Thunder Underground

In this episode we are joined by David Roach, Patrick Muzingo, and Todd Muscat of Junkyard. We kick off the episode with some more Best of 2018 and the new album from Ian Moore, Jim Wilson and Damon Johnson great new album, we talk about the Music to Mend Mikey benefit at Venue Shrine, we talk Tulsa Music Awards and Roger, Ryan and Sprout's appearance on Good Day Tulsa, we play some music from A V...

In this episode we cover the best albums of 2018. We go over our favorite releases and count down our top 18 albums of the year. Thunder Underground Top 18 of 2018: 1 Judas Priest "Firepower" 2 Dee Snider "For the Love of Metal" 3 Corrosion Of Conformity "No Cross No Crown" 4 The Night Flight Orchestra "Sometimes the World Ain't Enough" 5 Clutch "Book of Bad Decisions" 6 Saxon (Official) "Thunderb...

In this episode we are joined by Tracii Guns and Phil Lewis of LA Guns. Tracii and Phil talk to us about working together again since 2016, The Missing Peace, Made in Milan, Frontiers Records, new music in spring 2019, writing together, the family dynamic of the current lineup, the 30th anniversary of Cocked and Loaded, the greatness of Jared James Nichols, should Tracii record solo music, Devil C...

In this episode we are joined by Joe Altier of Brand New Sin and Just Joe. Joe talks to us about the recent announcement of the Brand New Sin reunion show, Brian Slider Azzoto, BNS plans, the story behind his departure many years ago, the status of Elephant Mountain, having 4,000+ songs in his repitoire for Just Joe, working with Joey Zampella, Life Of Agony Famiglia, Alan Robert, Peter Steele and...

In our milestone 200th episode we are joined by Severmind. Severmind returns to the podcast to talk about new vocalist Thad Timothy, the process in finding him, new music, plans for the coming year, writing, Oil Capital Underground, Bunnies of Doom, KISS, Beau Nasty, Steve Murdock, and a ton more! We kick off the episode with talk about the loss of Jacob Clovis, we look into Wither's final show, a...

In this episode we are joined by Jeremy Harrington and Martin Lerch, of the band Wither. Jeremy and Martin talk to us about why Wither ended, transitioning to their next project, production, marketing, what we can expect from their new music, writing, Tulsa music, We Are Tulsa Music, previous bands, Grind, Sunshine Seawright and a lot more. Don't miss Wither's final show Friday, Nov. 30th at Vangu...

In this episode we are joined by Ryan Shuck and Amir Derack of Julien-K. We kick off the episode with a review of Philip Anselmo & the Ilegals performoing several Pantera tunes, along with Child Bite and Devil Theory, we go into a detailed talk about Generation Axe and the blazing performances from Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Nuno Bettencourt and Tosin Abasi. We also take a look at Bohemian Rhapsody, a...

In this episode we are joined by Steve Whiteman and Mark Schenker of KIX. Steve and Mark talk to us about how "Fuse 30: Reblown" came together, Mark spearheading it, getting the original masters, Beau Hill's contribution, hearing the original demos again, playing the album in its entirety and what songs were hard, the status of a new album, working with Taylor Rhodes, writing new music, maintainin...

In this episode we are joined by Matt Byrne of Hatebreed. Matt talks with us about touring with Gwar, status of a new album from Hatebreed, possibility of a For the Lions 2, set lists, Zuess' contributions as a producer, performing on Late Night with Seth Myers, hardcore music, Slayer, his '80 Camaro, his disdain for the Red Sox, and a lot more! We talk about the great sets from Ringworm, Miss May...

In this episode we are joined by Doug Burgess of DEB Concerts / Rocklahoma's D&B Processing Stage. Doug talks to us about the recent news that Axis Entertainment has left Rocklahoma, what we can expect from the D&B Processing Stage, how close Rocklahoma was to ending, the changes he knows about for Rocklahoma 2019, local/regional bands in the Rocklahoma region having more opportunities, AEG Presen...

In this episode we are joined by Tim Sult of Clutch, and we recap Thunder Underground Fest 2018. First up, we talk about the show featuring fantastic sets Sevendust, Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown and Clutch at Cain's Ballroom, followed by our talk with Tim Sult. Tim talks about touring with Sevendust and Tyler Bryant, Book of Bad Decisions, working with Vance Powell, lineup longevity, JP Gaster, Da...

