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ROOTS of 1995: Metal’s Big Reboot | on SiriusXM

above: Orchid-era Opeth ROOTS of 1995: Metal Reboots | on SiriusXM Week of July 12, 2025 Sat 7/12, 6PM ET Sun 7/13, 1PM ET Mon 7/14, 9AM ET Tues 7/15, 4PM ET Thurs 7/17, 9PM ET or SiriusXM app | SiriusXM.com As metal elders including Black Sabbath and even Slayer take their final bow, we look to the exceptional year 1995 for inspiration. Just as classic heavy metal and even thrash and…

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ROOTS Black Sabbath Farewell Event Preview | on SiriusXM

ROOTS Black Sabbath Farewell Event Preview | on SiriusXM Sat 6/28, 6PM ET Sun 6/29, 1PM ET Mon 6/30, 9AM ET Tues 7/1, 4PM ET Thurs 7/3, 9PM ET In advance of the July 5 Black Sabbath farewell event in their home neighborhood of Aston, Birmingham, England, this we week we wave goodbye back at the originators of heavy metal. Stand up for Sabbath selections including live material…

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ROOTS Shark Attack: 50 Years of JAWS | on SiriusXM

ROOTS Shark Attack: 50 Years of JAWS | on SiriusXM Sat 6/21, 6PM ET Sun 6/23, 1PM ET Mon 6/24, 9AM ET Tues 6/25, 4PM ET Thurs 6/26, 9PM ET Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the satellite. We celebrate 50 years since the June 20, 1975, release of JAWS by plunging into the bloody shark-infested depths! Join us for a frenzy of razor-sharp attacks from across the metal spawning…

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ROOTS of Progressive Thrash Metal | on SiriusXM

ROOTS of Progressive Thrash Metal | on SiriusXM Liquid Metal Week of June 14, 2025 Sat 6/14, 6PM ET Sun 6/15, 1PM ET Mon 6/16, 9AM ET Tues 6/17, 4PM ET Thurs 6/19, 9PM ET + on-command in the SiriusXM app Prepare to reach maximum fractal warp velocity this week with the brilliant, overclocked progressive thrash metal of Watchtower, Coroner, Voivod, Mekong Delta, Toxic, Vektor, Black Fast…

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ROOTS of Metal Without Guitars | on SiriusXM

ROOTS of Metal Without | on SiriusXM Liquid Metal Week of June 7, 2025 Sat 6/7, 6PM ET Sun 6/8, 1PM ET Mon 6/9, 9AM ET Tues 6/10, 4PM ET Thurs 6/12, 9PM ET + on-command in the SiriusXM app This week, we dare take up the unthinkable challenge of metal without guitars! Join us for a crushing hour of machines, cello, accordion, banjo, hammered dulcimer, lawnmowers and human voice on tracks…

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Roots of “Post-Metal” | on SiriusXM

photo: Cult of Luna, photo by Silvia Grav, courtesy of Metal Blade Records ROOTS of “POST-METAL” | on SiriusXM Week of May 24, 2025 Sat 5/24, 6PM ET Sun 5/25, 1PM ET Mon 5/26, 9AM ET Tues 5/27, 4PM ET Thurs 5/29, 9PM ET 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…

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ROOTS of NYHC: New York Hardcore | on SiriusXM

ROOTS of NYHC: New York Hardcore | on SiriusXM Liquid Metal Week of May 10, 2025 Sat 5/17, 6PM ET Sun 5/18, 1PM ET Mon 5/19, 9AM ET Tues 5/20, 4PM ET Thurs 5/22, 9PM ET This week Ian Christe smashes his fist through a crack in the pavement, and seizes a fistful of wild, urban hardcore roots from New York City. Join us for a journey across the New York Hardcore family tree…

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ROOTS of METAL FOR MOTHER’s DAY | on SiriusXM

ROOTS of METAL for MOTHER’s DAY | on SiriusXM Liquid Metal Week of May 10, 2025 Sat 5/10, 6PM ET Sun 5/11, 1PM ET Mon 5/12, 9AM ET Tues 5/13, 4PM ET Thurs 5/15, 9PM ET In praise of metal mothers, moms of metalheads, scene moms, and an eternity of maternity, we summon a bouquet of metal for Mother’s Day by Mastodon, Asesino, Satyricon, the Obsessed, Rotten Sound, Ozzy Osbourne…

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ROOTS of 1990: Death Metal’s Big Breakout | on SiriusXM

ROOTS 1990: DEATH METAL’S BIG BREAKOUT Week of May 3, 2025 Sat 5/3, 6PM ET Sun 5/4, 1PM ET Mon 5/5, 9AM ET Tues 5/6, 4PM ET Thurs 5/8, 9PM ET Five years after thrash metal’s breakthrough year in 1985, death metal massively erupted into full public view in 1990 with a rash of gruesome instant classic records by Deicide, Cannibal Corpse, Autopsy, Death, Bolt Thrower, Napalm Death…

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ROOTS of NEW ORLEANS METAL | on SiriusXM

ROOTS of NEW ORLEANS METAL | on SiriusXM LM40 Week of April 26, 2025 Sat 4/26, 6PM ET Sun 4/27, 1PM ET Mon 4/28, 9AM ET Tues 4/29, 4PM ET Thurs 5/1, 9PM ET + On Demand in the SiriusXM app This week as Acid Bath plays their first shows in almost 30 years, we delve into the Mississippi Delta metal of rage-filled riff wizards Eyehategod, Crowbar, Exhorder, Soilent Green, Graveyard Rodeo…

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