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Sitting in on this week's episode was Busted Open producer Alex Metz. You can hear Busted Open, a wrestling talk show, weekdays from 9am – 12pm eastern on SiriusXM Rush 92. Alex talks about his trip to New Orleans, wrestling stories and food stories. We talk a little bit about the weekend, Rob and Noa talk about attending UFC 223. And to cap off the wrestling talk, we discussed the rece...

Rob opened up this week about the traumatic experience of losing his dog. We talk about the recent Nazi controversy in metal, we debate if Nazis should be punched, the shooting at the Youtube campus. In hour two, Noa talks about her visit to the gynecologist, Darren recalls being robbed as a teen, and some WrestleMania predictions. Join us live on our new day next Thursday, starting at 7pm Eastern...

Neurosis' Scott Kelly & The Atlas Moth’s Stavros Giannopoulos return to the Squared Circle Pit to preview the biggest event of the year – this weekend's WrestleMania, which features Ronda Rousey, Kurt Angle, Daniel Bryan – a completely stacked card. We go through all the matches and get predictions from both Stavros and Scott and some hot takes on what some of the endings to th...

It's opening day of baseball season, and The Metal Injection Livecast is ready to play ball. We kick things off with fart talk and then things get a little more serious when we have Confess vocalist Nikan "Siyanor" Khosravi calling in from Turkey. Nikan is in exhile from Iran, where he was arrested for being in a metal band. His story is truly inspiring. In hour two, we talk about g...

One of the guests I knew I wanted to get on the show when I started the podcast two years ago was Bubba Ray Dudley. Bubba is a proud metalhead, with his favorite bands being AC/DC, Motley Crue, Guns N Roses, Metallica, etc. Bubba talks about going to shows as a kid in New York City, what other wrestlers he has a group chat about metal with, the origins of the table as a weapon in wrestling, how bo...

We were getting a little serious at the top of the episode, talking about depression, mental illness, and getting a job vs working on your passion. Noa gets to talk about jiu jitsu with a caller, which she always loves. We revisit one of our favorite Brooklyn locations, the Grand Prospect Hall. In hour two, we talk about video games, the drama with The Faceless, OJ Simpson's confession, how l...

This week we had an awesome chat with U.S. Olympic bobsledder and noted metalhead Carlo Valdes. Carlo tells us about his experience in PyeongChang, we really get into bobsledding discussion and talk about some metal, and learned so much. Rob also talks about the experience of adopting his new dog Babka. Noa talks about her recent dance lessons. We play some reggaeton, hip hop and a ton of fun mash...

There were so many topics broached on this episode of the Livecast. We kick off the episode with some love advice for El Duderino. We then get a call from Cougar and his sister who turns us onto Brooklyn Night and her flatulent ways. We have a moment talking about Dave Mustaine, Iced Earth guitarist Jon Shaffer's views on gun control, and we debate a bit about Donald Trump's future. Join...

We kick things off talking about learnin' guitar, farts, penis moldings and stromboli. We then learn about stem cell injections for penis enlargement, AntiFa, growing up in Alabama, and rude Russians at bathhouses. In hour two, we talk about 90s grunge, white people rapping badly, what celebrities we share birthdays with, the latest sexual harassment allegations against Alex Jones and r-a-s-s...

Did you know that Dethklok co-creator Tommy Blacha also was a writer for WWE (then WWF) between 1999 and 2001? I was delighted that he took some time out of his busy schedule to talk about me about his experiences in the WWF when he worked there. Tommy talks about landing the job, taking over for Vince Russo, the Triple H/Stephanie McMahon wedding storyline, delivering Mae Young's hand, the a...

This week's episode kicks off with our special guest, Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher. Bill talks about the band's recent Grammy victory for Emperor of Sand, their interaction with Lisa Loeb at the Grammys and we go DEEP on the new Star Wars films. Comedian Zac Amico sits in on the show as we talk about the recent Phil Labonte rant about gun control, his appearance on Info Wars, Fergie&...

There is so much Phil Anselmo on this episode and it's hilarious. We were given nearly 20 minutes of banter from Phil's Superjoint Ritual days in the early 2000s, and it's a highlight. The audio comes from the band Knife the Glitter , we talk to the drummer, Eli Litwin, who talks about the band's release, living in Philly and being a music teacher. We also discuss James Hetfiel...

