We were joined by our friend Loni for this episode. We discussed some of Loni's current favorite bands, the death of former Megadeth drummer Nick Menza, Rob's & Noa's experience at WWE Extreme Rules, Noa's penis cast and Kelly Osbourne's statements about her father's Mistress. Loni and Sid reminisced about throwing punk shows at a synagogue and Rob and Loni had a touching moment in regards to those experiences. We listened to some country music, play a disturbing commercial and discuss the c...
May 25, 2016•1 hr 46 min
Noa and I got to go to WWE Extreme Rules in Newark, NJ and I had the bright idea to record a recap show on the car ride back. The audio quality is not my proudest moment, but it was a fun experiment discussing our experience at the show and all the matches that took place. Follow Squared Circle Pit on Facebook and Twitter . Subscribe to Metal Injection podcasts on iTunes (please leave a rating/review as well). Feel free to leave some feedback in the comments about what you thought of the show an...
May 23, 2016•22 min
We covered a lot of topics on this edition of the Livecast. We kicked off talking about the Misfits reunion. Noa discussed her continued sobriety. We discussed the new trend of fan's ashes being spread in mosh pits. We discussed Myrone and Deafheaven and if they are good or not. We discussed a recent case where a man murdered his wife and blamed it on eating too much edible marijuana. We wrapped up with Alex Jones conspiracy theories, penis transplants and shenises. Listen to RIP a Livecast on S...
May 18, 2016•2 hr 2 min
We kicked off this episode talking about the recent drama with Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne. We then moved on to discussing farts, food hangovers, discrimination against transgender people, Noa's jui jitsu and rolls. We also listened to some disturbing voicemails from Sumner Redstone, learn more about Mike Francesa and the Mad Dog and feature the return of troat cancer guy. Listen to RIP a Livecast on Stitcher , Google Play or on iTunes (please leave a rating/review as well). Also, make sure to foll...
May 11, 2016•1 hr 56 min
This edition of the wrestling-meets-metal podcast features very special guest, Andy Williams, guitarist of Every Time I Die, and professional wrestler in training. Of all the episodes recorded of Squared Circle Pit so far, this was the longest, because we just had so much to talk about. We kicked off the conversation discussing what inspired Andy to pursue training for pro wrestling, and he revealed that CM Punk was his inspiration. We discuss his training and how preparing for a rock gig compar...
May 06, 2016•1 hr 19 min
We are so excited to welcome back comedian and metalhead Dave Hill to the show. Dave is promoting his new book, Dave Hill Doesn't Live Here Anymore out next week. Pre-order it here . We talk to Dave about writing his second book, hanging with Fenriz, being a man about town, speed metal dating and much more. We discuss the new rock festival, trans people in toilets, Ted Cruz, and miso soup. Listen to RIP a Livecast on Stitcher , Google Play or on iTunes (please leave a rating/review as well). Als...
May 03, 2016•1 hr 59 min
This was a jam-packed episode of the Livecast. We kick things off with Noa and Rob discussing Noa's birthday party and watching UFC. We then get into a deep discussion about the death of Chyna. Our guest, Alex Martel of Amnesia Rock Fest called in and discussed what it takes to put a festival together. Longtime listener Max called in and we played his band Light of Disaster , which sounds nothing like Alla Pugacheva. We closed the show with some listener mail and a call from the biggest Prince f...
Apr 27, 2016•1 hr 59 min
This was quite an enlighting conversation for me. I spoke to Hanno from Mantar, an awesome new death-and-roll duo. Hanno is from Germany so it was fascinating learning how a German person interpreted the overly nationalistic storylines of the WWF at the time. Hanno talks his favorite moments from the early 90s, his favorite wrestlers and perhaps the greatest retelling of the Yokozuna Body Slam challenge I have ever heard. We also discuss Doink the Clown, I.R.S., Abe "Knuckle Ball" Schwartz and t...
Apr 22, 2016•57 min
This was a loaded episode. We began talking about voting in the New York primaries for the presidential election. We had a chance to check in with Dave Hill, who will be sitting in on the show in two weeks. We briefly discussed the 4/20 holiday and then spoke with an awesome guest, black metal musician Sina, who is one of the people profiled in the new black metal documentary, Blackhearts (trailer below). Sina talks about discovering black metal in Iran, life in the country, his band From the Va...
Apr 20, 2016•1 hr 54 min
We promised a big mystery guest and it's pretty clear who it is. We kicked off the show immediately discussing any remaining tension between Sean and Noa. We learn some more salacious details about their tryst all those years ago. We also discuss the Guns N Roses reunion and we talk about Darren's amazing experience at a local wrestling show. Listen to RIP a Livecast on Stitcher , Google Play or on iTunes (please leave a rating/review as well). Also, make sure to follow us on Facebook , Twitter ...
