Breathing Nu Life

Tom and Jeremy discuss the anniversary of Broke by Hed PE and the anniversary of Iowa from Slipknot. And they try to uncover the mystery behind the recent resurgence in popularity of Evanescence's "Bring Me to Life". Lots of discussion on the return of Stepa. This week's episode featured "Sick" by Sellouts from Detroit, Michigan.

Simple topic time. Tom and Jeremy put together a list of cover songs by nu-metal bands. Talk of a well-loved/well-despised band even makes a return in this episode. Tom catches Jeremy off guard to talk about a cover song by one of Jeremy's old bands. This week's episode features the song "Reject" by Scratch the Floor.

Tom and Jeremy discuss their memories and experiences with the band Static-X. They also introduce the bands Neocracy and Abduction to the listeners this week. A serious talk about mental health and suicide prevention brought on by remembering Chester Bennington on the anniversary of his suicide. This week's featured blind listen is Raseru.

Tom and Jeremy get the chance to talk with Dave and Zack of Element Eighty. They discuss their recent reunion show, the devoted fan base, and the future of E80.

Tom and Jeremy interview Zeke and Egore from "UnMetal" band XIII out of Austin, TX.

Tom and Jeremy discuss nu-metal with Matt Karpe, author of the books Nu Metal: A Definitive Guide and Nu Metal Resurgence.

It was recently the 20th anniversary of Korn's 5th album The Untuochables. Tom and Jeremy reflect upon their initial impressions of the album and the direction the band took at the time. They also talk about Parkway Drive's new single "Glitch" and how it is being compared to nu-metal and the turn they took from their older sound on previous albums. This week's "blind" listen features the songs "Pu...

In this episode, we talk about Nu-metal on movie soundtracks. This ended being a meaty topic that Jeremy and Tom got to delve into. Definitely have to say that one movie's soundtrack was way more Nu-metal than previously thought. This week's episode featured the songs "Unhit" and "Six Eight" by Doux out of Germany.

Tom and Jeremy share experiences with some music festivals they've attended in the past. They also discuss the EP released by B.I.A.S., the new band with Dave Silviera, former drummer of KoRn. This week's episode feature a brand new song from No Future, a band that Jeremy is friends with that hail from his old stomping grounds of Denver, Colorado.

The first interview for the BNL guys. They get to talk with Jordan, the lead vocalist of REdEFIND. Jordan shares his history and how he got the opportunity to take over vocal duties for the band. Give this episode a listen and check out a couple of REdEFIND's tunes. Then Tom and Jeremy listen and share some music from this week's blind listen band XIII.

In this episode Tom and Jeremy discuss a couple of Top Lists where Nu-metal artists and albums get mentioned in a positive light. They also discuss the band From Zero and have very divided opinions on the band, including an excerpt from an old Roach Koach episode where they read off comments that Tom made regarding the band. This week's episode features the band Moodring from Florida.

Tom and Jeremy review two of the biggest Nu-metal album releases of the past year. What did they have to say about these albums? Which one do the guys think is better? This episode features "Self Esteem" by This Room Is Alive. P.S. Sorry about the quality with Tom's audio. No idea how that happened, but did the best to try and clean up the audio.

The guys Tom and Jeremy continue talking about more European Nu-metal acts. Tom discuses the bands Drain STH, Quarashi, and Infected Rain, which may not truly be nu-metal but definitely deserve respect from the Nu-metal scene. Jeremy shares his discovery of Crosscut and then get to go on at length about one of his absolute favorites, Pleymo, then just touches on the band Sickret. This week's episo...

Tom and Jeremy continue their exploration of Nu-metal out of the US with a trip to the UK for One Minute Silence, Twin Method, and Apartment 26. But they do take a small trip in the middle of it over to Sweden to talk a little bit about the band Headplate. This week's episode features the band .BHP from Poland.

This week's episode begins the journey of exploring and discovering Nu-metal bands outside of the U.S.A. Jeremy talks about Canadian bands Slaves on Dope and Finger Eleven while Tom trips over himself talking about Kittie. This week's episode features the band Skorched out of Melbourne, Australia. And yes, that is a cat crying in the background. His name is Buttface.

Thank you for checking out Breathing Nu Life, hosted by Tom Lemcke and Jeremy Hyson. Tom and Jeremy share their history and experiences with Nu-metal. They also explain why this podcast means so much and their desire to share new Nu-metal music and help keep the genre alive. This episode features two songs by the band Revoid off of the (hilariously titled) EP "A Place Full of Boners".

We'll be bringing new episodes to you every week, exploring past nu-metal music, scene, and culture and looking to discover and expose current nu-metal acts along the way.