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Holy hell, Chris Akin had an absolutely WILD day at Pinball PA in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, coordinating comedian Jim Florentine’s appearance. Not only did they have huge success with a massive audience thanks to Florentine’s visit , but the pinball palace was simultaneously booked by a local furry group, which Jim Florentine will absolutely rage about on his next podcast. PLUS, a celeb from How I Met Your Mother and a pro wrestler named Shane Douglas just rolled up to hang out—what other podcast’s episode is packed with that much sheer, unadulterated madness? The new Bon Jovi and Def Leppard collaboration “Walls of Jericho” is so bad it convinced us the music industry is officially a corpse, and we can’t believe Jon Bon Jovi is calling this sleepy track a “barn burner”. This trash-fire single arrives as AI-generated bands like Breaking Rust are already topping the country charts, proving that the Classic Metal Show might need to pivot to the Classic Movie Show because the era of “real” music is dunzo. With David Coverdale retiring from Whitesnake and Dave Mustaine’s retirement tour lasting half a decade, is there any life left in rock, or is it just a cash-grab corpse waiting for the next AI takeover? Motley Crue is trying to sell their Theatre of Pain box set with a live single from 1985, and it proves that they’ve always been bad live, even when Vince Neil was in his prime! But that’s not the worst news—Lou Gramm is admitting that he forgot his Foreigner lyrics after brain surgery 30 years ago but kept taking fans’ cash for terrible performances. Meanwhile, Robin McCauley’s band Black Swan is back with some killer new music, but with Journey kicking off an ambitious farewell tour (that is totally reliant on backing tracks), is anyone going to pay attention to quality rock anymore? The focus story of the hour is all about the outrage over an owl dying at a Coca-Cola bottling plant in South Africa, which sent the hosts into a glorious, uncensored rage-spiral against PETA and animal activists. This quickly led to an even more unhinged discussion about a trans woman bringing a high court challenge in Ireland to be recognized as a child’s birth mother using her frozen sperm. From name-changing teens to corporate owl murder and trans lunacy, can society get any dumber? Tired of ads? Grab ad-free episodes, early drops, and bonus rants on our premium platforms! 👉 Locals: https://classicmetalshow.locals.com 👉 Rumble Premium: https://rumble.com/premium 👉 Substack: SPONSOR: Book Your Next Party At Pinball PA - https://www.pinballpa.com/book-a-party/ Rock our gear: https://classicmetalshow.creator-spring.com/ CHRIS AKIN’S BOOKS (buy or the algorithm wins): Call Me Chris – https://amzn.to/44TDIZ4 Little Victories – https://amzn.to/43A143y ...AND OTHER THINGS I SHOULD NOT SAY... – https://amzn.to/3SRP3Bq Everything here is 100% opinion. DYOR before you @ us. #CocaCola, #OwlDeath, #PETA, #TransRights, #IrelandCourt, #OutrageCulture, #CMS, #ClassicMetalShow, #Funny, #Rant This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cmspn.substack.com/subscribe