Ethan from the band Heater takes over ‘In The Pit’ to discuss the legendary influences behind his sound, from Megadeth’s thrash mastery to the grunge harmonies of Alice in Chains. This episode bridges the gap between technical guitar talk and the raw emotion of 90s rock, featuring a special message on legal protection for the metal community.

• Megadeth – Tornado of Souls
• Puddle of Mudd – Control
• Alice in Chains – Would
• System of A Down – Aerials
• TOOL – Parabola
• Judas Priest – Panic Attack
• Motley Crue – Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)
• Thunder – Dirty Love
• Led Zeppelin – Dazed & Confused
• Pantera – I’m Broken
• KISS – Detroit Rock City
• Anthrax – I am The Law
• Heater – God Knows
• Metallica – Sad But True
• Stone Temple Pilots – Sex Type Thing
• Judas Priest – Pain Killer
• Alice in Chains – Rooster
• Bon Jovi – Bed of Roses
• Heater – Last Dose
• Pantera – 5 Minutes Alone
• Heater – Run Your Road

A relentless dive into the underground metal scene featuring crushing tracks from Ruoska, Gravemass, ANTHEA, Noumena and more rising heavy hitters.
From thrash and groove to dark melodic power, this episode delivers raw intensity, fresh discoveries, and pure headbanging energy.

• Ruoska – Kellingit
• Crawling Solo – The World Is Gaining Up On You
• Frequency Overload – Thrash King
• Ian Voltage – Prodigal Son
• Mickey Lixx – Persepolis
• Pillars of Heaven – Storm Kingdom
• Ravenmocker – Where The Raven Flies
• Sounds of Delusion – Saint
• The Spent Priests – There Will Be Blood
• Pure American Filth – Smoke Rings To The Sky
• Gravemass – Gravemass
• Deadstill – Witch
• Earthblood – Ape Warrior
• Ana – Hate Me
• ANTHEA – Awakening (Song For Spring)
• Noumena – Kuolemankello
• Heavenfall – Squall-led
• Servator – The Invocator
• Cognition – The Washed
• Vanderlust – Golden Shackles
• Xero Hour – Salem Burns
• Left on Red – Gaslight
• Sardaukar – Burton
• NTHEND – Degenerates
• Not Enough Space – Primitive
• Road’s End – Nosce Te Ipsum

The ultimate destination for the best unsigned hard rock and heavy metal artists from around the world. In this high-octane two-hour episode of Hard Rock Hell Radio, Bo Nasty showcases his “Beatdown”—a curated top ten countdown of the week’s most brutal and innovative tracks. From the sludge-filled depths of Finland to the hardcore scenes of Italy and the raw power of the American Midwest, this episode spans the globe to bring listeners the future legends of the heavy music scene.

• Depressure – Worst Is Yet To Come
• Shotgun Savior – Savage Brutality
• Scarlet Tantrum – Inside Out
• Crowen – Ember Wraith
• Mindistry – Hemsokt Siege
• Perilous – Becoming The Dragon
• Sepsiss – No Kings
• Axminster – Ya Monkey
• Gravemass – This Is The Way
• Two Sides Of Me – Chemicals
• Flawed By Design – We Are The Innocent
• Breakaway – Icarus Worldwide
• Panic – Below It All
• Severed Son – Catacombs
• Earthblood – Ape Warrior
• Noumena – Kuolemankello
• Cognition – The Washed
• Ana – Hate Me
• Anthea – Awakening
• Heavenfall – Squall-Led
• Servator – The Invocator
• Vanderlust – Golden Shackles
• Deadstill – Witch
• Gravemass – Gravemass
• The Dood – Dissonance
• False Idols – Thick As Thieves

Beau Nasty dives Into The Pit with a crushing international metal lineup featuring **Ruoska, Gravemass, ANTHEA, Noumena, Cognition and more underground heavy hitters.
Expect relentless riffs, extreme metal energy and rising bands from across the global metal scene tearing up this week’s pit. 

• Ruoska – Kellingit
• Crawling Solo – The World Is Gaining Up On You
• Frequency Overload – Thrash King
• Ian Voltage – Prodigal Son
• Mickey Lixx – Persepolis
• Pillars of Heaven – Storm Kingdom
• Ravenmocker – Where The Raven Flies
• Sounds of Delusion – Saint
• The Spent Priests – There Will Be Blood
• Pure American Filth – Smoke Rings To The Sky
• Gravemass – Gravemass
• Deadstill – Witch
• Earthblood – Ape Warrior
• Ana – Hate Me
• ANTHEA – Awakening (Song For Spring)
• Noumena – Kuolemankello
• Heavenfall – Squall-led
• Servator – The Invocator
• Cognition – The Washed
• Vanderlust – Golden Shackles
• Xero Hour – Salem Burns
• Left on Red – Gaslight
• Sardaukar – Burton
• NTHEND – Degenerates
• Not Enough Space – Primitive
• Road’s End – Nosce Te Ipsum

Beau Nasty delivers two hours of bone-crushing unsigned metal, featuring a global Top 10 countdown and exclusive details on Rock Rage Radio’s upcoming 10-day takeover of Bike Week 2025.

