Derrick Green of Sepultura joins the Talk Toomey Podcast this week to discuss the band’s upcoming tour with Sacred Reich and Crowbar.

Morgan Lander of Kittie joins the Talk Toomey Podcast to discuss Kittie returning to the stage at When We Were Young Festival in October, having previous bassist Ivy Vujic come back for those shows and what it took to get her to commit.

The riff lord himself, Kirk Windstein, joins the Talk Toomey Podcast to discuss Crowbar’s upcoming album, Zero and Below. He discusses the album being shelved during the pandemic and how excited he is to finally get it out.

The Nashville wordsmith shares his gratitude for his fans and shares his ambitious plans to conquer rock, hip hip and country in 2022.

The vocalist recalls a great story involving fashion tips from Dimebag Darrell while on tour, and shares the stylistic shift to Make Yourself that initially threw fans for a loop.

The genre’s most in-demand producer guests on the Talk Toomey Podcast to discuss Fit For An Autopsy, the value of album credits and how New Jersey Hardcore and West Coast rap influenced him.

The guitarist and songwriter introduces Jevon “ODW” Barnes of Noble Poets and details how music functions as therapy in confronting past trauma.

The multi-talented frontman discusses In The Court of the Dragon, influences like Slipknot and Megadeth and how changing with the times breeds longevity on the Talk Toomey Podcast.

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.

The legendary frontman and songwriter discusses Helmet’s upcoming live album. their shows with Korn and System of A Down, and the pride he takes in being able to influence the next generation of musicians.

The vocalist for the NOLA nu-metal unit shares how the band is working smarter and hitting their creative stride as a thriving independent unit.

In the final segment of the in-depth conversation on the Talk Toomey Podcast, Newsted lays out the roadmap Metallica took to climb to the pinnacle of rock music and explains how every accomplishment was earned.

The former Metallica bassist retells the competition and camaraderie of the Bay Area and recalls the historical significance of playing in front of 1.6 million fans in Russia.

The veteran bassist shares how the entire Metallica team knew the Black Album was going to be something special from the very beginning.