ROOTS of 1995: Metal Reboots | on SiriusXM
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Happy Father’s Day! In 1995, just as classic heavy metal and even thrash and death metal bands were hitting a wall, a new supercharged wave of bands took hold of the underground and set the scene for a massive reboot that still defines metal to this day. Join us for a celebration of 1995 releases by Death, Immortal, Dissection, Fear Factory, At the Gates, Down, Meshuggah, Opeth, Slipknot, and many more. Know your Roots!
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PLAYLIST:
DEATH – “Symbolic” from SYMBOLIC
IMMORTAL – “Battles In The North” from BATTLES IN THE NORTH
DISSECTION – “Where Dead Angels Lie” from STORM OF LIGHT’S BANE
AT THE GATES – “World of Lies” from SLAUGHTER OF THE SOUL
THE GATHERING – “Strange Machines” from MANDYLION
MORBID ANGEL – “Where the Slime Live” from DOMINATION
FEAR FACTORY – “Replica” from DEMANUFACTURE
DOWN – “Lifer” from NOLA
MESHUGGAH – “Future Breed Machine” from DESTROY ERASE IMPROVE
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD – “Happy Camper (Carpe B.U.M.)” from HEAVY AS A REALLY HEAVY THING
SLIPKNOT – “Fur Covered in Blood” from 1995 DEMO
OPETH – “The Twilight Is My Robe” from ORCHID
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.
One glaring omission: Suffocation’s “Pierced from Within.” That album pushed the boundaries of heaviness and musicianship/songwriting in death metal. The title track would have been a great choice to this playlist.