Comedian Brian Posehn, fresh off the release of his new metal album, Grandpa Metal , sits in and talks about his lifelong passion for pro wrestling, and how it ran parallel to his passion for heavy metal. We talk about wrestling in the 70s, how Hulk Hogan got him out of wrestling, how he got back into it in the 90s, and his thoughts on WWE and AEW today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Support the show: http://patreon.com/ripalivecast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...
Mar 21, 2020•41 min
The coronavirus outbreak and the imposed social distancing forced the Livecast crew to get a little creative this episode. For the first time ever, all of us recorded the show remotely from our homes. Because of this, we are also offering a unique video version of the episode for Patrons . We kick things off talking about where we are with the coronavirus, and how it's affected our daily lives. We then move onto playing a hilarious old Megadeth interview from 1989. A caller discusses with us the...
Mar 18, 2020•1 hr 33 min
We kicked things off talking about coronavirus causing metal cancellations, fish butt, and some political talk. We discuss an old Danzig interview, what not to do with potatoes, mohels in the news, the Mrs. Smith wah off, and we end the show with some Thrash It or Trash It. Bands played include Red Vox , The G.O.A.T. and Your M.O.M. , Cheap Pop , and Abaasy Listen to the Metal Injection Livecast on: Spotify , iTunes , Stitcher , Google Play , Tunein or this RSS feed . Join our Patreon to get a b...
Mar 11, 2020•1 hr 34 min
The Black Dahlia Murder frontman Trevor Strnad is our special guest on the show this week. Trevor sits in on the entire show. We talkabout his band's new album, Verminous, which is out April 17th on Metal Blade Records, and the story behind it, the fancy special editions and the writing process. Trevor discusses coronavirus concerns, especially as he's about to embark on tour. Rob talks about his trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands and gets a commercial jingle stuck in everybody's head. We also get ...
Mar 06, 2020•1 hr 30 min
Here is a short clip of our Patreon-exclusive roundtable discussion on the I Am Thor documentary. Listen to this full episode by subscribing to our Patreon for $5 a month at patreon.com/metalinjectionlivecast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Support the show: http://patreon.com/ripalivecast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 01, 2020•4 min
AEW breakout star Darby Allin talks music and pro wrestling ahead of his big match at the AEW PPV, <em>Revolution</em> this Saturday night. We talk to Allin about the massive crowd reactions he's been getting, advice he got from Chris Jericho, who he wants to work with in AEW and of course music. We talk about Allin's first show memories, his favorite bands and which bands Darby thinks you should listen to. Check out previous Squared Circle Pit interviews about wrestling with Slipkno...
Feb 27, 2020•32 min
We're so excited to have our favorite geriatric shredder Mrs. Smith sitting on this edition. She discusses her upcoming WAH OFF with Kirk Hammett next weekend , and we also talk about other shredders like Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and, of course, Yngwie. We talk to plenty of Mrs. Smith fans on the phone and get a call from a few surprise shredders as well. An awesome edition Listen to the Metal Injection Livecast on: Spotify , iTunes , Stitcher , Google Play , Tunein or this RSS feed . Join our Pa...
Feb 26, 2020•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 1
We kick things off talking about the amazing Kerrang! Dave Mustaine interview, and revisit his comments on Obama and James Hetfield kicking his dog. We talk about Noa's crazy ice climbing adventure. We discuss Judas Priest guitarist KK Downing's new band and Alex Skolnick's new collaboration. We wrap the show with some hatemail and give some podcasting advice. Listen to the Metal Injection Livecast on: Spotify , iTunes , Stitcher , Google Play , Tunein or this RSS feed . Join our Patreon to get ...
Feb 19, 2020•1 hr 26 min
We kick things off talking about the Rage Agains the Machine reunion. We then discuss the summer touring season and how ticketing has changed over the years. We move on to discuss Larry David and his recent controversy. We discuss Biden and some politics, as well as some conservative comedy specials and how they relate to metal. We learn about the new fad with banana peels, a new hip hop genre and what's going on with Gwyneth Paltrow's cooch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. ...
Feb 12, 2020•1 hr 26 min
We're so excited to finally have British death match legend Jimmy Havoc on the show. We talked about how he got into pro wrestling and eventually into rock and metal. Jimmy talked about the effect AFI had on him, and what it was like meeting Davey Havok. We talk about death match wrestling and Jimmy offers some interesting insight about how it's a release for him. He talked about what a life changing moment signing to AEW was, and talks about relocating to the States and living with Kip Sabian a...
Feb 10, 2020•37 min
What an eventful edition of the Metal Injection Livecast! We kick things off talking about the new Dave Mustaine memoir that was just commissioned. Then, we spend a healthy amount of time looking up hilarious Vince Neil cameos, and end up also watching some Tommy Lee cameos too. We talk about Joe Biden being too close to his granddaughter, and wrap up the show with some great voicemails and some wonderful drops. Listen to the Metal Injection Livecast on: Spotify , iTunes , Stitcher , Google Play...
