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ROOTS of REAL-WORLD MONSTERS | on SiriusXM
Real-world human savagery in metal songs by Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Venom, Melvins, Testament, Suffocation, Bloodbath, the Black Dahlia Murder
Bloody Roots of Grunge and Metal on Sirius XM
The lasting impact of mostly Sub Pop Records grunge acts like Tad, Nirvana, Earth, Mudhoney, and Soundgarden merits a look at the thick sound of distortion and flannel.
WORD CUP 2016
3/30, Brooklyn: Music Book Club #1 Tackles What Are You Doing Here?
"The concept is simple. we pick a book, you read it, then we get together for discussion, drinks, and music listening."
ROOTS Metal Debuts of 2023 | on SiriusXM Liquid Metal
2023 metal newcomers High Priest, Better Lovers, Writhe, Burner, Serpent Corpse, Gel, the Mosaic Window, Pest Control, Bjørko, and many more
Shining Schuldiner
"Some of you might not know this, but we have a new record out on Combat Records. It's all about corrupt religion. This is...
WRC Rally Cup
Haunting the Chapel—Praytanic Wehrmacht
Who's more devotional in their ceremonial rituals, the legendary legions of Slayer fanatics, or their sworn and hated enemies from Team Jesus?
MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW: Ride the Lightning Turns Thirty-One
Denim-clad headbangers rejoice, Metallica's 1984 masterpiece Ride the Lightning turns 31 today.
Bazillion Points in Time Out New York?
Time Out New York has splashed a bucket of cool water on the ongoing gnawing heat of anxiety and alienation in my individual stretch...
CYCLING TOUR
Marooned With Maiden
I wrote an essay on Iron Maiden's Killers for the new book Marooned: The Next Generation of Desert Island Discs. It was easy to...
Sirius XM Bloody Roots Full Metal Salute to Beer
This week's heavy metal history lesson reveals exclusively, after years of study, the liquid link discovered by leading scientists between heavy metal music and the ancient golden nectar, beer.
Secrets of Swedish Death Metal Revealed
Here Daniel Ekeroth, author of the massive Swedish Death Metal book (not to mention bassist of TYRANT and INSISION), unleashes a short session explaining...
Bloody Roots of Grindcore on Sirius XM
BLOODY ROOTS OF GRINDCORE
Week of March 12, 2016
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From the pre-grind...
Weekend in the Windy City: Chicago’s Riot Fest Starts Tomorrow
Dozens of key acts will be leaping into action, straight from the pages of a range of Bazillion Points books.
TENNIS
Bloody Roots of Tenth Albums by Unstoppable Metal Lifers on Sirius...
High points, low points, and points of departure on tenth studio albums by a variety of unstoppable metal lifers
ROOTS of 1993: When Death Metal (Sort of) Cleaned Up |...
Death metal's progressive, gothic, melodic, rock 'n' roll faces of 1993 w/ Carcass, Entombed, Morbid Angel, Death, Cynic, Sepultura
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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
ROOTS of Los Angeles Metal | on SiriusXM
Wave after wave of L.A. metal w Fear Factory, Slayer, Van Halen, Dark Angel, Terrorizer, Hirax, Megadeth, Brujeria, Saint Vitus, the Faceless, Night Demon, more
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 Notable 2024 Metal Debuts | on SiriusXM
Metal newcomers from 2024 w/ Dissimulator, Neckbreakker, Kerry King, Lord Goblin, Castle Rat, Night Shall Drape Us, Slimelord, and I Am the Intimidator
ROOTS of 1984: The Peak of Classic Heavy Metal | on SiriusXM
Denim and leather-clad molten metal anthems by Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Dio, Motörhead, Manowar, Armored Saint, Queensrÿche, Jag Panzer...
ROOTS of 2024 Metal Instrumentals | on SiriusXM
Epic metal instrumentals from 2024 by High on Fire, Deceased, 200 Stab Wounds, Blood Incantation, Darkthrone, Inter Arma, Passage d'Hiver, and more