Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour

(S3E18) – Gjenferd The Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour love this band’s debut record from 2024, and when their new one, titled Black Smoke Rising, was announced, it was top priority to talk to these guys about their amazing blend of 70s hard rock and prog, all tied together with some killer organ. So on this episode (S3E18), all the way from Bergen, Norway, Gjenferd joins the show!!! Jakob (key...

(S3E17) – SPINA A first for Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E17)! The amazing Bend, Oregon band SPINA played a song live on the show! I love these guys, and not only did they play my favorite song on their new release, EP One, they also chatted with me about the history of the band, their influences, how awesome the Oregon music scene is, and so much more. This was awesome and hopefully the...

(S3E16) – New Mexican Doom Cult If you are like me, you woke up on the Friday the January Doom Charts dropped and were somewhat shocked to see what album landed at number one.  Not because it didn’t deserve it, but because of the mystery that surrounds the project. Well, we got you, because on this episode of Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E16), Nils from New Mexican Doom Cult joins us all...

(S3E15) – SÖNUS On this episode of Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E15), we have the killer trio SÖNUS join the show. The now full band has an absolutely killer record, Planes of Torment,  dropping on May 22 that is going to blow everyone away. If you don’t believe me, go directly to their Bandcamp page and check out the video for the first single, Pagan Woman, and try to tell me otherwise....

Chuck Robinson (Trouble, Eric Wagner, Kulvera) Anyone who knows me knows I am a huge Trouble fan, so to say it was an honor for Turbo and I to have Chuck Robinson on the show would be a major understatement.  Chuck spent some time in Trouble and in Eric Wagner’s solo band, and developed a great friendship with Eric over the years. Chuck was also instrumental in helping Ripple Music put out Eric’s...

(S3E13) – New Dawn Fades I have been chatting with George Chamberlin (aka GFA) for years now, since his time as lead singer in Ritual Earth and right about the time he was dropping his solo project EP, titled Forever, under the name New Dawn Fades. Those four songs blew me away and showed so much potential for more. Today, we talk about that potential realized, as on this episode of Rich and Turbo...

(S3E12) – Riastrad On this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E12), we have all four members of the Portland, Oregon doom band Riastrad join the show to discuss their new, killer, self-titled album that just dropped on February 6th. This is a must listen for all doom fans and for anyone who just loves heavy music, especially with out of this world vocals that Paige Parker delivers on t...

(S3E11) – Hibernaut On this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E11), Hibernaut returns to the show, and this time we get all four members. We don’t need any reason to talk to these guys because of how cool they are anyway, but in this case we do, and that is the earthshaking new split album they are releasing with Face Pulp (on the show soon!) via What’s Left Records on March 6th. Howe...

(S3E10) – Black Lung On this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E10), we have Dave Cavalier and Elias Schutzman from Baltimore, Maryland’s Black Lung! The band has a new record dropping on March 6th, 2026 via Magnetic Eye Records titled Forever Beyond, and you really should go pre order it now because it is killer stuff. We talk about how the new record came to be, some of the band’s b...

(S3E9) – Hermano (full band and friends) John Garcia, Dandy Brown, Mike Callahan, David Angstrom, Chris Leathers  w/Rich & Turbo, JJ Koczan (The Obelisk), S. Patrick Brooks (Heavy Underground Farm Report) Tom Robbins (And Now The Band Podcast) All discussing the new live Hermano record, Clisson, France (Live at Hellfest 2016) from Ripple Music, dropping on February 6,  and so much more.  We ar...

(S3E8) – Cabfighter Sometimes an album and/or a band sneaks up on you. A band that has an air of mystery about them, or one that creates something that you are so enthralled with you just need to know all about it.  This is how I feel about the January release, The Sea Between Stars, from Portland’s Cabfighter. So for this episode of Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E8), Barry, Logan, and Sha...

(S3E7) – Gravehuffer Sometimes I need to scratch that crossover thrash crust punk itch, and the way I do it is by listening to all of the killer stuff from the band on the latest episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S3E7), Gravehuffer! Ritchie Randall joins the show to discuss all things Gravehuffer, including the progress on the new record, taking the band out on the road, where all t...

Florist (WITH A HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT!!!) EXCLUSIVE!!! The listeners of the show know how much I love the Tampa, FL band Florist, of which I regularly change their name to “Rich’s New Favorite Band, Florist”.  I love the latest record from the guys, Adrift, which was my number one album for 2025. Now, we hear what’s next for the band, as Frankie, Mike, Kevin, and Jer have a huge announcement as to wha...

