Liquid Metal (Sirius XM)

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Liquid Metal
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Broadcast area United States
Canada
Frequency Sirius XM Radio 42
Dish Network 6042
Programming
Format Active rock
metalcore
thrash metal
death metal
heavy metal
Ownership
Owner Sirius XM Radio
Technical information
Class Satellite Radio Station
Links
Website www.siriusxm.com/channels/liquid-metal

Liquid Metal is a Sirius XM Radio station broadcasting a heavy metal format. It is carried on Sirius XM Radio channel 42 and DISH Network channel 6042.

Contents

Ian Christe, author of the book Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal , hosts a weekly radio show known as Bloody Roots that provides an in-depth look at the history of the genre. [1]

In 2022, Virginia legislator Danica Roem appeared as a guest host on the station to share her appreciation of heavy metal music. [2]

On July 28, 2023, Liquid Metal temporarily became Pantera Radio, a radio station that played Pantera songs and some other metal songs.

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References

  1. "SiriusXM: Liquid Metal - Shows". siriusxm.com. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  2. King, Katie (May 17, 2022). "Thrash talk: Heavy-metal-loving Virginia legislator co-hosts 'Liquid Metal' radio show on SiriusXM". The Virginian-Pilot . Retrieved June 17, 2023.