Return to the Pit
| Genre | Metal Music |
|---|---|
| Running time | 3 hours |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | WUNH |
| Starring | Rev Aaron Michael Pepelis |
| Air dates | since September 2, 1996 |
| Website | Return to the Pit |
Return to the Pit (RttP) 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. Twenty years later, RttP expanded into the digital age with a webpage, strong e-community, concert photography, livestream, podcast, and more.
The show has opened every show with Stigmata by Ministry and closed with Ein Stuhl In Der Hölle (A Chair In Hell) by Einstürzende Neubauten.
Events
1996
September 2 First RttP radio show airs on 91.3fm WUNH Durham, NH.
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.
2006
September 4 10th Anniversary radio show.
2007
"/r/" tag introduced.
2008
2008 WAS RAVIOLIS
Asian Father Killed at New England Death Fest
2009
Rich Bova's legacy is cemented and becomes rttp folklore legend.
2010
May 31st RTTP moved from 11pm to 2am Monday nights to 9pm to Midnight Monday nights.
Live in Studio
| Date | Title | MP3s |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2000 | Halo Suffocation Machine | MP3s |
| Mar 19, 2001 | Terretron | MP3s |
| Apr 17, 2001 | Cannae | 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 | 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 | MP3s |
| Sept 19, 2005 | Superchrist | MP3s |
| Nov 14, 2005 | Hellblock6 | MP3s |
| May 15, 2006 | Keen of the Crow | MP3s |
| June 5, 2006 | Bitchslicer | MP3s |