Ian Christe's Blog, page 15
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
Sat 1/21, 6PM ET
Sun 1/22, 1PM ET
Mon 1/23, 9AM ET
Tues 1/14, 4PM ET
Thurs 1/26, 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!
Know your roots by readi...
January 14, 2023
ROOTS of the Best Metal Debuts of 2022 | on SiriusXM
ROOTS of the Best Metal Debuts of 2022 | on SiriusXM
Week of January 14, 2023
Sat 1/14, 6PM ET
Sun 1/15, 1PM ET
Mon 1/16, 9AM ET
Tues 1/17, 4PM ET
Thurs 1/19, 9PM ET
Join us for a year-end wrap-up of new bands making debuts releases in 2022. This year’s catch includes a horde of new bands featuring members of Autopsy, Municipal Waste, In Flames, Trivium, High on Fire, Power Trip, Xibalba, Metallica, Absu, Triviium, Midnight, and more. These seasoned veterans branch out and discover an explosion ...
January 7, 2023
ROOTS of Icy French-Canadian Quebec Tech Metal | on SiriusXM
ROOTS of Icy French-Canadian Quebec Tech Metal | on SiriusXM
Week of January 7, 2023
Sat 1/7, 6PM ET
Sun 1/8, 1PM ET
Mon 1/9, 9AM ET
Tues 1/10, 4PM ET
Thurs 1/12, 9PM ET
Grab a winter parka and head north with Roots this week for a French-Canadian hyperblast from the most technical metal scene ever known. Reaching back decades to Voivod’s thrash metal, we enter warp drive with Martyr and Obliveon, then knuckle down with tech-death originators Cryptopsy and Gorguts, finally following the pathways...
December 24, 2022
ROOTS Best Instrumental Metal of 2022 | on SiriusXM
ROOTS Best Instrumental Metal of 2022 | on SiriusXM
Week of December 24, 2022
Sat 12/24, 6PM ET
Sun 12/25, 1PM ET
Mon 12/26, 9AM ET
Tues 12/27, 4PM ET
Thurs 12/29, 9PM ET
We wrap up 2022 by silencing the vocals to enjoy and reflect on a summary of the year’s best metal instrumentals. Join us for a heavy hour of state-of-the-art metal musicianship from Decapitated, Meshuggah, Arch Enemy, Watain, Ghost, Animals as Leaders, Kirk Hammett, Kreator, Immolation, Revocation, Candlemass, and many more. K...
December 17, 2022
ROOTS of Ukrainian Metal | on SiriusXM
ROOTS of Ukrainian Metal on SiriusXM
Week of December 17, 2022
Sat 12/17, 6PM ET
Sun 12/18, 1PM ET
Mon 12/19, 9AM ET
Tues 12/20, 4PM ET
Thurs 12/22, 9PM ET
This week we honor the rich and fearlessly epic metal of Ukraine. Rooted in the black metal and symphonic metal of the 1990s and honed in the nation’s high musical heritage, Ukrainian metal visions burst forth from Elderblood, Jinjer, Soom, Rise or Die, Ignea, Khors, 1914 (pictured), Fleshgore, Space of Variations, and many more. Let’s hope t...
December 10, 2022
The ROOTS Pantera Refresher Session | on SiriusXM
The ROOTS PANTERA REFRESHER SESSION | on SiriusXM
Week of December 10, 2022
Sat 12/10, 6PM ET
Sun 12/11, 1PM ET
Mon 12/12, 9AM ET
Tues 12/13, 4PM ET
Thurs 12/15, 9PM ET
This week we rise to the occasion of the return of Pantera as an entity, with a full hour refresher course on the Texan 1990s metal juggernaut. Check out plenty of Pantera captured live in their element, plus tributes from metalcore, death metal, and progressive directions by Whitechapel, Cataract, Aborted, and Dream Theater. Dow...
December 3, 2022
ROOTS of MELODIC DEATH METAL | on SiriusXM
ROOTS of MELODIC DEATH METAL | on SiriusXM
Week of December 3, 2022
Sat 12/3, 6PM ET
Sun 12/4, 1PM ET
Mon 12/5, 9AM ET
Tues 12/6, 4PM ET
Thurs 12/8, 9PM ET
Join Roots this week and uncover the 1990s death metal bands that combined raw, extreme music with a rediscovery of classic heavy metal melody. Tracks by Soilwork, In Flames, At the Gates, Dark Tranquillity, Carcass, plus more recent developments by Insomnium, Arch Enemy, and The Black Dahlia Murder. Know Your Roots!
Discover 100 more melodi...
November 26, 2022
ROOTS Praises Metal Gods JUDAS PRIEST | on SiriusXM
ROOTS Praises Metal Gods JUDAS PRIEST | on SiriusXM
Week of November 26, 2022
Sat 11/26, 6PM ET
Sun 11/27, 1PM ET
Mon 11/28, 9AM ET
Tues 11/29, 4PM ET
Thurs 12/1, 9PM ET
Earlier this month, Judas Priest were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and this week we shake the walls with a much louder heavy metal celebration of the metal masters featuring tributes from Slayer, Metallica, Kreator, Overkill, Mercyful Fate, Abbath, Death, Fates Warning, and more. Hear how their music is a shared...
November 19, 2022
ROOTS Lays Down Our Souls for 40 Years of VENOM’s Black Metal | on SiriusXM
ROOTS Lays Down Our Souls for 40 Years of VENOM’s Black Metal | on SiriusXM
Week of November 19, 2022
Sat 11/19, 6PM ET
Sun 11/20, 1PM ET
Mon 11/21, 9AM ET
Tues 11/22, 4PM ET
Thurs 11/24, 9PM ET
The iconic and enduring Black Metal album by chaotic Newcastle, England, trio VENOM turns 40 this month, and Roots honors this key record in the birth of death metal, black metal, and thrash metal, with a song-by-song tribute featuring tracks by Venom, Dimmu Borgir, Obituary, Sigh, Sodom, Aura Noir, Knif...
November 12, 2022
Veterans Day Week: ROOTS of Metal for Soldiers | on SiriusXM
Veterans Day Week: ROOTS of Metal for Soldiers | on SiriusXM
Week of November 12, 2022
Sat 11/12, 6PM ET
Sun 11/13, 1PM ET
Mon 11/14, 9AM ET
Tues 11/15, 4PM ET
Thurs 11/17, 9PM ET
For Veterans Day this week, we hoist the banners of metal songs written from a soldier’s point of view. Join us for a journey through the phases of a soldier’s life, with pounding tracks by Iron Maiden, Sodom, Sabaton, Slayer, Anthrax, Metallica, Bolt Thrower, Opeth, Carnivore, and more. Shine your boots…and know your ...


