Nerdcast Empire

It is Episode 39 of the Nerdcast Empire! This week, we start with some sad news as we discuss the passing of legendary Japanese mangaka Akira Toriyama. Matt, Mike and Chris discuss some of his most important works, including Dr. Slump and Dragonball. We also discuss his work on legendary video games including Dragon Quest, Chrono Trigger and Blue Dragon. Then, the guys will discuss some of the upc...

It is Episode 38 of the Nerdcast Empire and Episode 4 of Music Mondays! This week, Matt, Mike and Chris will give you their choices for the best new rock and metal releases from Feb. 23, 2024. We hear awesome new music from Blood Opera, Toxikull, TimeLost, Monkey3, Arkado and Lionheart. Then, we go into the vault to talk about classic releases from Alice in Chains, Cradle of Filth and Allen/Lande....

It's Episode 37 of the Nerdcast Empire! On this episode, Matt, Mike and Chris talk about current news and releases in video games. Mike will give us an update on the recent Pokemon Day and talk about the news coming from Nintendo. Mike and Chris will also talk about the current games they're playing, and what upcoming games they're hoping to get their hands on soon. It's a video game edition of th...

It is Episode 36 of the Nerdcast Empire and Episode 3 of Music Mondays! This week, Matt, Mike and Chris will spotlight some awesome new music from A Somerset Parade, Leah, Bokassa, Art of Anarchy, Crazy Lixx and Honeymoon Suite. Then, we'll head into the vault to talk about classic releases from Rush, The Black Mages and Megumi Hayashibara. It's Music Mondays again on the Nerdcast Empire. Tune in!

It is Episode 35 of the Nerdcast Empire! This week, Matt and Mike talk about the recent Anime Awards hosted by Crunchyroll. We talk about the big winners from the last year in anime and give our thoughts about the shows chosen as the best of the year. Then, Chris joins Matt and Mike as they bring back another anime quiz segment. This time, the guys will try to determine if the light novel title th...

It is Episode 34 of the Nerdcast Empire and Episode 2 of Music Mondays! This week, Matt, Mike and Chris review the top rock and metal releases from February 9, 2024. Plus, each of them will go into the vault to talk about a classic album that people should check out. We'll have great new stuff from In Vain, Metal De Facto, Red Temple Pray, Aureole, Revolution Saints and Takida. It's Music Mondays...

It's Episode 33 of the Nerdcast Empire! This week, Matt, Mike and Rachel review the WWE Elimination Chamber event that took place in Perth, Australia on February 24, 2024. It is the final WWE premium live event before Wrestlemania XL. The road to Wrestlemania will continue to come into focus after two big chamber matches and two other title matches on this event. It's our review of the Elimination...

It is Episode 32 of the Nerdcast Empire! It's also the first episode of Music Mondays. Each Monday, we will take you through some of the new releases in rock and metal music and pick out our favorites. We'll also take you into the vault to talk about classic albums you should check out. Finally, we'll get you updated with news headlines from the rock industry. This week, Matt and Mike talk about t...

It is Episode 31 of the Nerdcast Empire! This week, Matt, Mike and Chris will start what will become a weekly look at the world of anime. This week, the guys talk about the upcoming shutdown of Funimation and the fond memories the three have of the former anime licensing company. Also, the guys will talk about the current shows they are watching. We'll go into the vault to talk about older shows y...

It's Episode 30 of the Nerdcast Empire! Today, we preview what will soon become a weekly feature of the Nerdcast Empire when we take a look at the latest rock and metal music releases. This week, Matt and Mike go through January's releases and highlight the ones you need to check out. Artists included this week include Emil Bulls, Mega Colossus, Striker, Gotus, Manticora, Vipassi, Grand and Metali...

It's Episode 29 of the Nerdcast Empire! This week, Matt and Mike talk about the rise and fall of Ohayocon. Once Ohio's premiere anime convention and one of the largest winter anime conventions in the nation, Ohayocon has been on a steady decline, according to our two hosts. Then, conflict between volunteers and the convention owner led to only a fraction of the attendees showing up for the most re...

It is Episode 28 of the Nerdcast Empire! More WWE talk on this week's edition. First, Matt and Mike break down Vince McMahon's resignation from the company and what that means for WWE, TKO and Endeavor. Then, Rachel and Chris will join the guys to talk about the Royal Rumble 2024. Which one of the four matches was the match of the night? Who was the breakout star? We get started on the Road to Wre...