It is Thunder Underground Fest week, and we are looking forward to this weekend in the episode. Steve Murdock will be the Stage Manager for this weekend's event at the Venue Shrine, and he joins us to talk TU Fest, stories from past events, what he has coming up with his Murdock Productions, Murderous Mary, Donnie Rich, Pantera, Slayer, Rocklahoma, Led Zeppelin, Greta Van Fleet, Solidify, Machine...

In this episode we cover Stone Temple Pilots in the "Every Album in a Row" series. Brandon Dingler of Dryvr joined us as we listened to STP's entire discography, covering 93 songs over 7 studio albums, 1 EP, and 5 tracks from compilations. We've all heard these songs many times, but listening to everything in order gives us a chance to not only talk about our favorite tracks, but see how the mater...

In this episode Trent is joined by all 4 members of Zen Hipster. ZH is reuniting to hit the stage for the first time in 5.5 years at Thunder Underground Fest. We talk about what brought them back together, their sound, how the name became ironic, the underrated musical genius of Eric Reese, their beginnings, writing, songs from their catalog, past gigs, what we can expect moving forward, and more!...

In this episode we are joined by Steve Ray. Steve talks to us about the Oklahombres breaking up, how close Pit Bulls on Crack were to reuniting, him hosting Thunder Underground Fest 2018, and then Steve turns the table for the second half of the episode and interviews us. He asks us about the start of the podcast, contacting artists, interviewing Gene Simmons, animals, and more! We kick the episod...

In this episode we talk about the forthcoming album from Tantric, "Mercury Retrograde." (Released Oct. 5th) We also talk about Alice in Chains new album "Rainier Fog", AIC at the Brady Theater, Motley Crue recording new music, ModernMyth at Vanguard, Upon a Burning Body and Neckrogoblikon at 89th Street in OKC, Machine in the Mountain and Billy Joe Winghead at Vanguard, Screaming Red Mutiny / Less...

In this episode we are joined by all 3 members of Night Demon. They talk to us about the new live album, Live Darkness, why there is a live album this early in their career, thoughts on other live albums, coming back to touring America, playing festivals in Europe, Wacken, calling out 'fans', their timetable for the next studio album, plans for release shows in the US in 2019, youtube, Accept, Pan...

In this episode we are joined by Robert Davis of Animal Waves. We kick the show off with reviews of the stunning new Alter Bridge concert film, and the fantastic new album from Clutch - both of which come out this Friday. We then get into our talk with Robert, and he discusses the forthcoming debut EP from Animal Waves (Sept 28th), how the sound developed, working with Nathaniel Cox, what Charles...

In this episode we are joined by Kevin Martin of Candlebox. Kevin talks to us about the 25th anniversary shows with the original lineup, performing deep cuts, what the current lineup brings, Dave Krusen's drumming, working with G4L Records, how he started working with Marcus, his goals as Head of A&R, the bands he is working with, his experience with A&R guys like Guy Oseary, his thoughts on the c...

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In this episode we go over 2 of the recent shows from Slayer's final tour. We talk about the blistering sets from Slayer, thrash titans Anthrax and Testament, the mighty Lamb of God, and the pummeling opening set from Napalm Death. Each band brought it 100%, and we discuss it all here. We kick the episode off with a tribute to the loss of the amazing voice and presence of Huntress, Jill Janus. We...

In this episode we are joined by Frank Hannon of Tesla. Frank talks about his "From One Place… to Another" albums, choosing the songs, the status of Vol 3, his solo output throughout the years, a vinyl reissue of his first solo work, the MOR Cruise, the Moody Blues cruise, working with Jared James Nichols, Phil Collen producing Tesla, when to expect the new Tesla album, touring with Def Leppard, S...

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In this episode we are joined by Mike dean of COC. Mike talks with us about COC's new album "No Cross No Crown," working with John Custer throughout the years, the writing process, touring, Pepper Keenan, Reed Mullin, what's it's like adapting to other drummers, touring with Black Label Society, gaining new fans, performing to crowds that may not know COC, playing Cody Jink's Loud and heavy Fest,...

In this episode we are joined by CJ and Paullett to talk about the We Are Tulsa Tribute show. Paullett and CJ talk to us about where the idea came from, the concept, the format, how bands reacted to the idea, where they hope to see the event go, Murdock Productions, The Plums, the bands playing, and a ton more. We play brand new songs from Travis Ford and the Rebel Souls and Jason Ford. We also ta...