Nu Metal Is Back! Robb Rivera Talks OzzFest, Deftones & Tour Life

Robb talks about the nu-metal revival and the renewed popularity of Deftones, plus classic memories of attending and playing OzzFest — including Nonpoint’s first fest show in Chicago and discovering bands through the legendary sampler CDs. He shares stories about hearing the news of Dave Williams’s passing, the day he almost filled in for Hatebreed, and eating daily with Corey Taylor before anyone knew Slipknot’s identities. Robb also talks about hoping Nonpoint appears in the next version of OzzFest. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Nu Metal Is Back! Robb Rivera Talks OzzFest, Deftones & Tour Life is an episode from Talk Toomey by Joshua Toomey.

This episode is 00:47:27 long.

This episode was published on Mar 27, 2026.

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