Radioactive w/Mike Z

My top 10 albums of 2022 as heard aired on "Wired In The Empire" on 96.7 KCAL Rocks (12/31/22)

10. Meshuggah "Immutable"

9. Dorothy "Gifts From The Holy Ghost"

8. Amon Amarth "The Great Heathen Army"

7. Slipknot "The End, So Far"

6. Memphis May Fire "Remade In Misery"

5. Papa Roach "Ego Trip"

4. Lorna Shore "Pain Remains"

3. The Devil Wears Prada "Color Decay"

2. Megadeth "The Sick, The Dying, And The Dead"

1. Motionless In White "Scoring The End Of The World"

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Caught up with Bloodywood singer Jayant Bhadula back on October 10th before they rocked the Constellation Room at the Observatory. Here's what we talked about:

Aftershock Festival (0-2)

Starting the band (2-4)

Sight Seeing in USA (4-6)

Musical Influences (6-9)

Mandatory Metallica (9-end)

Jinjer singer Tatiana Shmailyuk called in to talk about their tour with P.O.D. hitting the Wiltern on 12/22/22. Here's what we talked about:

Tour Pranks (0-1)

Growing up on P.O.D. (1-5)

Space of Variations and Malevolence (5-7)

Husband Alex Lopez (7-11)

Lions At The Gate "Find My Way" (11-14)

Mandatory Metalica (14-end)

Amon Amarth singer Johan Hegg called in to talk about their tour coming to the Forum on Saturday, December 17th Here's what we talked about:

1st Death Metal Band to headline the Forum in LA (0-4)

The Great Heathen Army graphic novel and board game (4-5)

"Get In The Ring" and wrestling (5-8)

Covering Metallica with Armored Saint & Mandatory Metallica (8-end)

Earshot singer Wil Martin called in to talk about the 20th anniversary celebration of their debut album "Letting Go" coming up on Friday, December 9th at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood. Here's what we talked about:

Michael Beinhorn and getting signed (0-5)

20 Years of "Letting Go" (5-10)

"Get Away" song (10-13)

Last concert at the Whisky-Fred Durst (13-15)

AIC/Breaking Benjamin/Bush at FivePoint Amp 9/2022 (15-18)

Mandatory Metallica (18-end)

Chris Motionless of Motionless In White called in to talk about the "Trinity Of Terror" tour Part 3 coming to the YouTube Theater on 12/7/22. Here's what we talked about:

"Scoring The End Of The World" album (0-3)

"Trinity Of Terror" tour at YouTube Theater on 12/7/22 (3-7)

NIN Debate: "Pretty Hate Machine" Vs. "The Downward Spiral" (7-9)

Mandatory Metallica (9-end)

Cannibal Corpse drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz called in to talk about their tour coming to the Wiltern on 11/22/22. Here's what we talked about:

Violence Unimagined (0-2)

Erik Rutan (2-5)

Writing lyrics in Cannibal Corpse (5-7)

Spring 2022 tour with Revocation and Whitechapel (7-9)

11/22/22 at The Wiltern (9-10)

Steve Shalaty drum advice from Paul (10-15)

Mandatory Metallica (15-end)

Hatebreed drummer Matt Byrne called in to talk about their "Perseverance 20th anniversary" tour at HOB-Anaheim on 11/19/22. Here's what we talked about:

2021 Metal Tour Of The Year w/Megadeth-Dave Mustaine (0-5)

2022 Anthrax 40th Anniversary tour, Hollywood Palladium-Chuck D (5-8)

Perseverance 20th Anniversary tour 11/19/22 at HOB-A (8-12)

What's next? New album? New Beer? (12-16)

Mandatory Metallica (16-end)

Trivium's Corey Beaulieu called in to talk about their upcoming concert at the Wiltern on 11/10/22. Here's what we talked about:

"In The Court Of The Dragon" (0-4)

The Hangar (4-6)

"Feast Of Fire" song (6-8)

"Shadow Of The Abattoir" (8-10)

Touring with Iron Maiden (1-13)

11/10/22 at the Wiltern (13-15)

Setlist (15-18)

Mandatory Metallica (18-end)

Lost Society singer Sammy Elbanna called in to talk about their new album "If The Sky Came Down" (out now). Here's what we talked about:

"No Absolution" album 2020 (0-2)

"If The Sky Came Down" album 2022 (2-5)

Mental Therapy (5-9)

RIP Alexi Laiho from Children Of Bodom (9-12)

USA tour? (12-13)

Mandatory Metallica (13-end)