Bloody Roots of Arizona Dry Hate on Sirius XM: AZ Thrash Metal Demos 1985-1992

BLOODY ROOTS OF ARIZONA DRY HATE: AZ THRASH METAL DEMOS 1985-1992
Week of May 14, 2016

Sat 5/14, 6PM ET
Sun 5/15, 1PM ET
Mon 5/16, 9AM ET
Tues 5/17, 4PM ET
Thurs 5/19, 9PM ET

This week’s heavy metal history lesson highlights tracks from the Arizona Dry Hate project, an archive of Arizona thrash metal demo tapes from 1985-1992 compiled by scene veterans Elvis Hogjaw and Nikos Mixas. Check out overlooked treasures in the blazing sand by Ripchord, Atrophy, Execration, Nuclear Death, Reactor, Psychic Pawn, Soothsayer AZ, plus a bonus live track by Flotsam and Jetsam. Squeeze your lizards, and know your Roots!

To view artwork, read interviews, and download MP3 versions of the songs in today’s show, please visit the ARIZONA DRY HATE site: http://phoenixthrash.blogspot.com

SHOW PLAYLIST:

H8 INC. – “Aggression” from DEMO
LVI – “Let Us Pray” from DEMO
ATROPHY – “Rest in Pieces” from CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY DEMO
SOOTHSAYER AZ – “One Foot in the Grave” from DEMO
REACTOR “EOD” from DEMO
RIPCHORD – “Maggots” from THRASHAHOLICS DEMO
PEDIFILE – “The Definitive Apology” from ROUND 2 DEMO
EXECRATION – “Meat” from MEAT DEMO
PSYCHIC PAWN – “Perils of Deformity” from WAKE OF ENTITY DEMO
NUCLEAR DEATH – “Necrobestiality” from BRIDE OF INSECT
LURCH KILLZ – “Lashing Out” from LASHING OUT
KNIGHTS OF BLOODY STEEL – “Resinated” from TASTE THE BLADE DEMO
DOVER TRENCH – “Acid Test” from EXHIBITION OF SPEED
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM – “I Live You Die” from HAMMERSMITH JUNE 1987

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. For over 12 seasons, 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.