Travis Howell started playing the drums because his dad told him he couldn’t. His first band, No Remorse, was the first metal band to grace the Lucy’s stage and the first and only to be mistaken for neo-nazis. When 12V Negative Earth sold out Lucy’s, he realized a dream. But it all became too much and he quit cold turkey and wouldn’t pick up a stick again for fourteen years. Then, he went to church.

Joshua Toomey has loved metal since he was a kid. He went to metal shows, played bass in metal bands, and is now host of Talk Toomey, the premiere podcast dedicated to metal music and news. Josh remembers his time in Nashville in the 90s well, selling out Lucy’s as a member of 12V Negative Earth, applying the DIY-punk ethos to playing and touring, and the miracle of living in a place where you could easily connect with people like Fred Coury of Cinderella who would then record your band for free in a gigantic fancy-pants studio.