Hard Attack (Sirius)

Infobox Radio Station
name = Hard Attack


area = United States, Canada
slogan =
airdate =
frequency = SIRIUS 27 DISH Network 6027
format = Heavy metal| Hardcore owner = Sirius Satellite Radio
class = Satellite Radio Station
website = [http://www.sirius.com/hardattack www.sirius.com/hardattack]

"Hard Attack " is a Heavy metal and Hardcore radio station on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 27 and DISH Network channel 6027.

The station plays such popular acts as Metallica, Megadeth, Pantera, Static-X, Slipknot, Anthrax, Slayer, Killswitch Engage, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Iron Maiden, Hatebreed, and many more. Its phrase is "the heaviest music on or off the planet".

"Hard Attack" runs various programs including:

*Bloody Roots - Author of "Sound of the Beast", Ian Christe hosts this program as he discusses and plays songs from a specific genre or scene of metal. It airs Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays at various times.

*The Devil's Dozen - The most requested songs of the week are compiled in a countdown. It airs on Saturday at 5 pm ET.

*Hard Files - This segments provides a weekly interview with a band or band members. It runs on Thursdays at 7 pm ET.

*Contact High - Bobby Black of "High Times" hosts this hour dedicated solely to stoner rock and metal. It airs on Thursdays from 9 pm to 10 pm ET.

*Beyond the Pit - The most extreme forms of metal and hardcore, including grindcore and black metal, are showcased during this segment. It airs every night from 11 pm to midnight ET.

ee also

* List of Sirius Satellite Radio stations
* List of Dish Network channels

DJ's

José Mangin Weekdays 6 pm - 9 pm ETSaturdays 3 pm - 6 pm ET

José Mangin started his assault on music as Music Director of the University of Arizona college radio station. As a graduate student in Pharmacy in Memphis, Mangin landed a killer gig at a local station and won Album Network's prestigious "Metal Director Of The Year" award in 1999. So he ultimately decided against pushing pills, and started pushing albums for TVT Records in New York City, and soon landed his dream job at SIRIUS in 2000. José isn't just one of the Hard Attack DJs: He also programs the channel, so you can thank him for the righteous metal you hear every day!

Ian Christe Weekends 9 am - 3 pm ET

Ian Christe is the author of Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal. He's covered emerging technology and fringe culture for Reuters, Wired and salon.com. His hundreds of articles on heavy metal have appeared in Spin, AP, CMJ Monthly, Blender, Metal Maniacs and Guitar World. His own digital metal as Dark Noerd was featured on the Gummo movie soundtrack CD alongside metal artists Sleep, Bathory and Burzum.

Mario Weekdays 6 am - Noon ETSundays 3 pm - 9 pm ET

Mario got his radio start at his college's heavy metal station. A veteran of the New Jersey metal and hardcore scenes with a hand in every sub-genre out there, he brought a flavor to his college station that everyone wanted a taste of. Thursday and My Chemical Romance are two of the bands that Mario lent a hand to early on. Mario also has spent ten years adventuring through one of the most notorious musical outfits from the east coast, December Aeternalis. He bleeds passion on the stage, and also on the mic – he DJs six days a week on Hard Attack.

Kal Weekdays Noon ET - 3 pm ET

Born in Cairo, Egypt, the son of a travel agent, Kal moved around a lot, before settling in the USA at age eight. A few years later, he bought his first Metallica CD, and at that point, his life's path was clear. Like many other kids, he picked up a guitar and started playing... and later on, he got on the other side of the mic, working at his college's heavy metal radio station. These days, he's happy to vent his metal rantings weekdays on Hard Attack.

Scotty C Weekdays 3 pm - 6 pm ETSaturdays 6 pm - 9 pm ET

Born into a family of musicians, Scotty C. started playing guitar at an early age... and at an early age he realized he sucked. So he switched to drums. During college, Scotty got really drunk one night and wandered into his school's radio station. He learned that he could get his own show and play all this music that he acquired over the years... all music that he could never hear on any radio station. After college, he landed an internship at SIRIUS, which eventually landed him a job on Hard Attack, a dream for any metalhead. Scotty splits his time between his band Downfall, hear him six days a week on the radio blasting the heaviest music on or off the planet!

Zeena Weeknights 9 pm - Midnight ET

Zeena popped out of the womb in true metal fashion, kicking and screaming. Instantly falling in love with music, she immersed her life in singing and becoming a student of music... then she moved to New Jersey and developed an endearing love for all things obscene. This amorous union sparked a need for more metal and liquor in her life, leading her to work with some of metals' finest at Roadrunner and Earache Records, as well as many years of ripping her throat out with her own musical endeavors. These days Zeena spends her time upping the crass ante, fronting a stoner rock band and of course, listening to metal. Always classy and always trashy, Zeena brings her love of all metal, hatred of idiots and passion for bad men to the Hard Attack family!

Troy Hinson Weekends 9 pm - Midnight ET

Troy hails from the woods of Pennsylvania, deep in the heart of Amish country. His interest in metal/hardcore began at a young age. "My first show at 13 years old was Sheer Terror and Sick Of It All at City Gardens, in Trenton, NJ. When Sheer Terror went on, it was an absolute brutal bloodbath, and I thought I was going to die. It was cool!" Troy hosted a metal radio show with legendary PA concert promoter Frank Phobia for a few years before landing a gig at SIRIUS. Music is his life. He enjoys writing, recording and performing music. In addition, Troy has toured the U.S. a few times over with different bands, and is currently playing with the experimental/grindcore band I Want To Kill You and the bizarre funk band Hot Asian Women.

Kara O'ConnorWeekends 1 am - 4 am ET

Kara was introduced to metal by her older sisters who had a penchant for Pantera-loving biker dudes. As a teenager Kara hung with all the rock guys and they dragged her to hardcore shows all over New York City. She loves getting in the pit and kicking ass, preferably yours. Kara is honored to join the Hard Attack family, and hopes to make all of the metalheads proud!

External links

* [http://www.sirius.com/hardattack Sirius Hard Attack]

Tommy Wilk - Coordinator and Metal news Blitz