(S3E5) – Kal-El (Vol. 2)   On this episode of The Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S3E5), we celebrate with Ståle and Bjørn from Kal-El their landing at the number one spot on the Doom Charts 2025 Top 100 list! Their amazing record, Astral Voyager Vol. 1, took that top spot and it could not be more deserving. They, and we, don’t stop there; on March 20th, 2026 Astral Voyager Vol. 2 drops, via Blu...

(S3E4) – Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows On this episode of The Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S3E4), we have the honor of having Tim Coutts-Smith, the mastermind behind the amazing Australian band Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows, join us all the way from Melbourne. Tim and the band have a killer new record dropping on February 6th via Magnetic Eye titled Inexorable Opposites and it is their...

(S3E3) – Hot Ram On this episode of The Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S3E3), we speak to Billy Konkel from the Atlanta heavy-as-hell power trio Hot Ram, who will be releasing their first new music in 5 years in the form of the EP Near Fall, which is dropping on Jan. 30th and is killer stuff. We talk about the new music as well as the band history, the meaning behind the new EP title, how Hot R...

(S3E2) – Dune Aurora On this episode of The Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S3E2), we speak to the Turin, Italy trio Dune Aurora! The band recently dropped their first full-length, Ice Age Desert, late last year via Argonauta Records and it is some killer stuff. Ginny, Serena, and Roberta joined us to talk about that new record, the history of the band, touring, influences, harmonies, and so muc...

Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E1) – Fest Chat w/ S. Patrick Brooks, Jason Doome, and Braun Dabney Season Three kicks off with a bang, as we have three folks crazy enough to have and/or are currently curating a Heavy Underground live festival. I am fascinated by this topic, so I thought why not bring on some peeps who are right in the thick of it. First, we have Jason Doome, who will be pre...

(S2E100) – 2025 In Review: Top 15 AOTY Countdown w/ Rob In The ‘Hood Here it is, the final episode of 2025 (S2E100)!!! On this special 100th episode of 2025 we cover our top 15 albums of the year with special guest Rob In The ‘Hood. We debate, heckle, cry a little, and count down our top 15 from a killer 2025. We recap a strong Q4 as well. Please check it out and have a great holiday season!!! Tha...

(S2E99) – Chad Ross (Quest For Fire, Comet Control, Deadly Snakes, C.Ross) On the latest episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E99),  we chat with someone I have been a huge fan of for a long time, even if I didn’t realize it, Chad Ross. Chad be involved in so many great projects, from the amazing Quest For Fire records, the three killer Comet Control albums, as part of the garage roc...

(S2E96) – Bygone (Chris Corry) You may know Chris Corry from the defunct but still killer Boston band Magic Circle. Now Chris is back with a new project, which is the topic of the latest episode of The Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E96), where we talk all things Bygone, his new band on Svart Records that just dropped their debut today. I grabbed the Bygone demo tape from 2022 and expected bi...

(S2E97) – Stone Nomads Boy, does Ripple Music know how to pick'em, and on this episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E97), we talk to another band that is the perfect example of this, as the killer heavy trio out of Houston, Texas, Stone Nomads, joins the show.  The band just released their third record, Empires of Stone, and it crushes. Jon and Jude talk to us about the new record, w...

(S2E96) – Aunt Cynthia’s Cabin One of the things I love about doing this show is learning about the bands that we dig when we know nothing about them other than their music. On this episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E96), we talk to a band who we have loved for a while, but really knew little about, and one with an air of mystery behind them, San Diego’s Aunt Cynthia’s Cabin. This...

(S2E95) – Elk Witch It seems like a good chunk of bands we talk to are from Oregon, and for good reason, too. While not from Portland, the band on this episode of The Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E95), Elk Witch, is just as killer as their fellow Beaver State brethren, whose output thus far has been loved by the hosts of this show.  We had all three members of the trio on the show to discus...

(S2E94) – Planet Desert Rock VI Preview w/John Gist On this episode of The Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E94), scene legend and Grand Poobah of one of the most important and exciting events of the year for us Heavy Underground fans, Planet Desert Rock, John Gist joins the show.  The destination event is back, January 28 - February 1, 2026 with 20 bands from all over the globe, including Spac...