The Pit Presents: LAST WORDS

Of Mice & Men's Aaron Pauley & Valentino Arteaga Talk The Return of Live Music Jul 08, 2021

Gemini Syndrome's Aaron Nordstrom Talks Metal and Hard Rock Differences Jul 01, 2021

Doug Pinnick of King's X Talks Evolution of Bass Players In Rock Jun 25, 2021

DOUG PINNICK of prog-metal legends KING'S X talks the power of bass on this week's episode of LAST WORDS. Why are bass guitarists the red-headed step-children of the rock world? Is the metal community finally ready to accept a wall of bass amps? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTi0CqsNjdc)

Angel Vivaldi talks inspirations, metal guitar and the future! Jun 18, 2021

Atreyu's Brandon Saller talks Metalcore's Renaissance & MySpace Roots Jun 04, 2021

Max Cavalera Reveals Some Insanely Metal Moments In His Career May 28, 2021

Dino Cazares of Fear Factory Discusses Ownership & His Search for A New Singer May 21, 2021

Dino Cazares of Fear Factory visits LAST WORDS to discuss owning the band's trademark, embracing change and gives some updates on the search for a new singer.

Gojira's new album Fortitude and the art of changing your sound May 13, 2021

On this week's episode of LAST WORDS, the crew discusses the new Gojira album Fortitude and all of its chart-topping success. Plus, what's a fan to do when a band completely changes its sound mid-career?

Dave Lombardo & Fil Eisler discuss scoring the Netflix movie THUNDER FORCE May 06, 2021

Legendary Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo and composer Fil Eisler join LAST WORDS to discuss the heavy metal roots of the movie THUNDER FORCE as well as the movie scores that influenced them in their careers.

At The Gates' TOMAS LINDBERG talks about his legacy in Death Metal & Hardcore Apr 29, 2021

Special 4/20 Episode with Metalocalypse Creator Brendon Small Apr 22, 2021

Brand of Sacrifice’s Kyle Anderson Talks New Manga Project & Anime for Metal Fans Apr 15, 2021

On this week's episode of LAST WORDS, Kyle Anderson, vocalist of Canadian metal band BRAND OF SACRIFICE, reveals his new manga project as well as discuss his anime influences -- down to the title of the band itself.

Melvins Founder Buzz Osborne on Influencing Nirvana & Metallica's Best Album Apr 08, 2021

Melvins founder Buzz Osborne discusses growing up in Aberdeen, Washington, influencing Nirvana and the entire Seattle grunge movement, and how there's no such thing as the good ol' days.

ERRA's J.T. Cavey Discusses The Impact of Streaming & Technology Apr 01, 2021

Lacuna Coil's Cristina Scabbia Talks Silent Concert & Supporting the Arts Mar 26, 2021

Luna 13's Lilith Bathory Talks Inspirations, Satanism & Opening for ICP Mar 18, 2021

Luna13 vocalist Lilith Bathory joins The Pit's heavy-metal podcast LAST WORDS to talk about satanism, women of myth and history who inspire her, and what happened when they opened for Insane Clown Posse.

How mosh pits prepared Brody King for Pro Wrestling Mar 11, 2021

What's the relationship between heavy metal and wrestling? The LAST WORDS crew talks to pro wrestler and God's Hate vocalist Brody King about what marries these two worlds.

THE GREAT HEAVY METAL T-SHIRT DEBATE Mar 04, 2021

Is it ok to wear a band's t-shirt to their show? Should you wear a shirt of a band you've never listened to, even if it looks cool as hell? What about the trend of hip-hop artists wearing metal merch as fashion? On this episode of LAST WORDS, Doc Coyle (Bad Wolves, Ex-Man Podcast), Zeena Koda (Everything's Political Podcast, Ex-Sirius XM), and Katy Irizarry (Season Of Mist, Loudwire) debate all of this and more while Doc wears a T-shirt of his own face.

Let's talk about the influence of hip-hop on metal culture Feb 25, 2021

Over the years, hip-hop has had an undeniably huge influence on heavy metal culture. This week on our talkshow LAST WORDS, Doc Coyle (Bad Wolves), Zeena Koda (Ex-Sirius XM), and Katy Irizarry (Season Of Mist, Loudwire) discuss their favorite metal/hip-hop crossover moments.

Old Man Gloom's Santos Montano talks heavy-metal romance Feb 18, 2021

Santos Montano, drummer of Old Man Gloom, joins LAST WORDS this week to list his favorite romantic metal songs...and to tell the story of the time he hosted a singles mixer at Roadburn.

Gatecreeper's Chase Mason talks CLEAN SINGING vs. HARSH VOCALS in metal Feb 04, 2021

Arizona death metal band GATECREEPER just surprise-released their new album, 'An Unexpected Reality.' Vocalist Chase Mason joins LAST WORDS this week to chat about death-metal vocals, and where he stands on the oldest war in the book, CLEAN SINGING VS. HARSH VOCALS.

COME TO BRAZIL! Ft. Nervosa's Prika Amaral Jan 28, 2021

Guitarist Prika Amaral of the Brazilian thrash metal band NERVOSA joins Last Words this week to discuss the "COME TO BRAZIL" social media phenomenon as well as her favorite bands from her country. Plus, the group discusses many of their favorite international acts that often get looked over in American press.

