ROOTS Black Sabbath Farewell Event Preview | on SiriusXM
Sat 6/28, 6PM ET
Sun 6/29, 1PM ET
Mon 6/30, 9AM ET
Tues 7/1, 4PM ET
Thurs 7/3, 9PM ET
In advance of the July 5 Black Sabbath farewell event in their home neighborhood of Aston, Birmingham, England, this we week we wave goodbye back at the originators of heavy metal. Stand up for Sabbath selections including live material, and tributes by bands scheduled to appear at the event, including Slayer, Metallica, Anthrax, Pantera, plus members of Ghost and Mastodon. Know the lords of this metal world—and know your Roots!
BOOK OF THE WEEK: Start with Black Sabbath at the beginning and read: SOUND OF THE BEAST: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal, by Ian Christe.
BLACK SABBATH – “Into the Void” from REUNION
ANTHRAX – “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” from I’M THE MAN EP
METALLICA – “Sabbra Caddabra” from GARAGE INC.
PANTERA – “Electric Funeral” from REINVENTING THE STEEL
ALICE IN CHAINS – “Sweet Leaf” from CINCINNATI 1991
OZZY OSBOURNE / JAKE E. LEE – “Centre of Eternity” from BARK AT THE MOON
SLAYER – “Hand of Doom” from NATIVITY IN BLACK II
GHOST – “Satan Prayer” from OPUS EPONYMOUS
GOJIRA – “To Sirius” from TO MARS FROM SIRIUS
BRANN DAILOR / TWO MINUTES TO LATE NIGHT – “Over the Mountain” from TWO MINUTES TO LATE NIGHT
BLACK SABBATH – “Spiral Architect” from SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH
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. Since 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.
