Pit Side Dad

About Pit Side Dad

A podcast about the mid-life & times of an aging metalhead & his stupid love of live (heavy) music. I'm too old, it's too loud & I don't care. Your host Tor Hansen tells stories from Yesterday& Today (Y&T pun intended). Every episode brings an album of the week and a review of the concerts he's been to. It's almost always Metal, or Hardcore, or Metalcore, or Metallic Hardcore , you get the idea. Plus if you aren't about the metal but like the stories we have a special segment for you. Bangers for Beginners brings you one song every week that is hand-picked to start you on your own journey towards Metalhead...dom. There's some parenting stuff, some coming-of-age stuff, and lots of heavy music stuff. So pull up beside Tor at the edge of the pit and enjoy the show.

Publisher

Tor

Category

kids & family · music

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

28 Apr 2023

Latest episode

29 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

42 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Aug 2026

   Late Summer Playlist

   Send us Fan Mail This week, my sound was an adventure so apologies for the decreased quality...But better late and bad than never, not really. Today I bring you a handful of songs released in Summer(ish) 2026 that are sure to make you smile, or make you angry at me for daring to imagine what might make you smile. Be well, Be kind. Music in this Episode: Godflesh-Love is a Dog from Hell Ghengis Tron -Tomorrow Mirage Arph -Ditz Windswept-Cenote HIRS with Fed Ash-I Am Body Horror Junius-Di...

2. 

   7 May 2026

   A Resounding Failure

   Send us Fan Mail This episode is pretty boiler plate, Chart Chuggers, Concert Calendar and an exciting (for a moment) new frontier for the podcast. I misuse words and say a lot of things. Music in this Episode: Godflesh-Love is a Dog from Hell Atom Kraft-Queen of Death Venom- Lay Down Your Soul Arch Enemy-Dead Eyes See No Future Motley Crue-Without You KISS-Rocket Ride Bon Jovi-Runaway Sleep Token-Caramel Blue Cheer -Summertime Blues Godflesh-Carrion The ad segmen...

3. 

   27 Feb 2026

   Chapter 22: Rumpling Marie In The Still of the Night

   Send a text Story time: A fond reminiscence/critical revisiting of a song and a night that are lodged in my memory like a cocklebur in my sock. Long one, but hopefully a goodin' Music in this episode: Godflesh-Love is a Dog From Hell Whitesnake-Still of the Night Cinderella-Nobody's Fool Scorpions-Big City Nights Kitchens of Distinction-Quick as Rainbows The Five Satins-In the Still of the Night PROTECT TRANS KIDS, TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS pisdcast@gmail.com

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 28 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

33

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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