Bandcamp has introduced a new vinyl-pressing service. What does that mean for metal? Ft. Cognitive's Rob Wharton Jan 21, 2021

Doc Coyle, Zeena Koda, and Katy Irizarry are joined by Cognitive's Rob Wharton to talk about streaming vs. physical copies. PLUS: they review albums from Bloody Hammers, Dread Sovereign, Dale Crover, and Miss Lava.

Iced Earth's Jon Schaffer storms the Capitol, Gatecreeper drops a surprise record, & more! Jan 14, 2021

LAST WORDS is BACK! And we've got a brand new lineup of hosts. This year, Doc Coyle (Bad Wolves, Ex-Man Podcast), Zeena Koda (Everything's Political Podcast, Ex-Sirius XM), and Katy Irizarry (Season Of Mist, Outburn Magazine) are doing deep dives into heavy metal culture and the politics, hilarity, and gossip that ensues. We're only two weeks into 2021 and we've already witnessed Jon Schaffer of Iced Earth storm the Capitol Building AND Gatecreeper surprise-release a new album...so let's get to it.

THE LAST WORDS HOLIDAY SPECIAL ft. Trevor Strnad of The Black Dahlia Murder Dec 17, 2020

The Black Dahlia Murder's Trevor Strnad joins LAST WORDS for a holiday special including discussions on THE MOST METAL CHRISTMAS MUSIC of all time, the wildest gifts they've received, and holiday tour stunts in pre-COVID times.

The Best Metal Albums for Wintertime Dec 10, 2020

Winter is here, which means it's time to blast away our seasonal depression with riffs. On this week's LAST WORDS, the gang lists their top 5 metal albums to play in the wintertime.

Talking ALL THINGS METAL IN 2020 with Moshtalks' Beez Dec 03, 2020

2020 sucked -- no doubt about it. BUT it was an absolutely incredible year for hard rock and metal, and that's exactly what got us through. In this episode of LAST WORDS, the crew talks to Beez, host of Moshtalks, about all the best things to happen in metal this year, PLUS everyone's top 10 albums of 2020.

Nothing's Domenic Palermo schools us on all things shoegaze Nov 19, 2020

Nothing's Domenic Palermo joins the show to talk about all things shoegaze and the genre's widespread acceptance in the metal community. Plus: Reviews of the new albums from AC/DC, Of Feather and Bone, Soulburn, Time Rift, and Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons.

Talking METALLICA vs. MEGADETH with Spirit Adrift's Nate Garrett Nov 12, 2020

Miley Cyrus recently announced that she's going to do an entire album of Metallica covers, so we decided to talk about one of the most legendary arguments in metal: Is METALLICA or MEGADETH the better band? Who had more influence? And since Dave Mustaine was in both, did he actually influence thrash metal more than anyone? We invited our resident Dave Mustaine expert, Spirit Adrift's Nate Garrett, onto the show to debate this. What do YOU think? Tell us in the comments.

Life of Agony's Alan Robert on Horror Comics, Type O Negative, and all other things HALLOWEEN! Oct 29, 2020

For the LAST WORDS Halloween episode, we invited Life of Agony's Alan Robert onto the show to talk about his favorite costumes, drawing horror comics for a living, the time he was in a Type O Negative video, and all other things Halloween. PLUS: Reviews of the new releases from Fever 333, Ghostemane, and Pallbearer!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Slipknot accidentally revealed Tortilla Man's identity. How important is mystique these days?? Featuring The Pit staff writer Chris Krovatin Aug 13, 2020

The Pit staff writer Chris Krovatin joins the LAST WORDS crew this week to discuss Evanescence's new voting PSA, Slipknot accidentally revealing the identity of Tortilla Man, and Jaye Jayle's new album recorded entirely on his phone.

Is SHOCK ROCK even relevant in 2020? And is it possible to make money in a metal band anymore?? Featuring Shawna Potter of War On Women Aug 06, 2020

Marilyn Manson is coming out with a new album soon, which begs the question: Is shock-rock still relevant?? Can anything shock us anymore? Is the dude from TRAPT the Marilyn Manson of today because he pisses people off so bad?? Also, Spencer from Periphery says it's nearly impossible to make money in a metal band these days. Is that true? If not, what does it take to succeed? The LAST WORDS crew, joined by War On Women's Shawna Potter, try and get to the bottom of it.

That Metal Show's Don Jamieson Wants You To Change Your Band Name Jul 30, 2020

Metal comedian Don Jamieson (formerly of That Metal Show) guests on this episode of LAST WORDS to discuss the new Ozzy documentary coming out, Korn's new Charlie Daniels cover, new songs from Napalm Death and Plague years, and new videos from Body Count and Uniform. Plus they review new releases from Gulch, Bulb, Bedsore, Neck Deep, and Valkyrie.

Imperial Triumphant's Zach Ezrin Does His Best Dave Mustaine Impression Jul 23, 2020

Jordan Olds (Two Minutes To Late Night), Doc Coyle (Bad Wolves, Ex-Man Podcast), and Katy Irizarry (Season of Mist, Loudwire) are joined by Zach Ezrin from the avant-garde black metal band Imperial Triumphant. They discuss the enduring legacy of Linkin Park's Chester Bennington, Dave Mustaine's new 'Rust In Peace' book, a potential new Ozzy Osbourne album ALREADY, some intense conspiracy theories surrounding Gavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefani, and a new song from Gone Is Gone. PLUS they review new albums from Bush, Zombi, Dark Sarah, Entry, and Conan & Deadsmoke.

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