On this edition, we're joined by Jordan Olds, who plays Gwarsenio Hall on Two Minutes to Late Night , talking about their new live-streaming series, Splitsville happening this week. We discuss Hulk Hogan's beach house, Alex Skolnick raps and fun ways to livestream. After we part with Jordan, we discuss hacked chastity cages, Dave Grohl describing Lemmy's apartment and Rob shares a story about hairy backs. Join our Patreon to watch the video version and get a bonus episode each month, and other b...
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 24 min
AEW music producer Mikey Rukus talks about how he got the dream gig of creating theme songs for AEW, his favorite wrestling entrance themes, his process of creating themes, some themes he created at the last minute, working on Sting's theme and keeping that secret, and his new album, Bring the Rukus, out now. Follow Squared Circle Pit on Instagram , Facebook and Twitter . Check out previous Squared Circle Pit interviews about wrestling with Triple H , Adam "Edge" Copeland , Seth Rollins , Slipkn...
Jan 25, 2021•32 min
A hilarious edition of the Livecast. We kick off the show discussing Dave Mustaine's recent purple belt in jiu jitsu. We then follow up last week's story about Iced Earth guitarist Jon Schaffer storming the Capitol, with the latest updates. Darren offers a stunning revelation and we discuss how COVID is affecting the live gig economy. We play some Cameos from Chris Barnes and revisit a war of words between Barnes and Dave Mustaine that leads to some hilarity. We wrap up with Noa sharing some sto...
Jan 20, 2021•1 hr 38 min
We kicked things off talking about the wild riots at the Capitol building and the involvement of Iced Earth's Jon Schaffer in the proceedings. We also talk how All That Remains frontman Phil Labonte reacted. We get a call from our Iraqi-by-way-of-Detroit listener Hugh, who shares an Iced Earth story and talks about life in Iraq post-war and why he left. We wrap up the show with some hilarious Mike Francesa clips. Join our Patreon to watch the video version and get a bonus episode each month, and...
Jan 13, 2021•1 hr 26 min
This Is Hell frontman Travis Reilly joins me for the first SCP of 2020. Travis talks about getting into wrestling as a kid, getting back into wrestling by being on tour with This Is Hell, how he watched wrestling on the road. Stories comparing touring in a punk band to touring with wrestlers. We discuss the indie wrestling scene and we wrap the discussion talking about best practices for printing merch, and his opinion on direct to garment printing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...
Jan 09, 2021•1 hr 16 min
It's the first Metal Injection Livecast of 2021, and we have plenty to catch up on. We kick things off by paying tribute to Children of Bodom's Alexi Laiho. We discuss how much Hypocrisy frontman Peter Tägtgren looks like Steve Buscemi. We talk about the news that Tim Lambesis burnt himself. We wrap the show up discussing one of our all time favorite metal legends' current relationship and some hatemail from fans. Join our Patreon to watch the video version and get a bonus episode each month, an...
Jan 06, 2021•1 hr 22 min
Where does the time go? 600 episodes! It's a very celebratory episode of RIP a LIVECAST. We allowed fans to crash the party and "Zoom bomb" this episode in celebration of the milestone. In addition to meeting some longtime fans, Sean returns to the show, as does Dan Ozzi and we all play a fun new edition of Sexual Jeopardy. The video version of this episode is available for free viewing as well . Join our Patreon for bonus episodes each month, and other behind the scenes goodies. More info here ...
Dec 30, 2020•1 hr 48 min
As a special Christmas treat to our Livecast fans, we unlock our watch-along of the awful, terrible 1996 movie Santa with Muscles , starring Hulk Hogan, Ed Begley Jr. and Mila Kunis. You can watch along with us, and stream the movie for free on Youtube . Sign up to our Patreon to get two bonus episodes a month and access to video versions of our episodes this year. Don't forget to tune in live to our 600th episode THIS TUESDAY December 29th at 6pm eastern! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...
Dec 24, 2020•1 hr 38 min
We kick things off talking about the Hulk Hogan vehicle, No Holds Barred . Make sure to come back later this week for a bonus watch-along episode of Santa with Muscles. Witch Taint / Valley Lodge frontman, comedian and man about town, Dave Hill, returns to the Livecast tonight as our special guest to wrap up the year. We talk about Danzig wrapping Christmas presents, Nergal's yoga, ordering Domino's, Christmas talk, Guy Fieri and going for hikes. Join our Patreon to watch the video version and g...
Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 32 min
We're excited to have Trevor Strnad of The Black Dahlia Murder on to talk about the band's big livestream event, Yule 'Em All, that takes place this Friday, December 18 and tickets are still available here . Trevor was the last in-studio guest we had before the pandemic, so we follow up with what he's been up to since, and his experience getting Lasik surgery. We review his Cameos, we play the new David Hasselhoff music video, a Brujeria video, we learn of a medical miracle and a zombie Angelina...
