Podcasts by The Pit Presents: LAST WORDS

Gemini Syndrome's Aaron Nordstrom Talks Metal and Hard Rock Differences from 2021-07-01T16:20:46

Doug Pinnick of King's X Talks Evolution of Bass Players In Rock from 2021-06-25T15:02:55

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 com...

Atreyu's Brandon Saller talks Metalcore's Renaissance&MySpace Roots from 2021-06-04T12:14:07

Max Cavalera Reveals Some Insanely Metal Moments In His Career from 2021-05-28T00:22

Dino Cazares of Fear Factory Discusses Ownership&His Search for A New Singer from 2021-05-21T15:26:46

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 from 2021-05-13T22:22:26

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 mi...

Dave Lombardo&Fil Eisler discuss scoring the Netflix movie THUNDER FORCE from 2021-05-06T20:34:16

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 the...

At The Gates' TOMAS LINDBERG talks about his legacy in Death Metal&Hardcore from 2021-04-29T21:55:14

Special 4/20 Episode with Metalocalypse Creator Brendon Small from 2021-04-22T20:09:14

Brand of Sacrifice’s Kyle Anderson Talks New Manga Project&Anime for Metal Fans from 2021-04-15T19:47:41

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 titl...

Melvins Founder Buzz Osborne on Influencing Nirvana&Metallica's Best Album from 2021-04-08T20:03:12

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 from 2021-04-01T19:02:51

Lacuna Coil's Cristina Scabbia Talks Silent Concert&Supporting the Arts from 2021-03-26T15:15:20

Luna 13's Lilith Bathory Talks Inspirations, Satanism&Opening for ICP from 2021-03-18T19:18:14

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 Clo...

How mosh pits prepared Brody King for Pro Wrestling from 2021-03-11T17:47:18

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 from 2021-03-04T18:14:16

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 ...

Let's talk about the influence of hip-hop on metal culture from 2021-02-25T20:52:01

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 (S...

Old Man Gloom's Santos Montano talks heavy-metal romance from 2021-02-18T18:43:13

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 from 2021-02-04T18:24:28

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 ...

COME TO BRAZIL! Ft. Nervosa's Prika Amaral from 2021-01-28T18:58:33

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 countr...

Bandcamp has introduced a new vinyl-pressing service. What does that mean for metal? Ft. Cognitive's Rob Wharton from 2021-01-21T17:58:17

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 Cr...

Iced Earth's Jon Schaffer storms the Capitol, Gatecreeper drops a surprise record,&more! from 2021-01-14T18:01:59

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 (Se...

THE LAST WORDS HOLIDAY SPECIAL ft. Trevor Strnad of The Black Dahlia Murder from 2020-12-17T17:13:38

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 holida...

The Best Metal Albums for Wintertime from 2020-12-10T17:52:35

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 from 2020-12-03T17:22:35

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,...

Nothing's Domenic Palermo schools us on all things shoegaze from 2020-11-19T16:01:32

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 an...

Talking METALLICA vs. MEGADETH with Spirit Adrift's Nate Garrett from 2020-11-12T16:19:35

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 ...

Life of Agony's Alan Robert on Horror Comics, Type O Negative, and all other things HALLOWEEN! from 2020-10-29T15:54:09

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 Ne...

Debating MAINSTREAM vs. UNDERGROUND Metal with Primitive Man's Ethan Lee McCarthy from 2020-10-22T15:13:50

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 under...

Code Orange's Jami Morgan on Dominating the Heavy-Music Livestreaming World from 2020-10-15T15:19:12

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 dive...

Remembering Eddie Van Halen w/ Mike Sullivan of Russian Circles&Mike McKenzie of The Red Chord from 2020-10-08T15:01:05

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 Sulliva...

Kittie vocalist Morgan Lander schools us on nu metal! from 2020-10-01T16:22:32

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...

Who are the underrated vocalists of metal and hardcore?? Featuring Sharptooth's Lauren Kashan from 2020-09-24T15:24:51

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 t...

Flea ??s Cannibal Corpse, and so do we! from 2020-09-17T15:39:53

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 Word...

Is guitar music back from the dead?? Featuring Shane McCarthy of Wayfarer from 2020-09-10T15:41:38

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 t...

Remembering Power Trip's Riley Gale with Ben Weinman of Dillinger Escape Plan from 2020-09-03T16:32:22

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 Wei...

Spirit Adrift's Nate Garrett talks favorite Ozzy stories, Deftones' new marketing campaign,&Prince destroying Steel Panther's stuff from 2020-08-27T15:18:14

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 ...

Who will GWAR kill next?? Frontman Blöthar the Berserker Gives Us The Lowdown from 2020-08-20T18:44:22

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 we...

Slipknot accidentally revealed Tortilla Man's identity. How important is mystique these days?? Featuring The Pit staff writer Chris Krovatin from 2020-08-13T17:05:33

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 ne...

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 from 2020-08-06T16:35:06

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 beca...

That Metal Show's Don Jamieson Wants You To Change Your Band Name from 2020-07-30T15:07:37

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 Na...

Imperial Triumphant's Zach Ezrin Does His Best Dave Mustaine Impression from 2020-07-23T15:43:28

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 Imper...

Imperial Triumphant's Zach Ezrin Does His Best Dave Mustaine Impression from 2020-07-23T15:43:28

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 Imper...

Imperial Triumphant's Zach Ezrin Does His Best Dave Mustaine Impression from 2020-07-23T15:43:28

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 Imper...