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ROOTS of South American Progressive Metal | on SiriusXM Week of November 22, 2025 Sat 11/22, 6PM ET Sun 11/23, 1PM ET Mon 11/24, 9AM ET Tues 11/25, 4PM ET Thurs 11/27, 9PM ET + On Command in the SiriusXM app As beauty contestant Ignacia Fernandez uses her Miss World Chile crown as a platform for her progressive death metal band Decessus, we heed the call and explore the mountains…

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ROOTS of Chuck Schuldiner’s Death Band Members | on SiriusXM Week of November 15, 2025 Sat 11/15, 6PM ET Sun 11/16, 1PM ET Mon 11/17, 9AM ET Tues 11/18, 4PM ET Thurs 11/20, 9PM ET + On Command in the SiriusXM app 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…

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ROOTS of NEW ORLEANS METAL | on SiriusXM LM40 Week of November 8, 2025 Sat 11/8, 6PM ET Sun 11/9, 1PM ET Mon 11/10, 9AM ET Tues 11/11, 4PM ET Thurs 11/12, 9PM ET + On Demand in the SiriusXM app This week we delve into the Mississippi Delta metal of caustic bayou riff wizards Eyehategod, Crowbar, Exhorder, Soilent Green, Graveyard Rodeo, Goatwhore, the Mystick Krewe of Clearlight, Thou…

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ROOTS of Total Metal Evil | on SiriusXM Week of October 25, 2025 Sat 10/25, 6PM ET Sun 10/26, 1PM ET Mon 10/27, 9AM ET Tues 10/28, 4PM ET Thurs 10/30, 9PM ET Our hellish Halloween celebrations continue with a celebration of metal’s sinister secret sauce—pure wild evil! Face your fears with the help of a battery of diabolical tracks by Bathory, Possessed, Mercyful Fate, Slayer, Satyricon…

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ROOTS of Metal Body Horror | on SiriusXM Week of October 18, 2025 Sat 10/18, 6PM ET Sun 10/19, 1PM ET Mon 10/20, 9AM ET Tues 10/21, 4PM ET Thurs 10/23, 9PM ET Our celebration of the high holy days of Halloween increases in intensity with a sick journey into the body horror within shocking tracks by Voivod, Enforcer, Autopsy, Fear Factory, Cannibal Corpse, Devourment, Revocation…

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ROOTS of Metal Folk Horror | on SiriusXM Week of October 11, 2025 Sat 10/11, 6PM ET Sun 10/12, 1PM ET Mon 10/13, 9AM ET Tues 10/14, 4PM ET Thurs 10/16, 9PM ET The high holy days of Halloween continue with a chill-inducing journey through the old haunted oaks to witness metal folk horror by Venom, Iron Maiden, Wurdulak, Jex Thoth, Mansion, Green Lung, Type O Negative, Vampire, and more.

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ROOTS of Metal 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.

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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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