RIP a Livecast

What if there was RIP a LIVECAST: The Movie? Who would play each of us? What would be the plot? Who would direct? Who writes the movie? We decide all of these things as part of our second draft episode. We're joined by Sean for this one!  To hear the entire episode (audio and video version available) subscribe to our Patreon, for as little as $5 a month. Join here . See omnystudio.com/listene...

It's the Tuesday after Memorial Day and Noa shares a story of her primitive camping adventure. This leads to a convo about missing our favorite Jewish dessert, babka. We discuss the new hazmat suit invention for concerts. Rob discusses how he's stopping the spread of corona with science. Finally, Ed in Texas calls in and tells us some tales about when he was a bouncer at a club, and things get a l...

We kick things off talking about last night's socially distant concert. We discuss Ron Jeremy's latest protest. We discuss a preacher who warns of flaming butt holes. We briefly discuss  The Last Dance  documentary, and talk about Dennis Rodman's wild story about Kim Jong Un. We learn what the Wonder Bible is. We talk a lot about schvantzes and tour a Russian ghetto. Join our Patreon to...

We've got a huge episode of Squared Circle Pit this week, as we have the AEW World Champion Jon Moxley (formerly WWE's Dean Ambrose) entering the pit. Jon talks about the bands he got into when he was younger, his love of Deftones, going to concerts in Vegas, like taking his wife to see Misfits. Jon discusses his favorite wrestling from when he was a kid, his ECW fandom, and who his favorite guys...

We kick things off welcoming radio legend Lou Brutus to the show. Lou just released a new book called  Sonic Warrior: My Life as a Rock N Roll Reprobate: Tales of Sex, Drugs, and Vomiting at Inopportune Moments , and shares tales of smoking up with Snoop Dogg and going to the arctic circle with Metallica. We discuss the first concert since lockdown happening later this week, and talk about ne...

We kicked things off talking about Axl Rose's suggestion for dealing with coronavirus beachgoers that get sick. We also discussed the Grim Reaper appearing on Florida beaches and Alex Jones having a particular taste for a new flavor. Comedian and musician Dave Hill joins the show, and we talk about his hilarious new comedy album,   The Pride of Cleveland ,  out now . We talk a lot a...

This month's bonus Patreon episode is our first ever draft episode. Like a sports draft, but we're each drafting a band. We go around and get picks for vocalist, guitarist, drummer, bassist and lyricist. Our friend Loni joins us for this episode, and you can hear a preview of the hilarity. In this clip, Loni talks about Weird Al, who is (mild spoiler) one of his picks in the draft.  You can l...

We kicked things off talking about the Live Nation stock purchased by the Saudi public fund. We transition into more conversation about how willing fans are to go out to shows during this pandemic. We then spend a lot of time reviewing the new Danzig Sings Elvis album. We play a clip from a protest for social distancing. We end the show with two excellent callers, from Kentucky and from Texas. We...

Longtime listeners might remember our fifth mic, Sean, who rejoined us for this episode. Sean keeps us abreast of his life in quarantine. We laugh about the Puddle of Mudd cover of Nirvana that everybody's talking about. We talk about where we are in the world with people protesting and astroturfing to get back to work. We hear the new Mushroomhead song. We discuss our morning social media habits...

New York comedian Ian Fidance sits in on this episode and fits right in. We begin talking to Ian about how he's been dealing with the current economic situation, being a comedian. We talk about the expert analysis that live gatherings won't return until fall 2021. We discuss what needs to happen for shows to start up. We also discuss Ticketmaster's shady new practices. The conversation then veers...

Guitar legend Joe Satriani is our special guest at the top this show. We talk to Joe about his new album,  Shapeshifting , which comes out this Friday, April 10th, growing up in New York, his must-have pedals and this whole wild situation that we are currently in. After the interview, we discuss this recent discussion by a metal booking agent about shows not starting back until next year. We...

Rob is joined by Metal Injection Livecast co-host 3D for a crossover episode recapping both nights of WWE WrestleMania. We go through each match and offer some thoughts, spending a lot of time talking about the Boneyard Match and the Firefly Funhouse Match. Check out previous Squared Circle Pit interviews about wrestling with Slipknot's  Corey Taylor ,  Chris Jericho , former WCW boss&nb...

