Ian Christe's Blog

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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ROOTS Goodbye to Ozzy Our Doomfather | on SiriusXM Week of July 26, 2025 Sat 7/26, 6PM ET Sun 7/27, 1PM ET Mon 7/28, 9AM ET Tues 7/29, 4PM ET Thurs 7/31, 9PM ET While the world mourns the loss of Ozzy Osbourne, Roots recalls why he matters most to metal fans with a playlist of the heaviest tracks from Ozzy’s fifty-plus years of recordings. Selections by Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne solo…

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ROOTS of France’s Radical Metal Extreme | on SiriusXM Week of July 19, 2025 Sat 7/19, 6PM ET Sun 7/20, 1PM ET Mon 7/21, 9AM ET Tues 7/22, 4PM ET Thurs 7/24, 9PM ET or SiriusXM app | SiriusXM.com For the past few decades, the eternal metal hotbed France has been home to a cadre of bands that push all boundaries of metal to the furthest limits. Join us for a terrifying encounter with wild…

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above: Orchid-era Opeth ROOTS of 1995: Metal Reboots | on SiriusXM Week of July 12, 2025 Sat 7/12, 6PM ET Sun 7/13, 1PM ET Mon 7/14, 9AM ET Tues 7/15, 4PM ET Thurs 7/17, 9PM ET or SiriusXM app | SiriusXM.com As metal elders including Black Sabbath and even Slayer take their final bow, we look to the exceptional year 1995 for inspiration. Just as classic heavy metal and even thrash and…

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ROOTS Black Sabbath Farewell Event Preview | on SiriusXM Sat 6/28, 6PM ET Sun 6/29, 1PM ET Mon 6/30, 9AM ET Tues 7/1, 4PM ET Thurs 7/3, 9PM ET In advance of the July 5 Black Sabbath farewell event in their home neighborhood of Aston, Birmingham, England, this we week we wave goodbye back at the originators of heavy metal. Stand up for Sabbath selections including live material…

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ROOTS Shark Attack: 50 Years of JAWS | on SiriusXM Sat 6/21, 6PM ET Sun 6/23, 1PM ET Mon 6/24, 9AM ET Tues 6/25, 4PM ET Thurs 6/26, 9PM ET Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the satellite. We celebrate 50 years since the June 20, 1975, release of JAWS by plunging into the bloody shark-infested depths! Join us for a frenzy of razor-sharp attacks from across the metal spawning…

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