Thunder Underground

In this episode we are joined by all 3 members of AlterBlood. Ryan, Cory and Josh talk to us about their formation, their bass player search and how it how they have filled the void at live shows, playing Holata Fest, the recording of their debut EP, writing, Josh's vocal approach, their plans for this year, influences and bands they are listening to like Slipknot, Kirk Hammet, Hatebreed, Lamb of...

In this episode we are joined by Travis and Devon of The Devil You Adore / Claim Your Enemy. They talk to us about the coming name change, how Devon came into the band (maybe we helped plant a seed in Travis' brain?), recording new songs, redoing old TDYA songs with Devon, and more about the band… we also get into a full on odyssey of music discussion. We talk about random topics and discuss bands...

In this episode we are joined by John Connolly of Sevendust and Projected. John talks with us about the upcoming second album from Projected and how the concept album idea came together, the writing process and how it differs between the two bands, what it is like being a frontman with Projected, and what fans can expect from the new album this summer. John delves into his thought on what Gene Sim...

In this episode we are joined by both members of Local H. Scott and Ryan talk to us about their recent European tour, the 'As Good As Dead' anniversary shows and what songs haven't been played in awhile, coming up with set lists, the status of a new album, the PledgeMusic campaign and traveling to fans houses to play them the unreleased album, Ryan adapting to a 2-person band, being labeled a 90's...

In this episode we are joined by Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Anvil. Lips talks with us about their current tour, his stolen vibrator, playing odd places, playing to 1 person, the differences in the metal between the early days and now, love for Night Demon, the status of the 2nd documentary, the long process of finding the right bass player in Chris Robertson, Anthrax, his love for Raven, his October g...

In this episode we are joined by Gene Simmons of KISS. You wanted the best, you got the best: Gene sat down with us in Braman, Oklahoma, the future site of the first Rock n Brews Resort Hotel & Casino. Gene talks with us about the resort plans, current RnB restaurants, his solo band and shows, playing scaled down shows in casinos with KISS, the status of the KISS documentary, Revenge or other albu...

In this episode we are joined by all 3 members of Night Demon. Jarvis, Armand and Dusty talk to us about their new album Darkness Remains (April 21st release), touring with Anvil, the crowds in South America, touring with Raven, cell phones at shows, their live show, what not to put on the stage, only having one guitarist, love for Le Griffe, Jaugar, Angel Witch, and Demon, the crowd reaction on e...

In this episode we pay tribute to the passing of Sib Hashian, we delve into talk about Sevendust and their 20th Anniversary show, we talk about the amazing new single from Night Flight Orchestra, we go over the new Steel Panther album, and we talk about why you should vote for Less Than Human, The Normandys, Dryvr and Machine in the Mountain in the Final 4 of the Rocklahoma Madness. We also play g...

In this episode we talk about recent concerts from Bret Michaels (featuring Eric Brittingham), Saxon in Dallas, the Camp Jager lineup, the Rocklahoma Madness voting, a stellar cover of Metallica's "To Live is To Die", new music from Chris Shiflett of the Foo Fighters, Warrant's cover of a Merle Haggard classic, The Devil You Adore changing their name, Pearl Jam bringing all their drummers to the R...

In this episode we are joined by Schuylar Croom of He is Legend. Schuylar talks with us about the new album "Few" coming out at the end of April. He talks about the sound of the record, the success of the crowd funding campaign, hanging with fans, forming the setlist, his vocal warmups, being open to different sounds, writing with Adam Tanbouz, working without a record label, working at studios. H...

In this episode we are joined by Mike DePetrillo and Eddie Green of Dryvr. They talk to us about Eddie joining the band, Mike talks with us about the reason for a vocalist change, and Eddie talks about the process of learning all of the songs. They talk about playing HolataFest, the status of the album Dryvr has been recording, their first hometown gig with Eddie opening for Saving Abel, the Rock...

In this episode we are joined by Steve Ray of Oklahombres. The former Pit Bulls on Crack leader talks with us about what is currently going on with Oklahombres, Chad Ousley, the success of Holata Fest, his love for John Holata and what he meant to the Tulsa music scene, thoughts on the Tulsa music scene, his personal supernatural stories from the Brady Theater, his knowledge on the springs in the...

In this episode we talk about the second day of Holata Fest, and the performances from Steam Shovel, Gunnar and Sebastian, An Open Approach. We talk about all the Grammy's debacles, Jason gives his take on the Metallica performance, and Trent calls out any metal fan who actually watched. We talk about the mighty Megadeth finally winning, about a recent amazing show from Winger, and upcoming shows...

