Roots of NYHC New York Hardcore playlist SiriusXM
ROOTS of NYHC: New York Hardcore | on SiriusXM Liquid Metal
Week of May 10, 2025
Sat 5/17, 6PM ET
Sun 5/18, 1PM ET
Mon 5/19, 9AM ET
Tues 5/20, 4PM ET
Thurs 5/22, 9PM ET
This week Ian Christe smashes his fist through a crack in the pavement, and seizes a fistful of wild, urban hardcore roots from New York City. Join us for a journey across the New York Hardcore family tree, features furious blasts and breakdowns from the hearts of Sick of It All, Murphy’s Law, Agnostic Front, Cro-Mags, Warzone, Crumbsuckers, Gorilla Biscuits, Killing Time, Madball, Sheer Terror, and many more. Don’t forget the struggle—don’t forget your ROOTS!
HARDCORE BOOK OF THE WEEK: learn the lessons of NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980-1990, by Tony Rettman, with foreword by Freddy Cricien of Madball.
PLAYLIST:

JUDGE – “New York Crew” from NEW YORK CREW
BAD BRAINS – “Banned in D.C.” from ROIR TAPE
AGNOSTIC FRONT – “Victim in Pain” from VICTIM IN PAIN
CRO-MAGS – “Hard Times” from AGE OF QUARREL
WARZONE – “War Between Races” from LOWER EAST SIDE
CAUSE FOR ALARM – “Eyes of War” from CAUSE FOR ALARM
REAGAN YOUTH – “New Aryans” from YOUTH ANTHEMS FOR THE NEW ORDER
CRUMBSUCKERS – “Trapped” from LIFE OF DREAMS
TOKEN ENTRY – “The Bright Side” from JAYBIRD
S.O.D. – “Milano Mosh” from SPEAK ENGLISH OR DIE
MURPHY’S LAW – “Attack of the Killer Beers” from BACK WITH A BONG
LUDICHRIST – “Most People Are Dicks” from IMMACULATE DECEPTION
YOUTH OF TODAY – “Wake Up and Live” from WE’RE NOT IN THIS ALONE
GORILLA BISCUITS – “Big Mouth” from GORILLA BISCUITS
LEEWAY – “Enforcer” from BORN TO EXPIRE
SHEER TERROR – “Just Can’t Hate Enough” from JUST CAN’T HATE ENOUGH
PRONG – “Mind the Gap” from THE END OF MUSIC AS WE KNOW IT
KILLING TIME – “No More Mr. Nice Guy” from BRIGHTSIDE
SICK OF IT ALL – “Step Down” from SCRATCH THE SURFACE
OUTBURST – “No Choice” from MILES TO GO
BREAKDOWN – “Blacklisted” from BLACKLISTED
BORN AGAINST – “Resist Control” from THE REBEL SOUND
CROWN OF THORNZ – “Crown of Thorns” from TRAIN YARD BLUES
MADBALL – “Pride” from DEMONSTRATING MY STYLE
AGNOSTIC FRONT – “The Eliminator” from 2020 SESSION
HARLEY FLANAGAN – “I Come in Peace” from CRO-MAGS
BLOODCLOT – “Souls” from SOULS

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.

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