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Mean Deviation: Opeth’s Boffo Billboard Feature, Beers, and Big Tour
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ROOTS of San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal | on SiriusXM
The good friendly violent fun of Exodus, Death Angel, Possessed, Testament, Blind Illusion, Metallica, Heathen, Forbidden, VioLence and more
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ROOTS of METAL COLLABS | on SiriusXM
Join us for a harmonious hit parade of metal collaborations going back decades, including Ozzy Osbourne and Lemmy, plus Carcass, Metallica, Soulfly, Body Count, Ihsahn, Udo, Tom Araya, and many more
ROOTS of ANTHRAX | on SiriusXM
Anthrax, S.O.D., Bud E. Love Bomb, plus tributes by Hatesphere, Deceased, Nocturnal Breed, Caliban, Grave, and more. Catch the mosh disease!
ROOTS of Progressive Thrash Metal | SiriusXM Playlist
Crazed, overclocked progressive thrash by Watchtower, Coroner, Voivod, Mekong Delta, Toxic, Vektor, Black Fast, Cryptic Shift, Vexovoid... more!
ROOTS of the DOGS OF METAL | on SiriusXM
Bark at the satellite with tracks by Opeth, Exciter, Leash Law, Venom, Brutal Truth, the Red Chord, Motorhead, Forgotten Tomb, Acacia Strain, Caninus
ROOTS of Melodic Death Metal | 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 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 Spring Break Metal | on SiriusXM
Sun, surf, sand, and slams by Sodom, Blast!, M.O.D., Necronomisurf, Sacred Reich, Acid Age, Motörhead, Party Cannon, Los Springbreakers...
ROOTS of JUDAS PRIEST’s Sad Wings of Destiny at 50 |...
Sad Wings of Destiny w/ Judas Priest 1970s live recordings, album tracks, and tributes by Forbidden, Mercyful Fate, Overkill, Steel Prophet, and Six Feet Under
ROOTS of Birmingham’s UK Metal Heritage | on SiriusXM
Birmingham steel by Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Diamond Head, G.B.H., Napalm Death, Bolt Thrower, Godflesh, Cathedral, Anaal Nathrakh, and more
ROOTS of Death Metal Demos | on SiriusXM
Richmond pioneers Sliang Laos, Breadwinner, the Kenmores, Gwar, plus modern riff farmers Municipal Waste, Loincloth, Windhand, Enforced, and Inter Arma
ROOTS of the Richmond Virginia Scene | on SiriusXM
Richmond pioneers Sliang Laos, Breadwinner, the Kenmores, Gwar, plus modern riff farmers Municipal Waste, Loincloth, Windhand, Enforced, and Inter Arma
ROOTS of 40 Years of Master of Puppets | on SiriusXM
A terrifying trek across the creepy cosmos with Vektor, Nocturnus, Hypocrisy, Cryptic Shift, Blood Incantation, Wormed, Artificial Brain, Voivod, Gigan, & more
ROOTS of Successor Bands | on SiriusXM
A terrifying trek across the creepy cosmos with Vektor, Nocturnus, Hypocrisy, Cryptic Shift, Blood Incantation, Wormed, Artificial Brain, Voivod, Gigan, & more
ROOTS of Metal Space Terror | on SiriusXM
A terrifying trek across the creepy cosmos with Vektor, Nocturnus, Hypocrisy, Cryptic Shift, Blood Incantation, Wormed, Artificial Brain, Voivod, Gigan, & more
ROOTS Salutes Twisted Sister | on SiriusXM
Delayed 1986 debuts by Repulsion, Necrophagia, Death, Master, Sepultura, Morbid Angel, Slaughter (Canada), and more. What happened?
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Delayed 1986 debuts by Repulsion, Necrophagia, Death, Master, Sepultura, Morbid Angel, Slaughter (Canada), and more. What happened?
ROOTS of 1986: Death Metal’s False Start | on SiriusXM
Delayed 1986 debuts by Repulsion, Necrophagia, Death, Master, Sepultura, Morbid Angel, Slaughter (Canada), and more. What happened?
ROOTS of Greenlandic Metal | on SiriusXM
A unique hybrid of Inuit and Scandinavian traditions from Sound of the Damned, Arctic Spirits, Tempel, Pukuut, Stromptha, I124Q, Moonlight Drowns, more
ROOTS of 2025 Metal Debuts | on SiriusXM
Check out these newcomers, plus familiar faces including members of Pantera, Pig Destroyer, Exodus, Death Angel, Cannibal Corpse, and Municipal Waste
ROOTS Megadeth Speed Lession | on SiriusXM
Rattle yer head w/live & album tracks, plus tributes by Ghoul, Lamb of God, Arch Enemy, Nightwish, Black Dahlia Murder and ex Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman.