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Sweet Sound of Guitar Pedal Cakes
I've heard of drooling over gear, but this is ridiculous. Click to see the Ibanez Tube Screamer and a DeArmond Square Wave, also in...
Roots of Metal Live Albums | on SiriusXM
We ignite the satellite with peak live entries by Slayer and Pantera; extreme perfection by Morbid Angel and Emperor; and more recent entries by Entombed and Night Demon. Black Sabbath and Death also feature
WORD CUP 2016
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 Deals Forty Years of Motörhead’s Ace of Spades | on SiriusXM
November 8 marks the 40th anniversary of Motörhead's Ace of Spades
Sat 12/7: Experiencing Nirvana Release Party at Fantagraphics Seattle
Join author Bruce Pavitt and a host of heroes from the early years of Sub Pop Records
WRC Rally Cup
Bloody Roots Wishes You a Verrry Metal Xmas on Sirius XM
A full leather stocking of real holiday heaviness by Halford, King Diamond, Black Breath, Type O Negative, 220 Volt, Tankard, Venom, and many more.
Bloody Roots of Pacific Northwest Metal on Sirius XM
The Pacific Northwest has long possessed a solid but often overshadowed metal pedigree
Roots of Deep-Rooted Worldwide Folk Metal | on SiriusXM
Incantations, hymns, and headbanging from Tengger Cavalry, Skyclad, Mezarkabul, Cemican, Eluveitie, Heilung, Primordial, Zeal & Ardor...
CYCLING TOUR
ROOTS Salute to Queen | Metal History on SiriusXM
ROOTS Salute to Queen | Metal History on SiriusXM
Week of November 3, 2018
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Who Are You? #9: Library of Congress Edition
Our colleagues at the U.S. Library of Congress have wandered into a hall of mystery located in the palace of your and our expertise.
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
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
Bloody Roots of Grindcore on Sirius XM
BLOODY ROOTS OF GRINDCORE
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Incinerator: Hot Hot Heat
Global warming and 100-degree weather in the city this summer doesn't seem so bad compared to being incinerated and cremated for an eternity in...
Tues 7/14, Brooklyn: Tony Rettman (NYHC) & Bob Suren (Crate Digger)...
Tuesday, July 14, Rough Trade NYC (64 N 9th St, Brooklyn, New York 11249) will host a record summit for the ages.
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ROOTS of Melodic Death Metal | on SiriusXM
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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 | on SiriusXM
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?
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
A powerful journey through Tompa's recordings with At the Gates, Disfear, Skitsystem, Lock Up, Converge, the Crown, Necronaut, the Lurking Fear, more
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.



























































