The Heavy Desert Podcast

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome back to the show Mark Richard of The Jam Yeti Music Blog as we countdown our Top 10 releases of the fourth quarter of 2025. We always have a great time sharing some of our favorite albums of the previous three month along with some honorable mentions. We even have a handful of listener lists to share as well. If you’re looking for some great new music to...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I recap some of the releases from the month of December.  I rundown releases in order of the date released with a little preview from each release from bands that include Palm Desert, Sun Empress, Slowbot, Bygone, Sydona and many more! It’s the final episode of the year, so enjoy some of these releases that dropped during the last month! Tune in and subscribe!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast the Path to Planet Desert Rock Weekend continues as I welcome Jake Navarra, founding member, guitarist and vocalist of the band Phantom Hound, who will be performing at the upcoming event. We talk about his influences, the backstory of the band, what it was like releasing their debut album at the beginning of the pandemic, what the plans are for the band leading u...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast the Path to Planet Desert Rock Weekend continues as I welcome Florian Thiele, drummer for the German band Paralyzed, who will be performing at the upcoming event. We talk about his influences, how he met lead singer and guitarist Michael Binder to eventually form the band, the excitement about coming out to the U.S. for the first time and much more. I had a great...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I have a special Christmas episode. I asked previous guests if they had a special Christmas memory that was music related. Whether they got that album they always wanted, that record player, an instrument, concert tickets or if they have a special music related tradition. Some of the contributors include Wayne Ruddell of Fuzz Evil, Trip Shumake and Eric Garcia of...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome brothers Ricardo and Christian Rodriguez of the rock duo Gran Moreno. Playing music since they were little, Ricardo and Christian have now played festivals such as Levitation Austin and Ripplefest Texas and are set to release their debut album, El Sol, on January 17th of 2026. These guys are only moving up and I had the pleasure of chatting with them and...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome guitarist Colin Peterson and vocalist John Piotrowski of the band Shadow of Jupiter to the show. Shadow of Jupiter has been very active since their debut album Porta Coeli came out in 2023, including playing Ripplefest Texas, Rhüne Mountain Fest, Grand Rapids Doomfest and many other gigs. They’re slated to play next year’s inaugural HUFR-Fest in Denver,...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome back to the show, lead singer and guitarist of the band Volume and the creator of next year’s inaugural Mojave Experience Festival, Patrick Brink. Patrick talks all about the unique festival he is putting on next year on March 20th & 21st. Some of the bands scheduled to perform include Earthless, Dead Meadow, John Garcia, Yawning Man, Nick Oliveri’s...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Sean Malkasian, lead singer, guitarist and founder of the band Malkasian to the show. They recently released their new album, Heavy Blues on October 22nd and it’s amazing! We chat about that, some of his influences, his path to the band that he has now and much more! Make sure to tune in and subscribe!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I recap some of the new releases from November that I listened to. Not a countdown, but more of a rundown from the release date at the beginning of the month to the end, with a little taste from each album. I cover new releases from Burning Sister, Beastwars, Bogwife, Astralplane, Acidsitter, Stone Nomads, Winds of Neptune and many more! Make sure to tune in and s...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Josh Neuwford and Brett Halsey of the band The Lunar Effect, who recently released their latest album, Fortune’s Always Hiding, on October 24 that is amazing! We talk all about it, their influences, the backstory of the band and much more! Make sure to tune in and subscribe!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Drew Dupuis, host of The Call of the Beast Radio Hour on The Rage Online. Drew’s hour long program plays music straight from the heavy underground and we talk all about it! We talk about some of the bands that got him into the genre, some of his favorite albums from this year and much more! For a show only in its infancy (about 5 months) Drew has big pla...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast the show welcomes back our concert correspondent Chris McGowan for another Concerts With Chris Episode. We talk about a lot of the shows Chris has been to in the last few months, including Ripplefest, Castle Rat, Pink Fuzz, The Sword, Wolfdozer, Black Sunrise, Bonehawk, Kal-El and many more! We also talk about what he’s looking forward to in the upcoming months. H...