Our friend Loni joined us again this week. Rob talked about his trip to LA. We learned the different definitions of shuttling. We talked to a Marine about his quest to become a Latino Leprechaun in WWE. We learned about what happens to goats in the Middle East. Loni discussed some of his other podcasting ventures. We learned of some of Ozzy Osbourne's cheating conquests, Tim Lambesis' current status, antifa and neo-nazis in heavy metal and Jesus in a top hat. As always, we'd love to hear your fe...
Sep 06, 2017•1 hr 56 min
Sean returns to the show this episode, sitting in on the entire episode. I guess we should also mention that Sean is nominated for an Emmy. He explains how that's possible, we talk about a possible alternate career for Sean, lots of analysis of sexy toys , the concept of taking a shower before entering a pool, the Mayweather vs. McGregor fight, Noa's wild daytime adventures, and some political gaffes. As always, we'd love to hear your feedback on the episode, whether by leaving a comment below, ...
Aug 29, 2017•1 hr 50 min
This week's guest is a long-requested guest on Squared Circle Pit – Landphil Hall, who you may know from his work with Municipal Waste, Iron Reagan and of course Cannabis Corpse. Landphil talks about attending both NXT Takeover and Summerslam last weekend, which type of wrestling shows he prefers to go to, his first live wrestling show ever, ECW, Andy Kaufman and more. All of LandPhil's bands released new music this year, so make sure to check em out: Municipal Waste put out Slime and Punishment...
Aug 26, 2017•57 min
This week's episode saw the return of our Beyond The Band segment, spotlighting Jason Lekberg , who discussed all the different roles in the music business, how he broke into the business and ways to promote a band in today's musical climate. We also played the track "Betray Your Creator" from his band, IKILLYA . Elsewhere on the show, Rob, Noa, and Darren all discussed their wrestling weekend, sphincters, Alex Jones' latest meltdown, workout music and more. As always, we'd love to hear your fee...
Aug 23, 2017•2 hr 7 min
This week, we welcomed special guest Brendon Small, who you may know as the creator of Dethklok and Metalocalypse. Brendon talked about his new solo album, Galaktikon II: Become the Storm, out August 25th ( pre-order here ). Brendon also talked about obscure horror movies, bad movies so bad they're great, the type of music he's been listening to, how his new album is inspired in part by Paul Simon, retro futurism and Jewish comedy icons. Elsewhere on the show, we discuss the awful happenings in ...
Aug 15, 2017•1 hr 58 min
This podcast is all about the intersection of heavy metal and pro wrestling, and Ladybeard is the perfect representation of that (sprinkled in with a little cross-dressing and J-pop.) In this incredibly insightful episode, Ladybeard talks about his journey from disovering heavy metal and watching pro wrestling at a young age to eventually finding himself training at the only wrestling school in Hong Kong, with Ho Ho Lun, who was recently seen on the WWE Cruiserweight Classic and WWE NXT. Ladybea...
Aug 12, 2017•57 min
On this edition, we talked to former Pantera bassist Rex Brown, who discussed his new solo album, Smoke On This. We talked about the creation of the album, riffing, tones and the sweet leaf. Elsewhere, we discussed Danzig's old house that's for sale , former Misfits vocalist Michael Graves' political leanings and plenty of talk about flavored condoms and edible underwear. We got a call from Florida superfan Aaron who shared some horror stories about working customer service at a Florida amusemen...
Aug 09, 2017•1 hr 58 min
We kicked things off to follow-up on last week's Linkin Park discussion. Rob discussed going to Nine Inch Nails. We talked a surprising amount about music. A longtime listener called back to discuss seeing Megadeth. Darren talked about his trip to Seattle. We discussed invasive landlords, Chris Christie's waistline and west coast burger joints. As always, we'd love to hear your feedback on the episode, whether by leaving a comment below, on our Facebook , Twitter , emailing hatemail@metalinjecti...
Aug 02, 2017•1 hr 57 min
One of the biggest stars of New Japan Pro Wrestling is my guest on the Squared Circle Pit this week, "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega. Omega is one of the most hyped wrestlers in the world right now, so I'm eternally grateful that he made some time to talk about his favorite power metal bands, namely Blind Guardian and Stratovarius. This interview occured on the morning of the first day of the grueling G1 tournament tour, so we also talk about that, his rivalry with Kota Ibushi, touring on buses, his t...
Jul 28, 2017•1 hr 2 min
Sean joined us for this episode and it was a trip down memory lane. We discuss the death of Chester Bennington of Linkin Park and the reactions to it, Tom Araya, grapefruits in the bedroom, Donald J. Trump, Havana, cops throwing semen at women and Mario shares a story of his latest conquest. As always, we'd love to hear your feedback on the episode, whether by leaving a comment below, on our Facebook , Twitter , emailing hatemail@metalinjection.net or leaving a voicemail by either Skyping "metal...