In this high-octane episode of “Beau Nasty’s In The Pit,” host Beau Nasty takes listeners on a global tour of the finest unsigned hard rock and heavy metal talent. From the tribal rhythms of Evolution 3303 to the polished metalcore of Baltimore’s Who They Fear, the show highlights the raw energy of the independent scene. The first hour features diverse segments, including a spotlight on Kentucky-born talent and a dedicated “three-pack” of German metal favorites, while also teasing the massive upcoming Bike Week 2025 event in Daytona Beach.

The second hour shifts gears into “Beau Nasty’s Beatdown,” a curated Top 10 countdown of the week’s best unsigned tracks. Listeners are treated to heavy hitters from across the globe, including South Wales, France, and Canada, alongside hometown favorites from Kansas City. The episode culminates in the crowning of the Top Dog—Adelaide’s own Shadow Monarchy—whose track “Global Division” secured the number one spot with its infectious groove and powerful message. Beau closes the show with links to his Spotify playlist, ensuring the “Rock Rage Radio radicals” have their metal fix all week long.

Host Bo Nasty dives ‘In the Pit’ to showcase the world’s best unsigned hard and heavy bands, featuring the legendary weekly Beatdown Top 10 and exclusive local event news.

• Blossoms Fall – La Alma
• Doomsvein – Diabolism
• Gemini Virus – True Gods
• Rising Aexylium – Eclessi
• Holy Mother – Fire Saint
• Renascense – Release The Spirit
• Screams of Tranquility – A Borrowed Name
• SuckerTrap – Science of Macabre
• Xero Hour – Salem Burns
• Horizon of Aeons – Kairos
• Sardaukar – Burton
• Heater – Last Dose
• Depressure – Worst Is Yet To Come
• Scarlet Tantrum – Inside Out
• Crowen – Ember Wraith
• Gravemass – This Is The War Siege
• Perilous – Becoming The Dragon
• Mindistry – Homesick
• Superdeathflame – Crown of Stars
• Shotgun Savior – Savage Brutality.
• Axminster – Ya Monkey
• Sepsiss – No Kings
• Wormhog – Amidst The Ruins
• Blazfemur – The Meeting of The Ourobouric Minds

Catch up with Beau as he plays some of the best unsigned and independent metal from the states

• Cold Drop – Gentle
• Left on Red – Gaslight
• Unthreaded – Hit The Ground
• KillCrown – Death
• Get Through – Way Back Home
• Misanthropik Torment – Make Assassinations Great Again
• Another Fine Mess – Lessons
• Deadsunshine – Metamorfoosi
• Nefastis – Stardust
• The Omen Machine – Buy Me A Yacht
• Forsaken Throne – Become
• Shadow Monarchy – Global Division
• 12 Gauge Confession – Liar
• Holy Mother – Fire
• Horizon of Aeons – Kairos
• Sucker Trap – Science of Macabre
• Saint Renascence – Release The Spirit
• Gemini Virus – True Gods Rising
• Xero Hour – Salem Burns
• Doomsvein – Diabolism
• Aexulium – Eclissi
• Screams of Tranquility – A Borrowed Name
• Blossoms Fail – La Alma
• Dan Sindel – Blind Sided
• A Moment of Violence – Bullet

Catch up with Beaus show show casing independent and unsigned bands from the States

• Alfa Pentatonik – Close Your Eyes From The World
• Deth Fx – Antiutopia
• Dust – Bodyless
• Crawling Solo – Brothers
• Sardaukar – Burton
• Jazarian Priest – Vice
• Memoira – Dollmaker
• Oathbound – Searching For An Answer
• Turbo – Pissjugs & Rattlesnakes
• Johnson County Cannibal Cult – Eviscerate
• Skyfire – Stop Pulling My Heartstrings
• Devilz By Definition – Angel Warfare
• Unthreaded – Hit The Ground
• Misanthropik Torment – Make Assassinations Great Again
• Nefastis – Stardust
• The Omen Machine – Buy Me A Yacht
• Left On Red – Gaslight
• Dead Sunshine – Metamorfoosi
• Another Fine Mess – Lessons
• Get Through – Way Back Home
• Kill Crown – Death
• Cold Drop – Gentle
• Dan Sindel – Blindsided
• Styren – Burn
• Kuf – I’m Not Dead

Listen again to Beaus Selection of independent, unsigned and his favourite tunes of the week.

Listen again to our most enthusiastic US host, playing independent and unsigned artists from around the world.

• Weller – Choke
• King Ern – What A Firm Grip of Dream
• Johnson County Cannibal Cult – Eviscerate
• We Three Kings – Joyrider
• Dead Body Diversion – Body of War
• Abbie Falls – Victim
• Lionheart – Valley of Death
• Vianova – Uh Yaya
• Dark Chapel – Sign of Life
• Not Enough Space – Primitive
• Wormhog – Amidst The Ruins
• Compelling Desire – Retributrion
• Seconds To Serenity – Dark Skies
• Daniel Lee – Believe In Me
• Miamorii – Covenant
• Out of Darkness – Cosmic Conclusion
• As The World Burns – Nothing Lasts Forever
• Whisper To Scream – Bondage
• Skyfire – Stop Pulling My Heartstrings
• Divine Martyr – Resistance
• Awaiting Abigail – Falling Under
• Jasmine Cain – Evil Disco
• Coraline’s Collapse – Stop Signs
• Styren – Crazy
• Scars of Agony – Take Control
• Gloom49 – Rusted Crown

Beaus In The Put was Played on Hard Rock Hell Radio 5th January 2026