Thunder Underground

In this episode we are joined by Adam Joad of Scattered Hamlet. Joad returns to the podcast to talk about Jake, an update on his condition and what it was like touring without him, what Grant brought to the tour, touring with Final Drive, recording their new cover song, some hints on the band they covered, Dave Vandiggity from Diamond Lane, some stories from the Stonewall Jackson video shoot, play...

In this episode we are joined by Ricky Warwick and Damon Johnson of Black Star Riders. They talk to us about Judas Priest, working with Nick Raskulinecz, Scott Gorham, Chad Szeliga, Robbie Crane, the progression of BSR, the band's heavy musical output in a short period of time, Scott Gorham, their Warwick / Johnson shows, writing together, possible future plans for Thin Lizzy, if we might see anyt...

In this episode we are joined by Biff Byford of Saxon. Biff talks about some of the new songs from Thunderbolt, including Johan Hegg of Amon Amarth guesting, what Andy Sneap has brought to the last few albums, continuing to release albums when a lot of older bands shy away from it, his straight to the point thoughts about what Jay jay French had to say about bands needing to stop, focusing on the...

In this episode we are joined by Chris McCarvill of Dokken / Maxx Explosion. Chris talks about playing Rocklahoma, writing, his intro to lead vocals, training with an opera singer, the status of Maxx Explosion's 3rd album, how he approached the bass parts for Dokken songs, some of his favorite songs to play, Don Dokken, putting together the video for Dokken's Return to the East reunion DVD, making...

In this special episode we unveil the lineup and details for the first ever Thunder Underground Fest. ScarStruck Entertainment and The Venue Shrine present the 2-day event happening this October in Tulsa, OK. Listen in to find out all 17 artists performing, and share with your friends and fans. Event flyer will arrive on Friday, April 20th. #AllKillerNoFiller #livemusic #podcast #festival Become a...

In this episode we are joined by Fist of Rage. All the members sat down with us to discuss their new album 'Giddy Up', the CD release show (which was Josh's final show behind the kit), Josh's plans once he gets to Chicago with The Parallax Effect, their search for a new (13th) drummer, the possibility of a second guitarist (who may or may not be in this interview), Andy wearing less costumes and o...

In this episode we discuss the new albums from Stone Temple Pilots and Monster Magnet. We also talk about the new face of Ghost, Less Than Human's show at the Vanguard w/ Reliance Code, Dryvr and Stanley's Revenge, Alter Blood's show at Blackbird on Pearl w/ BKR, and look at some upcoming shows this weekend from The Blakstar Experience and Fist of Rage. Thanks for listening, and please share. Beco...

In this episode we cover Alice in Chains in the "Every Album in a Row" series. We listened to their entire discography, covering 90 songs over 5 studio album, 2 EPs, a live album, and some tracks from a soundtrack and a compilation. 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 material pro...

It's Podcast Days Re-Revisited. The "Every Album in a Row" series started as a YouTube exclusive, but the time has come to make these available via the podcast as well. The first ever EAIAR was Metallica over a year ago. We take a quick look back, talk about some Metallica themed podcasts you need to check out, and then bring you the Metallica talk. After we listened to every studio track in order...

In this episode we review albums from Judas Priest and Myles Kennedy, we talk about Lamb of God's forthcoming covers album under their original name Burn the Priest, we play some great music out of Arkansas and Texas from the bands Solidify, Tel Anorath and Relent, we are still undecided on Great Van Fleet, Jason rants on some crappy web sites, Jason and Trent both rant on some bad music, and we r...

In this episode we bring back the "Every Album in a Row" series with KISS. You wanted the best, so we had to have CJ McClellan of GRIND join us for this long haul. We listened to nearly 250 songs in order: all 20 studio albums, 2 albums with extra tracks, and Alive! / Unplugged. We talk about how the albums flow, when the big changes hit during different eras, favorite songs and moments in Kisstor...

In this episode we talk the We Are Tulsa Music Awards with shout outs to Roger Seago III of We Are Tulsa Music - The Movement and Ryan Paquette of Mugen Music and Management. We talk winner who included past guests of the podcast like Less Than Human, Steve Murdock, Screaming Red Mutiny and GRIND - and we give a statement on our love to Porch Talk with Chris & Laura. We get into long overdue talk...

In this episode we are joined by Jared James Nichols. Jared talks to us about his new album "Black Magic", release issues, short songs, how he got added to the MORC, attending Berkely, the origins of playing without a pick, getting to know Joe Perry, Soundcheck Live, Epiphone guitars, and a lot more. We also debut the new single from Oddfellas, and talk about Metallica's US Tour and their coming r...

