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Our guest is from across the pond on this edition of Squared Circle Pit – we talk to David Lo Pan, a compose who has scored tons of music for independent pro wrestlers including War Machine, Drew Galloway, Bram, Joe Coffey and more. David talks about his process for creating a song, some of his favorite classic entrance themes, watching WWF and WCW during the Monday Night Wars and anticipati...

We actually talked about metal on this edition of the Livecast. We kick things off recapping our Thanksgivings. We talk about our favorite band t-shirts. We discuss the Danish Prime Minister gifting the Indonesian President a Metallica box set . We get into a deep discussion about terrestrial radio, and the metal Grammy nominations . We shit on Dirty Heads. We got another visit from Cousin Brucie...

We kicked things off discussing the death of Charles Manson, and the reaction to it in the metal world. This leads to conversations about Michael Jackson, Al Franken and Adolph. We then discuss Gene Simmons' recent news clippings, including getting banned from Fox News. We discuss the hot new country single "Take A Knee, My Ass." We end the show taking voicemails and discussing favo...

We kicked off this episode discussing the recent sexual misconduct allegations against Louis CK and Alabama senate hopeful Roy Moore. We mock Rush Limbaugh's take on the matter. We also discussed gender on the subways, Borat trolling, a guy who owns a lot of guns, atheism and Judaism, the Jewish holiday of Sukkot and more. Join us live next Tuesday, starting at 7pm Eastern (4PM Pacific Time)...

On this episode, Evan Brewer of Entheos called in to talk about the band's new album, Dark Future which comes out this Friday, November 10. He also talked about his solo bass work, the state of deathcore and having a kid on the way and how its affecting his touring. Elsewhere, we discuss some controversial comments by Sharon Osborne, Dave Mustaine's political lyrics, Noa and Rob's a...

We kick things off with Rob and Noa talking about their adventures at the Queens of the Stone Age concert. Noa discusses what she looks for in a man. We talk about some recent Halloween scare tactics. We discuss the feud with Dave Mustaine and Chris Barnes. Darren shares a story from a local paper. We talk about all the things Rob could've done with the money spent on a new iPhone and how muc...

We kicked off the episode in an odd Apple vs. Android debate. We talked about the recent sexual harassment news and shared personal experiences of harassment in the workplace. We explored Mike Francesa clips. We got another visit from Sal the Jerk Off Barber. We played another absurd Alex Jones clip about demon drag queens and wrap it up with talk about movies and TV. Join us live next week for an...

Through the Eyes of the Dead founding guitarist Justin Longshore calling in to talk about their just-released new album, Disomus. He explains the title of the album, and the band's seven year hiatus. We also discuss Ivanka Trump's "punk phase," Rob's visit to a strip club, get really into playing some new drops and Noa talks about her blue belt experience. Join us live nex...

When I first started this podcast, one guest I knew I had to get on here is the epitome of the intersection between metal and wrestling – Chris Jericho. The conversation start with discussing how to be successful, how to go out and achieve your dreams. We also talk about the new Fozzy album, Judas, and their whirlwind promotional tour for the album. We talk about Chris' prolific podcasting ca...

We have a very special EXTRA LARGE edition of the Metal Injection Livecast. In the first hour, we discuss As I Lay Dying, Scorpions, the gross new chapter in the Ian Watkins saga and nipple play. In hour two, we are joined by George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher, who talks about his experiences on the 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise, his feelings on fans' inappropriate reactions to Suicide Sil...

Rob came back from a quick jaunt to Chicago and shares some stories about having deep dish, Kuma's Corner and a fancy hotel experience. Rob reveals another personal preference during this episode. We discuss the fallout and debate from the tragic Las Vegas shooting, the relationship between Dave Mustaine and David Ellefson, Pat Robertson, and a wild Maury clip. Join us live next week for an a...

We're back with a great guest on this episode. The Atlas Moth's Stavros Giannopoulos talks about his life long love of pro wrestling, how his attending WrestleMania VI got him signed to his first label deal, his current feelings on his childhood idol Hulk Hogan, being backstage at a recent WWE event and seeing two wrestlers work out a match and some New Japan stuff. Rob also briefly disc...

