Ian Christe's Blog

ROOTS of Space Horror | on SiriusXM Week of October 4, 2025 Sat 10/4, 6PM ET Sun 10/5, 1PM ET Mon 10/6, 9AM ET Tues 10/7, 4PM ET Thurs 10/9, 9PM ET The high holy days of Halloween begin with a terrifying trek across the creepy cosmos with Vektor, Nocturnus, Hypocrisy, Cryptic Shift, Blood Incantation, Wormed, Artificial Brain, Voivod, Gigan, Bolt Thrower, and more. To infinity and beyond….

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ROOTS Death Band 2025 Alumni Update | on SiriusXM Week of September 27, 2025 Sat 9/27, 6PM ET Sun 9/28, 1PM ET Mon 9/29, 9AM ET Tues 9/30, 4PM ET Thurs 10/2, 9PM ET Two decades after the tragic passing of Chuck Schuldiner, dozens of former members of his influential band DEATH continue to break new metal ground. Check out recent releases by an all-star array of players from all seven…

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ROOTS Honors Tomas Lindberg of AT THE GATES | on SiriusXM Week of September 20, 2025 Sat 9/20, 6PM ET Sun 9/21, 1PM ET Mon 9/22, 9AM ET Tues 9/23, 4PM ET Thurs 9/25, 9PM ET + On Command: SiriusXM App We honor Tomas “Tompa” Lindberg, one of metal’s greatest vocalists, who passed away Sept 16 at age 52 after battling cancer. Join us for a powerful journey through his recordings with At the…

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ROOTS Creator Series: Satyricon + Paradise Lost | on SiriusXM Week of September 13, 2025 Sat 9/13, 6PM ET Sun 9/14, 1PM ET Mon 9/15, 9AM ET Tues 9/16, 4PM ET Thurs 9/18, 9PM ET + On Command: SiriusXM App Join our intro/refresher course on two trailblazing metal bands this week, Norwegian black metal mainstays Satyricon, and English death/doom pioneers Paradise Lost.

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ROOTS of 1985: THRASH METAL ARRIVES in FULL FORCE | on SiriusXM Week of September 6, 2025 Sat 9/6, 6PM ET Sun 9/7, 1PM ET Mon 9/8, 9AM ET Tues 9/9, 4PM ET Thurs 9/11, 9PM ET In 1984 classic heavy metal peaked, then in 1985 the metal world was already upended by an assault of young, heavy thrash metal bands including Overkill, Slayer, Exodus, Celtic Frost, Anthrax, Megadeth, Dark Angel…

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ROOTS Tribute to Brent Hinds of Mastodon | on SiriusXM Week of August 30, 2025 Sat 8/30, 6PM ET Sun 8/31, 1PM ET Mon 9/1, 9AM ET Tues 9/2, 4PM ET Thurs 9/4, 9PM ET Honor the passing of Brent Hinds, cofounder of Mastodon, 21st-century guitar hero, hard-wired tour animal, and wild metal visionary. The tribute features Mastodon live recordings, rare takes, side projects Fiend Without a Face…

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above: Dave Mustaine and Kerry King, Megadeth live in 1984, photo by Harald Oimoen from the book MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW: Shots From the Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter ROOTS Megadeth Speed Session | on SiriusXM Week of August 23, 2025 Sat 8/23, 6PM ET Sun 8/24, 1PM ET Mon 8/25, 9AM ET Tues 8/26, 4PM ET Thurs 8/28, 9PM ET As Dave Mustaine and Megadeth prepare their final album and…

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ROOTS of 1990s Stoner Metal | on SiriusXM Week of August 16, 2025 Sat 8/16, 6PM ET Sun 8/17, 1PM ET Mon 8/18, 9AM ET Tues 8/19, 4PM ET Thurs 8/21, 9PM ET Inhlae the resonance this week of pure, simple, analog tube-driven 1990s stoner metal this week with the retro rumblings of Down, the Obsessed, Kyuss, Sleep, Melvins, Acid King, Goatsnake, Cathedral, Acid King, Melvins, and more.

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ROOTS of Songs About Metal History | on SiriusXM Week of August 9, 2025 Sat 8/9, 6PM ET Sun 8/10, 1PM ET Mon 8/11, 9AM ET Tues 8/12, 4PM ET Thurs 8/14, 9PM ET Is this confusing? A metal history lesson ABOUT songs that tell the story of metal? Hopefully not, because for this show Sound of the Beast author Ian Christe turns to his own sources, bands like Anthrax, Megadeth, Judas Priest…

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Above: Shopping row near the boyhood homes of Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, and Tony Iommi, Aston, Birmingham (Ian Christe) ROOTS of Birmingham’s British Steel | on SiriusXM Week of August 2, 2025 Sat 8/2, 6PM ET Sun 8/3, 1PM ET Mon 8/4, 9AM ET Tues 8/5, 4PM ET Thurs 8/7, 9PM ET Birmingham, England, poured out its heart this week as crowds of tens of thousands flooded the streets for…

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