Dec 16, 2020•1 hr 35 min
We're very excited to have the Greatest Man, The Red Chord bassist Greg Weeks, back on the show to talk about his new band, Sexless Marriage and just sit in and goof around with us. Besides talking about his band and catching up, we play a bunch of Chris Holmes music videos, Greg shares some old tales from Ozzfest, and we recount when Greg was in our Antichrist-mas Special and the days when Rob & Sid lived together. Join our Patreon to watch the video version and get a bonus episode each mon...
Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 41 min
Could this be the biggest guest in Squared Circle Pit history? Paul "Triple H" Levesque joins me on this edition to talk about how he got into heavy metal, the bands that first inspired him, the connection between heavy metal fans and pro wrestling fans, how he licensed Black Sabbath for NXT TakeOver: War Games, his friendship with Ozzy Osbourne over the years, his friendship with Tool guitarist Adam Jones (some great stories here), and comparing NXT to heavy metal. We conclude the fun conversat...
Dec 04, 2020•28 min
We kick things off by discussing the recent drama with Five Finger Death Punch's Ivan Moody and his former bandmates. We do another Cameo deep dive, this time with Dream Theater's James LaBrie. The Livecast crew debates if they would order a $106 burger. Noa reveals her fear of turkeys and Rob talked about all the roosters he ran into in the U.S. Virgin Islands. We end the show with Darren telling a story on local pizza recommendations. Join our Patreon to watch the video version and get a bonus...
Dec 02, 2020•1 hr 41 min
We kicked things off by discussing the recently announced Grammy nominations for Best Metal Performance. We also go through Megadeth's bad luck streak with Grammys before finally winning one. We play one brutal Christmas song and one good one. We recall the old electronics store "Nobody Beats the Wiz." Darren shares stories of interacting with maskless people in the wild. We have an amazing time watching Cameos from The Undertaker to end the show. Join our Patreon to watch the video version and ...
Nov 25, 2020•1 hr 27 min
We kick this episode off diving deep into the recent controversial video where Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter reveals he's a flat earther and anti-vax. We spent a lot of time going through this video and analyzing some of the "theories" put forth. We also discuss Ticketmaster's proposed vaccine policy should shows come back. Darren reveals an embarrassing story and Noa talks about her return to Geek2Geek. Join our Patreon to watch the video version and get a bonus episode each month, and o...
Nov 18, 2020•1 hr 36 min
We kick things off by talking about Emmure's failed Patreon page. We review the two new songs from System of a Down, and play a weird Azerbaijanian propaganda video. Chris Jericho's 50th birthday, came up and we talked about Jericho's good deed with a horribly injured wrestler. Some weird stories in the news are brought up including an unhappy nudist neighbor and a drunk airline passenger who offered an unwelcomed gift to his seatmate. We learn of a wrestler who lost their hairpiece during a mat...
Nov 11, 2020•1 hr 28 min
On this election night edition, we are joined by the queen of shred herself, Mrs. Smith for the episode. Mrs. Smith updates us on her wah-off with Kirk Hammett, and shares some lovely stories about the Metallica guitarist. We learned about her new music video, " Antifa Niece ," her opinion on Miley Cyrus, took some calls from fans and were amazed by her music improv skills. We also spent some time learning about David Hasselhoff's metal band. Throughout the episode, we dip in and out of election...
Nov 04, 2020•1 hr 31 min
Guitar wizard Orianthi kicks off the show today to talk about her career, and her new album, O , due November 6th. We talk about why she picked up the guitar, working with Michael Jackson, Steve Vai, Alice Cooper, and more. Rob talks about a new diet regimen that was recommended to him. We have some fun playing an interview where Fronz from Attila talks about his new career. We hear from a few listeners and Noa talks about her recent trip out west. The show wraps up with Darren telling a story a...
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 51 min
Political commentator Jordan Uhl joins us for this episode, and we kick things off talking about the controversial new Five Finger Death Punch music video. We also discuss a new rap song from a thrash favorite, and congressman Max Rose. Also on the episode, Darren shares a story about a friend getting a little too personal at a recent distanced gathering he was at, and we discuss the reporter who got suspended for masturbating during a Zoom call. Join our Patreon to watch the video version and g...
Oct 21, 2020•1 hr 31 min
Noa is still out in the desert somewhere, but we're joined by our friend, Axl Rosenberg of MetalSucks for this episode. We kick things off discussing the beef with Dave Mustaine and Nick Menza. We discuss how nothing is Mustaine's fault. We talk about Chris Holmes' new GoFundMe on Indiegogo. We play a shocking news clip, feel the wrath of Thor Shredsteen and talk a bit about our upcoming Patreon watch along of Cannibal Holocaust . Join our Patreon to watch the video version and get a bonus episo...
