ROOTS Best Instrumental Metal of 2022 | on SiriusXM
Week of December 24, 2022
Sat 12/24, 6PM ET
Sun 12/25, 1PM ET
Mon 12/26, 9AM ET
Tues 12/27, 4PM ET
Thurs 12/29, 9PM ET
We wrap up 2022 by silencing the vocals to enjoy and reflect on a summary of the year’s best metal instrumentals. Join us for a heavy hour of state-of-the-art metal musicianship from Decapitated, Meshuggah, Arch Enemy, Watain, Ghost, Animals as Leaders, Kirk Hammett, Kreator, Immolation, Revocation, Candlemass, and many more. Know your Roots!
Expand your understanding of the evolution of metal with books including  SOUND OF THE BEAST: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal, by Ian Christe at Bazillion Points dot com.
PLAYLIST:
HEAVING EARTH – “Earthly Kingdom of God in Ruins” from DARKNESS OF GOD
ARCH ENEMY – “Mourning Star” from DECEIVERS
WATAIN – “Not Sun Nor Man Nor God” from THE AGONY AND ECSTASY OF WATAIN
SATAN – “Mercury’s Shadow” from EARTH INFERNAL
DECAPITATED – “From the Nothingness With Love” from CANCER CULTURE
MESHUGGAH – “They Move Beneath” from IMMUTABLE
ANIMALS AS LEADERS – “Gestaltzerfall” from PARRHESIA
GHOST – “Imperium” from IMPERA
DEVIL MASTER – “Abyss in Vision” from ECSTASIES OF NEVER ENDING LIGHT
KIRK HAMMETT – “The Incantation” from PORTALS
KREATOR – “Sergio Corbucci Is Dead” from HATE UBER ALLES
IMMOLATION – “And the Flames Wept” from ACTS OF GOD
PHOBOPHILIC – “Individuation” from ENVELOPING ABSURDITY
REVOCATION – “The 9th Chasm” from NETHERHEAVEN
CANDLEMASS – “A Cup of Coffin” from SWEET EVIL SUN
SHADOW OF INTENT – “Reconquest” from ELEGY
POLYPHIA – “Ego Death feat. Steve Vai” from THAT YOU WILL DIE
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 at SiriusXM.com and in the SiriusXM app.
