ROOTS of Death Metal Demos | on SiriusXM
Week of March 21, 2026
Sat 3/21, 6PM ET
Sun 3/22, 1PM ET
Mon 3/23, 9AM ET
Tues 3/24, 4PM ET
Thurs 3/26, 9PM ET
Roots demystifies the magnetic appeal of death metal demo cassettes this week with gritty, oxidized tape trader classics by Death, Carcass, Possessed, Autopsy, Morbid Angel, Mutilated, Necrophagist, Blood Incantation, and more. Be kind, rewind—and know your ROOOOTS!
Unearth the underground exploits of Carcass, Morbid Angel, Nihilist, Possessed, and more in CHOOSING DEATH: The Improbable History of Death Metal & Grindcore, by Albert Mudrian.
PLAYLIST:
NIHILIST – “Abnormally Deceased” from ONLY SHREDS REMAIN DEMO 1989
POSSESSED – “Death Metal” from DEATH METAL DEMO 1984
TERMINAL DEATH – “Day After the End” from FACES OF DEATH DEMO 1985
GENOCIDE MI – “The Stench of Burning Death” from THE STENCH OF BURNING DEATH DEMO 1986
DEATH – “Mutilation” from MUTILATION DEMO 1986
CARCASS – “Excreted Alive” from FLESH RIPPING SONIC TORMENT DEMO 1987
AUTOPSY – “Charred Remains” from CRITICAL MADNESS DEMO 1988
MUTILATED – “The Crown of Death” from PSYCHODEATH LUNATICS DEMO 1988
NIRVANA 2002 – “Slumber from DISEMBODIED SPIRITS DEMO 1990
DISGRACE – “Unity’s Interlude Dies Blind Tomorrow” from INSIDE THE LABYRINTH OF DEPRESSION DEMO 1990
TIMEGHOUL – “Occurence on Mimas” from PANARAMIC TWILIGHT DEMO 1994
NECROPHAGIST – “Dismembered Self-Immolation” from NECROPHAGIST DEMO 1995
ENTRAILS – “Human Decay” from HUMAN DECAY DEMO 2009
FROZEN SOUL – “Encased in Ice” from ENCASED IN ICE DEMO 2019
BLOOD INCANTATION – “Obfuscating the Linear Threshold” from BLOOD INCANTATION DEMO 2013
MORBID ANGEL – “Thy Kingdom Come” from THY KINGDOM COME DEMO 1987
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.
