Ian Christe's Blog, page 21
April 10, 2021
Bloody Roots of the 1980s Brazilian Metal Assault | on SiriusXM
Bloody Roots of the 1980s Brazilian Metal Assault | on SiriusXM
Week of April 10, 2021
Sat 4/10, 6PM ET
Sun 4/11, 1PM ET
Mon 4/12, 9AM ET
Tues 4/13, 4PM ET
Thurs 4/15, 9PM ET
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!
Find your faith in heav...
April 3, 2021
ROOTS of Christian-Inspired Metal | on SiriusXM
ROOTS of Christian-Inspired Metal | on SiriusXM
Week of April 3, 2021
Sat 4/3, 6PM ET
Sun 4/4, 1PM ET
Mon 4/5, 9AM ET
Tues 4/6, 4PM ET
Thurs 4/8, 9PM ET
This Easter week we hunt for the overlap of Christian traditions in heavy metal, with songs by Christian bands, anti-Christian blasphemers, and nondenominational metal bands that pull fire and brimstone from Bible stories. Music by Black Sabbath, Trouble, Extol, Stryper, Slayer, Deicide, Cronos, Vengeance, Metallica, Manowar, Desolate Tomb, and ...
March 27, 2021
ROOTS of Classic 1980s Power Metal…and a Metal Mystery! | on SiriusXM
ROOTS of Classic 1980s Power Metal…and a Metal Mystery! | on SiriusXM
Week of March 27, 2021
Sat 3/27, 6PM ET
Sun 3/28, 1PM ET
Mon 3/29, 9AM ET
Tues 3/30, 4PM ET
Thurs 4/1, 9PM ET
This week’s show presents a thirty-year mystery —who is this classic 1980s power metal band? We honestly don’t know, and we need your help. Listen to the mystery song, and regale your ears with the glory of like-minded power metal pioneers Helstar, Liege Lord, Jag Panzer, Sacred Rite, Heir Apparent, Omen, Riot, and man...
February 28, 2021
Roots of Death/Thrash Metal | on Sirius XM
ROOTS OF DEATH/THRASH METAL | on SiriusXM LM40
Week of February 27, 2021
Sat 2/27, 6PM ET
Sun 2/28, 1PM ET
Mon 3/1, 9AM ET
Tues 3/2, 4PM ET
Thurs 3/4, 9PM ET
Explore the forbidden zone between thrash and death metal this week as host Ian Christe plunges into the tornado of death/thrash. Hectic thrash and dark, brutal death collide in tracks by Sadus, Slaughter (CA), Massacra, Demolition Hammer, early Sepultura, Hellwitch, Solstice, Pestilence, Carcinogen and others. Join us and feel no remorse a...
February 20, 2021
Roots of 1985: Thrash Metal’s Arrival | on SiriusXM
Roots of 1985: Thrash Metal’s Arrival | 50 Years of Metal on SiriusXM
Week of February 20, 2021
Sat 2/20, 6PM ET
Sun 2/21, 1PM ET
Mon 2/22, 9AM ET
Tues 2/23, 4PM ET
Thurs 2/25, 9PM ET
Strap on your bullet belts and lace up your combat boots for deep dive into 1985, the crucial year that thrash metal completely took over the metal scene. Breakneck riffing runs amok during frantic high-velocity assaults by Megadeth, Overkill, Slayer, Destruction, Kreator, Celtic Frost, Razor, Hirax, Artillery, Age...
February 13, 2021
ROOTS of Gothic Romance Metal for Valentine’s Day | on SiriusXM
ROOTS of Gothic Romance Metal for Valentine’s Day | on SiriusXM
Week of February 13, 2021
Sat 2/13, 6PM ET
Sun 2/14, 1PM ET
Mon 2/15, 9AM ET
Tues 2/16 4PM ET
Thurs 2/18, 9PM ET
For Valentine’s Day, we pour out our dark hearts with the melodramatic passion of Amorphis, Moonspell, My Dying Bride, Type O Negative, the Gathering, Opeth, Slayer, and others. Let love in—and know your Roots!
Fall in love with metal! Read SOUND OF THE BEAST: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal, by Ian Chri...
February 6, 2021
ROOTS Looks at the NWOBHM in 1981 | on SiriusXM
ROOTS Looks at the NWOBHM in 1981 | on SiriusXM
Week of February 6, 2021
Sat 2/6, 6PM ET
Sun 2/7, 1PM ET
Mon 2/8, 9AM ET
Tues 2/9 4PM ET
Thurs 2/11, 9PM ET
We look back forty years to the peak year of the crucial New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement, with essential and genre-defining heavy metal classics by Saxon, Iron Maiden, Holocaust, Tygers of Pan Tang, Venom, Raven, Motörhead, Girlschool, Tank, and more. Where were you in 2021? Know your new Roots!
How did metal make it to 2020? Read ...
January 30, 2021
ROOTS of 2020 Metal Debuts, Part Two | on Sirius XM
ROOTS of 2020 Metal Debuts, Part Two | on Sirius XM
Week of January 30, 2021
Sat 1/30, 6PM ET
Sun 1/31, 1PM ET
Mon 2/1, 9AM ET
Tues 2/2 4PM ET
Thurs 2/4, 9PM ET
Our recap of stellar 2020 metal debuts continues, featuring Savage Blood, Brave the Cold, I the Intruder, Make Them Die Slowly, Scolopendra, Godthrym, Hypernaut, Sacred Outcry, and others. Come hear new bands featuring veterans Jacob Bannon of Converge, Mitch Harris of Napalm Death, and Mick Kenney of Anaal Nathrakh, representing Germany...
January 16, 2021
ROOTS of 2020 Metal Debuts | on Sirius XM
ROOTS of 2020 Metal Debuts | on Sirius XM
Week of January 16, 2021
Sat 1/16, 6PM ET
Sun 1/17, 1PM ET
Mon 1/18, 9AM ET
Tues 1/19 4PM ET
Thurs 1/21, 9PM ET
We launch a rocket to the stars this week filled with fresh bands that launched debut records during the ill-fated year 2020. Show up and show your support for a global array of recent arrivals including Schizophrenia, Symbolik, Glacier, Meurtrieres, Cult of Lilith, Possessed Steel, Faidra, Sweven, Konvent, and others. Know your newcomers, and ...
January 9, 2021
ROOTS Remembers Alexi Laiho of Children of Bodom | on SiriusXM
ROOTS REMEMBERS ALEXI LAIHO of CHILDREN OF BODOM | on SiriusXM
Week of January 9, 2021
Sat 1/9, 6PM ET
Sun 1/10, 1PM ET
Mon 1/11, 9AM ET
Tues 1/12 4PM ET
Thurs 1/14, 9PM ET
We lay prolific Finnish guitar phenomenon Alexi Laiho to rest this week at age 41 with a tribute featuring his bands Children of Bodom, Sinergy, and Bodom After Midnight, plus his contributions to records by Warmen, Death Angel, Annhilator, Peter Tagtgren’s Pain, and others.
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