In this episode we are joined by Oskar Cedermalm of Truckfighters. Ozo talks with us about the sound on the new album "V", their live show, Live in London, some of the cities they are playing on this US tour, the difference between crowds in the US and Europe, Fuzzorama Records, the epic Calm Before the Storm video, why every band from Sweden is great, and even Golden Corrall. We also lament the c...

In this episode we are joined by Stephen Taylor of Superjoint and Philip H. Anselmo & the Illegals. Stephen talks to us about Superjoint's new album, how he started working with Philip Anselmo, taking time off from music, his previous bands, a mellow project the members of Superjoint are working on, love for Child Bite and Battlecross, witnessing the extraordinary Peyton Arens jamming on stage wit...

In this episode we are joined by Lola Henderson of Redneck Nosferatu. Lola talks to us about joining RN, her transition to take over vocal duties for the band, new music coming in 2017 from RN, the next RN tour, road stories, what it's like being a woman out touring, Graves at Sea stories from their European tour, her history as a musician, our mutual love of Type O Negative, influences like Lemmy...

In this episode we are joined by Jasin Todd and Trista Mabry. Jasin and Trista talk to us about their acoustic shows, new music coming in 2017 from the duo, as well as new music from Trista's Bang Bang project, and Jasin's fantastic new band Vanilla Women. We learn about the formation of Vanilla Women, Jasin talks about the lack of guitar solos on Shinedown's debut album, why he had to fight to ha...

In this episode we are joined by Todd and Josh of Reliance Code. we talk about their EP, working with Alex Gurst at Empire Sound Studio in Dallas, what Shane, Cody and Chris bring to the band, their forthcoming album, writing, Todd's vocal rest approach, Mark Tremonti, Rocklahoma and more. We play a track from Reliance Code as well as take a quick look at the Rocklahoma lineup, a look back at this...

In this episode we are joined by all 5 members of The Normandys. The band talks to us about their great new album, the writing process, recording, the video for Horseshoes and Hand Grenades, a bit about their history, how Pete and Les solidified their lineup, the plans for new music in 2017, the punk scene in Tulsa, and more. The band also delivers the first ever acoustic performance on the podcas...

In this episode we go over our top albums of 2016, and look at many other albums that caught our attention. Nearly 100 bands are mentioned during the episode as we go through some albums that we enjoyed. We kick the episode off with a tribute to Screaming Red Mutiny guitarist John Holata, who the world unfortunately lost on Christmas. We cover some EPs we loved from Ghost, Screaming Red Mutiny, Da...

In this special dual interview episode Tony Asta of Battlecross and Greg Burgess of Allegaeon join us. We caught up with both during The Winter Warriors Tour at Thunder Alley Grill & Sports Lounge. Tony talks with us about what is was like playing shows without Kyle 'Gumby' Gunther, their continuous vehicle issues, the status of the followup to "Rise to Power", learning to play guitar at an early...

In our landmark 100th episode we are joined by all four members of Severmind. We caught up with the guys during one of the writing sessions for the next album. The band discusses writing, the status of the follow-up to Imminent Misfortune, memorable gigs, practice, recording, vans buried in the mud, the formation of the band, overview of the past year and what to look forward to in 2017, tattoos,...

In this episode we are joined by Steve Blaze of Lillian Axe. Steve talks with us about playing at festivals, Michael Maxx returning to the band, his Strictly 7 signature guitars, what Brian Jones brings to the band, his writing process, the ambitious new concept album coming in late 2017, Captain America, Moonlight in Your Blood, and more. The talk also features quality cut ins from Mark Slaughter...

In this episode we are joined by guitarist Chris Green. Chris talks with us about his solo instrumental EP Unveil, the meanings behind the songs, the long process of getting it completed, the writing process, and the cover of the exceptional song from his father's band Deep Feeling. Chris talks with us about Tyketto (The Official) new album 'Reach', the writing process with Danny and Mike, how he...

In this episode Trent talks about his trip to Seattle to see the reunion of Temple of the Dog. The Paramount Theater hosted the highly sought after ticket, and we talk about the vibe, the set list, Chris Cornell's amazing homage to Andrew Wood's Mother Love Bone songs, Mike McCready's greatness, the crowd reaction, meeting people from all over the place, and more. Trent also talks about other poin...