This week, we're joined by Axl Rosenberg & Chris Krovatin (aka Emperor Rhombus) , who talk about their new coffee table metal book, Hellraisers: A Complete Visual History of Heavy Metal Mayhem, which comes out October 24th and is on sale for pre-order for under $20 on Amazon . We also talk about the recent Trump/NFL controversy, Gene Simmons apologizing for Trump, Mike Francesa, our firs...

The Black Dahlia Murder vocalist and Metal Injection columnist Trevor Strnad sat in on this entire episode. Trevor talked about his band's new album, Nightbringers, out October 6th. Trevor played Thrash It or Trash It with us, talked about being on the road, his views on album artwork, coffee enemas, snacks from El Duderino, punishers and so much more. An all-time classic episode. As always,...

Tonight, we have a very special guest calling in: Dale Crover from The Melvins. We discuss the band's new album, A Walk with Love & Death and his own solo album, The Fickle Finger of Fate,, eating gators, coming up with new material, how he discovers new music, ways to kill time in the van and baseball. Elsewhere on the show, we discuss the recent serious situation with Decapitated, some...

Our friend Loni joined us again this week. Rob talked about his trip to LA. We learned the different definitions of shuttling. We talked to a Marine about his quest to become a Latino Leprechaun in WWE. We learned about what happens to goats in the Middle East. Loni discussed some of his other podcasting ventures. We learned of some of Ozzy Osbourne's cheating conquests, Tim Lambesis' cu...

Sean returns to the show this episode, sitting in on the entire episode. I guess we should also mention that Sean is nominated for an Emmy. He explains how that's possible, we talk about a possible alternate career for Sean, lots of analysis of sexy toys , the concept of taking a shower before entering a pool, the Mayweather vs. McGregor fight, Noa's wild daytime adventures, and some pol...

This week's guest is a long-requested guest on Squared Circle Pit – Landphil Hall, who you may know from his work with Municipal Waste, Iron Reagan and of course Cannabis Corpse. Landphil talks about attending both NXT Takeover and Summerslam last weekend, which type of wrestling shows he prefers to go to, his first live wrestling show ever, ECW, Andy Kaufman and more. All of LandPhil's...

This week's episode saw the return of our Beyond The Band segment, spotlighting Jason Lekberg , who discussed all the different roles in the music business, how he broke into the business and ways to promote a band in today's musical climate. We also played the track "Betray Your Creator" from his band, IKILLYA . Elsewhere on the show, Rob, Noa, and Darren all discussed their w...

This week, we welcomed special guest Brendon Small, who you may know as the creator of Dethklok and Metalocalypse. Brendon talked about his new solo album, Galaktikon II: Become the Storm, out August 25th ( pre-order here ). Brendon also talked about obscure horror movies, bad movies so bad they're great, the type of music he's been listening to, how his new album is inspired in part by...

This podcast is all about the intersection of heavy metal and pro wrestling, and Ladybeard is the perfect representation of that (sprinkled in with a little cross-dressing and J-pop.) In this incredibly insightful episode, Ladybeard talks about his journey from disovering heavy metal and watching pro wrestling at a young age to eventually finding himself training at the only wrestling school in Ho...

On this edition, we talked to former Pantera bassist Rex Brown, who discussed his new solo album, Smoke On This. We talked about the creation of the album, riffing, tones and the sweet leaf. Elsewhere, we discussed Danzig's old house that's for sale , former Misfits vocalist Michael Graves' political leanings and plenty of talk about flavored condoms and edible underwear. We got a c...

We kicked things off to follow-up on last week's Linkin Park discussion. Rob discussed going to Nine Inch Nails. We talked a surprising amount about music. A longtime listener called back to discuss seeing Megadeth. Darren talked about his trip to Seattle. We discussed invasive landlords, Chris Christie's waistline and west coast burger joints. As always, we'd love to hear your feed...

One of the biggest stars of New Japan Pro Wrestling is my guest on the Squared Circle Pit this week, "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega. Omega is one of the most hyped wrestlers in the world right now, so I'm eternally grateful that he made some time to talk about his favorite power metal bands, namely Blind Guardian and Stratovarius. This interview occured on the morning of the first day of...

Sean joined us for this episode and it was a trip down memory lane. We discuss the death of Chester Bennington of Linkin Park and the reactions to it, Tom Araya, grapefruits in the bedroom, Donald J. Trump, Havana, cops throwing semen at women and Mario shares a story of his latest conquest. As always, we'd love to hear your feedback on the episode, whether by leaving a comment below, on our...