Bacio Death Trip

Here it is. The final Bacio Death Trip and we're going out with a goddamn bang. Sadly, we also have to talk about Godsmack.

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We're going through the theme songs that the album art claims 'rock'. But do they all rock? Did the wrestlers look cool and tough walking out to these tunes? I actually have no idea but two people who love wrestling, Psychonaut and Josh are able to guide me through it. The history, the impressions, the context, the blading, the motorbike noises. This episode is for hardcore wrestling fans and total WWF noobs like me. Live, laugh, learn, suplex.

Finally an album by an artist that brings me absolute joy and isn't an aural onslaught. We're talking Far and in particular, their album from 1996 Tin Cans With Strings To You. This record was suggested by this week's guest, the moderator from r/numetal. When they agreed to be on the podcast, I figured they'd suggest Darwin's Waiting Room or 311 but I was legit shocked when they said Far - a band I have loved for ages with a singer, Jonah Mantranga who seems to epitomise the DIY spirit.  But anyway, we do enough gushing on the episode.

Very lucky to be joined on this episode by comedian, Nick Capper to talk about Ministry's Filth Pig. An album written when Al Jourgensen when he had a $1,000 a day drug habit and recorded in a homemade studio in Texas full of stuff that was breaking down all the time.  “ It was mean; it was ugly. It was music to kill yourself to because that’s what I was trying to do." A brutal album discussed on a soon to be award winning podcast with a great Australian comedian. 

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Name a better album for us to kick off season 3 with. Actually, don't. I've got things to do today. But you can think of them in your head - maybe think of an album where the drummer doesn't keep switching to halftime or end songs with a splash hit.

Here it is. What better way to end the year than going all in on the Insane Clown Posse. Yes, we cover their wrestling career. Yes, we look at their feud with Sharon Osbourne. Yes, we look at Detroit hip hop of the late 80s, early 90s. But most importantly, we look at The Great Milenko.

Mushroomhead are a rough listen and I am glad that misery loves company because I am joined by the legends that are Martin and Steve from the Is It Dad Rock Yet? podcast. I threw the proverbial padlock at their ears this week so we could talk about Mushroomhead's masks, water drums, tempos and their feud with Slipknot. Try and find a podcast on Mushroomhead that doesn't mention that Slipknot fight! Can't be done.

A true masterclass in sampling and raw energy, The Prodigy's The Fat of the Land is an all-timer for so many people. Listen as we chew the fat (get it?) - actually, ignore that pun. It's probably been done a million times. Listen as we discuss the band, the music, the Mums ironing while watching the Breathe film clip, the tragic passing of Keith, the samples, the raves.

The links between the early 2000's nu-metal scene and wrestling are well known but did you know that WWE had their own record label but only released one non-wrestling title released? Well, that band was Neurotica. Fronted by Athiest's, Kelly Shaefer the band are now pretty hard to find anything about. The only real way to hear them is by finding a CD on eBay or tracks on Youtube, but luckily I'm joined by Josh (Circle Breaker and Hellion Child) who is a wrestling lifer and loves Neurotica. It's his comfort band. An auditory warm blanket.

After much bullying from T-Moz and Connorlingus, we're doing it. We're going all in on Queens of the Stone Age and their incredible, fantabulous, technicolour dreamboat of a record, Songs for the Deaf. To be fair, we've been going all in on it since it came out in 2002. It's that good.