Writing a Nu-Metal song with Fatal Switch

Steve Tobin from the Canadian Nu-Metal band Fatal Switch joined us to talk about writing their song What Would a Hero Do? Download the lyrics to follow along.

We talked about:

• Our songwriting challenge for 2026 to write a traditional country song
• For Steve, Nu-Metal is defined by mashing together heavy metal with hip-hop culture
• How the band sometimes starts with lyrics and theme, or instrumental riffs
• How Steve did a lot of research for What Would a Hero Do?