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ROOTS of Iron Maiden’s 2000s-Era Resurgence | on SiriusXM
Exploring the five ambitious studio albums made by Iron Maiden since the return of singer Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith in 1999.
ROOTS of GLENN DANZIG’s SAMHAIN | on SiriusXM
New levels of demonic post-punk horror metal by Samhain, and tributes by Marduk, Cloak, Exhumed, Tombs, In Solitude, the Gates of Slumber, Cradle of Filth
WORD CUP 2016
Unseen Steve Double Photos of Nirvana, Mudhoney, Tad, to Appear in Experiencing Nirvana Book
The images include an extremely fortuitous frame of author Bruce Pavitt himself standing onstage, about to snap a photo of Nirvana's Krist Novoselic smashing a bass guitar.
ROOTS of Christian-Inspired Metal | on SiriusXM
Christian bands, anti-Christian blasphemers, and nondenominational metal bands that pull fire and brimstone from Bible stories
Roots of Gothic Doom Metal | on Sirius XM
My Dying Bride, Draconian, Paradise Lost, Lacuna Coil, Moonspell, Rotting Christ, Triptykon, Novembers Doom, Type O Negative and more.
WRC Rally Cup
NYHC: From the Bowery to L.A.—On the Trail of the CBGBs Awnings
While remnants and replicas of hardcore punk haunt CBGBs continue to spread freely across the globe, Jen Carlson at Gothamist has lent her keen investigative...
GOREMENT: Swedish Death Metal Band of the Week
First in a series of kick-ass Swedish death metal band profiles from Swedish Death Metal is GOREMENT.
Hellbent for Cooking: Pozole from Mexico via Montreal
Crack open your favorite Mexican beers and blast Cauchemar while cooking for full effect.
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NYHC: Sheer Terror and Cro-Mags Unite w/CIV, Wisdom in Chains to Crush Cancer
G.B.H is not the only hardcore punk band fundraising for good causes these days. NYHC stalwarts Sheer Terror and Cro-Mags have just announced a...
Bloody Roots Prelude to Terror: Horror Film-Inspired Metal Songs on Sirius XM
As the spirit of the Halloween season thickens, join host Ian Christe for an hourlong heavy metal homage to great horror films including Evil Dead, Maniac, Friday the 13th, Asphyx, The Slayer, Texas Chain Saw Massacre, City of the Living Dead, Blood Feast, Black Sabbath, and others.
Roots Explores the Wide World of Doom Metal in 2017
The crackling amps of ultra-heavy natural doom metal are working overtime in 2017.
R.I.P. Dave Brockie, 1963–2014; GWAR’s Oderus Urungus
Dave fought the law, he fought censorship, he fought complacency, he fought macho metal shit-talkers by the hundreds, and of course he always won.
ROOTS Revisits Brazil’s Metal Veterans | on SiriusXM
tracks from 2018 through 2023 by Mutilator, Cavalera, MX, Ratos de Porao, The Troops of Doom, Holocausto, Vulcano, Mystifier, Sepultura, and more!
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HEAVY METAL MOVIES: McBeardo Talks Horror Movie Taglines on Gilbert Gottfried’s...
Keep reminding yourself—it's only a podcast!
PERPETUAL CONVERSION: Danny Lilker’s Totally Resinated Brutal Truth-era Bass Is Up...
Danny Lilker (Anthrax, S.O.D., Nuclear Assault, Brutal Truth, Venomous Concept) is releasing his mighty grip on one prized personal possession—the B.C. Rich bass he...
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ROOTS Death Band 2025 Alumni Update | 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 Honors Tomas Lindberg of AT THE GATES | on SiriusXM
A powerful journey through Tompa's recordings with At the Gates, Disfear, Skitsystem, Lock Up, Converge, the Crown, Necronaut, the Lurking Fear, more
ROOTS Creator Series: SATYRICON + PARADISE LOST | on SiriusXM
Join our Satyricon / Paradise Lost primer / refresher feat. live material, tributes by Grave, Sinister, and Evoken, and music by Thorns and 1349
ROOTS of 1985: Thrash Metal Arrives 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 Tribute to Brent Hinds of Mastodon | on SiriusXM
Rare Mastodon tracks, side projects Fiend Without a Face and West End Motel, plus bands w/ members of High on Fire, Behemoth, Dillinger Escape Plan, Mars Volta
ROOTS Megadeth Speed Session | 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 1990s Stoner Metal | on SiriusXM
The retro rumblings of Down, the Obsessed, Kyuss, Sleep, Melvins, Acid King, Goatsnake, Cathedral, Acid King, Melvins, and more
ROOTS of Songs About Metal 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 Birmingham’s British Steel | 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 Goodbye to Ozzy Our Doomfather | on SiriusXM
The essential heavy metal Ozzy Osbourne playlist, featuring Black Sabbath and solo tracks plus Tony Iommi, Rick Wakeman, and Rob Zombie collabs
ROOTS of France’s Radical Metal Extreme | on SiriusXM
Wild, chaotic, dissonant death and black metal from Blut Aus Nord, Deathspell Omega, Aosoth, Alun Todolo, Reverence, and more
ROOTS of 1995: Metal’s Big Reboot | on SiriusXM
A celebration of 1995 releases by Death, Immortal, Dissection, Fear Factory, At the Gates, Down, Meshuggah, Opeth, Slipknot and more
ROOTS Black Sabbath Farewell Event Preview | on SiriusXM
Sabbath selections and tributes by bands scheduled to appear on July 5, including Slayer, Metallica, Anthrax, Pantera, plus members of Ghost and Mastodon
ROOTS Shark Attack: 50 Years of JAWS | on SiriusXM
Celebrate JAWS w/ Accept, Wolf, Wehrmacht, Loincloth, Darkthrone, Warhead, Municipal Waste, the Acacia Strain, Gallows, Overkill, Squalus, and more.
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