ROOTS of Los Angeles Metal | on SiriusXM
Week of January 18, 2025
Sat 1/18, 6PM ET
Sun 1/19, 1PM ET
Mon 1/20, 9AM ET
Tues 1/21, 4PM ET
Thurs 1/22, 9PM ET
Sending strength to the City of Angels, this week on ROOTS we catch wave after wave of major L.A. metal movements with Fear Factory, Slayer, Van Halen, Dark Angel, Terrorizer, Hirax, Megadeth, Brujeria, Saint Vitus, the Faceless, Night Demon, and many more. Support your homies, and know your Roots!
Roots is a weekly metal history lesson based on the pages of SOUND OF THE BEAST: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal , by ROOTS host Ian Christe.
PLAYLIST:
FEAR FACTORY – “Dog Day Sunrise” from DEMANUFACTURE
VAN HALEN – “Romeo Delight” from WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST
MOTLEY CRUE – “Live Wire” from TOO FAST FOR LOVE
METALLICA – “Jump in the Fire” from NO LIFE TIL LEATHER
MEGADETH – “The Conjuring” from RANDY BURNS SESSIONS
HIRAX – “Executed” from RAGING VIOLENCE
EXCEL – “Insecurity” from PERSONAL ONSLAUGHT
SUICIDAL TENDENCIES – “Trip at the Brain” from HOW WILL I LAUGH TOMORROW
SLAYER – “At Dawn They Sleep” from HELL AWAITS
DARK ANGEL – “The Burning of Sodom” from DARKNESS DESCENDS
TERRORIZER – “Fear of Napalm” from WORLD DOWNFALL
BRUJERIA – “Hechando Chingasos” from RAZA ODIADA
EXCRUCIATING TERROR – “Cutdown On Life” from EXPRESSION OF PAIN
THE FACELESS – “An Autopsy” from AKELDAMA
WINDS OF PLAGUE – “The Impaler” from DECIMATE THE WEAK
SAINT VITUS – “Thirsty and Miserable” from BORN TOO LATE
NIGHT DEMON – “The Wrath” from OUTSIDER
BODY COUNT – “Reign in Blood” from 2017 SESSION
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.
