Thunder Underground

In this milestone episode we are joined by Severmind. Derek, Stacy, Thad and Blake talk about their recent singles, the status of their forthcoming album, their involvement with the Normal Terror movie soundtrack, performing during the pandemic, Blake's addition to the band, Benny's Little Weasel, Zero Crossing, Thad's involvement in the EVH Tribute at IDL Ballroom, love for the Tom Green and the...

In this episode we are joined by Mike Spreitzer of Devildriver. Mike talks about DD's new album Dealing With Demons Vol 1, what to expect from DWD2, Dez's vocals on "Wishing", his writing process, working with Neil Tiemann and how they compliment each other, working with Austin D'Amond, producing acts like Wednesday 13, what he has learned from producers like Steve Evetts, Outlaws Till the End, th...

In this episode we are joined by Page Hamilton of Helmet. Page talks about Helmet's 2016 album "Dead to the World", the status of a new album, 2 live releases coming soon, a possible release of cover songs, a look back at "Aftertaste", giving guitar lessons and songwriting classes, the early days with Tommy Victor of Prong, CBGB's, jazz, the power of AC/DC, his early memories of being into Van Hal...

In this episode we are joined by Tyler Bryant of Tyler Brant and The Shakedown. Tyler talks about recording the new album "Pressure" during the pandemic, working with Charlie Starr of Blackberry Smoke on a new song, what Graham Whitford and Caleb Crosby bring to The Shakedown, touring with Clutch and Sevendust, Graspop Festival, having a lot of output in the past few years, working with Ray Wyllie...

In this episode we are joined by Donnie Vie. We kick the episode off with Paullett Hasse of Fist of Rage joining Trent to co-host this episode. Paullett talks about everything going on with Fist of Rage, her experience with Enuff Z'Nuff at Rocklahoma 2007, The Revivalists, and more. We then get into Trent and Jason's interview with Donnie Vie. Donnie talks with us about his new single Party Time,...

In this episode we are joined by Damon Johnson. Damon returns to the podcast to talk about his recent live stream of Thin Lizzy songs, the greatness of Richie Faulkner, his upcoming album Battle Lessons, working with Jarred Pope and Robbie Harrington, his great working relationship with Nich Rasquelenez, using Indegogo after his experience in the PledgeMusic fiasco, what he learned from Ricky Warw...

In this episode we are joined by Blake Bedsaul of SAUL. Blake talks about the band's new debut full length album, the pandemic effect on its release, everything Chris Dawson has done to help the band, covering Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, the genius of Morgan Rose and his contribution to the track "Inside", the dynamic of working with his brother Zack, what William Mcllravy brings to the live show, w...

In this episode we are joined by Alan Robert for his return to the podcast. Alan talks about The Beauty of Horror Series, his new TBOH releases, where his inspiration comes from, the status of new music from Life of Agony, a look back at "Ugly" after 25 years, The Sound of Scars, playing Animal Crossing, a possible collection of LOA drawings / lyric sheets, and a lot more! We kick the episode off...

In this episode we pay tribute to Eddie Van Halen. We are joined by 14 previous guests of our podcast, and each one shares early memories of Van Halen, ways EVH influenced them, favorite songs and albums, Alex Van Halen, encounters with Eddie, tour stories, and more. We share our thoughts to begin the episode, including our Top 10 favorite songs from both the DLR era and the Sammy Hagar era. This...

In this episode we are joined by Mercedes Lander. Mercedes talks about The White Swan's new EP, not being able to perform live, how the pandemic changed the plans for the EP, love for Type O Negative, Silverchair, transitioning to the role of frontwoman as opposed to being the drummer, her history learning drums, guitar, piano, looking back at 20 years since Kittie's debut, the future of Kittie, H...

In this episode we are joined by Jeff Carlson of the Jeff Carlson Band. Jeff talks about the band's cover of Foreigner's Juke Box Hero, how Frank Hannon got involved, performing Tesla songs with Frank Hannon, working on the follow up to their EP, the band's writing process, Robbie ---, working with RFL Records, a new song with Oz Fox on guitar, how REO Speedwagon and KISS made him want to be a mus...

In this episode we are joined by Joe Cotela of DED. Joe talks about the band's new music, their forthcoming album, what Kevin Churko brought to the band's sound, how the pandemic changed the plans for the album, being uplifting on Twitter, writing lyrics, keeping his voice in shape, performing acoustically, playing music with Maria Brink, their binge watching choices of The Boys and Raised By Wolv...

