Talk Toomey with Joshua Toomey

Matt Heafy of Trivium joins the Talk Toomey Podcast to discuss their latest album, In The Court of the Dragon. Matt and I also talk about Twitch, Knotfest Iowa, Machine Gun Kelly and changing with the times. Matt tells his love of Metallica's Black Album and talks about writing a children's book. We also go over the Metal Tour Of The Year with Megadeth and collaborating with Richard Marx.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Josh Pray is a comedian and content creator that has been putting out great Metal infused videos for years. Recently he warned MGK not to mess with Slipknot fans and MGK did not listen! Josh joins the show to discuss his latest batch of videos, his journey through comedy and pockets on dresses.Friend of the show, Matt Naas of the Roach Koach Podcast joins the show to discuss Trick Tracts, Richie Faulkner almost dying on stage and Lars Ulrich's comments on Jason Newsted leaving Metallica. We also discuss Henry Rollins and the Spice Girls.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Legend Alert!! Page Hamilton of Helmet joins the Talk Toomey podcast. Page and I discuss touring and not touring through Covid. Missing Helmet during the breakup in the late 90s. His move to LA and seeing the movie locations around town. He brought up (not me) his influence on Pantera. Page talks about the origin of the Helmet sound. We also discuss their upcoming live album, CBGBs and The Judgement Night soundtrack.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

CJ Pierce of Drowning Pool joined Throwback Throwdown with Toomey this week. CJ and I go way back and we reminisce about playing shows together and our memories of Dave Williams. Cj also talks about "Bodies" and still loving the song. CJ tells us about 9/11 and Clint from Sevendust waking them up to the tragedy. He also discusses Jason Moreno and his range, hanging with Pantera and rehearsing next to Phil's early band Razor White. Next up, Vicky Psarakis of The Agonist joins the show. Vicky and her horde of Twitch followers came in on a mission! Vicky and I discuss the latest album, shooting videos and toxic comment sections.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Elijah Witt of Cane Hill joins the Talk Toomey Podcast this week. Elijah and I talk about the success of Cane Hill being off a label and the creative freedom it has given the band. We talk about the writing process of the band and his love of longer songs. Elijah discusses the huge bass tone the band has a the importance of bass players. We also talk some New Orleans metal history, Nu Metal and Deloreans. I start the episode recapping my Knotfest Iowa trip. This is a good one.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sonny Sandoval joined Joshua Toomey and Throwback Throwdown to let us all in on the 20th Anniversary of "Satellite" tour that will begin in August and go through October 2021. Sonny and Joshua reflect on releasing the album on Sept. 11 2001 and the tragedy of that day. Sonny speaks of working with Howard Benson and how many bands wanted that "Satellite" sound after the album was released. Sonny discusses faith and how he was unaware of the underground Christian Music scene. Fernanda Lira of Crypta joins Throwback Throwdown with Toomey to discuss their debut release "Echoes of the Soul". Fernanda talks about taking the pandemic year to write and perfect the songs. Fernanda let's us in on her influences and her love of the Florida Death Metal scene. We also talk about being able to get the album on CD, LP and even cassette.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Gary Holt of Exodus joins the Talk Toomey Podcast this week. Gary is on to discuss the latest Exodus album, Persona Non Grata. He also discusses Tom Hunting's  health, the Bay Area scene and what he learned from touring with Slayer.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matty Mullins of Memphis May Fire joins Throwback Throwdown with Toomey. Matty discusses what music can do for your soul, growing up listening to DC Talk and living and working in Nashville. Scooter and Lindsay of Cold join the show from the road. Scooter talks about being nervous before this tour and Facetiming with Fred Durst post Lollapalooza performance for touring tips through Covid. Lindsay discusses her book and getting to perform with one of her all time favorite bands in Cold. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Joe Cotela of Ded joins the Talk Toomey Podcast. Joe and Joshua discuss the latest single "Kill Beautiful Things" and the making of the video. This was recorded around the time of the Nevermind album cover lawsuit and the guys discuss the merits of the case. Joe also talks about how much image is apart of Ded, the upcoming In This Moment tour and touring through a pandemic. This interview was taken from his appearance on Throwback Throwdown with Toomey on the Knotfest Official Twitch Channel. Make sure to check out future episodes at https://www.twitch.tv/knotfestofficial Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Starting this week, episodes of Throwback Throwdown with Toomey will be posted on this feed on Tuesdays.First up, Heidi Shepherd and Carla Harvey of Butcher Babies and Lena Scissorhands of Infected Rain join the show to discuss their latest tour. The ladies talk about late night bus parties, playing after Slipknot at Rocklahoma and Carla's mortuary studies.Next up, Frank Bello of Anthrax hops on to talk about his book "Fathers, Brothers, And Sons: Surviving Anguish, Abandonment, And Anthrax". Frank also discusses 40 years of Anthrax, Cliff Burton and hiding from Dimebag Darrell! Make sure to catch live episodes of Throwback Throwdown with Toomey on The Knotfest Official Twitch Twitch.tv/knotfestofficial Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.