The Nu-Metal Agenda

Max Cavalera departs Sepultura amidst contentious circumstances and forms Soulfly. Does he top his former band? The NMA and internet historian Justin Whang are thinking maybe he did... Maybe he did...

Truly, the PB&J of nu-metal's cultural moment.

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It's HEALTHBILLY DELUXE as Johnny returns for a deep dive into Rob Zombie's 1999 smash album before we crack our heads on the bottom of the pool realizing you can't really 'deep dive' Hellbilly Deluxe. Then we talk about Tool for a while. 

As valid as any album we'll ever cover we get into the soundtrack of the 1999 classic Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 and what made it such an unforgettable collection. And we had to bring PODKast superstar John Cullen along. He's only a world ranked Pro Skater player and personal friend of Tony Hawk himself. 

As the 20th anniversary of Linkin Park's massive, genre finale sophomore album Meteora comes we discuss the album with two of the genius brain trust behind @LPLive, the web's foremost Linkin Park database.

Tacking the big one with one of modern rock's definitive writers Ian Cohen. It's Deftones. It's White Pony. It's a possibly intoxicated Holiday Kirk with a weird bone to pick about Pitchfork scores. 

The NMA are joined by MTV Fresh Out host and nu-metal scholar Kevan Kenney to examine the relationship between MTV, TRL and nu-metal.

The NMA and the Daoboys, Callous go in on a earth quaking debut from one of nu-metal's definitive bands and then things get loose and we start talking about every System album. 

The TikTok phenom and Twitter non-user Mad Kelly checks in with the Agenda to discuss his viral rise from a half painted porch somewhere in Florida.

We were not the first to discover the fertile ground known only as Nu Metal Podcasting. Before us was The PODKast and before them was Roach Koach, both of whom are worth your time. Today, we welcome the PODKast's loveable ornery hosts John Cullen and the enigmatically known Murder bЯyan to dish on the millions of dollars this has made them as well as fans and sold out shows.  

Well. Where should I start? Korn, Sepultura, Slipknot, At the Drive-In, Glassjaw... And those are just the ones I can think of right now at 1AM uploading this episode so it's ready in time for all the morning commuters out there. I mean, it's Ross f**king Robinson on a podcast called "The Nu Metal Agenda." How cool is that? 

If dysfunction is a function than Pitchshifter rabble rouser, mischief maker and occasional musician JS Clayden must be some kinda... smart person doing guy. But is he also nu-metal? With the always charming Terry Beez in tow, we dive in. 

AEW professional wrestler and self described nu-metal girl stops by the NMA for a special early morning episode to utterly school admin and CEO Holiday Kirk, alongside special co-host pinch hitter Matty Monroe of Indieheads, in all things wrestling and more things nu-metal than expected. 

On the eve of his new (nu?) record VOID ETERNAL nothing,nowhere graces our fair podcast to espouse his nu-metal bonafides and how those influences shape the album.

In what I can only describe as a dream episode for me we give Nick Giumenti of My Ticket Home his flowers for the incredible and way ahead of it 2013 nu-metal classic Strangers Only along with the rest of their stellar catalogue.

We're turning it around like a knife on the shelf as UK rockcrit journo extraordinaire Terry Beez educates us on the cultural phenomenon Slipknot was across the pond and we get distracted just naming UK nu-metal bands for a while too. 

We are back baby. BACK you hear me! Season two!! Kicking it off proper all smiles we're talking favorite nu-metal bands tune in.

Yeah you may have heard of this one. It is Korn. By Korn. 1994. Featuring celebrity guest Stin of arguably-but-most-likely-some-would-even-say-unquestionably nu-metal heroes Chat Pile. We get into it and Kirk works himself into a real tizzy trying to explain why he loves it, it sucks.

Jay Webster of UnityTX has had a crazy ass couple of years. A career taking off, derailed by the pandemic, and now firmly back on track; Jay Webster calls in from the Loathe tour to bring us up to speed on the state of things. And things are good.

Respect is due! And Spike 1000, creators of genre classic album Waste of Skin , have made their appearance on the NMA to claim it. Follow along as a breathlessly excited Holiday Kirk unwinds the band's tail of independent striving and major label idiocy in this special presentation. 

Is HEALTH a nu-metal band? "No," says John Famiglietti but "NOT SO FAST" cries Holiday Kirk!

The best selling nu-metal album by far; Hybrid Theory is defined almost as much by its success as it is by its music, which is really good. We're going all the way in on the album's success and its cultural impact on today's Nu Metal Agenda.

In which Max Collins of Eve 6 doesn't fight the nu-metal allegations, the nu-metal allegations are fighting him! Also, we get mad about Twitter.

It's the showdown of the century as the illustrious and esteemed Chat Pile take on The Nu-Metal Allegations on the most fiery episode of The Nu Metal Agenda yet laid to tape.