pitted!

About pitted!

What happens when one era comes up against another? One subject, pitted against itself, in a battle for rock culture supremacy. Music | Film | Sports

Publisher

Rensta Music

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Jul 2022

Latest episode

16 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

11 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Jan 2026

   Use Your Illusion III

   And in this corner, weighing in at 850 pounds: Guns N’ Roses. Regardless of the fact that, with six band members, everyone would top out at a buck 40, GNR developed a reputation as one of the baddest and most volatile rock bands on the planet. Slash. Adler. Reed. Stradlin. Clarke. Sorum. They’ve all come and gone and come again over the years but, with Axl upfront - or picking fights with fans the crowd - they have remained one of the most celebrated and influential acts to emerge from the 1980s LA metal scene. Episode 9 takes a look at their most commercially successful period, the simultaneous release of Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II, to find the guns and leave the posers to determine what should make the cut for the ultimate of ultimate albums: Use Your Illusion III. It’s Use Your Illusion vs Use Your Illusion, Guns N’ Roses vs Guns N’ Roses, Axl vs everyone else in a battle for rock culture supremacy. Hosted by Eric ‘The Dentist’ Prod, Jay ‘The Moose’ Hart, Dave ‘Cardy’ Cardwell Instagram @pittedpodcast Presented by Rensta Music

2. 

   16 Jan 2026

   Slave Against The Machine

   Passion. Revolution. Innovation. Reinvention. A band for the people, Rage Against The Machine set the bar for every politicised artist to come. Whether it was De La Rocha’s impassioned vocals or Morello’s virtuosity on the guitar, RATM led from the front and garnered an entire army of followers. Fast forward to 2002. The departure of De La Rocha left the band at a crossroads: do they continue RATM with a new frontman, not unlike Black Sabbath and AC/DC before them, or do they recruit a new captain and follow a new flight path? The answer came in the form of Chris Cornell. One rehearsal, and Audioslave was born. Arguably the greatest supergroup of the modern era, Audioslave fused the sound of two 90s powerhouses to create an everlasting imprint on post-grunge era rock’n’roll. Episode 8: Slave Against The Machine pits the entire original discography of both bands, from their eponymous debuts to their genre-bending finales. It’s Rage Against The Machine vs Audioslave in a battle for rock culture supremacy. Hosted by Dave "Cardy" Cardwell, Eric "The Dentist" Prod, Jay "The Moose" Hart Instagram @pittedpodcast Produced by Rensta Music

3. 

   20 Aug 2025

   Judgement Day

   Judgement Day is here. The year is 2021 and pitted! podcast returns take on the machines in Episode 7 with 1984’s The Terminator up against on 1992’s Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Two of the greatest sci-fi/action films of all time they spawned numerous sequels and spin-offs, launched the careers of its cast and crew, and gave us some of the most  memorable quotes in film history. It’s T800 vs T800 in a battle for rock culture supremacy. Hosted by Dave "Cardy" Cardwell, Eric "The Dentist" Prod, Jay "The Moose" Hart Instagram @pittedpodcast Produced by Rensta Music

4. 

   20 Aug 2025

   Dear John

   From sharing a schoolyard and starting a band, to evolving a sound and spearheading a movement, through the highs of drug use and the lows of addiction, to losing friends and gaining icons, to topping the charts and selling out stadiums across the world, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have seemingly done it all...often, more than once. Over the years Anthony, Flea, and Chad have been accompanied by several notable players but none more gifted or influential than John Frusciante. In Episode 6: Dear John we chart the seminal RHCP guitarist’s rise, retreat, and return during the bands greatest era by pitting Blood Sugar Sex Majik, One Hot Minute, and Californication against one another. It’s John vs Dave vs John, funk vs psychedelia vs melody, RHCP vs RHCP vs RHCP in a three-way battle for rock culture supremacy. Hosted by Eric ‘The Dentist’ Prod, Jay ‘The Moose’ Hart, Dave ‘Cardy’ CardwellShout out to all of our dedicated listeners Instagram @pittedpodcast Produced by Rensta Music

5. 

   20 Aug 2025

   Adrian's Revenge

   Four decades. Six films. Ten Academy Award nominations. One billion dollars at the box office. In Episode 5: Adrian’s Revenge pitted! podcast takes on Rocky Balboa, the down-on-his-luck Philadelphian who rose to become the greatest cinematic boxing champion of all time. Beginning with the original 1976 release through to the nostalgic, and thus far series ending, self-titled 2006 film we pit the intro sequences, the plot lines, the soundtracks, the epic training montages, the opponents, and the adrenaline-pumping emotion-fuelled final fights. It’s Rocky vs Rocky II vs Rocky III vs Rocky IV vs Rocky V vs Rocky Balboa in a battle for rock culture supremacy to determine which film is the undisputed heavyweight champion of sports cinema. Hosted by Eric ‘The Dentist’ Prod, Jay ‘The Moose’ Hart, Dave ‘Cardy’ Cardwell Shout out to all first responders, medical personnel, scientists, volunteers, and everyday people that have helped Australia smash through this pandemic Instagram @pittedpodcast Produced by Rensta Music

6. 