Rob and Noa are still recovering from this past weekend's trip on the 70,000 Tons of Metal Cruise and they spent the first hour sharing plenty of stories of their favorite bands, snorkeling, eating and farting. Noa talks about all the great power metal bands she saw and Rob fawns over Meshuggah. We then discuss this past weekend's Super Bowl, and some of the more offensive commercials th...

I have a huge guest on this edition of Squared Circle Pit, Eric Bischoff – the guy who ran the show in WCW during its heyday. We talk about licensing music for the nWo, what the conclusion of the nWo angle was supposed to be, working with KISS, his plans for the WCW Big Bang PPV that wasn't and we get really deep into why it's so hard to get television clearance for a wrestling com...

This episode kicks off with a discussion about the recent Shrimp Off. Rob talks about his trip to Anaheim and meeting some Livecast die-hards. We get calls about artistic integrity in dealing with bands, some tips about going on a metal cruise, and how to properly eat a burger. The highlight of the show is discussing the new Philip H. Anselmo album and what the "H" stands for. We also pl...

In a very special episode of the show, Rob talks to The Nobodies (Ariel Italic, Lady Bearica Andrews and DJ Accident Report). They have a Youtube review show. Rob talks to them about how they got into wrestling, how the idea to do a show about drag queens reviewing wrestling came about, the connection between drag and wrestling, and drag and metal & punk, queer wrestling fans and more. If you&...

We were joined this week by comedian and lifelong metalhead Jim Florentine. Jim talks about his new book, Everybody Is Awful: (Except You!) , which is out February 20, 2018. We talk about some of the concepts in the book, an idea for Jim's next book, annoying people on social media and we have a great convo about 80s metal with great stories including bands like Metallica, Ozzy & Black S...

We kick things off discussing the real reason people use Snapchat. Rob and Noa talk about their experience at a South Brooklyn wrestling show. We discuss the recent Slayer, Lamb of God, Anthrax, Behemoth and Testament tour announcement, Dave Mustaine's revelation about destroying Metallica, Moby's friends in the CIA, and the next generation Big Four. We talk more about the Shrimp Eating...

Skeletonwitch frontman Adam Clemans steps into the pit, and Adam and I spend a good chunk of the show going through all of the matches of NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12. Adam also talks about how he got into pro wrestling, watching on the road, and friends in the metal scene who he enjoys watching with. Check out previous Squared Circle Pit interviews about wrestling with Slipknot's Corey Taylor , C...

Rivers of Nihil vocalist Jake Dieffenbach and bassist Adam Biggs sit in during the second hour of this special edition of the Livecast.  We reveal the title of their new album and play a snippet. The duo then join us in playing Thrash It or Trash It, being very honest about the unsigned bands they were judging. Elsewhere, we discussed the Decapitated verdict, Fred Durst's tweet to Donald Trum...

We kick things off talking about Darren's birthday and the fancy Italian dinner we had to celebrate. We learn about the new pranking craze, SWATting, and how it got somebody killed. We reminisce about old song parodies. We learn about how Phil Labonte makes money nowadays, the last movie we cried to, the final The Dillinger Escape Plan shows, our New Year's resolutions, fantastic new Yel...

We kick off the show talking about our favorite moments on the show in 2017. Rob talked about going to one of the final The Dillinger Escape Plan shows. Rob and Noa got hyped for their upcoming voyage on the 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise and some of the bands playing shows on the cruise. We learn about Yiddish for dogs, a guy who had sex with his dead girlfriend, the Harlem Globetrotters, music from...

We talked about trouble makers this week like Tim Lambesis and Gene Simmons. Rob discussed an unpleasant phone conversation. We discuss Hanukkah, the latest business opportunity from Mindy Meyer, net neutrality and putting away your phones during shows. We wrap the show up with a call from Sean. Join us live next Thursday, starting at 7pm Eastern (4PM Pacific Time) and going until 9PM eastern time...

We celebrate the first night of Hanukkah with an extra Jewish edition of the Livecast. We kicked off talking about our pooping patterns, Noa's underwear preference, and hard drugs. In hour two, we talked about Alex Jones' argument with Alexa, Roy Moore's recent interviews, and Darren and Sid go at it. Join us live next Tuesday, starting at 7pm Eastern (4PM Pacific Time) and going un...

We kicked things off spending a good amount of time dissecting a recent Dave Mustaine interview. We get deep into Dave's psyche, and really learn a lot. We played a new song we uncovered from Darrensky guy. We talk some politics, smart condoms, Irish towns with Viagra factories, and play some Thrash It or Trash It. Join us live next Tuesday, starting at 7pm Eastern (4PM Pacific Time) and goin...