ROOTS Checks out the NWOBHM Class of 1981 | on SiriusXM
Week of August 14, 2021
Sat 8/14, 6PM ET
Sun 8/15, 1PM ET
Mon 8/16, 9AM ET
Tues 8/17 4PM ET
Thurs 8/19, 9PM ET
This week we flash back forty years to the peak of the crucial New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) movement, and the arrival of essential and genre-defining heavy metal records by Saxon, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Holocaust, Tygers of Pan Tang, Venom, Raven, Motörhead, Girlschool, Tank, and more. Where were you in 2021? Know your Roots!
How did metal arrive at 2021? Read SOUND OF THE BEAST: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal, by Ian Christe.
PLAYLIST:
IRON MAIDEN – “Wrathchild” from LIVE AT THE RAINBOW 1981
GIRLSCHOOL – “C’mon Let’s Go” from HIT AND RUN
BLITZKRIEG – “Blitzkrieg” from BLITZKRIEG 7″
DEF LEPPARD – “Switch 625” from HIGH ‘N’ DRY
SWEET SAVAGE – “Into the Night” from BBC SESSION 1981
RAVEN – “Don’t Need Your Money” from CRASH BANG WALLOP
BLACK SABBATH – “Turn Up the Night” from MOB RULES
VENOM – “Sons of Satan” from WELCOME TO HELL
TANK – “Shellshock” from DON’T WALK AWAY EP
TYGERS OF PAN TANG – “Gangland” from SPELLBOUND
HOLOCAUST – “Death or Glory” from THE NIGHTCOMERS
IRON MAIDEN – “Wrathchild” from KILLERS
ARAGORN – “Black Ice” from 1981 7″
MOTÖRHEAD – “Bomber” from NO SLEEP ‘TIL HAMMERSMITH
SAXON – “Denim and Leather” from DENIM AND LEATHER
Roots is Sound of the Beast author Ian Christe’s heavy metal history show on Sirius XM Liquid Metal channel 40. Since June 2004, each weekly show has examined another subgenre, band, movement, country, or theme. The show is available on-demand online from SiriusXM.com.