In this episode we dig into some new albums, and take a look at a couple concerts. We go over Avenged Sevenfold and Breaking Benjamin's performances at the BOK in Tulsa, we go into Machine Head's new album "Catharis", dig into Jared James Nichols album "Black Magic" and then review the King's residue and Avatar's new album "Avatar Country". We play a track from Forsaken Few, one of the many bands...

In this episode we review several new albums. The forthcoming albums from Phillip H Anselmo & The illegals and Frank Hannon both come out Friday Jan 26th, and we have the advance scoop. We also take a look at the new album from Joe Satriani, which features an amazing trio of the guitarist being joined by Glenn Hughes and Chad Smith. Finally, BLS has a new album out, and we give our complete though...

In this episode we are joined by David Ellefson of Megadeth. David talks about the ressurection of Combat Records, Dollskin, working with Thom Hazart, choosing artists, starting EMP Label Group at this point in his career, young bands, what Dirk has brought to Megadeth, Chris Adler, working with different drummers, the next Megadeth album, writing, Dave Mustaine producing, writing for the first 3...

In this episode we delve into album reviews of Saxon's 22nd album "Thunderbolt", and Corrosion of Conformity's first album with Pepper Kennan since 2006, "No Cross No Crown." We play the title track from Saxon, as well as a track from Oklahoma's own XIII Minutes. We also talk about the loss of 'Fast' Eddie Clarke (Motorhead / Fastway), Severmind parting ways with their vocalist, we delve into our...

In this episode we are joined by Travesty, Devon and Jade of CYE. The guys talk to us about how they will spend the time during the band's hiatus, what the plans are once the band is active again, the status of the new "Mirrors" EP, writing, recording, how the name transition went, Travesty talks about his history with Brian, Jade talks about celebrating one year of being in the band, Devon talks...

In this episode we are joined by Brent of US Bastards. Brent talks about doing double duty on tour with USB and Gwar, writing, recording, why he won't self produce again, love for Malcolm Young and ACDC, and more. We also talk about recent shows from Grind and Dryvr, and then we get into talk about the No Legacy compilation put together by Erik Kluiber. We play the tracks from Aboleth and Void Vat...

In this episode we cover the best albums of 2017. We go over our favorite releases and count down the top 17 albums of the year: 1 Life of Agony "A Place Where There is No More Pain" 2 Sons of Texas "Forged by Fortitude" 3 Living Colour "Shade" 4 Night Flight Orchestra "Amber Galactic" 5 Iced Earth "Incorruptible" 6 Night Demon "Darkness Remains" 7 Warrant "Louder Harder Faster" 8 Rancid "Troublem...

In this episode we are joined by Schuylar Croom of He Is Legend. Schuylar returns to the podcast to talk about the album "Few", writing, opening for Gwar, Heavy Fruit, thoughts on cell phones during concerts, albums in their entirety, KOA camps, Christmas music, passing time on tour, missing family, Home Alone, and a lot more. We kick off the show with talk about the stellar show from Alter Bridge...

We've reached episode 150, and it is time to bring back the first artists we interviewed on TU. In this episode we are joined by Scott and Janna Squires. Scott and Janna talk about the reformation of Down For Five - what led to the breakup, the return, who is playing drums, and what the future holds. Scott talks about playing bass again, Janna goes into the experience of performing with Dokken and...

In this episode we are joined by Chris and Laura of Porch Talk. Chris and Laura drop a HUGE announcement on the podcast, we also get into a conversation about the beginnings of PT, how it has developed, preparing for interviews, Black Jellybean and the Peeps, a new project Chris is working on, HolataFest, Skytown, Sammy Hagar, Slayer, The Plums, Grind, AlterBlood, Christopher Walken, Less Than Hum...

In this episode we pay tribute to Chuck Mosley, and speak about his new album with Primitive Race. We then get into talk about Our Lady Peace's performance in Dallas, Custom Black returning to Tulsa with Screaming Red Mutiny and Oklahombres, another great show from Warrant, Firehouse and Rocket Science in Tulsa, Metallica's new Master of Puppets remaster box set, Metal Up Your Podcast - an all Met...

In this episode we are joined by all four members of Royal Republic. The band talks to us about touring America, how their sound gives them the ability play with many different acts, developing their sound, the status of a new album, learning to roller skate for the "Baby" video, writing, performing acoustic, music education and musicianship in Sweden, Tom Petty, being the subject of erotic fan fi...