This Week Trends
This week's heavy metal history lesson is a recap of 2012's blazing debuts by Primate, Dodecahedron, Serpentine Path, Agruss, Binah, Dust Bolt, Christian Mistress, Grand Supreme Blood Court, and more!
Family connections between Suicidal Tendencies and a related constellation of bands including No Mercy, Excel, Uncle Slam, Infectious Grooves, Cyko Miko, and even Slayer
I'll admit it, the demo queue is very, very long around here—I'm always glad to knock one off the stack when a high-quality reissue comes along. Considering the abundance of metal bands named Enforcer these days (nine at last...
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Hot Stuff Coming
Sheriff Andy McCoy’s Statue Unveiled
Hats off to hometown hero Andy McCoy, who this past weekend presided over and performed at a ceremony for the unveiling of his very own statue.
Go Directly to Superjail
Another guy named Christe who lives in my neighborhood is responsible for this unending spree of pain and violence, and it's soon to be...
MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW: Brian Lew on Metallica’s “So What!” Podcast
Brian joins host Steffan Chirazi over some fine English tea to discuss his participation in recent reissues of the classic Metallica LPs Kill ’Em All and Ride the Lightning
ROOTS of Bolt Thrower Worship | on SiriusXM
Bolt Thrower and covers by Misery Index and Dying Fetus, plus an army of bands, including War Master, Hellshock, Chainsword, and more
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ROOTS of Metal Re-Recordings | on SiriusXM
Metal do-overs for Exodus, Anthrax, Testament, Sodom, Destructions, Sepultura, Dimmu Borgir, and more.
ROOTS of Post-2010 Death Metal Apostles | on SiriusXM
Joyously rotten brutality by Tomb Mold, Horrendous, Gruesome, Gatecreeper, Undeath, Blood Incantation, Frozen Soul, 200 Stab Wounds, and more
ROOTS of NYDM | New York Death Metal | on SiriusXM
Scrape the NY sidewalks w/Suffocation, Immolation, Incantation, Mortician, plus Pyrexia, Malignancy, Demolition Hammer, Internal Bleeding
ROOTS Metal Creator Series: Midnight & Cirith Ungol | on SiriusXM
Unravel the raw mystery of MIDNIGHT and bid farewell to unique pioneers CIRITH UNGOL
ROOTS of Women in Extreme Metal | on SiriusXM
Join us in celebration of Détente, Adorior, Arch Enemy, Derketa, Sacrilege UK, Cloud Rat, Nervosa, Znowhite, Thorr's Hammer, and many more
ROOTS of Classic 1980s Power Metal…and the Ongoing Mystery Band |...
The 1980s power metal mystery lives... help ID the mystery track and check out similar classics by Overkill, Jag Panzer, Riot, Helstar
ROOTS Honors 30 Years of Emperor’s In the Nightside Eclipse |...
We celebrate 30 years of Emperor's In the Nightside Eclipse Norwegian black metal masterpiece
ROOTS Metal Superbowl 2024: San Francisco vs. Kansas City
Order from Chaos, Anacrusis, Coalesce, Origin, Hammerhedd face down Bay Area forces w/ Testament, Death Angel, Exodus, Autopsy, and Forbidden
ROOTS of Metal and Hardcore’s Rarest Records | on SiriusXM 40
A fortune in metal and hardcore vinyl by Bathory, Iron Maiden, Judge and Mayhem, plus Flames of Hell, Militia, Paradoxx, Fallout and more
ROOTS of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS IN METAL | on SiriusXM Liquid...
Roll to hit with Visigoth, Sabbat, Lair of the Minotaur, 3 Inches of Blood, The Black Dahlia Murder, Bolt Thrower, Gygax, Black Sabbath...
ROOTS of Heavy Straight Edge | on SiriusXM Liquid Metal
Minor Threat, SSD, Slapshot, Uniform Choice, Youth of Today, Judge, plus Year of the Knife, Eyeteeth, Kublai Khan, xWeaponx, and Earth Crisis
ROOTS Metal Debuts of 2023 | on SiriusXM Liquid Metal
2023 metal newcomers High Priest, Better Lovers, Writhe, Burner, Serpent Corpse, Gel, the Mosaic Window, Pest Control, Bjørko, and many more
ROOTS Praises Metal Gods JUDAS PRIEST | on SiriusXM
Praising Judas Priest with tributes from Slayer, Metallica, Kreator, Overkill, Mercyful Fate, Abbath, Death, Fates Warning, Motörhead and more
ROOTS Full-Contact Metal Dance Party | on SiriusXM
Violator, Lich King, S.O.D., Municipal Waste, Anthrax, Whiplash, Motörhead, Suicidal Tendencies, and Obituary deliver metal dance anthems.
ROOTS of 2023 Instrumental Metal | on Sirius XM
Brief entries by In Flames, Orbit Culture, Horrendous, and Blackbraid, plus epic majesty from Lesotho, the Death Wheelers, Night Verses, Periphery, and Immortal
ROOTS Intro to Japanese Metal Idols | on Sirius XM
Metal idol and related bands including Fruitpochette, Passcode, Necronomidol, Band Maid, XOXO Extreme, Lovebites, Satanic Punish & Babymetal
ROOTS Full Metal Farewell to KISS | on Sirius XM
Review of the heaviest KISS songs plus tributes by Death, Hammerfall, Dimebag Darrell, Amon Amarth, Anthrax, Bathory, Melvins, Entombed, more
ROOTS of SLAYER’s Show No Mercy at 40 | on SiriusXM
SLAYER's debut track-by-track, including tributes by Dissection, Entombed, the Chasm, Wolf, Necrophobic, Gruesome, Noisem, and more. Evil!
ROOTS Gives Thanks for Metal Doomfather Ozzy Osbourne | on SiriusXM
50 years of the heaviest Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne solo, and collaborations with Rick Wakeman, Tony Iommi, and Rob Zombie, only on ROOTS
ROOTS of Native American Metal: 2023 Edition | on SiriusXM
Tracks by Hell Throne, Blood Wolf, Testament, Blackbraid, Nechochwen, the Yoties w/Sage Bond, Under Exile, Testify, Resistant Culture, I Don't Konform, and more