Ian Christe's Blog, page 34
November 10, 2018
Roots of 1988: The Year Metal Branched Out | on SiriusXM
ROOTS OF 1988: The Year Metal Branched Out | Metal History on SiriusXM
Week of November 10, 2018
Sat 11/10, 6PM ET
Sun 11/11, 1PM ET
Mon 11/12, 9AM ET
Tues 11/13, 4PM ET
Thurs 11/15, 9PM ET
Our thirty-year thrashback series turns toward the great unknown in 1988, when metal grew into new thematic and musical territory. Meanwhile, non-metal bands like Soundgarden and Ministry appear on the fringes, foreshadowing big changes ahead in the 1990s. In 1988, Metallica earns its first platinum album,...
November 3, 2018
ROOTS Salute to Queen | Metal History on SiriusXM
ROOTS Salute to Queen | Metal History on SiriusXM
Week of November 3, 2018
Sat 11/3, 6PM ET
Sun 11/4, 1PM ET
Mon 11/5, 9AM ET
Tues 11/6, 4PM ET
Thurs 11/8, 9PM ET
With a new band biopic in theaters, British hard rock legends Queen are riding a resurgence of popularity. Behind the personalities and onscreen drama, Roots this week examines the lasting heavy metal legacy of these larger-than-life originators. Listen for heavy outings by Queen themselves, plus tributes from players across the met...
October 27, 2018
Roots of Ghastly Ghosts in Metal | Halloween on SiriusXM
ROOTS OF GHASTLY GHOSTS IN METAL | HALLOWEEN on SIRIUSXM
Week of October 27, 2018
Sat 10/27, 6PM ET
Sun 10/28, 1PM ET
Mon 10/29, 9AM ET
Tues 10/30, 4PM ET
Thurs 11/1, 9PM ET
As Halloween settles upon the land, join host Ian Christe for an hourlong invocation of the ghosts, spirits, specters, and phantoms flying through animating the spooky soul of heavy metal music. Tracks by King Diamond, Opeth, Iron Maiden, Ghost, Entombed, Deceased, Testament, Mortician, Stench, the Devil’s Blood, and othe...
October 20, 2018
Roots of Horror Film-Inspired Metal Songs | Halloween on Sirius XM
Roots of Horror Film-Inspired Metal Songs | Halloween on Sirius XM
Week of Oct. 20, 2018
Sat 10/20, 6PM ET
Sun 10/21, 1PM ET
Mon 10/22, 9AM ET
Tues 10/23, 4PM ET
Thurs 10/25, 9PM ET
As the spirit of the Halloween season thickens, join host Ian Christe for an hourlong heavy metal homage to great horror films including Evil Dead, Maniac, Friday the 13th, The Asphyx, The Slayer, Texas Chain Saw Massacre, City of the Living Dead, Blood Feast, Black Sabbath, and others. Tracks by Testament, Entomb...
October 18, 2018
Roots of the Bloodthirsty Metal Vampires | Halloween on SiriusXM
Roots of the Bloodthirsty Metal Vampires | Halloween on SiriusXM
Week of October 13, 2018
Sat 10/13, 6PM ET
Sun 10/14, 1PM ET
Mon 10/15, 9AM ET
Tues 10/16, 4PM ET
Thurs 10/18, 9PM ET
As Halloween season intensifies, we honor the ancient vampires who dwell among us, nourishing their eternal hunger with the blood of humankind. Grab a stake, some garlic, and point your silver cross at Mercyful Fate, Cathedral, Slayer, Mayhem, Dimmu Borgir, Entombed, Septicflesh, and more! More blood, more Roots!...
October 9, 2018
Roots of the Living Dead | Halloween on SiriusXM
Roots of the Living Dead | Halloween on SiriusXM
Week of October 6, 2018
Sat 10/6, 6PM ET
Sun 10/7, 1PM ET
Mon 10/8, 9AM ET
Tues 10/9, 4PM ET
Thurs 10/11, 9PM ET
To kick off the Halloween season, we honor the 50-year anniversary of George A. Romero’s landmark Night of the Living Dead with a special session unearthing metal songs dedicated to zombies and the living dead. Grab a shovel and dig Dream Death, Mercyful Fate, Cannibal Corpse, Hell, Venom, Obituary, Exciter, Terrorizer, Entombed, Dr....
September 29, 2018
Roots of Deep-Rooted Worldwide Folk Metal | on SiriusXM
Roots of Deep-Rooted Worldwide Folk Metal | on SiriusXM
Week of September 29, 2018
Sat 9/29, 6PM ET
Sun 9/30, 1PM ET
Mon 10/1, 9AM ET
Tues 10/2, 4PM ET
Thurs 10/4, 9PM ET
Our metallic journey looks deep into the past this week, as deep-rooted folk metal bands channel the ancient traditions of England, Norway, Switzerland, Japan, Mexico, Mongolia, Brazil, Ireland, China, and the United States in service of powerful, moving folk traditions wedded to solid metal. Join us for incantations, hymns,...
September 24, 2018
Roots of Classic L.A. Thrash Metal | on SiriusXM
Roots of Classic L.A. Thrash Metal | on SiriusXM
Week of September 22, 2018
Sat 9/22, 6PM ET
Sun 9/23, 1PM ET
Mon 9/24, 9AM ET
Tues 9/25, 4PM ET
Thurs 9/27, 9PM ET
Though overpowered by the nearby San Francisco thrash metal explosion and eclipsed by the local Sunset Strip MTV glam metal phenomenon, Los Angeles gushed a gritty wave of influential and widely varied thrash metal acts during the early years of the style. Besides launching Slayer, Metallica, and Megadeth, the L.A. area was a caust...
September 13, 2018
Roots Salutes the Heavy Metal Heroes of Frost and Fire Fest | on SiriusXM
Roots Features the Heavy Metal Heroes of Frost and Fire Fest | on SiriusXM
w/guest Jarvis Leatherby of Night Demon
Week of September 15, 2018
Sat 9/15, 6PM ET
Sun 9/16, 1PM ET
Mon 9/17, 9AM ET
Tues 9/18, 4PM ET
Thurs 9/20, 9PM ET
Host Ian Christe welcomes Jarvis Leatherby of Night Demon (and the newly revamped Cirith Ungol) for a look inside the thriving world of traditional heavy metal today. Previewing the lineup of Leatherby’s upcoming Frost and Fire Fest in Ventura, California, Roots char...
September 8, 2018
Roots Eruptum! Fifty Years of Heavy Metal Pioneers Blue Cheer, on SiriusXM
Roots-ebus Eruptum! Fifty Years of Heavy Metal Pioneers Blue Cheer
Week of September 8, 2018
Sat 9/8, 6PM ET
Sun 9/9, 1PM ET
Mon 9/10, 9AM ET
Tues 9/11, 4PM ET
Thurs 9/13, 9PM ET
In early 1968, San Francisco ultra-rebels Blue Cheer smashed open the Top 20 album and singles charts and cracked the seal on what would soon become heavy metal. Turning back the dial on metal history to even before the beginning, we blow apart the stars, shake the squares, and kick out the jams with heavy originals...
