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Ian Christe is the author of Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal and Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga. He is the publisher of Bazillion Points Books, home to Swedish Death Metal, Murder in the Front Row, Metalion: The Slayer Mag Diaries, Touch and Go, Experiencing Nirvana, Heavy Metal Movies and other authoritative books about powerful movements and moments in overlooked history. Since 2004, he has hosted a weekly metal history show on Sirius XM in North America. He enjoys exploring.

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ROOTS Speed Session w/ ANTHRAX | on SiriusXM Week of September 19, 2026 Sat 9/19, 6PM ET Sun 9/20, 1PM ET Mon 9/21, 9AM ET Tues 9/22, 4PM ET Thurs 9/24, 9PM ET Roots spreads the infectious spirit of Anthrax in honor of Cursum Perficio, their first new record in a decade. Join us for a recap of all three recorded Anthrax vocalists, plus guest spots by S.O.D. and Bud E. Love Bomb and Satan’…

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	Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal 3.96 avg rating — 3,050 ratings — published 2003 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga 3.77 avg rating — 739 ratings — published 2007 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Born Human: The Life and Music of Death's Chuck Schuldiner by David E. Gehlke, Ian Christe (Goodreads Author) 4.77 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2025	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Iron Maiden: The Ultimate Unauthorized History of the Beast by Neil Daniels (Goodreads Author), Gavin Baddeley, Daniel Bukszpan 3.74 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2012 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“That's certainly the roots of heavy metal. That whole sense of revolution and wanting to be powerful is definetly a puberty thing. Fans don't have to be offended by that. Everybody goes through it. That's why heavy metal is so powerful.”
― Ian Christe, Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal

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“Soon after the June 1982 release of Metal Massacre, Lars Ulrich reported losing his virginity at a party at Dave Mustaine’s house.”
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“Those bands, in their style and approach, that’s what I call tits-and-ass metal,” comments Rob Halford of Judas”
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