We kicked off the show talking about Tom Araya's recent comments on selling his soul and then compared Slayer's career to Megadeth's. We also discussed David D Rainman's recent marijuana admission. Jared from Subway's drama was brought up. We got calls from Colin, LeRoy and Lil Lou. In the second hour, we were joined by Cristina and her boyfriend Jon, who discussed converting to Judaism. Cristina and Noa talked about their unique experience moving in and we wrapped up answering our question of t...
Aug 02, 2015•2 hr 15 min
We started the show discussing the controversial statements Hulk Hogan made about black people that were recently uncovered . We then spoke with bassist Bryan Richie of The Sword and talked about their new album High Country, BBQ and touring in vans. In hour two, we talked more about Hole Kogan, we played a hilarious anti-gay marriage Christian lady rant and played some drops. The Sword – Empty Temples Harm's Way – Law Of The Land Obscura – Cosmogenesis Body Count – Evil Dick Listen to RIP a Liv...
Jul 27, 2015•2 hr 3 min
We celebrated Sid's birthday this week, with a few phone calls from his biggest fans. We talked about Phil Rudd getting arrested again, Danzig choking out a photographer, the confederate flag drama, Rob's experience at Mayhem Fest and Sid getting backstage for Foo Fighters. In hour 2, we played one of our all time favorite game shows, Death or No Death… where you have to figure out which band of the four options given is fake. We wrap up the show talking about visors and Caitlyn Jenner. Here's t...
Jul 20, 2015•2 hr 11 min
We kick off the show talking about Sid's farts. We also got in a heated discussion about Ladybeard and Ladybaby. Rob briefly talks about the TOR browser and Noa discusses going to a Mets game. We were then joined by Randy Blythe, who talked about his excellent new memoir, Dark Days. Randy talks about his writing process, being incarcerated in a Czech prison and he explains why his band would never play the Czech Republic again. Additionally, Blythe shares his thoughts on the state of metal media...
Jul 13, 2015•2 hr 31 min
We kicked this week's episode talking about the July 4th holiday here in the States and the origin of fireworks. We also discussed those escaped convicts and marijuana strains. In hour two, we discussed pornography addiction, and answered the question of the week… what was the most your parents ever embarassed you? Here's this week's playlist: The Black Dahlia Murder – Vlad, Son of the Dragon Rivers of Nihil – Perpetual Growth Machine Cathedral – All Your Sins Listen to RIP a Livecast on Stitche...
Jul 05, 2015•2 hr 14 min
We kicked this week's show off with some talk of Disturbed's David D Rainman leaving Twitter. Sid, The Decider, started discussing art, profit and nihilism. We spoke to LeRoy who told us all about his Ramadan practices. In hour two, we discussed the Confederate flag, we get a call from a dispensary worker, and recap Mike Francesa's explanation of emojis. We conclude talking about the question of the week: What is the worst sounding language and why? Here's this week's playlist: Meshuggah – Soul ...
Jun 28, 2015•2 hr 2 min
We kicked this week's episode talking about the new Five Finger Death Punch song, a roach in Noa's bathroom, the terrible new movie Max . We then talked to Blake, who discussed Hatebeak, Livecast memes, and our listener from Wales, Josh. In hour two, we talk the new Slayer song, Kerry King's atheism, Dave Mustaine being honored, and we answered this week's question of the week, "How do you think each member of the Livecast lost their virginity?." Here is this week's playlist: Hatebeak – Seven Bi...
Jun 21, 2015•2 hr 9 min
This week, we had Between The Buried and Me vocalist Tommy Rogers call in to talk about the band's new album, Coma Ecliptic, why Tommy doesn't like playing during the daytime, juggling the band and family life and how he discovered his favorite bands. Besides Tommy, we talk about LeBron's tip slip, Noa talks BBQ, the Livecast curse with Christopher Lee and we played a ton of drops. Between The Buried and Me – Famine Wolf Maruta – Hope Smasher Satyricon – Mother North Listen to RIP a Livecast on ...
Jun 15, 2015•2 hr 11 min
This was a very Periscope-heavy edition of the Livecast. Rob discussed attending a wedding party in Harlem. We talk about legendary wrestlers. Sid shares a weird underwear story. We discuss the controversy over our Kim Kardashian post . In the second hour, we talk to Dave Hill about his new stand-up album, Let Me Turn You On, which is available on iTunes and Amazon . We had just introduced Dave to Periscope, so he was a bit flustered. We managed to talk about what he would do if he joined Danzig...
Jun 08, 2015•2 hr 25 min
We began discussing crepes and Rob overhearing a date. We got nostalgic for 976 and 900 numbers. Darren discussed his hate of seafood. We reviewed a preview for the new CBS reality show, The Briefcase. We discussed our question of the week, which was why don't you call in and that led to some tangential conversations. Ghost – Cirice Maruta – Genocide Interval Battlecross – Not Your Slave Listen to RIP a Livecast on Stitcher or on iTunes (please leave a rating/review as well). Also, make sure to ...
