Ian Christe's Blog, page 25
April 19, 2020
Roots of the 1980 British Heavy Metal Invasion | on SiriusXM
Roots of the 1980 British Heavy Metal Invasion | on SiriusXM
Week of April 18, 2020
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Sun 4/19, 1PM ET
Mon 4/20, 9AM ET
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Thurs 4/23, 9PM ET
Forty years ago this week, British heavy metal hit the ground blazing, as banner new releases by Judas Priest and Iron Maiden launched a massive musical assault that still defines traditional heavy metal to this day. Join us for an overwhelming deluge from the class of 1980 including Motörhead, Diamond Head, Angel Witch,...
April 11, 2020
Roots of Metal Live Albums | on SiriusXM
ROOTS OF METAL LIVE ALBUMS
Week of April 11, 2020
Sat 2/11, 6PM ET
Sun 2/12, 1PM ET
Mon 2/13, 9AM ET
Tues 2/14, 4PM ET
Thurs 2/16, 9PM ET
Keep your live metal spirit alive with todays look at records recorded in the raw. Beginning with standard-setting classics by Judas Priest and Iron Maiden, we ignite the satellite with live entries by Slayer and Pantera at their peaks, extreme perfection by Morbid Angel and Emperor, and recent entries by Entombed and Night Demon. Black Sabbath and Death...
April 4, 2020
Roots of Slayer’s Evil 1985 Masterpiece HELL AWAITS | on SiriusXM
Roots of Slayers Evil 1985 Masterpiece HELL AWAITS | on SiriusXM
Week of April 4, 2020
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Sun 4/5, 1PM ET
Mon 4/6, 9AM ET
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Thirty-five years ago, Slayer emerged from the depths of hell with their second album, Hell Awaits. Spurred by ultra-fast hardcore and steeped in the Satanic glory of Mercyful fate, the records unrelenting riff landscape earned the devotion of legions of fans and obliterated all but the toughest thrash metal competitors. We...
March 28, 2020
Roots of Lonely Isolation Metal | on SiriusXM
Roots of Lonely Isolation Metal | on SiriusXM
Week of March 28, 2020
Sat 3/28, 6PM ET
Sun 3/29, 1PM ET
Mon 3/30, 9AM ET
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Thurs 4/2, 9PM ET
Metal comes to the rescue as most of the world settles into the long months ahead of staying at home to starve the virus. This weeks metal history explores the long-running themes of solitude, loneliness, and isolation in metal music with powerful tracks by Candlemass, Obituary, Black Sabbath, Kreator (pictured above), Testament,...
March 20, 2020
ROOTS of One-Man Metal Bands | on Sirius XM
ROOTS OF ONE-MAN METAL BANDS
Week of March 21, 2020
Sat 3/21, 6PM ET
Sun 3/22, 1PM ET
Mon 3/23, 9AM ET
Tues 3/24, 4PM ET
Thurs 3/26, 9PM ET
Inspiration for your isolation! This weeks show singles out the highly driven one-man metal bands whose solitary efforts have uniquely altered the arc of metal history. Check out Swedens exalted Bathory; along with multitasking visionaries Necrophagist, Leviathan, and Thrones; brutal death metal demigods Putrid Pile, Bloodsoaked, and Insidious...
March 14, 2020
Roots of Inspirational Power Metal | on SiriusXM
Roots of Inspirational Power Metal | on SiriusXM
Week of March 14, 2020
Sat 3/14, 6PM ET
Sun 3/15, 1PM ET
Mon 3/16, 9AM ET
Tues 3/17, 4PM ET
Thurs 3/19, 9PM ET
In the worlds dark hour, we hitch our carts to the winged steeds of majestic power metal heroes for a triumphant, uplifting hour of inspirational hymns new and classic by Demons & Wizards, Lost Horizon, Manowar, Hammerfall, Nocturnal Rites, Dragonforce, and more! Onward to battleknow your Roots!
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March 6, 2020
ROOTS of Funk Metal | on SiriusXM
Roots of Funk Metal This Week on SiriusXM
Week of March 7, 2020
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Sun 3/8, 1PM ET
Mon 3/9, 9AM ET
Tues 3/10, 4PM ET
Thurs 3/12, 9PM ET
Bring back that bouncing bass! Roots examines the funk metal explosion that bridged 1980s thrash metal with the alternative metal and nu metal of the 1990s. Prepare for a lively, unbrutal hour of freaky, kinetic funk and metal conjured by Infectious Grooves, Funkadelic, Primus, Ignorance, Scatterbrain, Mr. Bungle, 24-7 Spyz, Sweaty Nipples,...
February 29, 2020
Roots of Muscular Mid-1970s Metal | 50 Years of Metal on SiriusXM
Roots of Muscular Mid-1970s Metal | 50 Years of Metal on SiriusXM
Week of February 29, 2020
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Sun 3/1, 1PM ET
Mon 3/2, 9AM ET
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Thurs 3/5, 9PM ET
+ Streaming on-demand at SiriusXM.com
Our fifty-year metal anniversary year continues into the mid-1970s today, when a new breed of heavy bands carved up walls of Marshall amps with twin guitars, piercing vocals, and massive, thundering drums. Check out epic vintage heaviness by Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Rush,...
February 22, 2020
ROOTS of Central American Thrash Metal | on SiriusXM
ROOTS of Central American Thrash Metal | on SiriusXM
Week of February 22, 2020
Sat 2/22, 6PM ET
Sun 2/23, 1PM ET
Mon 2/24, 9AM ET
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Thurs 2/27, 9PM ET
This week’s metal history lesson taps the seven nations of Central America—Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Belize, and El Salvador—for a frantic thrash metal free-for-all featuring newcomers Atrofia, Sadic (pictured above), Cannabica, G.O.D., Intoxicator, Witchgöat, Verge of Umbra, Apes of God, and…Morbid...
February 15, 2020
ROOTS of the Early 1970s Proto-Metal Explosion | 50 Years of Metal on SiriusXM
ROOTS of the Early 1970s Proto-Metal Explosion | 50 Years of Metal on SiriusXM
Week of February 15, 2020
Sat 2/15, 6PM ET
Sun 2/16, 1PM ET
Mon 2/17, 9AM ET
Tues 2/18, 4PM ET
Thurs 2/20, 9PM ET
Ears ringing from the 50th anniversary of Black Sabbath’s debut last Thursday, we measure the seismic impact of that arrival with an hour of early dinosaur steps by original proto-metal pioneers Budgie, Deep Purple, Captain Beyond, Sir Lord Baltimore, November, Flower Travellin’ Band, Pentagram, Dust,...