Jul 25, 2017•1 hr 59 min
It's the 420th episode of the Metal Injection Livecast, and Rob has vowed to take a bong hit for every caller that calls in. He mostly lived up to his promise. Sid and Noa also made sure to vape, because it was Sid's birthday episode. To keep with the theme, we talked to Jameson Bennett, co-founder My THC Guide , a Facebook Messanger chat bot that keeps you informed on all things 420. About 30 minutes into the show, Cypress Hill's Sen Dog & Biohazard's Billy Graziadei sat in to talk about th...
Jul 19, 2017•2 hr 2 min
Two dudes I've wanted to get on the Squared Circle Pit are the two guests on my show this episode: Aniz Ansari and Kyle, the dude behind my favorite Instagram, @selfies_food_and_pets . We kick off the episode talking about the North Carolina metal scene, grindcore, and metal fandom in general. Aniz talks about seeing early Between the Buried and Me shows and Kyle talks about how he needs to grind. Then we transition to pro wrestling talk, and we nerded the fuck out on Japan, old school wrestling...
Jul 13, 2017•1 hr 10 min
We kick things off talking about the ICP superfan who wants to hear them on the radio, Chris Christie's new career, Rob talks about the benefits of marijuana, getting older, we talk about Gene Simmons, great advice from Lemmy and take some calls. As always, we'd love to hear your feedback on the episode, whether by leaving a comment below, on our Facebook , Twitter , emailing hatemail@metalinjection.net or leaving a voicemail by either Skyping "metalinjectionlivecast" or using the Speakpipe widg...
Jul 12, 2017•2 hr 5 min
We kick off the show with a little heat. We then talk about some recent, hilarious, Dave Mustaine quotes. We also read some new reviews from our favorite Yelper. Mario calls in and we cheer him up about BaBa Mario. Chuck Blandington really makes his presence felt. We discuss "Old New York" and hardcore bands and wrap up the show discussing Trump and the NRA. As always, we'd love to hear your feedback on the episode, whether by leaving a comment below, on our Facebook , Twitter , emailing hatemai...
Jul 04, 2017•2 hr 1 min
Trey Williams, the drummer of Dying Fetus called into this week's episode and talked about the band's new album, Wrong One To Fuck With, the power of the groove, and some of his favorite bands to go back to and listen. We also discuss the latest in the continuing saga of Hulk Hogan and Metallica, Mike Francesa addresses a member of the Livecast, we Thrash or Trash Wings of Steel , and discuss putting needles in your pee-pee. As always, we'd love to hear your feedback on the episode, whether by l...
Jun 28, 2017•2 hr 3 min
We were very excited to have The Acacia Strain frontman Vincent Bennett call into the Livecast once again ( here's his previous episode ). Vincent talked about being on the Warped Tour, what keeps him going, his favorite ska bands, how ska got him into heavier stuff and the band's new album, Gravebloom, out June 30th. We also talk about the recent Nickelback/Stone Sour drama, Mike Francesa's problems with Asian Americans, Gene Simmons' selfishness and our views on atheism/being a Jew. var screen...
Jun 21, 2017•1 hr 59 min
We were joined by the producers of Two Minutes to Late Night , Jordan & Drew, who talk about how they started the show and offer some fun behind the scenes anecdotes. We also talk about Alex Jones, Jews, ball-stretching, throwing shoes on light posts, Owen Wilson impressions, drag queens & wrestling, and we talk guilty pleasures. As always, we'd love to hear your feedback on the episode, whether by leaving a comment below, on our Facebook , Twitter , emailing hatemail@metalinjection.net ...
Jun 14, 2017•2 hr 5 min
We kick off the show testing out our Irish accents and talking about Steve Harvey. We discuss Kathy Griffin's bizarre press conference calling out GWAR. We play some disturbing audio of Vladimir Putin. We learn about our favorite new music from Cupcakke. DeadStretch leaves us way too many drunken voicemails. And, we wrap up by playing a hot single from Stitches. As always, we'd love to hear your feedback on the episode, whether by leaving a comment below, on our Facebook , Twitter , emailing hat...
Jun 07, 2017•2 hr 2 min
Rob is back from his European trip and discusses some highlights, including the (im)proper way to pronounce "Berlin." We discuss this week's Danzig news, Sid talks about trying edibles, and learn an interesting story about a bathroom altercation. The show ends with Darren showing off his marvelous Arnold Schwarzenegger impression. As always, we'd love to hear your feedback on the episode, whether by leaving a comment below, on our Facebook , Twitter , emailing hatemail@metalinjection.net or leav...
May 31, 2017•2 hr 3 min
3D, Sid and Noa team up this week as Rob takes his vacation in Europe finding international butter. They start off by talking about the massacre at the Ariana Grande concert. Darren recaps his experience seeing Metallica recently. Mario calls in and talks about his marathon training and diet, while the Livecast discovers a new trait never seen before. Darren teases an upcoming TV project he's working on for public access TV. Noa gets confused in public toilets and Sid shares a shitty memory abou...
