metal’s ascension, with 1993 tracks by Immortal, Behemoth, Sigh, Marduk, Beherit, Blasphemy, Emperor, Enslaved, Darkthrone, Mayhem, and more. Know Your Roots!
Delve into ...
January 21, 2023
ROOTS of 1993: When Death Metal Became Respectable | on SiriusXM
ROOTS of 1993: When Death Metal Became Respectable | on SiriusXM
Week of January 21, 2023
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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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