Ian Christe's Blog, page 41
July 12, 2017
Who Are You? #9: Library of Congress Edition
Our colleagues at the U.S. Library of Congress have wandered into a hall of mystery located in the palace of your and our expertise. Who is this unknown rock band pictured above?
Based on the goth-y dusting of alternative grit over a dark shell of East Coast glam rock, we squinted hard and guessed Spread Eagle, which the members of the band promptly denied. So who then? The U.S. government needs to know, for the greater cultural good of the world, time to heed the call and do your trivial du...
July 10, 2017
Roots of Black Metal Rock ‘n’ Roll
ROOTS OF BLACK METAL ROCK ‘N’ ROLL
Week of July 8, 2017
This week’s metal history lesson rocks out the black-hearted hatred with “black ‘n’ roll,” the fluid, feral variety of black metal that begins with early records by Venom and Bathory and courses through the years in the veins of Midnight, Nattefrost, Satyricon, Aura Noir, Kvelertak, Darkthrone, and many others. Hail, hail, black and roll —know your Roots!
For a complete mastery of black metal history and evolution, pick up the 744-page...
June 23, 2017
Roots of Brutal Slam Death Metal on Sirius XM
ROOTS OF BRUTAL SLAM DEATH METAL
Week of June 24, 2017
Sat 6/24, 6PM ET
Sun 6/25, 1PM ET
Mon 6/26, 9AM ET
Tues 6/27, 4PM ET
Thurs 6/29, 9PM ET
Prepare for a world-ripping rhino charge of a metal history lesson as host Ian Christe leaps into the vulgar abyss of brutal slam death metal. Based around gravity-bending “slam” breakdowns, this gruesome and grotesque extreme of death metal is the ultimate in dehumanized end-of-civilization fun. Check out pioneers Devourment and Skinless, plus sickos...
June 17, 2017
Roots of Family Bands in Metal on Sirius XM
Roots of Family Bands in Metal on Sirius XM
Week of June 17, 2017
Sat 6/17, 6PM ET
Sun 6/18, 1PM ET
Mon 6/19, 9AM ET
Tues 6/20, 4PM ET
Thurs 6/22, 9PM ET
Metal history is all relative this week as Ian Christe spotlights heavy bands featuring brothers and sisters. Join the Cavalera, Schenker, Tardy, Adler, and Abbott clans and others as we hear tightly knit tracks by Gojira, Obituary, Sepultura, Evile, Decapitated, Krisiun, At the Gates, and many others. Shake the family trees, down to the Roo...
June 9, 2017
Roots of Motörhead Worship on Sirius XM
ROOTS OF MOTÖRHEAD WORSHIP
Week of June 10, 2017
Sat 6/10, 6PM ET
Sun 6/11, 1PM ET
Mon 6/12, 9AM ET
Tues 6/13, 4PM ET
Thurs 6/15, 9PM ET
In praise of the dirty purists worshiping entirely at the altar of Motörhead, this week’s metal history lesson rides hard and sweaty in bullet belts and black leather with Bulldozer, Sodom, Disfear, Midnight, Inepsy, Iron Bastards, Tank, Girlschool, Superchrist, Gehennah, and more. Know your Roots…and don’t let the bastards grind you down!
Grab a bottle of...
June 3, 2017
Roots of Edge of Sanity’s Crimson on Sirius XM
ROOTS OF EDGE OF SANITY’S CRIMSON
Week of June 3, 2017
Sat 6/3, 6PM ET
Sun 6/4, 1PM ET
Mon 6/5, 9AM ET
Tues 6/6, 4PM ET
Thurs 6/8, 9PM ET
Emerging in 1996 as Swedish death metal reached maturity, Edge of Sanity’s fifth studio album Crimson broke through the Earth’s crust with a single 40-minute death metal suite that stood like a towering mountain of endlessly flowing riffs and diverse sections. Led by prolific main man Dan Swanö (Katatonia, Bloodbath, Nightingale; engineer for Pain, Opeth, D...
May 28, 2017
Roots of Technical German Death Metal on SiriusXM
ROOTS OF TECHNICAL GERMAN DEATH METAL
Week of May 27, 2017
Sat 5/8, 6PM ET
Sun 5/9, 1PM ET
Mon 5/10, 9AM ET
Tues 5/11, 4PM ET
Thurs 5/13, 9PM ET
Harness yourself into the crash cage for a jarring assault by the highly trained death metal technicians of modern Germany. Gore and guts meet the precision craftsmanship and spiraling imaginations of the German bands Necrophagist, Defeated Sanity, Obscura, Profanity, Hannes Grossmann, and many others. Know your Roots!
For more history of the develo...
May 20, 2017
Roots of Death’s Scream Bloody Gore on Sirius XM
ROOTS OF DEATH’s SCREAM BLOODY GORE on Sirius XM
Week of May 20, 2017
Sat 5/20, 6PM ET
Sun 5/21, 1PM ET
Mon 5/22, 9AM ET
Tues 5/23, 4PM ET
Thurs 5/25, 9PM ET
In honor of what should have been Chuck Schuldiner’s 50th birthday on May 13, 2017, we honor “Evil Chuck”‘s long road to creating his band Death’s 1987 debut Scream Bloody Gore, with gristly demo-era tracks by Death, Mantas, Genocide, Repulsion, Massacre, Slaughter (Canada), D.R.I., Autopsy, and others. Know your Bloody Gore!
For more hi...
May 13, 2017
Roots of One-Man Metal Bands on Sirius XM
ROOTS OF ONE-MAN METAL BANDS
Week of May 13, 2017
Sat 5/13, 6PM ET
Sun 5/14, 1PM ET
Mon 5/15, 9AM ET
Tues 5/16, 4PM ET
Thurs 5/18, 9PM ET
This week’s show singles out the extraordinarily driven one-man metal bands whose solitary efforts have uniquely altered the arc of metal history. Check out Sweden’s exalted Bathory; along with multitasking visionaries Necrophagist, Leviathan, and Thrones; brutal death metal demigods Putrid Pile, Bloodsoaked, and Insidious Decrepancy; and retro hellstormer...
May 6, 2017
Roots of Indian Metal on SiriusXM
ROOTS OF INDIAN METAL
Week of May 6, 2017
Sat 5/6, 6PM ET
Sun 5/7, 1PM ET
Mon 5/8, 9AM ET
Tues 5/9, 4PM ET
Thurs 5/11, 9PM ET
India, the second-most populated nation in the world, has seen its homegrown metal scene explode following massive appearances in the past ten years by Iron Maiden, Metallica, Carcass, Lamb of God, and others. Today’s metal history lesson captures the current state of the Indian metal revolution with fiery tracks by Devoid, Plague Throat, Kryptos (picture), Zygnema, pi...