It is a special bonus edition of the Nerdcast Empire! On this 27th edition, Matt, Mike and Rachel jump into the studio to break down two huge WWE news items of the day. The first item is the news that WWE Raw is headed to Netflix in 2025 as part of a 10-year, $5 billion deal. We break down the deal, what we know about it, and what it means for WWE, Netflix and wrestling in general. Then, we talk a...

It is Episode 26 of the Nerdcast Empire! We have successfully hit the half-year mark! Thank you to everyone who has helped us get to this point. This week, we take our final look back at 2023 with the best from the world of music. Chris, Mike and Matt will give you their best albums, artists and tracks from 2023. They will also talk about the music they need to catch up on from the year. They have...

It is Episode 25 of the Nerdcast Empire! This week, we complete our look back at the year in professional wrestling for 2023. It was a wild and crazy year with twists and turns that none of us could have predicted. This is part two of a two-part episode on the best in pro wrestling 2023. This week, Chris and Matt will tell you who their MVPs are, what were the top matches and events from the year...

It is Episode 24 of the Nerdcast Empire! This week, we begin our look back at the year in professional wrestling for 2023. It was a wild and crazy year with twists and turns that none of us could have predicted. This is part one of a two-part episode on the best in pro wrestling 2023. This week, Mike and Rachel will tell you who their MVPs are, what were the top matches and events from the year an...

It is Episode 23 of the Nerdcast Empire! On this New Year's Eve edition, we continue our look back on the best of 2023 with the Best of Anime. Matt, Mike and Chris will talk about the best shows they watched in 2023, the best anisongs from 2023 and shows they still need to get around to from the year in anime. It is part two of our four-part best of 2023 series on the Nerdcast Empire. Tune in, and...

It is Episode 22 of the Nerdcast Empire! It is time to start our series spotlighting the Best of 2023. This week, Matt, Mike and Chris will talk about the best of 2023 in video games. They'll talk about the games they loved playing or watching in 2023, games they still need to get around to, and gaming conventions they attended throughout the year. It's a special Christmas Eve edition of the Nerdc...

Welcome back for episode 21 of the Nerdcast Empire! After a one-week break from the topic, we are back with part two of the best pro wrestling theme songs of all time. This week, we'll get Matt and Mike's lists of the best wrestling themes and honorable mentions. Then, we'll try to put together the Nerdcast Empire's definitive list of the five best themes of all time (at least as of a couple of we...

It is episode 20 of the Nerdcast Empire! We're taking a one-week break from the best wrestling themes of all time to review NXT Deadline and to discuss CM Punk's promo from Smackdown. Matt and Mike will break down the last WWE PLE of 2023. In addition, they will break down CM Punk's Smackdown promo and what that might mean for the road to Wrestlemania. Next week, we'll air part two of the best wre...

It is episode 19 of the Nerdcast Empire! This week is part one of a two-part episode on the greatest pro wrestling theme songs of all time. Over the next two weeks, Matt, Mike, Chris and Rachel will each give their top five wrestling themes of all time, and some of their choices for honorable mention. Then, at the end of next week's episode, we'll try to come up with a top five that represents the...

It is Episode 18 of the Nerdcast Empire! This week, Matt, Mike, Chris and Rachel review Survivor Series Wargames. While the event was outstanding, the biggest news coming out of the event was the return of CM Punk to WWE for the first time in nine years. This was less than three months after being fired by AEW. He returned to a hero's welcome in his hometown of Chicago. We'll tell you what our tho...

Welcome to Episode 17 of the Nerdcast Empire! This week, we return to the video game world. Matt, Mike and Chris will talk about some upcoming great Black Friday deals you should consider if you are into video games and gaming systems. Mike will also talk about his trip to TORG in Columbus, OH and some of the things he picked up there. And then Mike and Chris will talk about some retro games they'...

Welcome to Episode 16 of the Nerdcast Empire! This is the second of a two-part episode talking about the year in anime 2022. Matt, Mike and Chris talk about their favorite anime music from 2022. Which songs were their favorite anime opening and ending themes from the year? Don't forget to check out part one of the Year in Anime 2022, already available, where the guys talk about their top anime sho...

Welcome to Episode 15 of the Nerdcast Empire! This is the first of a two-part episode talking about the year in anime 2022. Matt, Mike and Chris talk about the favorite shows they've watched from 2022 and the ones they definitely want to check out. In part two coming soon, the guys talk about their favorite anime music from 2022. Check that episode out in an upcoming edition of the Nerdcast Empire...