Above: Shopping row near the boyhood homes of Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, and Tony Iommi, Aston, Birmingham (Ian Christe)
ROOTS of Birmingham’s British Steel | on SiriusXM
Week of August 2, 2025
Sat 8/2, 6PM ET
Sun 8/3, 1PM ET
Mon 8/4, 9AM ET
Tues 8/5, 4PM ET
Thurs 8/7, 9PM ET
Birmingham, England, poured out its heart this week as crowds of tens of thousands flooded the streets for the funeral procession of Ozzy Osbourne. Roots honors the city’s unrivaled contributions to metal, with tracks by Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Diamond Head, G.B.H., Napalm Death, Bolt Thrower, Godflesh, Cathedral, Anaal Nathrakh, and more. Up the Blues—know Your Roots!
Birmingham comes alive in the pages of SOUND OF THE BEAST, and Geezer Butler’s autobiography INTO THE VOID.
PLAYLIST:
BLACK SABBATH – “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” from SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH
JUDAS PRIEST – “Hell Bent for Leather” from KILLING MACHINE
DIAMOND HEAD – “It’s Electric” from LIGHTNING TO THE NATIONS
G.B.H. – “Necrophilia” from THE PUNK SINGLES 1981-1984
SACRILEGE UK – “Feed” from FEED 2015
CEREBRAL FIX – “Unity for Who? / Enter the Turmoil” from TOWER OF SPITE
NAPALM DEATH – “Retching on the Dirt” from FEAR, EMPTINESS, DESPAIR
GODFLESH – “Veins” from GODFLESH
CATHEDRAL – “Melancholy Emperor” from ENDTYME
BOLT THROWER – “World Eater” from REIGN OF CHAOS
ANAAL NATHRAKH – “Endarkenment” from ENDARKENMENT
MEMORIAM – “Undefeated” from REQUIEM FOR MANKIND
BENEDICTION – “Stormcrow” from SCRIPTURES
OPIUM LORD – “Sherwood Is Connector” from VORE
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.