Feb 05, 2020•1 hr 51 min
What's with all the good drummers dying? We kick things off discussing the sad news. Noa discussed locking herself out of her apartment. We recommend some tours coming around that you should check out. We play some QAnon conspiracies. We reminisce about Queen of Vagina and Your Boy Bangz. We discuss the controversial "Penis Man" and learn about why Nickelback will never come back to Portugal. Listen to the Metal Injection Livecast on: Spotify , iTunes , Stitcher , Google Play , Tunein or this RS...
Jan 29, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 552
We're so excited to have a huge guest on the show - big time comedian and noted metalhead, Brian Posehn, calls in at the top of the show to talk about his new comedy metal album with Scott Ian, Grandpa Metal (out Feb. 14th), and other fun topics. Brian is a great guest and the time flies by. The rest of the show is spent with Rob recapping his NAMM shenanigans, including partying at Dimebash, Nickelback stories and what happened after the show ended. We end the show offering some (perhaps bad?) ...
Jan 22, 2020•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 551
We kick things off discussing our fast food preferences. We then discuss the sad status of rock radio. We share stories from our college radio station. We get some Oscar and sports reviews from a vlogger that we stand shoulder to shoulder with. We wrap the show up with some great hatemail about Rob's french, metalcore vocalist and about our episode titles. Listen to the Metal Injection Livecast on: Spotify , iTunes , Stitcher , Google Play , Tunein or this RSS feed . Join our Patreon to get a bo...
Jan 15, 2020•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 550
We kick things off with our New Year's resolutions. Noa explains her future vision board. We discuss climate change and the recent feud between Meat Loaf and Greta Thunberg. We catch up with Gene Simmons in regards to his ice cereal desires. We reminisce about our favorite deathcore vocalist podcast host. We review Ilana Glazer's standup special and the movie <em>Joker</em>. We talk about Ricky Gervais' monologue at the Golden Globes. We wrap things up reading some hatemail about Jew...
Jan 08, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 558
It's the first show of the new year and the new decade. We kick things off with a little math lesson, then Darren discusses a surreal dream that he had. We talk about this recent Ozzy tabloid magazine scare. Rob recalls his holiday trip to Montreal. We talk about Gene Simmons' unique way to eat cereal. Noa talks about why she doesn't drink milk. We talk about some metal-sounding religious news and wrap up with some fun hatemail. Listen to the Metal Injection Livecast on: Spotify , iTunes , Stitc...
Jan 03, 2020•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 548
We kick things off talking about how we spent the holiday break and previewing the bonus Patreon episode coming next week. Rob talks about his experience getting Chinese food on Christmas day and how ungrateful some customers were. We learn about new deregulations on the pork industry that gross us out, and spend some time playing hilarious audio clips of our President. We wrap up the show discussing some highlight episodes of the podcast from the first five years. Listen to the Metal Injection ...
Dec 26, 2019•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 547
We kick things off taking about annoying holiday commercials. We discuss Christmas music this episode, and why Hanukkah lands on a different day every year. We talk to a new caller, Baby Daniel, who requests some tech support from Rob. We talk about talk show shock jock Richard Bey, club kids, and Andy Dick's recent appearance at a metalcore show. We spend some time analyzing Motley Crue ticket prices. We wrap up the show with a special appearance from Thor Shredsteen. Listen to the Metal Inject...
Dec 17, 2019•1 hr 42 min
MetalSucks' Axl Rosenberg was back to sit in on the show. We kick things off talking about Chanukah and our favorite deathcore vocalist. We then play some silly Trump clips. We discuss Rob's pre-diabetic diagnoses, holiday gifts, Anthrax's lawsuit, a disgusting video . Sid recaps his recent trip to New Orleans. We wrap up the show discussing Jewish pigeons. Listen to the Metal Injection Livecast on: Spotify , iTunes , Stitcher , Google Play , Tunein or this RSS feed . NEW: Join our Patreon to ge...
Dec 11, 2019•1 hr 35 min
This week, we had a very special guest, our Livecastard of the Month, Eric, who actually signed up for our highest Patreon tier , and sat in on the show. We kicked off the show talking about Brighton Beach, and Eric's fandom. We talk about Brooklyn high schools. We give our opinions on the new Five Finger Death Punch song. We discuss the Billie Eilish / Van Halen drama from the week. Rob tells the story of getting his butt drained. Rob goes off on the local news and the conspiracy to make a Kore...