Apr 13, 2016•1 hr 52 min
On this edition of our metal-meets-wrestling podcast, Rob interviews Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta about how he got into pro wrestling, his favorite wrestlers, his attempts to sing on an official WWE theme, including auditioning, what metal could learn from pro wrestling, what a metal network similar to WWE network would look like and the big bad booty daddy, Scott Steiner. After the interview, Rob talks a bit about WrestleMania and we play a clip from this week's Livecast and sports broadcast ...
Apr 07, 2016•58 min
It's our first episode on our new day, Tuesday nights and it's a doozy. We start the episode learning about sexsomnia and Noa shares her experience dealing with it for a surprisingly revealing segment. We then discuss the Disturbed texting "scandal" as well as review the band's recent performance on Conan. We learn about obscure reality shows in Brooklyn, radio DJs, and we discuss WrestleMania. Be sure to stick around for the last 15 minutes of the show, where we analyze Mike Francesa's critique...
Apr 06, 2016•2 hr 5 min
There was so much to discuss this week, and we had special guest Justin Foley of The Austerity Program and Polonium. We discussed David D Rainman's recent outburst at a fan, Axl Rose possibly joining AC/DC, Dave Mustaine contradicting himself, and we dug deep into the Hulk Hogan/Gawker trial. We also played a track called "Bastard" from Justin's project, Polonium. Get more info on Polonium's upcoming release, Seraphim here . Listen to RIP a Livecast on Stitcher or on iTunes (please leave a ratin...
Mar 27, 2016•2 hr 14 min
I am so excited to bring you the second episode of my metal-meets-wrestling podcast, with a dude I've wanted to talk to about pro wrestling for the longest time, Mike D'Antonio, bassist of Killswitch Engage. Killswitch Engage famously wrote the entrance track "This Fire Burns" for CM Punk. We talk about Mike's friendship with Punk, as well as his love for ECW, NXT, Ring of Honor, seeing WrestleMania live, this upcoming WrestleMania and more. We originally were scheduled to chat for 30 minutes bu...
Mar 23, 2016•59 min
Rob just got back from SXSW and talks about some of his favorite performances, and about exploring some electronic music at the fest. We talked to Entheos singer Chaney Crabb, and she was an awesome guest. Chaney discussed her band winning over a weird SXSW crowd, life on the road and the band's new album, The Infinite Nothing, out April 1st. We also premiered a new track from the band, "Perpetual Miscalculations." In the second hour, we spent a lot of time talking about the Hulk Hogan vs. Gawke...
Mar 21, 2016•2 hr 12 min
This week, the show got very personal. We discussed Sid and Rob's bowel movements, Noa's new fitness regimen, and stepdaughters. We also talked about the Hulk Hogan/Gawker trial, and did we mention bowel movements? The manager of Mac Sabbath, Mike Odd, called in to explain the mythos of the band, how he discovered them and what fans can expect from their live show. 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 ,...
Mar 14, 2016•1 hr 48 min
I am so excited to launch the newest podcast here at Metal Injection: Squared Circle Pit! The goal of this podcast is to talk to metal musicians almost exclusively about pro wrestling and their love of it. To kick things off, we have a huge guest, legendary guitarist Zakk Wylde. Zakk of course played with Ozzy Osbourne and his own band, Black Label Society and while he wasn't shredding, Zakk was taking in some pro-wrestling. We talk about some of Zakk's favorite wrestlers, including the Ultimate...
Mar 11, 2016•42 min
This week, we had a very special guest on the show… legendary pro-wrestling announcer Jim Ross talked about his new stint as commentator of New Japan Pro Wrestling on AXS TV, Friday nights at 9pm. We also discussed Kerry King's comments this week on Metallica, Iron Maiden, and Pantera. We discussed Dave Mustaine's views of the country, Noa's misadventures on dating apps, and Levi tells us about the magic of working in a dispensary. Please help support the show and pick up a brand new t-shirt. Cl...
Mar 06, 2016•2 hr 6 min
We kicked this week's episode off with a political discourse about the GOP debates. We then welcomed Venomous Concept's Dan Lilker, who talked about growing up in the NY scene, his statement a few years ago on retiring and what part of the world has the best weed. Rob shared some anecdotes from seeing Black Sabbath, we discuss Lita Ford's recent controversies, and Noa tells us what she's been doing in her personal time. The show ends with a candid discussion about Oprah and atheism. Please help ...
Feb 29, 2016•2 hr 4 min
Noa's roommate Cristina joined us for the show this week. We kicked things off talking about the death of Mob Wives star and local celebrity Big Ang. We then got a call from the Grindmother, and her son Rain, who discussed their new album Age of Destruction, which comes out April 28th and can be pre-ordered here . In hour two, we discussed why everybody hates Dave Mustaine, Noa's new favorite Viking bands, and David D Rainman's and Breaking Benjamin's horrible cover of "Under Pressure." Please h...
