ROOTS of 1984: The Peak of Classic Heavy Metal | on SiriusXM
Week of December 28, 2024
Sat 12/28, 6PM ET
Sun 12/29, 1PM ET
Mon 12/30, 9AM ET
Tues 12/31, 4PM ET
Thurs 1/2, 9PM ET
We wrap up 2024 with a trip 40 years back to 1984, the year that classic heavy metal peaked. Join us for denim and leather-clad molten metal anthems by Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Dio, Motörhead, Metal Church, Jag Panzer, Manowar, Armored Saint, early Queensrÿche, Trouble, and many more. Shake your fist, and know your Roots!
Revisit peak heavy metal in 1984 in the words of Rob Halford, King Diamond, Dee Snider, Ronnie James Dio, John Bush, David Wayne, and many others in SOUND OF THE BEAST: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal , by ROOTS host Ian Christe.
PLAYLIST:
JUDAS PRIEST – “Freewheel Burning” from DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH
DIO – “I Speed at Night” from THE LAST IN LINE
IRON MAIDEN – “Aces High” from POWERSLAVE
ARMORED SAINT – “Can U Deliver” from MARCH OF THE SAINT
QUEENSRYCHE – “NM156” from THE WARNING
MOTÖRHEAD – “Snaggletooth” from NO REMORSE
YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN – “Now Your Ships Are Burned” from RISING FORCE
JAG PANZER – “Licensed to Kill” from AMPLE DESTRUCTION
METAL CHURCH – “Metal Church” from METAL CHURCH
MANOWAR – “Each Dawn I Die” from HAIL TO ENGLAND
HELSTAR – “Burning Star” from BURNING STAR
TROUBLE – “Psalm 9” from PSALM 9
MERCYFUL FATE – “A Dangerous Meeting” from DON’T BREAK THE OATH
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.
