The Pit Presents: LAST WORDS

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Debating MAINSTREAM vs. UNDERGROUND Metal with Primitive Man's Ethan Lee McCarthy Oct 22, 2020

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Ever since the invention of heavy metal, there's been a huge divide between the mainstream and the underground. What does it take to cross the bridge from underground to mainstream? Why do underground bands get mad when others get mainstream success? Why do mainstream bands not help underground bands get more exposure? Why do the two groups have so much trouble making sense of each other? WHY CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?? Ethan Lee McCarthy, frontman of Primitive Man -- one of the heaviest bands on earth -- joins the cast to talk about it.

PLUS: Reviews of new releases from Spirit Adrift, Wayfarer, Benediction, Rites of the Nameless, and HEALTH

Code Orange's Jami Morgan on Dominating the Heavy-Music Livestreaming World Oct 15, 2020

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Code Orange frontman Jami Morgan joins LAST WORDS to talk about how the band revolutionized their plan during the pandemic and became pioneers in the new age of virtual live shows. Plus: He dives deep on the band's love of wrestling and writing music for NXT, and reviews new releases by Blüe Oyster Cult, Greg Puciato, Venom Prison, and Touche Amore.

Remembering Eddie Van Halen w/ Mike Sullivan of Russian Circles & Mike McKenzie of The Red Chord Oct 08, 2020

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On Tuesday, October 6 2020, the world lost the greatest guitar player who ever lived: Eddie Van Halen. On Last Words this week, we scrapped our planned topics and decided to talk to Mike Sullivan of Russian Circles and Mike McKenzie of Umbra Vitae and The Red Chord -- two musicians from opposite sides of the metal world -- about the legacy Eddie has and the inspiration he gave everyone.

Kittie vocalist Morgan Lander schools us on nu metal! Oct 01, 2020

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Everyone's got an opinion on nu-metal. So this week on Last Words, we decided to talk to someone who was actually there: Morgan Lander, vocalist of the legendary group Kittie. The crew discusses what happened with the genre, who the best and worst bands were, and why it was and is so polarizing.

Who are the underrated vocalists of metal and hardcore?? Featuring Sharptooth's Lauren Kashan Sep 24, 2020

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Lauren Kashan of the Baltimore hardcore band Sharptooth joins LAST WORDS this week to talk about the underrated vocalists of past and present in the metal and hardcore worlds. Plus: Reviews of the new albums from Plague Years, Ace Frehley, CONTRACULT collective, Finntroll, and Napalm Death.

Flea ❤️s Cannibal Corpse, and so do we! Sep 17, 2020

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Last week, RHCP bassist Flea tweeted that he was thinking of getting into Cannibal Corpse, and now he's a huge fan. Is this the most endearing thing that's ever happened? Probably. The Last Words Crew gives their thoughts on who else should get into Cannibal Corpse, plus the week's metal news and new releases from Mastodon, Uniform, Skeletal Remains, and Ihsahn.

Is guitar music back from the dead?? Featuring Shane McCarthy of Wayfarer Sep 10, 2020

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This week the New York Times wrote an article called "Guitars Are Back, Baby!" which details the huge bump in guitar sales during quarantine, primarily amongst women and Gen Z folks. This begs the question: Did guitars ever go anywhere? Joined by Shane McCarthy of the Denver black-metal outfit Wayfarer, the Last Words crew try to get to the bottom of this.

Remembering Power Trip's Riley Gale with Ben Weinman of Dillinger Escape Plan Sep 03, 2020

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The metal world was shaken last week when it was announced that Power Trip frontman Riley Gale had died at 34 years old. On this week's Last Words, former Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist Ben Weinman joins Jordan, Katy, and Doc in remembering this modern metal legend. The crew also bro down over the new Bill & Ted movie, discussing whether or not it's a worthy successor of the '80s classics that came before it.

Spirit Adrift's Nate Garrett talks favorite Ozzy stories, Deftones' new marketing campaign, & Prince destroying Steel Panther's stuff Aug 27, 2020

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There's a new trailer for the Ozzy Osbourne documentary out, so we decided to talk about our favorite Ozzy tales, from Black Sabbath to his solo career, with Spirit Adrift frontman/founder Nate Garrett. Plus we nerd out on Deftones' new publicity campaign, the time Prince destroyed Steel Panther's equipment, and more.

However, 20 minutes into filming, we got the news about the death of Power Trip frontman, Riley Gale, who was close with many of our crew, guests, and hosts. We decided to cut the episode short so we could process. Thank you for understanding, and please make a donation to the Dallas Hope Charities in Riley's name: https://www.dallashopecharities.org/donate/

Who will GWAR kill next?? Frontman Blöthar the Berserker Gives Us The Lowdown Aug 20, 2020

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COVID-19 has now killed far more people than GWAR has, which has them seriously annoyed. We invited GWAR frontman Blöthar the Berserker to join us on LAST WORDS to discuss his next kill -- as well as his thoughts on Metallica, the underrated bass players of the world, some dude who dressed as Oderus Urungus to pick up his art-school grades, and the week's new metal releases.

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