ROOTS of Melodic Death Metal | on SiriusXM
Week of April 25, 2026
Sat 4/25, 6PM ET
Sun 4/26, 1PM ET
Mon 4/27, 9AM ET
Tues 4/28, 4PM ET
Thurs 4/30, 9PM ET
This week ROOTS folds together the origins, influence, and lasting legacy of melodic death metal with the hellish harmonies of At the Gates, Dark Tranquillity, In Flames, Hypocrisy, Carcass, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Halo Effect, Dissection, Insomnium, and more. Know your ROOTS!
METAL BOOK OF THE WEEK: learn the lessons of SWEDISH DEATH METAL, by Daniel Ekeroth, with foreword by Chris Reifert of Autopsy.
PLAYLIST:
AT THE GATES – “Terminal Spirit Disease” from THE FLAMES OF THE END
IN FLAMES – “Stand Ablaze” from SUBTERRANEAN EP
DISSECTION – “Night’s Blood” from STORM OF LIGHT’S BANE
HYPOCRISY – “Weed Out the Weak” from A TASTE OF EXTREME DIVINITY
CARCASS – “Heartwork” from HEARTWORK
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER – “Kings of the Night World” from NIGHT BRINGERS
INSOMNIUM – “The Conjurer” from ARDENT MOON EP
DARKANE – “Secondary Effects” from LAYERS OF LIES
DARK TRANQUILLITY – “Through Smudged Lenses” from CHARACTER
BE’LAKOR – “Fraught” from OF BREATH AND BONE
THE HALO EFFECT – “Conditional” from DAYS OF THE LOST
AT THE GATES – “The Dissonant Void” from THE GHOST OF A FUTURE DEAD
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.