Oct 14, 2020•1 hr 33 min
We kick things off talking about the tragic news of Eddie Van Halen passing away. Rob and Sid share some memories from seeing Van Halen live. We also hear from Noa, who is at a remote location and has some huge breaking news . We also play some Dave Mustaine interview clips, learn about Tommy Lee's impossible drinking habits, talk about the uptick in cases in our neighborhood, and briefly discuss the new Borat trailer. Join our Patreon to watch the video version and get a bonus episode each mont...
Oct 07, 2020•1 hr 26 min
We kick things off discussing Alex Skolnick's new anti-Trump rap song. We discuss tonight's debates. We talk about Lars' least favorite Metallica song. We re-analyze The Social Dilemma documentary that Noa recommended. We also listen to some hatemail talking about kosher meats. We are bringing back an old favorite with a twist, the music break – now as a Spotify playlist to listen to whenever you want. Make sure to follow the playlist . This week's tracks are: Deftones – Error Betty Davis – Game...
Sep 30, 2020•1 hr 42 min
I am incredibly excited to talk to one of the biggest guests yet on the show, Adam "Edge" Copeland. We talk about how Edge got into rock and heavy metal, and how he got into pro wrestling. Edge talks about his early favorites like KISS and Black Sabbath , Iron Maiden, Metallica , and his favorite bands now like Behemoth . We talk about Edge's friendships with Zakk Wylde and Rob Zombie, and appearing live onstage at a Rob Zombie gig. Edge talks about how he used hard rock influences to build up h...
Sep 23, 2020•1 hr 2 min
We are excited to be joined at the top of the show by Aria DiMezzo, a trans metalhead, self described anarchist Satanist who is the current Republican nominee for county sheriff in Cheshire County, New Hampshire. You can read her story here . After our interview with Aria, we talk about why she's running, and some of her motivations with her campaign. We talk about the recent news of Ozzy's granddaughter contracting COVID, Anthrax's new hand sanitizer, weird new renditions of "WAP," toilet brows...
Sep 23, 2020•1 hr 35 min
We're so excited to have guitarist Kyle Shutt ( The Sword , Doom Side of the Moon ) on at the top of the show to talk about touring, smokin', traveling, Pink Floyd and his current Kickstarter to write a book . After our great chat with Kyle, we talk about the latest acoustic drive-in tour and if it's necessary, Dave Mustaine's birthday and we end the show with sad news from Noa. We are bringing back an old favorite with a twist, the music break – now as a Spotify playlist to listen to whenever y...
Sep 16, 2020•1 hr 31 min
We kick off the show talking about the startling new statistics coming out of the Sturgis Biker Rally, and Rob rants about the media's role in coronavirus coverage. We then play an incredible interview with Dave Mustaine discussing his new book and we dissect it. We wrap the show up talking about WWE's fan interaction, a new band John wants us to listen to, and a teaser of what's to come next week, okay? Join our Patreon to watch the video version and get a bonus episode each month, and other be...
Sep 09, 2020•1 hr 39 min
We kick things off talking about Rob's birthday tomorrow and how old he feels. We discuss the new Metal Injection design. We then discuss Metallica's recent appearance on The Howard Stern Show, and their reminiscing about Lou Reed and Ja Rule. Noa talks about seeing a standup comedy show live, in person. Rob tells a whirlwind of a story about a recent excursion to the beach that longtime listeners will appreciate. We play and review some Leprous. We take a moment to talk about Ozzy Osbourne's ne...
Sep 02, 2020•1 hr 38 min
Somehow, we kick things off talking about Tad's Steaks. Then, we discuss the new Ozzy Osbourne documentary that's coming out. We learn of Wikifeet. Noa asks a very personal question about soiling yourself that leads us down a very dirty road. Join our Patreon to watch the video version and get a bonus episode each month, and other behind the scenes goodies. More info here . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Support the show: http://patreon.com/ripalivecast Hosted on Acast. See...
Aug 26, 2020•1 hr 30 min
We kick off this episode being joined by Darkest Hour's Mike Schleibaum, who discusses his new project Be Well, and the state of the world. We then do an extensive segment on our favorite Yelp reviewer. Rob discusses a pre-show emergency and we look at GWAR's take on Donald Trump. Join our Patreon to watch the video version and get a bonus episode each month, and other behind the scenes goodies. More info here . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Support the show: http://patreo...
Aug 19, 2020•1 hr 33 min
Seth Rollins is this edition's special guest and he fits right in. We talk about his earliest memories of pro wrestling and heavy metal, and how his love for both intersected. Seth talks about bands he got into in his teen years, his local DIY scene, the music his wife, WWE superstar Becky Lynch got him into, and the music he got her into. Seth tells us what's on his gym playlist and recommends some recent releases he's been listening to. We also discuss Seth's big match this Sunday against Domi...
Aug 18, 2020•51 min
