Return to the Pit
Encyclopedia
Return to the Pit is a death metal
, hardcore
, black metal
, grindcore
, and aggressive/loud rock radio show on 91.3 FM WUNH
, Durham, New Hampshire
. The show first aired on September 2, 1996. The host, Rev Aaron Michael Pepelis, started the show following a former WUNH show called "the Pit" (circa 1990-1996) which was following in the footsteps of an even earlier show called "Metal Storm" from the 80's. The name, Return to the Pit, started as a joke which just stuck. 10 years later, RttP expanded into the digital age with a webpage, strong e-community, concert photography, livestream, podcast, and more.
The radio show traditionally opens with Stigmata
by Ministry
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Only RttP is real.
And nobody ever fucking learns...ever.
October 10 Website first shows up online.
December 26 First live band on RttP: Halo Suffocation Machine.
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Century Media not included in Relapse gift bags.
Tanks still haven't been invented.
Progmetal drummer will invent tanks while on tour with Dream Theater by doing a metallurgy ritual about it.
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
, hardcore
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
, black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
, grindcore
Grindcore
Grindcore is an extreme genre of music that started in the early- to mid-1980s. It draws inspiration from some of the most abrasive music genres – including death metal, industrial music, noise and the more extreme varieties of hardcore punk....
, and aggressive/loud rock radio show on 91.3 FM WUNH
WUNH
WUNH is a non-commercial college radio station at the University of New Hampshire, in Durham, New Hampshire. The station broadcasts alternative music, news, sports, and more to the community on 6000 watts.-History:...
, Durham, New Hampshire
Durham, New Hampshire
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,664 people, 2,882 households, and 1,582 families residing in the town. The population density was 565.5 people per square mile . There were 2,923 housing units at an average density of 130.5 per square mile...
. The show first aired on September 2, 1996. The host, Rev Aaron Michael Pepelis, started the show following a former WUNH show called "the Pit" (circa 1990-1996) which was following in the footsteps of an even earlier show called "Metal Storm" from the 80's. The name, Return to the Pit, started as a joke which just stuck. 10 years later, RttP expanded into the digital age with a webpage, strong e-community, concert photography, livestream, podcast, and more.
The radio show traditionally opens with Stigmata
Stigmata (song)
"Stigmata" is a song by industrial metal band Ministry, released as a single from their 1988 album The Land of Rape and Honey. The song was an underground hit...
by Ministry
Ministry (band)
Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded by lead singer Al Jourgensen in 1981. Originally a synthpop outfit, Ministry changed its style to industrial metal in the late 1980s. Ministry found mainstream success in the early 1990s with its most successful album Psalm 69: The Way to...
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Only RttP is real.
Joe Christianni
A poser of metal born January 29,2005 in the most epic of threads. Not much is known of this mysterious character aside from his affinities for flavored water, arena football, Lamb of God and cock. Often spotted in Norwood, he has an HP less than that of Tuna Fish Sandwich.CHIODOS
Mocked by hobby rockers, loved by blackmetalladies. Enjoys eating tacos, wearing mesh tanktops and vanishing under mysterious circumstances.Tanks
- Tanks were not invented until the Korean war against Japan.
- There were no tanks 250 years ago.
- If there were tanks in WWI there would be real pictures of them. Tanks weren't around then. Why is this concept so hard to grasp?
- You people will have to do better than pictures of lego tanks and blurry photoshops. There were no tanks in WWI. Deal with it.
- Tanks didn't exist until like 2002 or something.
- I'm glad somebody is on the same page as me. Tanks weren't invented until after world war II
- Scott Baio invented the tank, not some British homosexual.
- Rich Bova invented tanks, but not until 2011 after the reaching mastery in the art of shredding.
- Progmetaldrummer invented tanks and used it to interrogate Mike Portnoy into quitting Dream Theater.
Events
This is the page where The Rev wants you to post shows but nobody ever listens and then he posts something like "I would have gone to this if it were on the events page."And nobody ever fucking learns...ever.
45 Billion Years BCE
Bova forms in the celestial ether, an already wizened Dwyer looks on with disgust at this new creature.2000
May 6 First Official show photographed and documented for RttP.October 10 Website first shows up online.
December 26 First live band on RttP: Halo Suffocation Machine.
2005
September 16 on a sponsored concerts, hurricane victims get a sizable donation in the form of 1/2 of the guitar play for the rock group Bane Of Existence's stuff. A commemorative T-Shirt was also handed out at this event. The donations can be tracked through the American Red CrossAmerican Red Cross
The American Red Cross , also known as the American National Red Cross, is a volunteer-led, humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief and education inside the United States. It is the designated U.S...
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2009
Rich Bova's legacy is cemented and becomes rttp folklore legend.Century Media not included in Relapse gift bags.
2010
Jan 14 a pissed off owl is in a box.Tanks still haven't been invented.
Progmetal drummer will invent tanks while on tour with Dream Theater by doing a metallurgy ritual about it.
Live in Studio
| Date | Title | MP3s |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2000 | Halo Suffocation Machine | MP3s |
| Mar 19, 2001 | Terretron | MP3s |
| Apr 17, 2001 | Cannae Cannae (band) Cannae is a metalcore band from Boston, Massachusetts. Their style mixes death metal, hardcore and thrash metal, with a focus on dual guitar work , heavy, double bass drumming and both growling and screaming vocals... |
MP3s |
| Apr 24, 2001 | My Breath On Glass | MP3s |
| Aug 16, 2004 | The Taste of Silver | MP3s |
| Feb 7, 2005 | The Hostage Heart | MP3s |
| Feb 28, 2005 | The Red Chord The Red Chord The Red Chord is an American grindcore band from Revere, Massachusetts, formed in 1999. The band is made up of vocalist Guy Kozowyk, guitarist Mike "Gunface" McKenzie, and bassist Greg Weeks. The band gained a fanbase with its 2002 debut album Fused Together in Revolving Doors. The second album,... |
MP3s |
| March 7, 2005 | Hatred Alive | MP3s |
| March 28, 2005 | Raising Kubrick | MP3s |
| Apr 25, 2005 | Mercury Switch | MP3s |
| May 16, 2005 | Abhorred | MP3s |
| June 6, 2005 | HBBSI/Throwing Shrapnel | MP3s |
| June 27, 2005 | Demiricous Demiricous Demiricous is a death/thrash metal band from Indianapolis, Indiana formed by Nate Olp, Scott Wilson, Ben Parrish, and Christopher Cruz. In 2005, they self-released a demo which caught the attention of Metal Blade. After the release of their first album, Christopher Cruz left the band and was later... |
MP3s |
| Sept 19, 2005 | Superchrist | MP3s |
| Nov 14, 2005 | Hellblock6 | MP3s |
| May 15, 2006 | Keen of the Crow | MP3s |
| June 5, 2006 | Bitchslicer | MP3s |