   5 Jun 2025

   Cliff 'Em All...And Justice For Jason (Part 2)

   After a quick comfort break, the boys are back!! Part 2 of the inaugural pitted! podcast Christmas/New Years Special, ringing in your ears 1 January 2021. Formed in LA in 1981 but later finding a home in San Francisco and then the world, Metallica went onto unleash one of the most enduring aural assaults in contemporary music. Cliff ‘Em All...And Justice For Jason examines Metallica at the peak of their powers across its two most dominant eras: the pioneering ‘Cliff Era’ featuring the genre-defining Ride The Lightning and genre-refining Master of Puppets pitted against the musical mastery and unparalleled success of the ‘Jason Era’ featuring prog metal classic ...And Justice For All and the career-making Black Album. It’s Cliff vs Jason in a battle for Metallica and rock culture supremacy. Hosted by Dave ‘Cardy’ Cardwell, Eric ‘The Dentist’ Prod, and Jay ‘The Moose’ Hart with special guest Browny and Simo Instagram @pittedpodcast Presented by Rensta Music

7. 

   5 Jun 2025

   Cliff 'Em All...And Justice For Jason (Part 1)

   Part 1 of the inaugural pitted! podcast Christmas/New Year Special, ringing in your ears 25 December 2020. Formed in LA in 1981 but later finding a home in San Francisco and then the world, Metallica went onto unleash one of the most enduring aural assaults in contemporary music. Cliff ‘Em All...And Justice For Jason examines Metallica at the peak of their powers across its two most dominant eras: the pioneering ‘Cliff Era’ featuring the genre-defining Ride The Lightning and genre-refining Master of Puppets pitted against the musical mastery and unparalleled success of the ‘Jason Era’ featuring prog metal classic ...And Justice For All and the career-making Black Album. It’s Cliff Burton vs Jason Newsted in a battle for Metallica and rock culture supremacy. Hosted by Dave ‘Cardy’ Cardwell, Eric ‘The Dentist’ Prod, and Jay ‘The Moose’ Hart with special guest Browny and Simo Instagram @pittedpodcast Presented by Rensta Music

8. 

   3 Jun 2025

   NeverDirtSuperTen

   Grunge. The soundtrack of our generation. The songs that define the 90s. The movement that changed popular music forever. Within this small sub-genre that began in the bellows of rain-soaked Seattle USA, no bands had a bigger impact or left a more lasting impression than the Big 4: Pearl Jam. Soundgarden. Alice In Chains...and, of course, Nirvana who started it all. Episode 3: NeverDirtSuperTen takes a look at the biggest and best albums from these musical titans and pits them against one another in a battle for rock culture supremacy. Nevermind, the original seed. Dirt, the heart on the sleeve. Superunknown, the peerless masterpiece. Ten, the debut to end all debuts. Hosted by Dave ‘Cardy’ Cardwell, Eric ‘The Dentist’ Prod, and Jay ‘The Moose’ Hart Shout out to RAC Garage Doors (find them @racgaragedoors on Instagram) Instagram @pittedpodcast Presented by Rensta Music

9. 

   2 Jun 2025

   Jim No More

   Faith No More were as important as any other band in the changing musical landscape of the 1990s. If Nirvana proved that hair metal was dead then Faith No More proved that 'genre' was a very fluid concept. Episode 2: Jim No More pits the last two Faith No More albums to feature the iconic Jim Martin (The Real Thing, Angel Dust) against the first two albums released after his departure (King For A Day...Fool For A Lifetime, Album Of The Year). It's Faith No More vs Faith No More in a battle for rock culture supremacy to determine which era was more influential: Jim or Jim No More? Hosted by Dave ‘Cardy’ Cardwell, Eric ‘The Dentist’ Prod, and Jay ‘The Moose’ Hart Shout out to K&K Landscapes (find them @kk_landscape on Instagram) Instagram @pittedpodcast Presented by Rensta Music

10. 

    6 May 2025

    Fighters of Foo

    It has come to this: Foo Fighters vs Foo Fighters vs Foo Fighters in a battle for rock culture supremacy. Episode 1: Fighters of Foo, pits the first three Foo Fighters albums (Foo Fighters, Colour and the Shape, and There Is Nothing Left To Lose) against each other by examining the singles and album tracks, the intros and outros, shift in style, and overall impact culminating in each host creating their Ultimate Foo Album by selecting their 12 favourite tracks across each album. Hosted by Dave ‘Cardy’ Cardwell, Eric ‘The Dentist’ Prod, and Jay ‘The Moose’ Hart Shout out to our friends Her Ordinary Mum (@her.ordinary.mum) and the Mental Health Movement (@mental_health_movement) Instagram @pittedpodcast Presented by Rensta Music

11. 

    27 Jul 2022

    Pitted! Podcast Intro Theme

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Spotify

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