May 23, 2017•2 hr 2 min
On this edition, I talked to former WWE announcer Justin Roberts, who was the main ring announcer for WWE for about 10 years. Justin talks about his time in WWE, the backstage grind, how he found his way in to WWE and his new book, Best Seat in the House: Your Backstage Pass through My WWE Journey . Justin is currently working with TOOL hosting their VIP experiences, and we discuss how that came about and his friendship with the band. For more info on Justin's book, visit JustinRobertsBook.com a...
May 18, 2017•48 min
What an eventful episode. We kick things off talking about Steve Harvey's letter to his employees. We also discovered our favorite Israeli radio stations, and we take a walk down nu-metal memory lane, leading us to discuss a new nu-metal band that reached out to Rob, Dirty Machine. We ended getting a member of Dirty Machine on the phone, and Rob let the dude know his honest opinions. We play a new song that reminds us of Noa and play some amazing Fyre Festival audio. See omnystudio.com/listener ...
May 16, 2017•2 hr 6 min
The first hour was Darren-less but we had plenty of stories. Rob discussed his brief trip to Belgium, we talked about Ashba water, Sid shared his experience at a Russian restaurant and Noa talked about her jiu-jitsu tournament. We also discussed weird baby sex dolls, and got some calls from new listeners. As always, we'd love to hear your feedback on the episode, whether by leaving a comment below, on our Facebook , Twitter , emailing hatemail@metalinjection.net or leaving a voicemail by either ...
May 10, 2017•2 hr 2 min
I'm so excited to finally have my friend Arda Ocal on the show. Arda is a lifelong metal and pro wrestling fan, and we discuss his fandom journey in both recreations and also his incredible journey from intern at a Canadian cable channel to a full-time WWE announcer. Arda shares some great stories from his time at WWE and also offers some top-notch advice for people looking to make it as an announcer, and honestly, the advice can be applied to anybody looking to climb a corporate ladder. Check o...
May 03, 2017•1 hr 21 min
We kicked off this week's show getting a call from Israeli Guy. We spent a lot of time talking about the giant disaster that was the Fyre Festival . A Livecast fan shared a very interesting story about Chuck Berry which led us to go on a rant for a second week in a row about his infamous sex tape. Rob played some of his interview with Fronz from Attila and we discussed if we wanted to live like porn stars or fuck like them. At the end of the show, we welcomed legendary bassist Jason Newsted (Met...
May 01, 2017•2 hr 7 min
We kicked off this episode discussing the new Danzig single , we talked about steak and we discussed Chuck Berry's farting habits. We also chatted with The Howard Stern Show's most metal correspondent not named Richard Christy, Shuli Egar . We talked to Shuli about how he landed his gig, his favorite metal bands, and Shuli shared some incredible Iron Sheik stories. As always, we'd love to hear your feedback on the episode, whether by leaving a comment below, on our Facebook , Twitter , emailing ...
Apr 26, 2017•1 hr 51 min
We had a great conversation with That Metal Show co-host and comedian Don Jamieson. We talked Don's new standup album, Communication Breakdown , which is out this Friday, and joked about Metallica, Megadeth and marijuana. We also discussed James Hetfield narrating an anti-porn addiction documentary , Alex Jones calling himself a "performance artist" and Rob and Sid get personal with preferences and fears. We also hear from a new caller, and get some great voicemails and an awesome user-submitted...
Apr 19, 2017•1 hr 57 min
There were a lot of laughs between myself and this episode's guest, Jordan, aka Gwarsenio Hall from Two Minutes to Late Night. Jordan talks about how he got into wrestling through watching RuPaul's Drag Race, the similarities between drag and wrestling, his favorite wrestlers, the Undertaker, we talk about the Superstar Shakedown and what Jordan likes in a finisher. Check out previous Squared Circle Pit interviews about wrestling with Slipknot's Corey Taylor , Cannibal Corpse's George "Corpsegri...
Apr 14, 2017•57 min
Loni joined us on this edition of the Metal Injection Livecast. We kicked off recapping Rob and Darren's arrest from a decade ago, we discussed the United flight debacle, we talked about Ice-T, Afrika Bambaataa and Gene Simmons' tribute to Chuck Berry. We also find out the mysterious identity of the Darrensky guy, learn about what happens at a Warbringer show, and Loni's brand new podcast. As always, we'd love to hear your feedback on the episode, whether by leaving a comment below, on our Faceb...
Apr 12, 2017•1 hr 54 min
We dive into politics on this edition of the Metal Injection Livecast. We kick things off with discussions about the Mets, Alex Jones, Donald Trump and the Russia scandal. We also spend time on eating too many pancakes, cops doing naughty things in backyards, banyas, Dave Chappelle's comedy special, and we played some amazing voicemails. As always, we'd love to hear your feedback on the episode, whether by leaving a comment below, on our Facebook , Twitter , emailing hatemail@metalinjection.net ...
Apr 05, 2017•1 hr 57 min
