Roots of 1985: Thrash Metal’s Arrival | 50 Years of Metal on SiriusXM
Week of February 20, 2021
Sat 2/20, 6PM ET
Sun 2/21, 1PM ET
Mon 2/22, 9AM ET
Tues 2/23, 4PM ET
Thurs 2/25, 9PM ET
Strap on your bullet belts and lace up your combat boots for deep dive into 1985, the crucial year that thrash metal completely took over the metal scene. Breakneck riffing runs amok during frantic high-velocity assaults by Megadeth, Overkill, Slayer, Destruction, Kreator, Celtic Frost, Razor, Hirax, Artillery, Agent Steel, Possessed, and Anthrax. Full speed ahead—know your Roots!
Follow the birth and rise of Bay Area thrash metal in MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW: Shots From the Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter, by Harald Oimoen & Brian Lew.
PLAYLIST
OVERKILL – “Rotten to the Core” from FEEL THE FIRE
MEGADETH – “The Skull Beneath the Skin” from KILLING IS MY BUSINESS, AND BUSINESS IS GOOD
CELTIC FROST – “The Usurper” from TO MEGA THERION
EXODUS – “No Love” from BONDED BY BLOOD
PILEDRIVER – “Sex With Satan” from METAL INQUISITION
POSSESSED – “Pentagram” from SEVEN CHURCHES
SLAYER – “At Dawn They Sleep” from HELL AWAITS
ANTHRAX – “Lone Justice” from SPREADING THE DISEASE
S.O.D. – “Freddy Kreuger” from SPEAK ENGLISH OR DIE
HIRAX – “Blitzkrieg Air Attack” from RAGING VIOLENCE
KREATOR – “Endless Pain” from ENDLESS PAIN
DESTRUCTION – “Antichrist” from INFERNAL OVERKILL
ARTILLERY – “Fear of Tomorrow” from FEAR OF TOMORROW
AGENT STEEL – “Mad Locust Rising” from MAD LOCUST RISING
RAZOR – “Evil Invaders” from EVIL INVADERS
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
