ROOTS of Progressive Thrash Metal | on SiriusXM Liquid Metal
Week of June 14, 2025
Sat 6/14, 6PM ET
Sun 6/15, 1PM ET
Mon 6/16, 9AM ET
Tues 6/17, 4PM ET
Thurs 6/19, 9PM ET
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Prepare to reach maximum fractal warp velocity this week with the brilliant, overclocked progressive thrash metal of Watchtower, Coroner, Voivod, Mekong Delta, Toxic, Vektor, Black Fast, Cryptic Shift, Vexovoid, Sifting, and Anacrusis. Thrash your reality—know your Roots!
METAL BOOK OF THE WEEK: Explore the inner and outer realms of metal with SOUND OF THE BEAST: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal, by ROOTS host Ian Christe. (and don’t miss the ebook edition of the classic MEAN DEVIATION: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal, by Jeff Wagner).
PLAYLIST:
WATCHTOWER – “The Size of Matter” from CONCEPTS OF MATH: BOOK ONE
VOIVOD – “Paranormalium” from SYNCHRO ANARCHY
CORONER – “Sirens” from MENTAL VORTEX
ANACRUSIS – “Sense of Will” from SCREAMS AND WHISPERS
MEKONG DELTA – “Mindeater” from TALES OF A FUTURE PAST
MARTYR – “Lost in Sanity” from FEEDING THE ABSCESS
TOXIK – “Kinetic Closure” from KINETIC CLOSURE
VEKTOR – “Ultimate Artificer” from TERMINAL REDUX
BLACK FAST – “Obelisk” from STARVING OUT THE LIGHT
CRYPTIC SHIFT – “Planetary Hypnosis” from VISITATIONS FROM ENCELADUS
VEXOVOID – “The Skyforger” from CALL OF THE SKYFORGER
SIFTING – “Emotionless Shells” from THE INFINITE LOOP
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.
