Ten Tracks That Shook Apart 2013 (And Held It Together)

Summing up some tracks that lit up the year!

Sirius XM Bloody Roots 2013 Instrumental Metal Holiday Festival

Following in Bloody Roots tradition, this annual holiday show recaps the year's most epic metal instrumentals.

Sirius XM Bloody Roots of Grunge and Metal

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.

Sirius XM Bloody Roots Honors 30 Years of SLAYER’s Show No Mercy

December 3 brought the thirty-year anniversary of SLAYER's landmark debut album Show No Mercy, and Bloody Roots host Ian Christe tolls the birthday bells.

Sirius XM Bloody Roots of Southeast Asian Metal

Historic leaps are happening in metal and hardcore scenes in Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand.

Bloody Roots Feasts on “Hellbent for Cooking” w/Morbid Chef Annick Giroux

"Death to false meals" is the battle cry this Thanksgiving week, as Annick "the Morbid Chef" guests.

EXPERIENCING NIRVANA Book Excerpt in Guitar World, Dec 2013

The latest issue of Guitar World (Dec. 2013) features a key group of sample photos and diary entries from EXPERIENCING NIRVANA

Sirius XM Bloody Roots Honors Morbid Angel’s Covenant After 20 Years

The twenty-year legacy of Morbid Angel's breakthrough Covenant album, the pioneering first-ever major label death metal record.

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

Sirius XM Bloody Roots of Mercyful Fate’s Melissa at 30 Years

On October 30, 1983, obscure Danish quintet Mercyful Fate released its haunting and evocative debut album, Melissa.

Sirius XM Bloody Roots of Old School Death Metal

The raw roots of death metal are laid bare with Autopsy, Possessed, Death, Repulsion, Slaughter, Necrovore, Morbid Angel, Nihilist, and many more!

Bloody Roots of Werewolves in Metal

The season of horror continues as Bloody Roots brings you a survey of werewolves in heavy metal.

Slayer Mag + Black Metal Artifacts at Rockheim Museum, Trondheim, Norway

The stalking of black metal by popular art museums continues!

Decibel Talks Meatmen, Hardcore, and Family Life w/Tesco Vee

"That turned into a half-hour set with Negative Approach backing me. It was the first time in 11 years and I felt like I could do it."

Sirius XM Bloody Roots of Slashers in Metal

This week Bloody Roots highlights the shining blades and cruel dispositions of knife-wielding slashers throughout metal genres.

Check Out the Cover of Experiencing Nirvana, by Bruce Pavitt

Here's Magnus at Bazillion Points judging the cover of our upcoming Experiencing Nirvana: Grunge in Europe, 1989

SiriusXM Bloody Roots of Carcass Worship

Over the past 25 years, the impact of Liverpool metal band Carcass has been repeatedly felt worldwide in countless forms.

10/4-10/5 We Got Power! in Phoenix: Support the Scene!

The wayward youth of Southern California are running wild with the tumbleweeds in the streets of Phoenix, AZ, this weekend.

Laina Dawes: Black Women in Metal in Texas, North Carolina, and How Far You...

Laina Dawes at Housecore, MEOW Con, Sonja Haynes Center, and Indiegogo Campaign

Sirius XM Bloody Roots Welcomes Bill Steer and Jeff Walker of Carcass

Bloody Roots heralds the return and Billboard Top 50 success of the almighty Carcass with a visit from carnage kings Jeff Walker and Bill Steer.