February is the month where holidays make people feel bad – bad about not having a Valentine, and bad about not being president. Which is why episode 52 of Issue Oriented is the perfect way to forget your woes. Go ahead – get lost in our eyes. We don't have to tell a soul.
First, Joey Cape (Lagwagon, Bad Astronaut, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes) and Jon Snodgrass (Drag The River) participate in a tag-team interview that covers a wide range of topics – from sadness, to money, to regionalism, and everything in between. Joey and Jon also gave a stirring performance live in the Issue Oriented Studio. Not to be missed.
Then Freddy Cricien, a.k.a. Freddy Madball, returns to Issue Oriented for a great discussion. This discussion touches on a whole bunch of big-people stuff, like religion and politics, as well as the release of Freddy's new hip-hop record, Catholic Guilt. What a great discussion.
This episode of Issue Oriented is sponsored by Warbird Entertainment. Check out WarbirdEntertainment.com for info on releases from Harbour 81, Guns On The Run, Let Me Out and many more!
The big night has come and gone, the 1st Annual METAL INJECTION LIVECAST AWARDS is in the bag and what a show it was. Hosted by JCVD himself, we decide to award ourselves in the field of excellence in live podcasting. We gave out awards for categories such as "Best On Air Revelation", "Best Skit", "Best Character", "Song Parody of the Year", "Best Celebrity Appearance of the Year" and more. Also, JCVD sings a song, and Rob sang a new song which some people in the livechat called the funniest song we ever played.
We have made both JCVD's and Rob's song available for separate download. Here they are: Rob's Song // JCVD's Song
Here is this week's playlist: VEIL OF MAYA – Fools Of Contradiction MAGRUDERGRIND – Fools Of Contradiction PSYOPUS – The White Light CARCASS – Heartwork
Welcome to the annual rewind episode where we play music from the albums that tickled our fancies in 2009. Remember to contact us at msrcast@gmail.com, and follow us over on Twitter. Come and join Evil C. and Papa Josh over on Facebook, and while you are there, join our facebook fan page, and of course on Myspace. We now have a brand new permanent phone number at (832) 429-6669.. Here is our playlist:
Swallow The Sun – Lights On The Lake
Suffocation – Blood Oath
Paradise Lost – Faith Divides Us, Death Unites Us
Slayer – Public Display of Dismemberment
Amorphis – Sky Is Mine
Susperia – The Urge
Vektor – Black Future
Asphyx – The Herald
Novembers Doom – I Hurt Those I Adore
Pantheon I – Defile the Trinity
Devin Townsend Band – Numbered
Marduk – Funeral Dawn
Barren Earth – Our Twilight
Nile – Kafir
Voivod – Treasure Chase
Candlemass – If I Ever Die
This edition starts off with a discussion next week's awards show, we hear a parody that Josh FN Groban submitted, we discuss past experiences at wrestling shows, talk to some new callers, mention Apple's new iPad device, talk about Ozzy's new record, give away some free CDs and more. Here is this week's playlist:
THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD – No Haven SPAWN OF POSSESSION – Swarm of the Formless THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN – Hollywood Squares KRALLICE – Autochthon
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As we mentioned on last week's Livecast, we decided to take a trip out into the Mojave desert. While there, we thought it was a perfect opportunity to shoot a new episode of our music video podcast, The FiX. Rob doesn't seem too comfortable in this environment, but luckily Frank is there to calm him down. Videos from ARSIS, SIX FEET UNDER, REVOCATION, EXODUS & MALEFICE are featured.
Here is a clip Sid shot of us in the desert from our trip to Vegas/LA which we talk about during the show.
Rob, Noa, Sid and 3D are back from the West Coast, all the drugs are hidden, the bodies are disposed of and the gambling debts are almost paid off. We start off the show giving a pretty thorough recap of our recent trip to Vegas, LA and NAMM in Anaheim. We learn about what Sid did in the bathroom while Darren was asleep, how Sid almost wanted to kill Rob, how Darren disappeared in Vegas, and much more. We spend almost an hour talking about it and it's great. Also, we get a caller from Charlotte who confronts Rob about ignoring him at New England Metalfest. Also, we bring back everybody's favorite segment, Thrash It or Trash It playing tracks from Shredding the Envelope, Hatred, Onrik and Sikfuk.
