The Heavy Desert Podcast

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I dig into the heavy underground and recap some of the new albums that came out in February. Lots of great albums that came out during the month, including releases from Fatima out of France, Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows from Australia, Oreyeon out of Italy, Purple Lung out of Pennsylvania and much, much more! It was another deep month in the heavy underground...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Gateway to Gravitoyd series continues as I welcome Taylor Webb, Bobby Scott, Jason Kleim and Mike Barnes of the band Lord Velvet who will be performing at this years Gravitoyd Doomfest IV in Houston, Texas on May 2nd, at 1810 Ojeman. The guys talked about their influences, how they formed (through Craigslist), where the name Lord Velvet came from, some of thei...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Gateway to Gravitoyd series continues as I welcome Aaron Wall of the band Red Beard Wall who will be performing at this years Gravitoyd Doomfest IV, being held in Houston, Texas on May 2nd, at 1810 Ojeman. Aaron talks about growing up in a small, conservative town and how he accessed music, especially after the town banned MTV. We talk about the background of...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Sean Patrick Brooks, host of The Heavy Underground Farm Report and the creator of this years inaugural HUFR Fest, being held in Denver, Colorado at Bar 404, from April 24th-26th. I had a great chat with Sean, from what inspired him to start his YouTube channel, to the reason why he’s going to be cutting back on the content for that channel, which has a l...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome George, Algar, Corey and Steve, all four members of the band New Dawn Fades. They have an awesome new album dropping on March 25th titled Lores that we talk about. Along with their influences, their background and I even debut a new track off the album that you’ll hear first on the show! So make sure to tune in and subscribe, you won’t want to miss it!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Braun Dabney, bassist for the band Crop and the man behind the festival Legalize Lex. This year’s fest will be held in Lexington, Kentucky at Al’s Bar from April 17th-18th with a pre-party on April 16th. We dig into his musical influences and how he loves the anticipation of new music.  We talk about his band Crop, Legalize Lex (plus a story about the fi...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Jon Voogdt, drummer for the German Band Capacopter. Capacopter released their debut, self-titled album in January to rave reviews and a number 2 spot on the Doomcharts. We talk about the new album, the background of the band, some of the shows they’ve got coming up and much more! It was great chatting with Jon, so please check it out and subscribe!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Mike Earles and Matt Henderson of the band Dust Giant, who just released their debut album, Static in the Blood in January, which landed at #13 on the January Doomcharts. We dig into their new album, their influences, their creative process (especially since they live across the country from each other) and much more, including another album coming out i...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Gateway to Gravitoyd series continues as I welcome Noah Bruner, lead singer and guitarist of the band Temple of the Fuzz Witch, who will be performing at this years Gravitoyd Doomfest IV on May 2nd, in Houston, Texas at Eighteen Ten Ojeman. Noah talks about his influences, what it was like starting out as a young band, the evolution of Temple of the Fuzz Witch...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Jon Cosky and Jude Sisk of the band Stone Nomads and the masterminds behind Gravitoyd Doomfest IV, being held in Houston, Texas on May 2nd, at Eighteen Ten Ojeman. Jon recently reached out to The Heavy Desert Podcast and I was honored that he asked for it to be the official podcast for this year’s festival. So for this episode, the Gateway to Gravitoyd i...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome the man behind Vegas Rock Revolution’s Planet Desert Rock Weekend, John Gist. John gives his thoughts on how this year’s festival went and also gives the dates for next year’s event. PLUS he drops the first eight bands slated to appear at next year’s festival! So make sure to tune in and subscribe, you’re not gonna want to miss this episode!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast we have a special edition of Concerts With Chris, as I welcome back concert correspondent Chris McGowan, along with special guest, Mark Richard of the Jam Yeti Music Blog, as we recap our experience of the four day event that was Planet Desert Rock Weekend VI, in Las Vegas, Nevada. We dive into all the bands that played, the community and some of our experiences f...