We have Dan Ozzi and Noa's roommate, Cristina, sitting in on the Livecast this week. We briefly discussed the new Laura Jane Grace memoir Dan contributed to, Tranny: Confessions Of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout, out November 15th. We also discussed hanky codes , skin peeling, we ranked fast food establishments, gave advice on pitching stories and music and discussed if boy butt is a compliment or an insult. Listen to RIP a Livecast on Stitcher , Google Play or on iTunes (please lea...
Aug 03, 2016•2 hr 8 min
When I started this podcast, one of my dream guests was Slipknot's Corey Taylor. I was able to get a short window of time with Corey on the phone, as he is out on the road on Slipknot's massive summer tour. Corey talks about how he got into wrestling in the 80s through N.W.A., his favorite pro wrestlers, his thoughts on the current scene, attending this past WWE Monday In The Bank live, how pro wrestlers inspire his onstage persona, as well as the backstage story of how his altercation with NXT ...
Jul 28, 2016•34 min
We spoke with a lot of Livecast listeners on this edition of the show. We learned about the life of a prison guard. We discussed the meaning of Gojira's name. We talked about some of the craziest things we've seen at shows. We talked about backyard wrestling. We even got into a little politics discussion. It gets heated! 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 and Youtube . Join us ...
Jul 27, 2016•2 hr 2 min
We kicked things off wishing Sid a happy birthday. We talked a bit about the Republic National Convention, Dave Mustaine, David D Rainman, and spent some time mocking Alex Jones. We got a call from Norma Jean vocalist Cory Brandan talking about the band's new album, Polar Similar, touring in Europe, lineup changes and more. 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 and Youtube . Join ...
Jul 20, 2016•1 hr 59 min
We kicked off the show discussing Noa's hair in an odd place. We took some calls about weird scenarios and our private parts. We discussed Corey Taylor's recent cellphone incident, as well as his opinions on Black Lives Matter. We spoke with Andy Thomas, who discussed pooping on the road, his band's favorite foods on the road, Wes Hauch joining the band and their new album, Selves We Cannot Forgive, out July 22nd. In hour two, we dissected a recent episode of Celebrity Family Feud and answered s...
Jul 13, 2016•1 hr 57 min
This week, I had a chance to speak with one of my wishlist guests, Converge frontman Jacob Bannon. I got a chance to catch up with Jacob before Converge's killer set at House of Vans in Brooklyn, NY yesterday to talk a whole lot of 1980s wrestling. We talked Jim Crockett Promotions, Mid-Atlantic, WWF. Jacob shares a story of going to a Kerry Von Erich autograph signing, watching World Championship Wrestling at 6:05 on Saturdays, and, of course, Ric Flair. We wrap up the show talking about Brock ...
Jul 07, 2016•30 min
This week, we discussed the latest Megadeth drama and our Independence Day celebrations. We then got on the phone with legendary drummer Carmine Appice, who discussed his new book, Stick It! , discussing his Brooklyn roots, the groupies of the 70s, how Cameron Crowe got Almost Famous wrong, and how awful pop music is today. In hour two, we listened to voicemails, talked to longtime Arabic listener in Ohio, talked Crystal Pepsi, and heard from some new callers. Listen to RIP a Livecast on Stitche...
Jul 06, 2016•2 hr 5 min
This was a great episode where we unveiled our newest song parody, that of David D. Rainman's "Sound of Silence." We also spent time this week discussing the Brexit, BBQ, Tom Araya's stance on guns, the new Independence Day movie, Bob Rock, blowjob cafés, and we played Thrash It or Trash It. We played music from East Sherman , Espionage , traildriftingtwins , Odium , Suspended and Road of Glass . Listen to RIP a Livecast on Stitcher , Google Play or on iTunes (please leave a rating/review as wel...
Jun 29, 2016•2 hr 7 min
We start the show talking about two guests that ended up no-showing. We then got into another discussion about Dave Mustaine and Nick Menza. We discuss summer blockbusters, Jerry Lewis' Nazi movie and we get some more reviews from our favorite Yelper. We wrap up the show learning about bull balls. 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 and Youtube . Join us live on our new day, nex...
Jun 21, 2016•2 hr 3 min
I was so pumped to finally be able to spend an hour talking about pro-wrestling with AltPress Awards executive producer Josh Bernstein. Josh has been a wrestling fan for life and responsible for booking a lot of wrestlers on rock award shows. Josh tells some incredible anecdotes about Vince McMahon, CM Punk, Chris Jericho and orchestrating the confrontation between Baron Corbin and Slipknot's Corey Taylor. Follow Squared Circle Pit on Facebook and Twitter . Subscribe to Metal Injection podcasts ...
Jun 17, 2016•1 hr 12 min
We kicked off this week's show talking about the fatal massacre in Orlando. We then shifted gears to discuss Dave Mustaine's recent follies, David D. Rainman, Darren's experience seeing a local celebrity's band, Noa's experience on a recent date, Alex Jones' latest looney statements and if milk is disgusting or not. 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 and Youtube . Join us live ...
Jun 15, 2016•2 hr 2 min
We kick things off talking about our favorite subject, Dave Mustaine, and also the Axl Rose drama. We spent a lot of time talking about Mustaine and then spoke to a few new callers. We also heard from longtime listener Max from California, while discussing country music. Somebody in the army called in to discuss last week's Memorial Day comments, and we wrapped up the show taking some voicemails. Listen to RIP a Livecast on Stitcher , Google Play or on iTunes (please leave a rating/review as wel...
Jun 08, 2016•2 hr 3 min
This was another hilarious edition of RIP a Livecast. We kick it off with a candid discussion of Disturbed and their ability to ruin covers. We discuss Memorial Day and spend a good portion of time debating the sincerity of John Cena. We spend a lot of time discussing Dave Mustaine's politics, in a truly golden segment and listen to Mustaine recall "fond memories" of Nick Menza. This leads to more politics talk and discussion about the gorilla in the news. Listen to RIP a Livecast on Stitcher , ...
Jun 01, 2016•2 hr 3 min
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
