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Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals! Chris Akin is back and someone just got the boot right before Santa arrived. Nazareth officially kicked Carl Sentance to the curb, and Chris is losing his mind over the “cold, ugly cut.” No “future endeavors,” no “we wish him well,” just GTFO. Plus, Chris asks the real question: Who the hell is actually buying a ticket to a Carl Sentence solo show?! 💀🤘

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - The Xmas Firing Tradition 01:14 - Nazareth dumps Carl Sentence for Gianni Pontillo 02:43 - The brutal, “cold” statement from Pete Agnew 04:46 - Chris destroys Carl’s 2026 solo tour plans 06:12 - The 2026 “Air Tank” Tour

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Is there ANY singer from a classic band you’d actually pay to see solo if they weren’t a household name?

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WHAT. THE. HELL. Gene Simmons had a massive faux pas calling Ace Frehley “dead” due to “bad decisions.” Neeley and Chris are tearing into The Demon, surprisingly agreeing with some of Eddie Trunk’s reaction for once! 🤯

But hold your beer, because the real chaos starts when they get to the Kiss/Cheap Trick/Trump award drama. Chris goes into a NUCLEAR, F-BOMB-fueled rant about metal fans who think anyone cares about their “stupid political opinions.” Get ready to spill your drink and start an argument! 🔥

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Question for the chat, you animals: What’s one band you still love, even though you HATE their political views? (Don’t mention the politics, just the band!) 👇

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Chris and Neeley are reminiscing about the early days of The Classic Metal Show, and Chris drops a story that will make you spit out your beer. You wouldn’t believe the lengths we went to for content back then... including calling a rock star after he was dead and getting his voicemail. What the hell were we thinking?! Bro, the sheer disrespect... but we can’t stop laughing 🤘😂.

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Q: Do you delete dead people from your phone contacts? Why or why not? 👇

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🚨 NEELEY RAGES: IT’S HIS FAULT SHE GOT FIRED! 🚨

A drunken female police officer groped two colleagues, and Neeley is losing his mind not because she got fired, but because the male officer reported her! Bro, she wanted to get FUCKED. Take advantage, don’t report her, you dummy!

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Q: Would you report a colleague who groped you at a drunken party, knowing they’d lose their job? 👇

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“By 2026, the local news anchor you’ve watched for twenty years is going behind a fucking paywall or they’re going extinct. Free TV is a corpse, and the streamers are just waiting for the smell to get bad enough to bury it.”

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Bro, are you ready to get shaken down by every network on the planet? Chris Akin just laid out exactly how the “Free TV” era is getting its throat slit. Between greedy streamers and bullshit regulations, your local channels are GONE by 2026. This is a total game-changer and it sucks balls.

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Are you still using an antenna, or did you give up on “Free TV” years ago?

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This being the second of them and this was the I don’t know if you can call it the bigger one because it was a collaboration, but it is absolutely one of the shittiest pieces of shit that ever shit out of shit, ate the shit, then shit it out again and made a bigger piece of shit.” Bro, this Lulu rant had us DYING, what the actual F were Metallica thinking?!

Holy shit, metalheads – Jon & Brian from Talking Into Infinity are BACK, diving into 2011’s killer albums like Anthrax’s Worship Music (total comeback banger), Symphony X’s Iconoclast (riffs that slap harder than your ex), and Dream Theater’s Dramatic Turn (Portnoy drama vibes). But then... the nuclear meltdown on Metallica & Lou Reed’s Lulu – “shittiest piece of shit that ever shit” levels of rage! Plus movies like Thor & Super 8, and a fan hangout tease with gorilla farts & cello jams. What a chaotic ride, bros!

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00:00:00 – Intros & LaBrie love00:01:01 – Welcome & holiday mic fails00:02:21 – Schedule wonkiness & fan hangout hype00:04:50 – Spotify F-bomb drama00:10:05 – Commercial break (skip if VIP!)00:10:28 – 2011 movies roast (Thor slays, Bridesmaids meh)00:15:18 – Chickenfoot 3 honorable mention00:20:58 – Mastodon: The Hunter density00:30:45 – Symphony X: Iconoclast prog fire01:09:55 – Anthrax: Worship Music thrash fest01:17:19 – Foo Fighters: Wasting Light anthems01:26:22 – Lulu epic roast (HOLY SHIT MOMENT)01:31:12 – Commercial inserts01:43:00 – Fan hangout co-hosts & sign-off

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Plastic Catastrophe With Lord Nelson just dropped the grooviest, head-nodding, “IF U WANNA PARTY” single and these two go FULL chaos talking music biz, direct-to-fan, and why nobody’s buying albums anymore… until this absolute nuke drops.

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Who parties harder than Lord Nelson & Matt Acevedo in 2025… GO!

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Seth and Chris kick off a manic Monday talking about long weekends and shocking Browns game decisions. Then, they bring on Jake Underwood, the new host of the Jake Underwood Show on WHK 1420, who hired Seth as his producer, to talk about his political background, his vision for the show’s local politics focus, and his time with the Kennedy campaign. Long-time friend and “roving restaurant reporter,” Tony Masaccio, checks in to discuss the closure of Flats restaurants Rum Rauner’s and Inferno, and why downtown Cleveland businesses will be fine even with the Browns moving. Did Seth really get his paycheck-cashing story out on air right next to the new, classy host?

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Join Bill as he takes an absolutely mind-stretching journey with the incredible Dr. Yafi Yair, exploring how the recent lockdowns unleashed a powerful global energetic shift toward multidimensional travel and extraterrestrial awakening. This episode dives deep into light language activations, field tuning, and healing veteran trauma by connecting with your higher self and channeling unheard-of realms. Are we all just one fairy encounter away from expanding our consciousness and tapping into our own multidimensional power?

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“It’s a beautiful thing to know that you’re so good, they can’t stop you! You can do whatever you want! They’ll still buy your music!” 🤯 Wait till you hear WHY the Big Guy with the Big Show, LORD NELSON, said that about the absolute legend, Slick Rick James... you’ll spit your coffee, bro. ☕️

Today on the C.A.R., we’re cruising straight into the greatest hits of the incomparable, unstoppable, Super Freak himself, Rick James, diving deep into his electric, funky, and totally unforgettable musical catalog. Host The Lord Nelson That Is lays down the law on why James’s influence still permeates music and culture, no matter what controversy surrounded him. Are you ready for the deepest funk dive you’ve ever taken? Click the link and LET’S GOOOOOOOOOO!

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