Ian Christe's Blog, page 28
September 28, 2019
Roots R.I.P. to Original Motörhead Guitarist Larry Wallis | on SiriusXM
Roots R.I.P. to Original Motörhead Guitarist Larry Wallis | on SiriusXM
Week of September 28, 2019
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September 29 brought the passing of wild guitarist Larry Wallis, an extraordinary hard rock journeyman whose decades of hair-frying volume saw him playing in the bands UFO, Blodwyn Pig, the Pink Fairies, the Deviants, and various projects with members of MC5, Thin Lizzy, and the Damned. From 1975 through the...
September 21, 2019
Roots Metal Creator Series: Metal Church & Dismember | on SiriusXM
ROOTS METAL CREATOR SERIES: METAL CHURCH & DISMEMBER
Week of September 21, 2019
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The latest installment of the Metal Creator Series presents two key pioneers starting with Aberdeen, WA’s, Metal Church, who pushed traditional metal to the total limits and became a crucial bridge between the massive early-’80s metal explosion and everything that followed. The second half of the show turns the satellite toward...
September 14, 2019
Bloody Roots of Brutal Death Metal in 2019 | on SiriusXM
BLOODY ROOTS OF BRUTAL DEATH METAL IN 2019
Week of September 14, 2019
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Marking the revolting return of torrid Texas brutal death metal forefathers Devourment, we scour the world for a horrendous update on slam-filled, guts-gurgling practitioners of the foul arts. Gorge on up-to-date 2019 atrocities from Devourment, Breeding Ignorance, Rupturation, Organectomy, Rendered Helpless, Delirium Carnage, Urosepsis,...
September 8, 2019
Roots of Metal’s Orchestral Collaborations | on SiriusXM
Roots of Metal and Orchestral Collaborations | on SiriusXM
Week of September 7, 2019
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As Metallica performs its second series of orchestral concerts this weekend in San Francisco, Roots host Ian Christe (“Sound of the Beast”/Bazillion Points) compiles a refined selection of symphonic collaborations by metal bands including Celtic Frost, Emperor, Satyricon, Yngwie Malmsteen, Entombed, Nightwish, and Metallica....
August 17, 2019
ROOTS Woodstock Peace & Love Special: The Mellow Moods of Metal’s Future Majesties | on SiriusXM
ROOTS Woodstock Peace & Love Special: The Mellow Moods of Metal’s Future Majesties | on SiriusXM
Week of August 17, 2019
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For the 50th anniversary weekend of the 1969 Woodstock Music Festival, we present the mellowest metal history lesson in fifty years! Join us for an hour of trippy flower power as found on early records by Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Scorpions, UFO, Saxon, Hawkwind, Rainbow, Budgie, Krok...
August 10, 2019
Roots of Metal Sung in Native Tongues | on SiriusXM
Roots of Metal Sung in Native Tongues | on SiriusXM
Week of August 10, 2019
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Exploring metal’s special status as a truly international musical phenomenon, this week’s history lesson catches tracks sung in native tongues by Sweden’s Opeth, Germany’s Sodom, Brazil’s Sepultura, China’s Suffocated, France’s Alcest, Iceland’s Solstafir, plus entries from Finland, Norway, Poland, Russian, and Latin-America. Break...
August 6, 2019
* Updated 8/6/19 * Upcoming Murder in the Front Row S.F. Thrash Metal Doc Screenings
The “Murder Movie,” based on our book MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW: Shots From the Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter, by Harald Oimoen & Brian Lew, is gathering steam and intensity with dozens of new U.S. screenings just announced.
Here’s where to catch a riot and watch MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story [list updated 8/6/29]:
Buy tickets and check screenings at THE OFFICIAL MOVIE SITE.
Aug 2-4 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Frida Theater (tix)
Aug 5-6 – Yonkers, NY @ Alam...
August 3, 2019
Roots of Post-Metal | on SiriusXM
ROOTS OF POST-METAL | on SiriusXM
Week of August 3, 2019
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This week’s metal history looks at the so-called “post-metal” phenomenon of epic, atmospheric bands who venture outside classic metal sounds and imagery yet can only be identified as metal due to their aggression and harsh worldview. Check out pioneers including Godflesh, Neurosis, and Isis, plus current-day post-metal practitioners Amenra, the Ocean, Rus...
July 30, 2019
TEEN MUSIC HELL: Josie Cotton from VALLEY GIRL (1983) | The Official Teen Movie Hell Mixtape
Welcome to a way out, Walkman-melting, battery-sucking hit parade of teen comedy soundtrack cuts assembled by Mike “McBeardo” McPadden, author of TEEN MOVIE HELL: A Crucible of Coming-of-Age Comedies from Animal House to Zapped! This is your Teen Movie Hell mixtape, crank it for use extremely unwisely!
The Valley Girl soundtrack is appropriately applauded as one of the decade’s essentials, and the movie generated two touchstone tunes that will be perpetually connected to the film: “I Melt Wit...
July 27, 2019
ROOTS of Iron Maiden’s 2000s-Era Resurgence | on SiriusXM
ROOTS OF IRON MAIDEN’s 2000s-ERA RESURGENCE | on SiriusXM
Week of July 27, 2019
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As Iron Maiden again tours North America under the glorious banner of traditional heavy metal, this week’s metal history lesson explores the five ambitious studio albums made by the band since the return of singer Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith in 1999. Live material and 2000s-era solo tracks also feature, including...