Jun 01, 2015•2 hr
This week was a smorgasbord of variety on RIP a Livecast. There was a little bit of everything. We talked about the tragic story that was reported earlier today about the man who died at a Chevelle concert . On the return of Beyond The Band, we have Vice President of marketing at Metal Blade Records, Kelli Malella talking about her ascent in the music business from starting out as a publicity assistant and offers great advice to anybody looking to get into the music business, in a musicial or be...
May 25, 2015•2 hr 26 min
We kicked this week's episode off by learning about Miley Cyrus' cover of our current favorite hip hop anthem, "My Neck, My Back." We then took a closer look at a recent interview with Dave Mustaine discussing the failed reunion of Megadeth's classic lineup and how misunderstood he is. This week's special guest was Sebastian Bach, who was an awesome guest, talking about his upcoming tour , his autobiography, the drama with other members of Skid Row, his appearances on Gilmore Girls, playing Isra...
May 18, 2015•2 hr 4 min
This Mother's Day episode kicks off with the GWAR drama earlier this week with the band kicking out the performer who played Vulvatron. We find an old episode of Noa's original podcast, which is absolutely worth the listen alone. We then discuss originality in music and bands' influences. To buffer all this music talk, we get a call from LeRoy, who accuses us of payola and another call about a marijuana interaction with a police officer. Hour two is mostly dedicated to discussing Ja Rule's new c...
May 10, 2015•2 hr 5 min
If you enjoy us discussing Hasidic Jews, this is the episode for you. Noa discusses her tour of Borough Park. Rob and Noa talk about going to see Randy Blythe's photo exhibition opening and meeting stars from yesteryear. We discussed Scott Weiland embarrassing himself and got a bunch of calls from listeners we haven't heard from before. We also answered the question of the week, which was If you can reactivate any band, what band would it be? Here is this week's playlist: Veil Of Maya – Teleute ...
May 04, 2015•2 hr 6 min
We kicked off the show talking about the controversial story earlier this week about the porno filmed at a metal festival. We were also joined by Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor, who talked about the band's current tour with Clutch , his side project, Arcadea, jamming with his wife, and stories about his grandparents jamming with Johnny Cash. In hour two, we spend a lot of time talking about Khia, geriatric pro wrestling legend Verne Gagne, foreskin facial masks and our question of the week, Which...
Apr 27, 2015•2 hr 15 min
We kicked this week's Livecast off with a discussion about the new Slayer track, " When The Stillness Comes ." Noa and Jake talked about their recent trip to Puerto Rico. We got a call from our listener, Daanish, who asked us to help him with his Jewish Studies homework. In hour two, we got advice from Steve Harvey and got some very important tips on washing our genitals and answered this week's question of week, If every musician was forced to retire and you could only save one from retiring, w...
Apr 20, 2015•2 hr 4 min
We kick this week's episode off talking about the recent Scientology documentary, Going Clear. We transitioned into a convo about the recent religious confrontation in the metal sphere. We also discussed Khia and CoCo, toilet paper, Steve Segal movies and Marilyn Manson. Here's this week's playlist: Listen to RIP a Livecast on Stitcher or on iTunes (please leave a rating/review as well). Also, make sure to follow us on Facebook , Twitter and Youtube . Join us live next week starting at 6pm Easte...
Apr 12, 2015•2 hr 14 min
Loni joined us for this week's episode, and we kicked it off talking about the religious freedom act. Somehow we transitioned into a conversation about Rob losing his job at SiriusXM. We then celebrated the 10th anniversary of another legendary metal outlet. After the music break, we read more Yelp reviews from Ken P. and took some phone calls. There was virtually no conversation about heavy metal this episode, so it's a good one, for sure! Here's the playlist: Taake – Orm Cherubs – Unhappyable ...
Apr 05, 2015•2 hr 17 min
This week, we celebrated recording 300 episodes of RIP a Livecast. We got congratulatory voicemails from past guests like Gunface, Dave Hill, Dan Ozzi, and even Sister Robba. We talked about some of our favorite moments in the history of the show and played over 300 drops from the show. Our music break was all song parodies we did over the years, which we kicked off with a new parody from "Dave Mustaine." Thank you to everybody who's listened to even a moment of our first 300 episodes. Listen to...
Mar 29, 2015•2 hr 7 min
We kicked off the show with Rob recapping his adventures from SXSW, including a quick call from our pal Godless. We followed it up with another Beyond the Band segment featuring Earache's U.S. label manager, Al Dawson, who talked about coming up in the metal scene via Australia and how you should go about getting a job in the music business. Hour two was a lot of talk about Jews, Nobody Beats the Wiz, and our Question of the Week – what is your most embarrassing masturbatory experience? Here's t...
