Ian Christe's Blog, page 17
July 23, 2022
ROOTS Salutes 40 Years of Judas Priest’s Screaming for Vengeance | on SiriusXM
ROOTS Salutes 40 Years of Judas Priest’s Screaming for Vengeance | on SiriusXM
Week of July 23, 2022
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This week Roots salutes the 40th anniversary of the groundbreaking Judas Priest juggernaut Screaming for Vengeance. Come crack open the classic metal elements, and see how the building blocks apply today across all metal genres via tributes from Iron Savior, Abbath, Stratovarius, Sepultura, Acheron, Saxon, and...
July 16, 2022
ROOTS of MELODIC DEATH METAL | on SiriusXM
ROOTS of MELODIC DEATH METAL | on SiriusXM
Week of July 16, 2022
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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!
Explode your head with meta...
July 2, 2022
ROOTS of 2021 METAL DEBUTS – PART 2 | on SiriusXM
ROOTS of 2021 METAL DEBUTS – PART 2 | on SiriusXM
Week of July 2, 2022
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We kick off the new year with a recap of strong new metal contenders who dared present their debut releases during the inhospitable pandemic year of 2021. This second installment treads new ground with Gravesend, Malignant Altar, Sanguisugabogg, Pupil Slicer, Autarkh, Yoth Iria, The Limit, Todd La Torre solo, and more! Know the score—know your ...
June 25, 2022
ROOTS of 2021 METAL DEBUTS – PART 1 | on SiriusXM
ROOTS of 2021 METAL DEBUTS – PART 1 | on SiriusXM
Week of June 25, 2022
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Halfway through 2022, we salute the progress of newcomers who released debut records during the pandemic year of 2021. Crossing a range of metal styles, and hailing from all far points of the world, please welcome Demiser (pictured), Silver Talon, Morgal, Frozen Soul, Crypta, Go Ahead and Die, Fortress, Cryptosis, Diabolizer, and more! Kn...
June 19, 2022
ROOTS of the METAL MASSACRE LP | on SiriusXM
ROOTS of the METAL MASSACRE LP | on SiriusXM
Week of June 18, 2022
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Mon 6/20, 9AM ET
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This week we honor 40 years of the METAL MASSACRE compilation LP, a collection of raw songs by the best of the American metal underground in 1982. Created by two fanzine editors using their minimum-wage job savings, the LP introduced the world to Metallica, Ratt, Steeler, Bitch, Cirith Ungol, Black ‘N’ Blue, and others, and became the basis fo...
June 15, 2022
ROOTS of Bolt Thrower Worship | on SiriusXM
ROOTS of Bolt Thrower Worship | on SiriusXM
Week of June 11, 2022
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Mon 6/13, 9AM ET
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This week we celebrate the awe-inspiring legacy of the unique British death metal battalion Bolt Thrower! Join us for anthems from across their 30-year career, covers by Misery Index, Heaven Shall Burn, and Dying Fetus, plus an army of bands championing the Bolt Thrower sound, including War Master, Hellshock, Chainsword, Humiliation, and more. ...
June 4, 2022
ROOTS of the Hardcore Punk Revolution of 1982 | on SiriusXM
ROOTS of the Hardcore Punk Revolution of 1982 | on SiriusXM
Week of June 4, 2022
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Forty years ago in 1982, the 1970s punk explosion fully coalesced into a tighter, faster, rawer global networks of DIY bands that defined hardcore punk as we know it today. Dive headfirst into the swarm of noise that influenced metal profoundly, on 1982 releases by Discharge, Bad Brains, Circle Jerks, Black Flag, Minor Threat, Misfits...
May 21, 2022
ROOTS of the Swedish Chainsaw Guitar Sound | on SiriusXM
ROOTS of the Swedish Chainsaw Guitar Sound | on SiriusXM
Week of May 21, 2022
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The infamous Swedish metal chainsaw guitar sound has come a long way since its origins on demos by teenage death metal terrors Nihilist in the late 1980s. Brought to prominence by Stockholm death metal bands including Entombed and Dismember, the sound of a Boss HM2 guitar distortion pedal with all knobs to the right has been tweaked...
May 18, 2022
ROOTS of Hellhammer, Celtic Frost, and Triptykon | on SiriusXM
ROOTS of Hellhammer, Celtic Frost, and Triptykon | on SiriusXM
Week of May 14, 2022
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As Triptykon and the new Hellhammer tribute band Triumph of Death prepare to make all-too-rare appearances in North America, Roots examines the key roles of Hellhammer and subsequent band Celtic Frost in spawning death metal and black metal, and influencing doom and thrash metal. Music by Tom Gabriel Warrior’s bands Hellhammer...
April 23, 2022
Roots of OSDM: Old-School Death Metal Newcomers | on SiriusXM
Roots of OSDM: Old-School Death Metal Newcomers | on SiriusXM
Week of April 23, 2022
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A worldwide summary of new OSDM traditionalists, including Skelethal, Bastard Priest, Apparition, Necrot, Faceless Burial, Tomb Mold, Gatecreeper, and many others. Know your Roots!
Batter your brain with books steeped in the rise and evolution of heavy metal, including SWEDISH DEATH METAL, METALION, CHOOSING DEATH, and SOUND...


