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Pantera Getting Cancelled, Pink Floyd Fans Are Outraged, Aubrey Plaza Loves Megadeth Jan 26, 2023

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Toomey and Akin start the show with talk of their respective Vended and Dave Landau interviews. The guys then dive into the recent Pantera concert cancellations and the Foo Fighters taking their place. Joshua and Chris speak on the Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon" 50th anniversary graphic uproar. They comment on the Axl Rose performance at the Lisa Marie Presley Memorial. Metallica will release their new album in theaters. Reb Beach recently talked about Beavis and Butthead and Metallica being the downfall of Winger. Fireball Cinnamon doesn't have Whisky in it!! Joshua ends with talking about Aubrey Plaza on SNL and her Megadeth tee shirt, they talk about the Damar Hamblin conspiracies and Chris talks "5 Days At Memorial" Doc.

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LTL Mini: Griffin Taylor & Simon Crahan (VENDED) Jan 25, 2023

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Griffin Taylor and Simon Crahan of Vended sat down with Joshua Toomey and Talk Toomey at their recent stop at Louder Than Life. Simon speaks on the bands growth and progress over the past year. Griffin talks about touring Europe and all the great shows. Griffin also tells us about the fans being appreciative that they were touring overseas. The guys talk about the Jinjer and P.O.D. tour and their fans getting them. They also talk about the new generation of bands coming up. Griffin dives into what video games he is playing. To finish up, Simon speaks on the "Ded To Me" video.

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Dolly Parton Rock Album, Eddie Trunk Still Hates Backing Tracks and Wes Borland Lawsuits Jan 19, 2023

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Toomey and Akin start the show with all the love for the cop memes they received all week! Joshua talked about his recent interview with Shaun Morgan of Seether. The guys dive into a no-playback festival in Germany and the Eddie Trunk response. Ugly Kid Joe announces a tour! Dolly Parton details her rock album and her covers of classic songs. Wes Borland has filed a lawsuit against his ex-wife. Jared MacEachern speaks on the longevity of Machine Head. Joshua and Chris talk about band member audition horror stories. Carol Baskin's husband has been found!! The guys talk about the Kai The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker doc on Netflix. Toomey and Akin both give their stories of being held up at gunpoint.

Shaun Morgan (Seether) Jan 17, 2023

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Shaun Morgan of Seether joins Joshua Toomey and the Talk Toomey podcast this week. Shaun discusses the 20th anniversary of Disclaimer and the 3 album set that is being released January 20th. Shaun and Joshua start the chat with Shaun's move to Nashville and sitting in on writing sessions, neighbors giving up the dream and his confidence writing with others. Shaun dives into being the one touring musician in the neighborhood and having a tour bus show up to start a tour. He talks the best part of a cul-de-sac chili cookoff (spolier: jello shots)! Shaun also opens up about just wanting to be regular guy Shaun and not be the guy from Seether all the time. He goes into moving onto a farm and wanting his kids to grow up with animals and having fresh veggies and eggs. Shaun discusses the future of touring and wanting to focus more on family. He breaks down how tough it is on his wife and gets deep on the demands with the kids. He is also getting the itch to write new music after a few years of not being in the writing headspace. Joshua and Shaun look back on the early days of Seether and the bands that Seether toured with on the Disclaimer cycle. The guys talk tour stories and sleeping terrible places. They move on to dealing with kids and social media. How much is too much money? Shaun then looks back at the Disclaimer album covers and how the first thing he did was change the album cover. The guys end the talk with some discussion about the live show that was included in the reissue.

Ace Frehley AirBNB, WWE Sold, Cops Gone Wild Jan 12, 2023

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Toomey and Akin start the show with the news that the WWE has sold and they talk about the value of content. The guys then switch focus over to Terry Glaze and his Pantera Celebration comments that were not that Van Halen is a great band. Jimmy Bower has his thoughts on Pantera vs Exhorder and the guys give their two cents. You can AirBNB a house that Ace Frehley hasn't lived in since the early 80s. Sully Erna once "dated" Lady Gaga. Joshua and Chris then break down the story of a La Vernge police department that turned X-rated. Chris talks about his love of murder porn and Joshua recommends a great band out of Nashville called Hard Reset. This is an ep for the ages!

John Tardy (Obituary) Jan 10, 2023

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John Tardy of Obituary joins the Talk Toomey Podcast to discuss their latest album, Dying of Everything. John talks about writing and recording during the pandemic and having to sit on the album. He speaks on not wanting to release the album when they couldn't tour. John lets us know about the writing process and the convenience of having built a studio. He also talks about recent tours with Amon Amarth, Black Label Society and the final Slayer shows. John and Joshua also reflect on the early days of Sepultura in the US and meeting those guys at Morrisound Studios. The guys finish the talk with some football discussion.

Bob Nalbandian Remembered, Tremonti in Pantera?, SOAD Drama Jan 05, 2023

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Joshua and Chris start the show with somber news of Bob Nalbandian passing and share some great stories of the legend. Mark Tremonti speaks on being approached by Rex Brown to throw his name in the hat for the Pantera gig. Richie Faulkner gives his thoughts on Zakk being the guy for the gig. Devin Townsend says Nickleback's Chad Kroeger is more metal than him. System Of A Down drummer, John Dolmayan, has some words for Serg and the rest of the band. Arch Enemy's Alissa White-Gluz discusses her relationship with Doyle and Chris fights back his tears.

Top 10 Albums of 2022 Dec 29, 2022

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Toomey and Akin are back for the final episode of 2022 and both give their Top 10 Albums of the Year. Joshua and Chris start the show with catching up from Christmas and tell a few tales. The guys break down their lists and look ahead to 2023. To finish up they discuss great shows they've been to that are not metal and look back to the interviews that they conducted in 2022.

Talk Toomey Christmas Extravaganza Dec 22, 2022

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Joshua and Chris return this week with some Christmas good time goodness....actually who are we kidding it's Pantera talk and more. The guys start the show with some football talk and catching up on what has happened recently. Toomey recounts his trip to see Jason Mewes at a local comedy club. He talks about his hate for local humor at comedy shows and then gets into his review of the Mewes show and talks about the View Askew Universe. The guys dive into what Tim "Ripper" Owens and Robb Flynn had to say about the Pantera celebration. Chris gives a quick review of the Metallica Charity concert. Toomey and Akin also hit on some Lamb of God news, Deftones recording a new album and Toomey tells a story of hanging with Stephen Carpenter. Also rumors of Limp Bizkit in the studio enter the discussion. Joshua and Chris also pull the curtain back and talk about interviewing character bands. The guys finish the Christmas episode with some favorite Christmas movie talk and dive into the career of Macaulay Culkin.

Rex Brownless Pantera, Dino in a Van, Chimaira Shows Dec 15, 2022

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The weekly saga of As The Pantera Turns continues this week on Talk Toomey. Toomey and Akin discuss Rex Brown missing shows already, Pantera being announced on the summer festival circuit and The Illegals being a minor league team for the band. They guys also talk about Dino Cazares speaking on the new singer and touring in a van. Once again tour struggles are on the table with Anthrax backing out of Bloodstock. They then hit on the upcoming Chimaira shows in Cleveland and debate where Chimaira would be if they put out a new album and did a full tour. They finish with some recommendations and football talk.