ROOTS of Classic 1980s Power Metal…and the Ongoing Mystery Band | on SiriusXM

ROOTS of Classic 1980s Power Metal…and the Ongoing Metal Mystery! | on SiriusXM
Week of February 24, 2024

Sat 2/24, 6PM ET
Sun 2/25, 1PM ET
Mon 2/26, 9AM ET
Tues 2/27, 4PM ET
Thurs 2/29, 9PM ET

This week we continue our investigation into a thirty-plus-year metal mystery: Who is this unknown classic 1980s power metal band? We honestly don’t know! For the first time, we are collecting all the info available to help narrow the search (we thought this would be much easier!) We need your help! Listen to the mystery song, and regale your ears with the glory of like-minded power metal pioneers Helstar, Liege Lord, Jag Panzer, Sacred Rite, Heir Apparent, Omen, Riot, and many others. Can you crack the history mystery? Show us your Roots!

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Experience the force of power metal in the pages of SOUND OF THE BEAST: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal, by Roots host Ian Christe.

PLAYLIST:

OVERKILL – “Death Rider” from METAL MASSACRE V
HELSTAR – “Face the Wicked One” – REMNANTS OF WAR
LIEGE LORD – “Feel the Blade” from MASTER CONTROL
SA SLAYER – “Upon Us, The End” from GO FOR THE THROAT
REDD BARRON – “Kill or Be Killed” from LIVE AND REDD
ROOTS POWER METAL MYSTERY – “Who Is This Band?” from YOUTUBE.COM/BAZILLIONPOINTS
JAG PANZER – “Warfare” from AMPLE DESTRUCTION
SACRED RITE – “I’ve Seen the Wizard” from IS NOTHING SACRED
OMEN – “The Axeman” from BATTLE CRY
HEIR APPARENT – “Another Candle” from GRACEFUL INHERITANCE
AMERE’T – “Curse of the Arabian King” from CHICAGO METAL WORKS VOL 5
ATTACKER – “(Call on) the Attacker” from METAL MASSACRE V
RIOT – “Thundersteel” from THUNDERSTEEL

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.