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Path to Planet Desert Rock Weekend continues as I welcome Tripp Shumake and Eric Garcia of The Heavy Eyes, who will be performing at next year’s fest. Tripp and Eric talk about their influences, the scene in Memphis, their upcoming European tour in 2026, and possibly a new album coming up next year as well! We dig into a lot and you won’t want to miss it! Tune...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Ross Westerbur, Kevin Roberts and Mike Alonso of the band Winds of Neptune. Winds of Neptune dropped its debut self-titled album on November 21st and it is flat out amazing! We dig into their influences, their history in the music industry before they formed Winds of Neptune, their backstory of jamming in Kevin’s basement doing covers to where they are n...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Path to Planet Desert Rock Weekend continues as I welcome Daniel Rice and Cody Tarbell of the band Westing (formerly known as Slow Season), who will be playing at next year’s fest.  Daniel and Cody talk about their influences, the backstory of the band, some of the side projects they’ve been involved with, their plans for the future and much more! Make sure to...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Joe Narducci guitarist, vocalist and founding member of the Toronto based band Verona Florrist to the show. These guys just released their self titled, debut album on October 1st, and it is amazing! Joe talks about starting this new band after being with another band for several years, about the creative process, and he has a pretty funny story about com...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Shane Murray, co-founder of the Midwest Doom Coalition (MDC). The MDC was the brainchild of Shane and Lance  Kük Collier to bring together bands in the heavy underground to make it easier for them to get out there to play shows and help promote their music. Shane talks about his influences, his stories of seeing shows at The Outhouse in Lawrence, Kansas,...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Rolf Hansen, Jens Krebbenhøft, and Kaspar Madsen of the Danish stoner rock band Supercollider. Their debut EP, Soundwaves, was nine years in the making and was #12 on the September Doomcharts. We delve into that, their influences and what’s on the horizon for this great band, including some possible new music. So make sure to tune in and subscribe!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Igor Sydorenko of the band Stoned Jesus to the show. Stoned Jesus released its latest album, Songs to Sun, on September 19th and it placed #4 on the September Doomcharts. We talk all about that, playing in Australia and Mexico for the first time, and he also gives us his personal Top 5 albums among so much more! So make sure to tune in and subscribe!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Joey Troupe, James May & JJ Young of the band M.E.L.T. They released their latest album, Innervate/Obliterate, on October 3rd, that placed #17 on the October Doomcharts. We talk all about that, their influences, their record shop finds on a recent trip to a local record shop, and much more. A great bunch of guys out of Pittsburgh who were a lot of fu...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Todd Severin, head and founder of Ripple Music. Ripple is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year and will be having a big celebration on December 5th & 6th in San Francisco that we talk about. Todd also gives us the history of Ripple music, and lots of great stories that involve Tony Reed, Mothership and much more! So make sure to tune in and sub...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I recap some of the many great releases that came out during the month of October. New albums from the bands M.E.L.T., Beach Cruiser, Soul Blind, Malkasian, Bone Church, and many more! It was another outstanding month for new music in the heavy underground and I give you a little taste from each album! Make sure to tune in and subscribe!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Jon Cosky and Jude Sisk of the band Stone Nomads to the show. They have a new album dropping on November 21st, via Ripple Music titled Empires of Stone. We dig into that, their influences, the story of how their current drummer, Ben Wozniak (The Blizzard of Woz) joined the band and much, much more! Plus, after the interview, I premiere a new track off th...

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Sheafer McOmber, the man behind the band Redwood. Redwood is a one man project of Sheafer that released its latest album Cloud Colony on October 24. We talk about how he goes about the creative and recording process for his albums, his influences, we talk a little bit about his other project Deer Lord, and much more. Make sure to tune in and subscribe!