We had a very short playlist, here is what we played this week: WRATH AND RAPTURE – A Breathtaking Tragedy ENSLAVED – Lunar Force THUNDERSTONE – Star
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We leave for one week and all hell breaks loose on Metal Injection. The site is slown to a crawl, no updates, what the hell is going? Rest assured, we seem to be putting the slowness behind us and updates will resume at a fever pace very soon. We figured what perfect way to start again then being with another great Livecast Mixtape. The crew has compiled some of our favorite moments from the last few months including:
- Rob discusses hitting on Noa in high school
- The Danzig pardoy, "ROBEERRT"
- A lesson in customer service at Walmart
- A candid interview with Barack Obama
- Thor Shredsteen's Thorfume commercial
- Emotional songs about Cocoa, Florida
- The Googler song
- Sid and Loni's wet moments in bed
- Toothgnasher's Epicast invasion and a phone call from Elise from reigninblonde.com.
- Appearances by Oderus Urungus and "Peter Steele"
We'll be back with an all new episode next week, and don't forget to vote in our Year-End Awards
Welcome to 2010! If this year is anything like Episode 51 of Issue Oriented, we are in for an awesome ride!
First you'll hear host Ronen Kauffman talk to Polar Bear Club vocalist Jimmy Stadt and bassist Goose about nicknames, marketing copy, influence pigeonholing and much more. Good times!
Then Ronen talks to Crime In Stereo vocalist Kristian Hallbert and guitarist/vocalist Alex Dunne about learning experiences, GPS conspiracy theories, Vision of Disorder and other fascinating stuff.
Don't forget to check out IssueOriented.com for more interviews, performances, videos, podcasts, blogs, contests and more!
The first Livecast of the new year was a big one. We brought back one of our game shows, The Dirty Pyramid II and this one was a great one. Also, we try to hook up Nina with a new caller, Aaron. Additionally, we talk about Rob's mom trying to hook him up with a girl, our upcoming trip to Vegas, Sid being in love and more.
Make sure to vote in our year end awards. Press "more" to access them. Also, there will be no new episode next week since we will be in Vegas, but we have an awesome mixtape planned for next Wednesday.
LYE BY MISTAKE – John Nash and the Flipper ANIMALS AS LEADER – Song of Solomon COPROFAGO – La Idea De Borde ROBINSON – 3 HUNAB KU - The Other I CAR BOMB - M^6 EXOTIC ANIMAL PETTING ZOO – Hairdresser UNEXPECT – The Shiver – A Clown's Mindtrap SIKTH – Scent of the Obscene
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It's been a crazy year here at the Livecast, and the final episode of the Livecast is no different. This week, we get a special visit from Metal Misha and Sinister Sasha, who call in from their New Years Party in Moscow. We also learn about the time that Rob and Darren got arrested on the mean streets of New York City, how Alphalpha died and we discussed the death of the drummer of Avenged Sevenfold. Here is this week's playlist:
FIGHT AMP - School THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN – The Mullet Burden DAATH – Duststorm SLAYER – Hate Worldwide JIMI HENDRIX – Highway Chile PERIPHERY – Light SKELETONWITCH – Blinding Black Rage COALESCE – The Purveyor Of Novelty And Nonsense GOJIRA – Adoration for None SYSTEM OF A DOWN - Deer Dance THE TONY DANZA TAP DANCE EXTRAVAGANZA – Big Pun's Not Dead Because I Just Saw Him At Krispy Kreme TORCHE – Healer
You've seen our individual lists below, and we've compiled the videos we actually agree on into the final 2009 edition of the FiX. In this episode, we feature videos from BEHEMOTH, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, SUICIDE SILENCE, PSYOPUS, STEEL PANTHER & MASTODON.
Watch the episode now in our streaming player. If you'd like to download the hi-res version of the podcast, click here, or if you would like to subscribe to our podcast, you can do so via iTunes or RSS
This week, Santa Clause was supposed to join us, but ended up coming late. So, we took matters into our own hands and gave a away a free CD to each of our callers. The majority of the show was dominated by us fucking with the callers. Then, Santa finally showed up and he seemed to be in no condition to be on the radio. Yet, we still let him on the show. Experience the holiday cheer from the comfort of your MP3 player. Here is this week's playlist, picked by one of our other special guests, Elise from Reign in Blonde:
NAPALM DEATH – Fallacy Dominion DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT – Hyperdrive! QUICKSAND – Omission GENGHIS TRON – Laser Bitch FAITH NO MORE - Surprise! You're Dead! HORSE THE BAND – Science Police
Hey guys, I know it's been a while, so I decided to make it up to you with a jam packed 2 hour "Top 30 albums of 2009" show (in no particular order). So crank it up, and prep your neck, we're going for a ride!