Feb 21, 2016•2 hr 1 min
On this Valentine's Day edition, we were joined by Zac Amico, filmmaker, comic, and co-host of Real Ass podcast , who sat in on the entire show. We also got a call from surreal painter Vincent Castiglia , who recently painted a signature guitar for Gary Holt in Holt's own blood … he discussed that and his art technique. We also talked about the Iranian metal band being persecuted, the Hellfest drama, Beyonce drama, Prince Alberts Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia. This week's episode is prese...
Feb 15, 2016•2 hr 7 min
Bushwick Barry sits in on this episode, filling in for 3D. We kick things off with Sid dropping a bombshell on Noa. We also spoke to Howard Jones of Devil You Know, who told us about his diabetes scare and "big game" diet. In hour two, we discuss Phil Anselmo doing karaoke, and the art of it in general. 3D called in and told us some Vegas anecdotes and we end the show discussing all the sex toys Adam & Eve sent us (enter promo code "metal" for 50% off your purchase) Please help support the s...
Feb 08, 2016•2 hr
We spent a lot of time this episode discussing the controversial video of Phil Anselmo shouting "white power" during a Dimebag memorial show. We also got the opinion of some callers on the very sensitive issue. We also discussed Dave Mustaine's recent comments about the media, David D Rainman shedding a tear and end the show with "Dave Mustaine" singing YMCA. Please help support the show and pick up a brand new t-shirt. Click below for all the choices: Listen to RIP a Livecast on Stitcher or on ...
Feb 01, 2016•2 hr 2 min
Since we had so much fun doing a running DVD commentary of the Metallica documentary, Some Kind of Monster, we thought we would do it again with another rock doc. This time, we focus our sights on Anvil: The Story of Anvil, the award-winning 2008 documentary spotlighting first-wave thrash band Anvil. We'd really appreciate your feedback for this episode. Did you enjoy listening along? Did you listen without watching the doc or with the doc playing at the same time as us? We are considering doing...
Jan 24, 2016•1 hr 34 min
We kicked off this week's episode with some (bad) advice from Steve Harvey. Then, we talked about the connection between John Wayne and Texas. We then dissected some newly idiotic statements by Dave Mustaine and followed that up by discussing the "New York values" comment in the recent Republican debate. We discussed David Vincent's recent turn to country and Rob revealed a newly discovered fetish he enjoys. Please help support the show and pick up a brand new t-shirt. Click below for all the ch...
Jan 17, 2016•2 hr 3 min
We kicked this week's episode off with discussion about the Guns N Roses reunion. We then shared memories of Lemmy, and made some jokes at Triple H's expense. After playing Motorhead classics "Bomber" and "Overkill," we discussed Steve Harvey's new bacon, wiping toilet seat techniques and more. Please help support the show and pick up a brand new t-shirt. Click below for all the choices: Listen to RIP a Livecast on Stitcher or on iTunes (please leave a rating/review as well). Also, make sure to ...
Jan 11, 2016•1 hr 57 min
We kicked off the show paying tribute to the great Lemmy Kilmister. Rob then recalled his experience at a Korean bath, sharing one anecdote that almost made Noa puke. We got a call from Spanky that inspired stories about hallucinating. We also discussed Darren's birthday celebrations and played Thrash It or Trash It with tracks from Tormenter and Footprints In The Custard . Please help support the show and pick up a brand new t-shirt. Click below for all the choices: Listen to RIP a Livecast on ...
Jan 04, 2016•2 hr 1 min
We kicked this week's show off with Darren discussing his vacation. We move on to talking about how the Livecast curse has affected Thy Art is Murder, Emmure and Fred Durst. We learned about Dave Mustaine's favorite snack. We talk about the frontman of Attila's new personal advice website. Rob and Noa recall their experience at the WWE Madison Square Garden show. We discuss the amazing Steve Harvey clip from Miss Universe and a racist Floridian. Please help support the show and pick up a brand n...
Dec 28, 2015•1 hr 55 min
We are joined on this episode by our great friend Axl Rosenberg of MetalSucks.net. We learn a lot of things about genitalia and maintaining it on this edition of RIP a Livecast. We learn about penis transplants, squatty patties, female underwear, bidets and things get heated when Noa and her roommate Cristina discuss a recent visit to a local wrestling show with their friend Mariann from Brooklyn. Mariann calls in and curses out Sid. There is only one way to find out why, and that's by listening...
Dec 20, 2015•2 hr 2 min
This week, we played Thrash It or Trash It all throughout the episode. One of the people who submitted a song was longtime listener Leroy, who may not have been pleased with our critiques. There is a conversation about dick sniffing that made our insides hurt. We also discussed Dave Mustaine's advice to Scott Weiland, David Draiman's lack of autotune, how beets affect poop and more. Please help support the show and pick up a brand new t-shirt. Click below for all the choices: Listen to RIP a Liv...
Dec 13, 2015•1 hr 58 min
