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BLOODY ROOTS HONORS THE DEFENDERS OF THE OLD
Week of February 28, 2015

Sat 2/28, 6PM ET
Sun 3/1, 1PM ET
Mon 3/2, 9AM ET
Tues 3/3, 4PM ET
Thurs 3/5, 9PM ET

This week’s metal history lesson spotlights a congregation of old-school metalheads and young headbangers gathered for the cause of overlooked metal heritage. As the Defenders of the Old III Festival rises to the cause in Brooklyn, NY, Bloody Roots unearths classic molten tracks by performers Exciter, the Rods, Riot, and Brocas Helm, as well as new breed metal defenders Cauchemar, Natur, October 31, High Spirits and others. Know your Roots!

PLAYLIST:

EXCITER – “Heavy Metal Maniac” from HEAVY METAL MANIAC
THE RODS – “Hurricane” from IN THE RAW
LIEGE LORD – “Rage of Angels” from FREEDOM’S RISE
RIOT – “Altar of the King” from FIRE DOWN UNDER
BROCAS HELM – “Into Battle” from INTO BATTLE
DESTRUCTOR – “Maximum Destruction” from MAXIMUM DESTRUCTION
AGGRESSION – “Demolition” from THE FULL TREATMENT
NME – “Louder Than Hell” from UNHOLY DEATH
OCTOBER 31 – “Powerhouse” from NO SURVIVORS
HIGH SPIRITS – “Full Power” from ANOTHER NIGHT
CAUCHEMAR – “Le Fantome” from TENEBRARIO
NATUR – “Head of Death” from HEAD OF DEATH
EXCITER – “Pounding Metal” from VIOLENCE & FORCE

Bloody Roots is Sound of the Beast author and Bazillion Points publisher Ian Christe’s heavy metal history show on Sirius XM Liquid Metal channel 40. Launched in June 2004, each weekly show has examined another subgenre, band, movement, country, or theme in metal, punk, and heavy rock. Past episodes are available on-demand online from SiriusXM.com.

1 COMMENT

  1. You had me at Exciter and The Rods! Saw the Rods open for Maiden on the Number of the Beast tour in 1982 in Manhattan. Never heard of them. They blew me away. Unbelievable power from a three-piece.

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