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Bloody Roots of AC/DC’s Dirty Metal Deeds on Sirius XM
Ride the lightning bolts with AC/DC covers by Six Feet Under, Exodus, Zeke, Lemmy, Iced Earth, Henry Rollins, Godflesh, Killdozer and more!
Marduk, Dryck Julmust, and the Swedish Xmas Resistance
A spirited discussion of sticky-sweet Dryck Julmust, a beloved Swedish holiday beverage created in yet another failed attempt to get the raucous Swedes to stop drinking beer!
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Eddie Van Halen let one rip last night on some TV sitcom.
Close the Beaches: ROOTS Celebrates SHARK WEEK! | on SiriusXM
Razor-sharp attacks from Accept, Wolf, Wehrmacht, Loincloth, Darkthrone, Warhead, Municipal Waste, the Acacia Strain, Gallows, Overkill, Squalus, and more.
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ROOTS of Progressive Thrash Metal | on SiriusXM
Crazed, overclocked progressive thrash by Watchtower, Coroner, Voivod, Mekong Delta, Toxic, Vektor, Black Fast, Cryptic Shift, Vexovoid... more!
ROOTS of Metal Without Guitars | on SiriusXM
Furious blasts and breakdowns from Sick of It All, Murphy's Law, Agnostic Front, Cro-Mags, Warzone, Crumbsuckers, Gorilla Biscuits, Madball, Sheer Terror, more
Roots of “Post-Metal” | on SiriusXM
Check out massive sound pioneers including Godflesh, Neurosis, and Isis, plus current-day post-metal practitioners Amenra, the Ocean, Russian Circles, and more.
ROOTS of NYHC: New York Hardcore | on SiriusXM
Furious blasts and breakdowns from Sick of It All, Murphy's Law, Agnostic Front, Cro-Mags, Warzone, Crumbsuckers, Gorilla Biscuits, Madball, Sheer Terror, more
ROOTS of METAL FOR MOTHER’s DAY | on SiriusXM
We summon a bouquet of metal for Mother's Day by Mastodon, Asesino, Satyricon, the Obsessed, Rotten Sound, Ozzy Osbourne, and more.
ROOTS of 1990: Death Metal’s Big Breakout | on SiriusXM
Gruesome classic 1990 records by Deicide, Autopsy, Cannibal Corpse, Napalm Death, Obituary, Nocturnus, Paradise Lost, and Entombed
ROOTS of NEW ORLEANS METAL | on SiriusXM
BONDED BY BLOOD. We go track by violent track, including live Exodus versions and tributes from Exhumed, Sepultura, Slayer, and Metal Allegiance
ROOTS 40 Years of EXODUS’s BONDED BY BLOOD | on SiriusXM
BONDED BY BLOOD. We go track by violent track, including live Exodus versions and tributes from Exhumed, Sepultura, Slayer, and Metal Allegiance
ROOTS Intro to BATHORY | on SiriusXM Liquid Metal
A hell-raising intro to Bathory's black metal and viking metal eras, w/ tributes by Abbath, Emperor, Dark Funeral, Phil Anselmo's Scour, Fugitive, and others.
ROOTS of SLAYER’s Hell Awaits | on SiriusXM
Honoring Slayer's evil 1985 masterpiece Hell Awaits, including live versions and tributes by Cradle of Filth, 16, Sinister, Sadistic Intent, and At the Gates
ROOTS of PENTAGRAM | on SiriusXM
Stone-cold Pentagram classics, plus Place of Skulls and The Limit, and tributes by Ogre, Bewitcher, Reverend Bizarre, Darkest Hour, and Gatecreeper
ROOTS of Swedish Death Metal Chainsaw Guitar | on SiriusXM
A glorious rasping hour of chainsaw guitars from Entombed, Dismember, Nirvana 2002, Interment, Tyrant, Bloodbath, Fuming Mouth & the pre-Ghost band Repugnant
ROOTS of Women in Hardcore Punk | on SiriusXM
The fury of Plasmatic, Vice Squad, Sacrilege UK, Oathbreaker, Crisis, Nausea, Damad, Eaten Alive, L7, Walls of Jericho, Gouge Away, Buggin, Sharptooth, more!
ROOTS of 1995: Metal Reboots | on SiriusXM
A celebration of 1995 releases by Death, Immortal, Dissection, Fear Factory, At the Gates, Down, Meshuggah, Opeth, Slipknot and more
ROOTS of Family Metal Bands | on Sirius XM
Brothers and sisters in metal bands including Cavalera, Savatage, Deicide, Arch Enemy, Gojira, At the Gates, Lamb of God, and more
ROOTS Metal Creator Series: Destruction & Carcass | on SiriusXM
German thrashers Destruction and Liverpool grinders Carcass. Tributes by Arch Enemy, Fleshgod Apocalypse, and The Black Dahlia Murder also feature.
ROOTS of Metal Bass Evolution | on SiriusXM
The thunderous evolution of metal bass rumble feat. Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, S.O.D., Megadeth, Racer X, Death, Mudvayne, Cliff Burton...
ROOTS of Cold Goth-Infused Metal | on SiriusXM
Morose goth and metal marriages by Celtic Frost, Tiamat, Type O Negative, Lacuna Coil, Tribulation (pictured), Mortiis, Moonspell, Unto Others, and more
ROOTS of 1985: Thrash Metal in Full Force | on SiriusXM
in 1985 the metal world was upended by young thrash metal bands including Overkill, Slayer, Exodus, Celtic Frost, Anthrax, Megadeth, Dark Angel, and Destruction.
ROOTS of METAL SONGS for PEACE | on SiriusXM
An chorus of metallic calls for peace from Sodom, Bolt Thrower, Prong, Metallica, Slayer, Sepultura, Pentagram, Trivium, Rotten Sound, many others