Playlist:
Trepalium – XIII (Inner Hell)
Revocation – Existence is Futile (Re=Animaniac)
Obscura – Cosmogenesis (Universe Momentum)
Gorod – Process of a New Decline (The Path)
Antigama – Warning (You Have The Right To Remain Violent)
Agoraphobic Nosebleed – Agorapocalypse (Hung From The Rising Sun)
Paganizer – Scandinavian Warmachine (Crusader)
Imsomnium – Across The Dark (Into The Woods)
Old Man's Child – Slaves of the World (Servants of Satan's Monastery)
Katatonia – Night is the New Day (Forsaker)
Seance – Awakening Of The Gods (Murder)
Behemoth – Evangelion (Defiling Morality Ov Black God)
Skeletonwitch – Breathing the Fire (Crushed Beyond Dust)
Blackgaurd – Profugus Mortis (Allegiance)
Hypocrisy – A Taste of Extreme Divinity (Sky's Falling Down)
Converge – Axe To Fall (Dark Horse)
Doomriders – Darkness Comes Alive (Crooked Path)
TYR – By The Light of The Northern Star (By The Sword In My Hand)
TBDM – Deflorate (Denounced, Disgraced)
The Red Chord – Fed Through The Teeth Machine (Hour of Rats)
Daath – The Concealers (Sharpen The Blades)
Devil Driver – Pray for Villains (Bitter Pill)
Ensiferum – From Afar (Elusive Reaches)
Paradise Lost – Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us (As Horizons Ends)
BTBAM – The Great Misdirect (Disease, Injury, Madness)
Job For A Cowboy – Ruination (Lords of Chaos)
Nostradameus – Illusions Parade (Time for Madness)
Nomans Land – Farnord (Valhalla Calls)
Epica – Design Your Universe (Martyr of The Free World)
Ex Deo – Romulus (In the Dark Embrace)
Halford – Get Into The Spirit
Tim "Ripper" Owens – Santa Claus Is Back In Town
Coffin Fuck – Here Comes Santa Claus
Oceans Of Sadness – Self Fulfilling Prophecy
Glorior Belli – Deadly Sparks
Insomnium – Down With The Sun
Novembers Doom – A Eulogy For The Living Lost
Nachtmystium – Pitch Black Cadence
Vader – We Are The Horde
Anvil – Real Metal
Anvil – This Is Thirteen
Mercyful Fate – Evil
Of Ravens And Ruins – Dance Of Disdain
Pestilence – In Sickness and Death
Merrimack – By The Grace
Things get a little weird on this edition of the Livecast. Noa constantly gets private messages throughout the show from a stalker fan who promises to call in next week. ReigninBlonde.com's Elise calls in and gets harassed about sleeping with Rob. Also, one random dude photoshops a photo of Noa in an odd position (Update: We took down the link because I guess we have some decency or something -Rob). We get a bunch of phone calls from a junkie named Colin who claims to have a lot in common with Darren. Also, we discuss the award categories for our Year End Awards, which happen on January 6th. If you have any ideas for categories or nominees leave a comment about it.
February is the month where holidays make people feel bad – bad about not having a Valentine, and bad about not being president. Which is why episode 52 of Issue Oriented is the perfect way to forget your woes. Go ahead – get lost in our eyes. We don't have to tell a soul.
Raise Your Horns
5 horns up
Welcome to 2010! If this year is anything like Episode 51 of Issue Oriented, we are in for an awesome ride!
ARCH ENEMY Michael Amott Interview
COALESCE The Comedian in Question Live
CYNIC Wheels Within Wheels NEW SONG
UNEARTH Crow Killer video
VIOLIN HERO
DEVILDRIVER Another Night In London video
FEAR FACTORY Fear Campaign video
Thrash Hits TV: Killswitch Engage love The Simpsons
Thrash Hits TV: Every Time I Die review their own records