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Nordin, Stefan and Karsten of the German band Stargo to the show. They have a new album, Violet Skies, dropping February 13th and it is a straight up, heavy-stoner rock banger! We dig into that, their influences, what they’ve got coming up, and I’ve got an exclusive track from the new album that you’ll hear first on the show! So make sure to tune in and...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Tom Jordan, vocalist and guitarist of the band 20 Watt Tombstone. If you’re not familiar with 20 Watt Tombstone, they are a heavy rock two piece out of Wisconsin, that are absolutely awesome! Tom talks about his influences growing up, the backstory of the band from their extensive touring to the big differences in recording their two albums, and he also...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Craig Harker, Stephen Rael, Jason Kleim and Marc Christoforidis of the Denver, Colorado band Vandhali to the show. They released a trio of EPs in 2025 that they call The Evil Trilogy, which included Born in Evil, After Evil and The Fall of Evil that were each well received on the Doomcharts when they came out. We dig into that, their influences, how they...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Path to Planet Desert Rock Weekend concludes as I welcome Matt Whitehead and Bo Leslie of the band Throttlerod who will be performing at this years festival. Matt and Bo dig deep into their influences, the backstory of the band, the intense touring they did in the early days, from sleeping in the van to staying at Jean-Paul Gaster’s house of Clutch. I had a gr...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Adam Carl, Justin Potter and Will Hammond who each represent different chapters in the Midwest Doom Coalition. We had a roundtable talk about upcoming shows in each of the chapters they represent, some bands in the chapters that are looking to release some new music in the near future and some venues in their chapters that are easier for bands to interac...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Path to Planet Desert Rock Weekend continues as I welcome Rob Traynor, guitarist and vocalist for the band Black Water Rising, who will be performing at this years fest in Las Vegas, Nevada, from January 29-February 1. Black Water Rising released their latest album, The Edge, in August of 2025 that landed at number nine on that months Doomcharts, and we talk a...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Joe Narducci of Verona Florrist and Kaleb Riser of Black Moon Cult back to the show to discuss the underground scene through the lens in Gen Z. It’s no secret that a big demographic in the heavy underground are Gen X and younger Boomers. Both Joe and Kaleb are 28 years old and I wanted to get a take on what the younger generation does to help promote the...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Mark Richard of The Jam Yeti Music Blog as we finally wrap up 2025 with our countdown of our Top 25 favorite albums of the year! Along with a couple lists contributed from listeners, 2025 was not lacking in great music from the heavy underground! Make sure to tune in to see if any of your favorites made the list, or if we missed any!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome John Flynn the man behind the solo project called Sod The Earth. John recently released his debut album Enter The Den in November of 2025 and a brand new EP titled Hardly Working Man on January 16. Both are heavy-sludgy/doom releases that everyone needs to check out. He talks about his influences, where some of the ideas for his songs came from, his jour...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Dusty Donley, guitarist for Mississippi Bones and the musician and vocalist of his solo project Quintana. Quintana has released three albums in the last year and a half, including the latest album, Hums & Coils, that came out in October in 2025. We talk about his influences growing up in rural Ohio including hanging out with buddies watching Headbang...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Path To Planet Desert Rock Weekend continues as I welcome Justin Toland, vocalist, guitarist and founder of Dirty Streets, who will be performing at this years event. Justin talks about how he snuck in to a studio with his first band at 14 years old with the janitor of the studio to record his first material, how he and their bassist Thomas Storz found their d...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Douwe de Wilde and Eric Hazebroek of the band Ditch to the show. They released their second full length album, The Traveler, in February of 2025. And it is one of my favorite releases from the year! We talk about their influences, how they came together, their plans for the future and much more! If you haven’t heard The Traveler yet, get it in your ears,...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Cliff Stevens and Martin Aneyba of the Bolivian band Remaining Daze. They recently released their debut, self titled release on November 7 of 2025 and it is a great debut! We talk about Cliff’s move from Pennsylvania all the way to Bolivia, how the band formed, their big plans for the coming year and much more! If you haven’t heard their album check it o...