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ENFORCER: Lost and Found in Chicago
I'll admit it, the demo queue is very, very long around here—I'm always glad to knock one off the stack when a high-quality reissue...
Roots of Technical German Death Metal on SiriusXM
Gore and guts meet the precision craftsmanship and spiraling imaginations of the German bands Necrophagist, Defeated Sanity, Obscura, Profanity, Hannes Grossmann, and many others
Who Are You? #7
Ah, the brotherly power of vodka. So James Hetfield, long before he became a reformed old codger, is on the left drunkenly pretending to...
Roots of Native American Metal | on Sirius XM
Native American legends, history, and outlooks in bands including Nechochwen, Dying Tribe, Resistant Culture, Damage Overdose, Pan-Amerikan Native Front (pictured), Testament, and more
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ROOTS Recap 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 of the New Wave of Metallic British Hardcore | on...
Playlist of a rash of new UK bands that naturally combine hardcore with death metal, metalcore, thrash, sludge, and even nu metal
ROOTS Salutes the Godfather of Gore | on SiriusXM
Ghoul, Rigor Mortis, Exhumed, Rob Zombie, the Misfits and others serve savage cuts inspired by H.G. Lewis's blood-splattered classics
ROOTS of Swedish Crust Metal | on SiriusXM
Songs that tell the history of metal, by Entombed, Saxon, Kreator, Darkthrone, Anthrax, Pantera, Overkill, Ill Bill, Heaven, Judas Priest, Sabaton, Sodom
ROOTS of Songs About Metal’s Own History | on SiriusXM
Songs that tell the history of metal, by Entombed, Saxon, Kreator, Darkthrone, Anthrax, Pantera, Overkill, Ill Bill, Heaven, Judas Priest, Sabaton, Sodom
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 |...
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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
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ROOTS of Metal Space Terror | on SiriusXM
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ROOTS Salutes Twisted Sister | on SiriusXM
Delayed 1986 debuts by Repulsion, Necrophagia, Death, Master, Sepultura, Morbid Angel, Slaughter (Canada), and more. What happened?