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ROOTS Performs a Glam Metal Autopsy on SiriusXM
Dokken, W.A.S.P., Mötley Crüe, Krokus, Twisted Sister, Def Leppard and Poison still have in a world of death metal, black metal, doom, thrash, and power metal
MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW: Brian Lew Talks Early Metallica Reissues
This morning, Metallica uploaded a video of frontman James Hetfield inspecting a production model of the band's upcoming Kill 'Em All (Deluxe Edition) box set. The...
WORD CUP 2016
Roots of 1985: Thrash Metal’s Arrival | 50 Years of Metal on SiriusXM
Ferocious assaults from Megadeth, Overkill, Slayer, Destruction, Kreator, Celtic Frost, Razor, Hirax, Artillery, Agent Steel, Possessed, and Anthrax
Sun 11/6, Texas: Tony Rettman + Youth of Today Talk NYHC at Sound on Sound
Tony Rettman will lead a panel of reunited Youth of Today members to discuss NYHC: the book, the music, and the scene Tony's writing chronicles, celebrates, and brings to life with elbow-to-the-eyeball immediacy
Mean Deviation Author & Prog Metal Guru Jeff Wagner’s Best of 2012
Mean Deviation Author & Prog Metal Guru Jeff Wagner's Best of 2012
WRC Rally Cup
ROOTS Labor Day Special: Tools of the Metal Trade | on SiriusXM
Axes, chainsaws, hammers, flamethrowers, and battering rams in songs by Gatecreeper, Sodom, Possessed, Power Trip, Carcass, Motörhead and more
Nov./Dec.: Upcoming NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980-1990 Book Release Events
Tony Rettman has been polishing his black boots and getting ready to hit the road in support of his upcoming oral history of NYHC
Bloody Roots Best 2015 Metal Debuts on Sirius XM
Meet the overlords of tomorrow from across metal genres, featuring fresh 2015 tracks by Crypt Sermon, Riwen, Outre Tombe, Abbath, Blurring, Gouge, Myrkur, Khemmis, and others.
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Roots of Metal Sung in Native Tongues | on SiriusXM
Roots of Metal Sung in Native Tongues | on SiriusXM
Week of August 10, 2019
Sat 8/10, 6PM ET
Sun 8/11, 1PM ET
Mon 8/12, 9AM ET
Tues 8/13,...
Roots 2019 Year-End Metal Instrumental Show | on SiriusXM
Blut Aus Nord, Russian Circles, Blood Incantation, Baroness, Nocturnus AD, Alcest, Vomitron, and more let the music do the talking in 2019.
ROOTS of Post-2010 Death Metal Rising | on SiriusXM
Brutality and rot from the likes of Tomb Mold, Horrendous, Gruesome, Gatecreeper, Blood Incantation, Frozen Soul, 200 Stab Wounds, and more
Metamorphose Encore
If you're into the classic French heavy metal band Sortilège, chances are you might also enjoy a bottle of the Canadian maple syrup whiskey...
ROOTS Best Instrumental Metal of 2022 | on SiriusXM
State-of-the-art metal musicianship from Meshuggah, Arch Enemy, Watain, Ghost, Animals as Leaders, Kirk Hammett, Kreator, Immolation and more
TENNIS
Sirius XM Bloody Roots of Los Angeles Hardcore
Above: Black Flag, from WE GOT POWER!
BLOODY ROOTS OF LOS ANGELES HARDCORE
Week of July 27, 2013
Sat. 7/27, 6PM ET
Sun. 7/28, 2PM ET
Tues. 7/30,...
Freddy Cricien of MADBALL Writes Foreword to NYHC: New York Hardcore...
"There is no music scene, genre, culture, or movement like hardcore;
and the New York faction is especially unique."
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ROOTS of 40 Years of Master of Puppets | on SiriusXM
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ROOTS of Successor Bands | on SiriusXM
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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?
ROOTS of the New Wave of British Metallic Hardcore | on SiriusXM
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.
ROOTS of 2025 Metal Reunions | on SiriusXM
The return after long absences by Dark Angel, Dream Theater w/Mike Portnoy, Coroner, Deadguy, Biohazard, Shadows Fall, Spinal Tap, Hirax, Master's Hammer + more
ROOTS Remembers Tomas Lindberg of AT THE GATES | on SiriusXM
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ROOTS of 2025 Metal Instrumentals | 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 Best of 2025: Thrash Metal’s 1985 Assault | 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 Worst of 2025: Metal’s A.I. Nightmare | on SiriusXM
A.I.-generated metal slop by Frostbite Orckings, Stei Camel, Artificial Steel, Fog Inhaler, Vaporous Grave, and more, as metal faces its worst nightmare this week on Roots
ROOTS of Native American Metal 2025 | on SiriusXM
Winterhawk, Medicine Horse, Inferno Antichrist, Mutilated Tyrant (pictured), Land Lost, Six Million Dead, Maul, Six Million Dead, and more
ROOTS of South American Progressive Metal | on SiriusXM
Recent tracks by former DEATH members in Autopsy, Testament, Cynic, Expulsion, Obituary, Charred Walls of the Damned, Massacre, King Diamond, and more.
ROOTS of Chuck Schuldiner’s Death Band Members | on SiriusXM
Recent tracks by former DEATH members in Autopsy, Testament, Cynic, Expulsion, Obituary, Charred Walls of the Damned, Massacre, King Diamond, and more.
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 of Total Metal Evil | on SiriusXM
Diabolical tracks by Bathory, Possessed, Mercyful Fate, Slayer, Satyricon, Deicide, Carnage, Behemoth, Testament, Morbid Angel
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