Liquid Metal (Sirius XM)
Liquid Metal is a channel on Sirius XM Radio. The channel was originally launched as Hard Attack, and was only located on Sirius 27, moving to Sirius 40 on May 4, 2011.[1] The channel plays a variety of metal from classic to cutting edge and newer metal artists. Its catchphrase is "the heaviest music on or off the planet".[2]
| Broadcast area | United States Canada |
|---|---|
| Slogan | The heaviest music on or off the planet |
| Frequency | Sirius XM Radio 40 DISH Network 6040 |
| First air date | November 12, 2008 (as Liquid Metal) |
| Format | Active Rock Metalcore, Thrash Metal, Death Metal |
| Class | Satellite Radio Station |
| Owner | Sirius XM Radio |
| Website | SiriusXM: Liquid Metal |
The station plays such popular acts as Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, Black Sabbath, Pantera, Slipknot, Killswitch Engage, Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet For My Valentine, System of a Down, Testament, Exodus, Emmure, Five Finger Death Punch, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Dio, Motörhead, Hatebreed, Disturbed, GWAR, Suicide Silence, Fear Factory, Godsmack, Lamb of God, Sepultura, Soulfly, Meshuggah, Machine Head, Hellyeah, Prong and many more. On November 12, 2008, Hard Attack merged with XM Liquid Metal as part of the Sirius/XM merger, renaming the channel as Liquid Metal. The channel was also added to XM channel 42 at the time, replacing XM Liquid Metal, and is now on XM 40.[3] This channel can also be heard on Dish Network channel 6027. Until February 9, 2010, it was on Direct TV channel 841.
See also
- List of Sirius Satellite Radio stations
- List of XM Satellite Radio Channels
References
- "Sirius Channel Lineup" (PDF). 2011-05-02. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- "Liquid Metal". SiriusXM. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- "XM Channel Lineup" (PDF). 2011-05-02. Retrieved 2011-05-04.