Dec 04, 2019•1 hr 46 min
We kicked things off with Rob recapping his experience at the Tool concert. We then discussed Dave Mustaine's recent interview talking about doing better with his cancer diagnosis. We discuss the Mark McGrath clip from Cameo, breaking up with some girl's boyfriend. We talk about the weird Papa John's guy. We wrap the show up playing Thrash it or Trash It with songs from Vinter , Zud , Warpit , Oshie . Listen to the Metal Injection Livecast on: Spotify , iTunes , Stitcher , Google Play , Tunein o...
Nov 26, 2019•1 hr 29 min
We kick things off talking about the Motley Crue reunion. Darren shares a story from work. Rob talks about going to a concert tonight. We explore the latest #fartgate happenings. We spend a lot of time talking about metal. We listen to some A Perfect Circle, Poppy, Billy Eilish. Rob and Darren share barber stories. Listen to the Metal Injection Livecast on: Spotify , iTunes , Stitcher , Google Play , Tunein or this RSS feed . NEW: Join our Patreon to get a bonus episode each month, and other beh...
Nov 19, 2019•1 hr 26 min
We're back and super excited to welcome the Hot Topic senior buyer Joe Enriquez to the show. Joe tells the REAL story of how Bullet Club shirts ended up in Hot Topic, as well as t-shirts from Chris Jericho and other New Japan brands. We discuss how this indirectly lead to the formation of AEW. Joe also discusses how he got into metal and pro wrestling, old school thrash and we spend some time talking about 90s ECW. Check out previous Squared Circle Pit interviews about wrestling with Slipknot's ...
Nov 15, 2019•44 min
A special treat for Livecast fans, we are giving you a preview of the type of content you can expect on the Patreon page . Earlier this month, we posted an exclusive sit down interview with longtime fan of the show Blake Harrison of Pig Destroyer/Hatebeak/Zealot R.I.P. Blake sits in on the entire episode and we talked about his journey to the studio, memories of Hatebeak, his new bands, and tons of other fun revelations. We hope you enjoy. Sign up for our Patreon here to get monthly bonus episod...
Nov 15, 2019•44 min
On this week's episode, we were joined by Stray From the Path guitarist Tom Williams. We talk about band's recently released new album, Internal Atomics, growing up in Long Island, the band's political stances and the current political climate. Elsewhere, Rob discusses his preferences of fests vs. regular shows, interactions at shows that made him stop wanting to go and we spend some time discussing Veteran's Day with some commentary from our favorite on the scene reporter, Mark B. Listen to the...
Nov 13, 2019•1 hr 32 min
We kicked things off with an update on Rob's marijuana abstaining, or lack thereof. We then spend a good amount of time discussing the latest Mike Francesa controversy, #FartGate. Eventually, we laugh so hard our jaws hurt. Kenny Hickey of Silvertomb/Type O Negative also joins the show, talking about some of his favorite Brooklyn pizza joints, going to shows in Brooklyn in the 80s and great stories about Type O. We talk about Kenny's new band, Silvertomb, and their killer new album, Edge Of Exis...
Nov 06, 2019•1 hr 30 min
We're excited to welcome back Busted Open radio producer Alex Metz to the show, to talk about all things pro wrestling and rock. We kick things off discussing techniques for wrestlers blading. Rob has a big revelation this week. Oasis is discussed and we debate who the nicer Gallagher brother is. We discuss Morrisey's recent controversies, yes plural. We discuss Snoop Dogg's blunt roller, the Walls of Jericho drummer arrested for trafficking weed and end the show talking about some pro wrestling...
Oct 30, 2019•1 hr 32 min
Former host of MTV Headbangers Ball, Riki Rachtman, called into the show to share memories of Headbangers Ball, working at WCW and to talk about his podcast, the Cathouse Hollywood podcast . We also discussed new Misfits shows, the Food Network, Kermit The Frog, Noa's trip to Los Angeles, looking at our own buttholes and the recent Mayhem revelation. Listen to the Metal Injection Livecast on: Spotify , iTunes , Stitcher , Google Play , Tunein or this RSS feed . NEW: Join our Patreon to get a bon...
Oct 23, 2019•1 hr 33 min
We have a very special guest, Jinjer vocalist Tatiana Shmayluk called into the show. She talked about the band's upcoming album, Macro, out October 25th on Napalm Records, growing up in Ukraine, Russian foods and more fun stuff. We tall about the recent Robb Flynn drama, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony and read some recent hatemail. Listen to the Metal Injection Livecast on: Spotify , iTunes , Stitcher , Google Play , Tunein or this RSS feed . NEW: Join our Patreon to get a bon...
Oct 15, 2019•1 hr 25 min
We kick things off talking about the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. We then discuss David D Rainman's recent request to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl. We get on the phone with Gatecreeper frontman Chase Mason to talk about their new album, Deserted and their upcoming tour, as well as sweatpants. Other topics discussed include a local news report about creepy predators, Noa's stories from the cash register, and we wrap the show up talking about Ellen and her new best friend. Listen to...
Oct 08, 2019•1 hr 42 min