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September 21, 2024
ROOTS of MATH METAL | on SiriusXM
ROOTS of MATH METAL | on SiriusXM Week of September 21, 2024 Sat 9/21, 6PM ET Sun 9/22, 1PM ET Mon 9/23, 9AM ET Tues 9/24, 4PM ET Thurs 9/26, 9PM ET We all go back to school this week for an intensive session of math in metal. Count to 5, 7, 13, and crack the codes of time signatures and arrangements of trigonometric tracks by Candiria, Dillinger Escape Plan, Blotted Science, Mastodon…
September 14, 2024
ROOTS of California Death Metal | on SiriusXM
Above: Jeff Becerra of Possessed in Pinole, CA. Photo by Harald Oimoen, from MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW: Shots From the Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter. ROOTS of California Death Metal | on SiriusXM Week of September 14, 2024 Sat 9/14, 6PM ET Sun 9/15, 1PM ET Mon 9/16, 9AM ET Tues 9/17, 4PM ET Thurs 9/19, 9PM ET …or on demand in the SiriusXM app Unlike Sweden, Florida, or New York…
September 12, 2024
ROOTS of Iron Maiden’s Powerslave | on SiriusXM
ROOTS of Iron Maiden’s Powerslave | on SiriusXM Week of September 7, 2024 Sat 9/7, 6PM ET Sun 9/8, 1PM ET Mon 9/9, 9AM ET Tues 9/10, 4PM ET Thurs 9/12, 9PM ET …or on demand in the SiriusXM app This week ROOTS hails 40 years of Iron Maiden’s huge Powerslave album, going track by track with rarities, live material, and tributes by Arch Enemy, Rhapsody of Fire, Testament, and Anaal Nathrakh.
August 31, 2024
ROOTS Back-to-School Book Club Reads Stephen King | on SiriusXM
ROOTS Back-to-School Book Club Reads Stephen King | on SiriusXM Week of August 31, 2024 Sat 8/31, 6PM ET Sun 9/1, 1PM ET Mon 9/2, 9AM ET Tues 9/3, 4PM ET Thurs 9/5, 9PM ET As Labor Day marks the return to school, we hit the books of horror maestro Stephen King. In books like Cujo, Carrie, The Stand, It, Pet Sematary, Tommyknockers, and the Dark Tower series, we find inspiration for a…
August 24, 2024
ROOTS: SLAYER’s Show No Mercy Turns 40 | on SiriusXM
ROOTS of SLAYER’s Show No Mercy at 40 | on SiriusXM Week of August 24, 2024 Sat 8/24, 6PM ET Sun 8/25, 1PM ET Mon 8/26, 9AM ET Tues 8/27, 4PM ET Thurs 8/29, 9PM ET As SLAYER prepares its return to the stage in September 2024, we refresh your memories regarding the origins of America’s most evil thrash metal band. A little over 40 years ago, SLAYER blasted their way through the boundaries…
August 17, 2024
ROOTS Metal Creator Series: Midnight & Cirith Ungol | on SiriusXM
ROOTS Metal Creator Series: Midnight & Cirith Ungol Week of August 17, 2024 Sat 8/17, 6PM ET Sun 8/18, 1PM ET Mon 8/19, 9AM ET Tues 8/20, 4PM ET Thurs 8/22, 9PM ET + On-command in SiriusXM app Midnight photo by Hannah Verbeuren, from MIDNIGHT: A Thousand Nights in Sodom As raw metal animals MIDNIGHT perform at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, this week…
August 10, 2024
ROOTS Intro to BATHORY | on SiriusXM Liquid Metal
ROOTS Intro to BATHORY | on SiriusXM Liquid Metal Week of August 10, 2024 Sat 8/10, 6PM ET Sun 8/11, 1PM ET Mon 8/12, 9AM ET Tues 8/14, 4PM ET Thurs 8/16, 9PM ET + On Demand in the SiriusXM app What is your favorite Bathory era? Comments open below! Discover the roots of black metal and death in the 750-page “greatest heavy metal story ever told,” METALION: The Slayer Mag Diaries…
August 7, 2024
Cleveland Scene: “Stunning” MIDNIGHT Book Captures Mystique
Midnight’s hometown paper Cleveland Scene has just published a lengthy interview with Hannah Verbeuren, the photographer behind MIDNIGHT: A Thousand Nights in Sodom. The article praises the book as a “stunning” work that “captures the Cleveland metal band’s mystique.” On capturing the personality of an enigmatic band, Hannah is quoted: “”It’s quite hard when you’re dealing with people in…
August 3, 2024
ROOTS Salutes 40 Years of Ride the Lightning | on SiriusXM Liquid Metal
ROOTS Salutes 40 Years of Ride the Lightning | on SiriusXM Liquid Metal Week of August 3, 2024 Sat 8/3, 6PM ET Sun 8/4, 1PM ET Mon 8/5, 9AM ET Tues 8/7, 4PM ET Thurs 8/9, 9PM ET + On Demand in the SiriusXM app Celebrating 40 years since the release of Metallica’s Ride the Lightning, we break apart the familiar record with a track-by-track playback of demo tracks, live versions…
July 31, 2024
MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW: Cliff Burton Photo Prints in AWMH Charity Sale
For the first time ever, twelve signed prints each of two of Brian Lew’s incredible early Metallica photos from MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW are available. All net proceeds from sales of these signed and numbered 14″ x 20″ digital prints of Cliff Burton images will benefit Metallica’s Foundation All Within My Hands. Since February 2017, AWMH has donated millions worldwide to support education…