Talk Toomey with Joshua Toomey

Alex Varkatzas joins Joshua Toomey and Talk Toomey to discuss his new band, Dead Icarus. In the interview, Alex discusses the evolution of his musical journey and upcoming project. Initially revisiting his claim of inventing metalcore, he expresses a desire to infuse the genre with influences from his upbringing. While acknowledging Lamb of God's significance in the NWOAHM scene, he reflects on Atreyu's musical direction, expressing a preference for a heavier sound over an '80s vibe. Despite this, he expresses newfound musical passion, praising his Dead Icarus bandmate Gabe Mangold.Alex delves into the challenges of developing his voice alongside Brandon Saller, citing admiration for Saller's voice. With an upcoming album slated for a spring release, he discusses the writing and recording process and the goal of blending childhood metal influences into the new material. Reflecting on the emotional nature of singers, he shares insights into his creative process, emphasizing peak performance amidst doubt.Addressing regrets about not resisting producer Feldman's influence and the difficulty of starting over, Alex recounts a transformative moment encountering M. Shadows at a kids' basketball game. Inspired by Shadows' resilience, he expresses a newfound drive. Committed to fans, he seeks a return to pre-Lead Sails times and clarifies that the track "Sell Out" is a personal reflection rather than a dig at Atreyu. The interview concludes on a positive note, highlighting Alex's renewed appreciation for life and teasing additional exciting content for the audience, including plans to tour starting in the spring. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On this very special episode of Nu Pod, Ro tells the story of true love on a boat full of metalheads! Ro and his lovely wife Bic got married on the Headbangers Boat and the wedding was officiated by Randy Blythe of Lamb of God. Ro and Joshua discuss all the mishaps and shipping issues headed to the boat. Ro talks about how he got Randy to officiate the wedding and how Doc Coyle was chosen as best man. The cruise team was not happy that Ro found a way around being told no! The guys speak on the bands that performed on the ship. Ro also recalls the moments the passengers found out a man had gone overboard and how his shipmates took the news. And in true Ro fashion, he has some ideas for next year's cruise.    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Crow and Tyler of Capra sit down with Joshua Toomey and Nu Pod to find out who is the greatest Nu Metal band of all time. Spoiler: They don't agree!! Crow and Tyler take the Nu Metal Bracket Challenge and give their own journeys with Nu Metal. Tyler and Joshua dive into hearing Korn for the first time and Crow talks about hearing the music on the radio in their hometown. Crow then tells us about the lyrical content of "Human Commodity" and Tyler talks about being excited to play the new songs live. Tyler tells the story of Candice from Walls of Jericho featuring on the track. "Errors" is out now on Metal Blade Records. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Stephen Richards of Taproot joins Nu Pod this week to do an Audio Autopsy on their debut, Gift. Ro and Joshua get all the details and the behind the scenes of making the record. Stephen tells the story of System Of A Down helping get the band a record deal, selecting Ulrich Wild to produce and being on tour with Papa Roach when the album was released. He then tells a stroy of "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named" buying multiple copies of the album and driving over them. The guys dive into the album and go track by track. Stephen discusses the name "Taproot" and it not pigeonholing the band into just one style. The "Again and Again" video shoot is dissected. Did Disturbed get inspiration from "Emotional Times"? Taproot played European festivals with Linkin Park and Deftones. Stephen talks about being big into Bone Thugs and rap when he became the singer for the band. The story behind "1 Nite Stand" is bananas.  Toomey can't pronounce "Mentobe"! What is the "Gift"? They really wanted the "Deftones snare" and he thinks they got it on "Dragged Down". The story behind"He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named" (Fred Durst) is told and the history with the band. Did "Nookie" have a similar formula to Taproot? The guys finish off the episode talking about the new Taproot release, SC\SSRS.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sam Matlock and Milkie Way sit down with Joshua Toomey and Nu Pod at Louder Than Life. Sam and Milkie start the talk with their take on the Nu Metal Bracket. Are Deftones sexier than Disturbed? Are there people out there making love to Disturbed? Tell us!!  The just released album Venom is discussed and the process of releasing singles before the full length is broken down. They talk about working with Fred Durst on "Bang Ya Head". Sam and Milkie also dive into the videos for the song and the laundry list of places Sam wanted to see the guy headbanging.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

John Nolan of Taking Back Sunday joins Joshua Toomey and Talk Toomey to discuss their latest album, 152.John speaks on the band maturing and the recording process behind Taking Back Sunday. The guys talk about how the band still gets in a room and writes together, having full ideas that they give to the producer and being open to outside ideas. Joshua gives his interpretations of lyrics and John shoots them down!  There is a storyline through all the videos that have been released for the buildup to the album and John discusses his thoughts on having a master plan to multiple videos. Does John read the comments on YouTube? There is also talk of the Emo resurgence, his early influences and throwing out the first pitch at a Mets game.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

P-Nut of 311 sits down with Joshua Toomey and Nu Pod at Louder Than Life. The guys start the conversation with talk about 311 being a forefather of Nu Metal and their place in the musical landscape. They talk about what got P-Nut into playing bass and his metal roots. He talks about the greatness of Cliff Burton and showing his kids early Metallica records. They speak on early 311 shows with Korn and deftones and seeing those bands blow up. They finish up with a chat about P-Nut's memorable stage presence.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Toomey and Ro dive into the Korn x Adidas Collaboration. Is this 30 years too late? Will you wear a Korn x Adidas track suit? The guys discuss Ro attending the Power Trip Festival. Ro only got to see the Tool/Metallica day and gives a lengthy review of Tool and the visuals. Metallica started out sounding rough but once the sound kicked in the band killed it.  Ro talks about the merch lines being insane and parking miles from the venue. Ro's trek to see Cavalera is up next. The guys talk about their shared love of Chaos A.D. and hoping Max and company will tour that record. Ro lets us know how the show went and feeling the bands were ready for the tour to end. Ro found $6 Run The Jewels tickets and had to hit that show up. Tenacious D opened the show and RTJ ruled. The BabyKlok show is broken down. Ro still hates SoFi but he loves DethKlok. This week's Nu or Nah: Powerman 5000. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Brendon Small joins Joshua Toomey and Nu Pod at Louder Than Life 2023. Brendon sits down to discuss the Babyklok tour. The guys talk about Brendon getting out to see the fans of Metalocalypse in person and the advantages of his TV show being able to perform for the audience. Brendon speaks on releasing new music and if he watches the numbers as they roll in. Does he read the reviews? He finishes the chat talking about the writers strike and the parallels to the music industry.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

At Louder Than Life 2023, Jami Morgan of Code Orange sat down with Joshua Toomey and Nu Pod. The guys discuss Pittsburgh Dad, The Nu Metal Bracket Challenge and working with Billy Corgan. Jami gives his top 5 tour essentials and the sound of Code Orange evolving over the years. 0:06 - Have you seen Pittsburgh Dad and do you love him? 0:21 - Nu Metal Bracket 3:49 - New Record "The Above" 5:20 - Working with WWE 5:37 - Working with Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins 7:07 - Top 5 tour essentials 8:45 - End Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.