In this episode we are joined by Zach Bair. Zach talks about his new EP "Ordinary Girl", why proceeds are going towards American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the range of styles on the EP, his cover of a Neil Young's classic, being a multi instrumentalist, where his passion for music came from, his company VNUE and everything they are doing to help artists become compensated more fairly, Dis...

This episode we are joined by David Elllefson. David talks to us about his new covers album from Ellefson called "No Cover", working with Thom Hazaert, paying homage to early Def Leppard, recording during a pandemic, cover Fight's 'Nailed to the Gun,' Rob Halford Queen, Fastaway, working with Mark Slaughter, Doro, reconnecting on record with Chuck Buhler, Jimmy Degrasso, WASP, Motorhead, Charlie B...

In this episode we are joined by Matthi from Nasty. Matthi talks about the band's 7th album "Menace", working with Century Media, finishing the album during a pandemic, already working on their next album, the band's progression and writing process, his clothing line, the videos from Menace, why live streams don't work for a hardcore band, the hardcore scene in Belgium / Germany, and more! We kick...

In this episode we are joined by Tony Campos. Tony talks about Static-X's new album Project Regeneration Vol 1, the process of putting together the 2019 tour and the album, writing new music to previously recorded vocals, the albums reception, what Xero brought to the project, working with Ministry and Al Jourgenson being a part of the song Dead Souls, the status of Vol 2, how much Wayne Static is...

In this episode we are joined by Theo Van Der Loo of Ego Kill Talent. We kick the episode off with a tribute to Frankie Banali of Quiet Riot, we have the exclusive debut of the new track from Severmind, we look at the lineup and announcement of the benefit for Xochiti Rodriguez, look ahead to the coming release of Metallica's S&M2, and throw out some love for recent releases from Dryvr and Lynch M...

In this episode we are joined by Brando from Appetite for Distortion. Brando talks about his GNR themed podcast, bringing in guests from outside the GNR universe, his history in radio, Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagen, love for Buckethead, Tommy Stinson, thoughts on the Chinese Democracy era, personal hopes on the next album, deep cuts, live shows, memorabilia, fans of his podcast, Charlie Benante, T...

In this episode we jump into several topics from new music to live streams. We talk about Clutch's recent Doom Saloon II performance, we talk about Armored Saint new single/video, we talk about Avatar's new album, we talk a bit about Black Stone Cherry, we look forward to new albums from Sevendust and Deviledriver, we talk about the new song from Anti Mortem, Jason gives his thoughts on the recent...

In this episode we are joined by Nick Reese of Joyous Wolf. Nick talks about the new single "Odyssey", adapting the Homer epic, the video concept, their next single, future album plans, getting formal vocal lessons, maintaining his voice, the "throwback" label, love for Ian Gillan, the experience of touring with Deep Purple, his love for Elvis Presely, Ray Charles, James Brown, BB King, Prince, Th...

In this episode we are joined by Glenn Hughes. Glenn talks about The Dead Daisies new release The Lockdown Sessions, how his addition to the band changes the sound, working with Doug Aldrich, Deen Castronovo, and David Lowy, working on the band's upcoming full length "Holy Ground", shout out to John Corabi, the possibility of working with Tony Iommi again, thoughts on another solo album, his writi...

In this episode we are joined by Dusty Robison of Dirty Rotten. Dusty talks about his new music, writing process, production style, Dirty Rotten Music Inc., horror stories from the world of running sound professionally, his background in sound, production and music, Body Count, Rage Against The Machine, the Tulsa music scene, The Vanguard Tulsa, Brady Street Records, Andy Ingraham, Daniel Anthony...

Coming soon to the podcast, Glenn Hughes talks The Dead Daisies, Tony Iommi, and more!

In this episode we are joined by Gabe Mangold of Enterprise Earth. Gabe talks about Enterprise Earth's recent surprise EP release, the acoustic version of "There is No Tomorrow", their Lamb of God cover, his thoughts on LOG's new album, managing downtime during a pandemic, the decision to self produce, the status of their next full length album, Dan Watson, what Brandon Zackey and Rob Sareh have b...

In this episode we are joined by Mark Menghi of Metal Allegiance and BPMD. Mark talks about BPDM's new album "American Made", the song selection process, the formation of the band, Blitz's vocals, future live shows, the possibility of a collection of English songs, working with Mike Portnoy throughout the years, Alex Skolnick, writing sessions, David Ellefson, Rob Trujillo, playing live on Cliff B...