above: Heriot, courtesy of Heriot (photo: Harry Steel)
ROOTS of the New Wave of British Metallic Hardcore| on SiriusXM
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Recently, the UK’s metallic hardcore traditions have been expanded by a rash of new bands that naturally combine hardcore with death metal, metalcore, thrash, sludge, and even nu metal. We set sail for England for a better look at Heriot, Employed to Serve, Ithaca, Headstone, Pest Control, Malevolence, Rough Justice, Loathe, Guilt Trip and more. Oi, you lot — know your Roots!
Meet the streets in NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980-1990, by Tony Rettman, and retrace the baby steps of death metal and UK grindcore in Decibel editor Albert Mudrian’s CHOOSING DEATH: The Improbable History of Death Metal & Grindcore, with forewords by Repulsion’s Scott Carlson and BBC DJ John Peel.
PLAYLIST:
EMPLOYED TO SERVE from “Treachery” from FALLEN STAR
HERIOT – “At the Fortress Gate” from DEVOURED BY THE MOUTH OF HELL
GUILT TRIP – “Thin Ice” from RIVER OF LIES
DISSENT – “Dissent” from CARVED FROM DECEIT
HEADSTONE – “Still Here” from YEAR OF THE STONE
CRUELTY – “There Is No God Where I Am” from THERE IS NO GOD WHERE I AM
PEST CONTROL – “Year of the Pest” from YEAR OF THE PEST
ROUGH JUSTICE – “Backwards Mask” from FAITH IN VAIN
ITHACA – “Otherworldly” from TRESPASSERS
GRAPHIC NATURE – “Human” from WHO ARE YOU WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING
LOATHE – “Gored” from I LET IT IN AND IT TOOK EVERYTHING
CAULDRON – “Standing in Awe of a Monument” from STANDING IN AWE OF A MONUMENT
MALEVOLENCE – “Armageddon” from MALICIOUS INTENT
LIFE’S FORBIDDEN SIN – “Scabs” from DEMO 25
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.