Every month, the RIP a LIVECAST offers a bonus episode to Patreon subscribers – this month, we are doing a watch along of the infamous 1996 Hulk Hogan movie,  Santa with Muscles.  The movie is even worse than it sounds. Here is a little preview of our discussion. To hear the entire episode, subscribe to our Patreon for $5 a month at  patreon.com/metalinjectionlivecast You...

On this edition, I talk to author Guy Evans, author of NITRO: The Incredible Rise and Inevitable Collapse of Ted Turner's WCW . We talk about WCW, how he came to do the book and how he got interviews with so many key figures involved behind the scenes. Evans talks about his wrestling fandom, his interview techniques, how he decided who was being honest and who was lying, and how things ended in WC...

A huge guest called into this episode – System of a Down drummer John Dolmayan. We talked to John about his new solo covers album, These Grey Men, his opinions on the current coronavirus situation, how they're treating their upcoming tour dates, and when he thinks fans will return to normal and return to going to shows. After the interview, we discuss Mike Francesa's recent rant about the co...

It's week two in quarantine, and we have a very special guest calling – A&R legend Michael Alago, who signed big named acts like Metallica and White Zombie. We discuss Michael's Netflix doc,  Who The Fuck Is That Guy . We talk to Michael about growing up in Brooklyn, the New York scene in the 80s, how random hookups happened in the city before "apps" and his new book,  I Am Mic...

Comedian Brian Posehn, fresh off the release of his new metal album,  Grandpa Metal , sits in and talks about his lifelong passion for pro wrestling, and how it ran parallel to his passion for heavy metal. We talk about wrestling in the 70s, how Hulk Hogan got him out of wrestling, how he got back into it in the 90s, and his thoughts on WWE and AEW today.    See omnystudio.com/liste...

The coronavirus outbreak and the imposed social distancing forced the Livecast crew to get a little creative this episode. For the first time ever, all of us recorded the show remotely from our homes. Because of this, we are also offering a unique  video version of the episode for Patrons . We kick things off talking about where we are with the coronavirus, and how it's affected our daily liv...

We kicked things off talking about coronavirus causing metal cancellations, fish butt, and some political talk. We discuss an old Danzig interview, what not to do with potatoes, mohels in the news, the Mrs. Smith wah off, and we end the show with some Thrash It or Trash It. Bands played include Red Vox , The G.O.A.T. and Your M.O.M. , Cheap Pop , and Abaasy Listen to the Metal Injection Livecast o...

The Black Dahlia Murder  frontman Trevor Strnad is our special guest on the show this week. Trevor sits in on the entire show. We talkabout his band's new album,  Verminous,  which is out April 17th on Metal Blade Records, and the story behind it, the fancy special editions and the writing process. Trevor discusses coronavirus concerns, especially as he's about to embark on tour. Ro...

Here is a short clip of our Patreon-exclusive roundtable discussion on the  I Am Thor documentary. Listen to this full episode by subscribing to our Patreon for $5 a month at patreon.com/metalinjectionlivecast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Support the show: http://patreon.com/ripalivecast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AEW breakout star Darby Allin talks music and pro wrestling ahead of his big match at the AEW PPV, <em>Revolution</em> this Saturday night. We talk to Allin about the massive crowd reactions he's been getting, advice he got from Chris Jericho, who he wants to work with in AEW and of course music. We talk about Allin's first show memories, his favorite bands and which bands Darby thinks...

We're so excited to have our favorite geriatric shredder Mrs. Smith sitting on this edition. She discusses her upcoming  WAH OFF with Kirk Hammett next weekend , and we also talk about other shredders like Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and, of course, Yngwie. We talk to plenty of Mrs. Smith fans on the phone and get a call from a few surprise shredders as well. An awesome edition Listen to the Meta...

We kick things off talking about the amazing Kerrang! Dave Mustaine interview, and revisit his comments on Obama and James Hetfield kicking his dog. We talk about Noa's crazy ice climbing adventure. We discuss Judas Priest guitarist KK Downing's new band and Alex Skolnick's new collaboration. We wrap the show with some hatemail and give some podcasting advice. Listen to the Metal Injection Livecas...

We kick things off talking about the Rage Agains the Machine reunion. We then discuss the summer touring season and how ticketing has changed over the years. We move on to discuss Larry David and his recent controversy. We discuss Biden and some politics, as well as some conservative comedy specials and how they relate to metal. We learn about the new fad with banana peels, a new hip hop genre and...