ROOTS of the Swedish Death Metal Invasion of 1991 | on SiriusXM
Week of June 26, 2020
Sat 6/26, 6PM ET
Sun 6/27, 1PM ET
Mon 6/28, 9AM ET
Tues 6/29, 4PM ET
Thurs 7/1, 9PM ET
Hejsan! This week we travel thirty years back in time to 1991 to experience the eruption of Sweden’s legendary death metal scene. Join us for grave-gargling tracks by Entombed, Dismember, Tiamat, Unleashed, Grave, Carbonized, Nirvana 2002, Therion, and outliers Meshuggah, and along the way you’ll learn the impact of Russian submarines, Cliff Burton, and Olaf Palme. The vikings are coming…know your Roots!
Raid our shelves for your own copy of the book, in softcover or deluxe hardcover with a free woven patch: SWEDISH DEATH METAL, by Daniel Ekeroth
PLAYLIST:
ENTOMBED – “Sinners Bleed” from CLANDESTINE
DISMEMBER – “Override of the Overture” from LIKE AN EVERFLOWING STREAM
UNLEASHED – “Before the Creation of Time” from WHERE NO LIFE DWELLS
GRAVE – “Into the Grave” from INTO THE GRAVE
CARBONIZED – “Recarbonized” from FOR THE SECURITY
NIRVANA 2002 – “Mourning” from PROJECTIONS OF A STAINED MIND
THERION – “Aspyxiate With Fear” from OF DARKNESS
AUTHORIZE – “The Source of Dominion” from THE SOURCE OF DOMINION
TIAMAT – “Ancient Entity” from THE ASTRAL SLEEP
MESHUGGAH – “Abnegating Cecity” from CONTRADICTIONS COLLAPSE
ENTOMBED – “Living Dead” from CLANDESTINE
DISMEMBER – “Defective Decay” from LIKE AN EVERFLOWING STREAM
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
Considered myself quite the informed fan of Swedish metal, until I heard this show, wow!