Mar 23, 2015•2 hr 21 min
We kicked off the show talking about Rob delaying the start of the show. We discussed the insane news of Slipknot guitarist Mick Thomson getting stabbed by his brother . We also talk in much length about this amazing Varg love advice video . In the second hour, Sid talks about getting hit on at a party with his wife, everybody shared recent subway riding stories and we wrap up with the question of the week: "What is your favorite band name?" Here's this week's playlist: Demons & Wizards – Wi...
Mar 16, 2015•2 hr 3 min
We kicked off this week's episode with fallout from last week's discussion of the vandalization of Dimebag's grave. We moved on to discuss Lars Ulrich's celebrity-filled bachelor party and an interesting encounter Noa had. We followed it up with our biggest Beyond the Band yet with A&R legend, Monte Conner of Nuclear Blast Entertainment, who discussed how he broke into the business, his first signings, working with Type O Negative and Slipknot and what he looks for in a band that he signs. I...
Mar 09, 2015•2 hr 26 min
We kicked off the episode talking about the controversial desecration of Dimebag Darrel's grave site . We spent a lot of time discussing the fallout of the situation, how the matter should be handled and fielded some interesting phone calls with viewpoints on the matter. In hour two, "Iron Sheik" joined us via ISDN line from Arlington for some reporting from the scene of the crime. We also talked about salaries in metal, the new band from former members of Megadeth and Noa's flatulence. Here's i...
Mar 02, 2015•2 hr 21 min
We kicked this week's episode off with a weather update. We then got a call from the Elitist Metal Fan and we discussed the Twitter happenings with Phil Labonte on Friday. We also talked about his favorite metal bands. We had a lot of callers in the first hour, and we discussed pizza toppings, bad jokes in Orlando and JNCOs. In hour two, we discussed the Question of the Week, which asks what our last meal would be. Darren discussed his diet and Sid tried to talk him out of it. We played a new Je...
Feb 18, 2015•2 hr 8 min
Our friends Jake Bowen and Loni Berman sat in on the show this week. Jake talked about his recently completed tour with Periphery and shared some tour stories. There were regular weather updates. We had another Beyond The Band segment with guitar tech Keaton, who has worked with Six Feet Under, The Faceless and The Dillinger Escape Plan amongst others. Keaton recollected how he broke into the business and reconnected with his friend Skippy. In hour two, we offer a budding podcaster some advice, ...
Feb 15, 2015•2 hr 2 min
Naturally this week's episode of the Livecast kicked off with cleaning buttholes. Rob discussed his many hats. We talked about some stories from our college radio show and how we messed with the hip hop show. We talked about Dave Mustaine and bullying and then in the second hour, we played Thrash It or Trash It and listened to music from Contrarian , Forced Abortion and Bleed The Pigs . We played some voicemails from Blake of Pig Destroyer and wrapped it up with our Question of the Week, which w...
Feb 08, 2015•2 hr 14 min
We kick off the show discussing the recent news of the potential of Megadeth's classic lineup. This leads to some great Dave Mustaine chat. Then, we got a call from the other side of the world as Psycroptic drummer Dave Haley called in. He discussed the band's forthcoming self-titled album, living in Australia and what life is like in Tasmania. In hour two, we got a weird call from a fan named Kitty, Rob talked about his wrestling web development adventures, including designing Rob Van Dam's off...
Feb 01, 2015•2 hr 4 min
Rob was in the LA area for NAMM, so we thought this would be the perfect opportunity to recap some of our funniest bits from the year. Here's a quick look: Christopher Lee's Christmas Album Nullos Our favorite Yelp reviews Interview with Yakir from Israeli metal band Hammercult Our friend Monica calls in and hears from "Cousin Brucie" Steve Harvey delightful dot com Discussing Black Veil Brides which morphs into a convo about Hong Kong Korea Iraqi fan calls in to tell us about the time he jerked...
Jan 26, 2015•2 hr 49 min
We kicked off the show debating if the moon was a planet or a star (it's a satellite). We then discussed the recent controversy between Sumerian Records and an unsigned band . The great Jason Suecof of Audiohammer Studios was our special guest this week. Jason talked his joke band, Crotchduster, his production work, living around bears in Florida and just what the hell mastering is. In hour two, we discussed clips of Nancy Grace's hilarious interview with 2Chainz & a piece of advice from the...
Jan 19, 2015•2 hr 5 min
Nothing says there's a new Livecast episode like a kick-off discussion about religion. We briefly touch on the news coming out of Paris before moving on to discussing metal topics like the Lamb of God fan suing Live Nation, the fan who got stabbed at the Cattle Decapitation show and Rage Against the Machine being banned in Arizona schools. We also discussed last week's revelation, squirting, and the rapper who was in a long term relationship with a girl who he eventually finds out is his cousin....
Jan 12, 2015•2 hr 3 min
