Thunder Underground

In this episode we are joined by Marc and Corey of Dirty Honey. They talk to us about Dirty Honey's new album (due April 23rd), the evolution of the music, working with Nick DiDia, th band's Suitcase Sessions, an update on Corey's recent wrist injury, how Marc keeps his voice in shape, Corey's love of metal like Every Time I Die and 36 Crazyfists, Aerosmith, jazz, and a ton more! We kick the episo...

In this episode we take a look back at our trip to see Jimmy Page & Robert Plant in 1995. Michael Thrasher joins us to talk about the KMOD party bus, the characters on the bus that have lived in lore forever, the experience of seeing ½ of Led Zeppelin on stage, memories from the concert, the hurdy gurdy, Coverdale / Page, Led Zeppelin, John Paul Jones, and at ton more! We kick the episode off with...

In this episode we have two great interviews from new artists Red Voodoo and Austin Mo. We kick the episode off with a review of Damon Johnson's new album "Battle Lessons" and play the title track. We then get into our interviews with 2 different artists who have both been working with Frank Hannon. First up, Austin Mo talks with us about his single, The River, what he learned from working with Fr...

In this episode we are joined by Shawn Gonzales and Chance Douglas of Bound By Years. They talk with us about the band's new album "What Fate May Bring", their writing process, Fusion Audio Solutions, navigating the pandemic with events like their recent album release, Killswitch Engage, Mudvayne, Pantera, the metal scene in Denver, and a ton more! Wre kick the episode off with another long discus...

In this episode we are joined by Brian Wheat of Tesla. Brian talks about his new autobiography (available now), the idea to tell his life story, his writing process, being completely open and not holding back, anxiety, dealing with auto immune issues with touring, working with Phil Collen, Def Leppard, performing at Abbey Road, Frank Hannon, possible future releases from Tesla, Marilyn Manson, and...

In this episode we are joined by Eric The Trainer. Eric talks about his new band Maine Monster, writing songs, working with Michael Kroeger of Nickelback, John Oates, Arnel of Journey, Air Supply, the recording process during the pandemic, his musical influences, workout music, being a personal trainer for musicians and actors, Christopher Noth, The 1975, Def Leppard, The Strokes, Mind Hunter, sim...

In this episode we are joined by Wayne Lozinak of Hatebreed. Wayne talks with us about Hatebreed's new album Weight of the False Self (#5 on our Top 20 of 2020 Ep 307), how his solos are written, positivity during these times, Chris Beattie's writing, working with Florida Frank, love for Kirk Hammett and Metallica, BreedBrew, Randy Rhoads, Ozzy, Biohazard, Sick of it All, Murphy's Law, downtime du...

In this episode we are joined by Frederic Leclercq. Fred talks about Amahiru's debut album, working with Saki (Mary's Blood), Archie Wilson, Mike Heller, Coen Janssen (Epica), Elize Ryd from Amaranthe, mixing in elements of hard rock, joining Kreator and working on their new album, his bands Sinsaenum and Loudlast, writing with Dragonforce, love for Billy Joel and Morbid Angel, Chris Jericho, AEW...

In this episode we are joined by Eric Bass. Eric bass talks about his history playing music, his bass playing style, Zen Hipster, Josh Baker, Eric Reese, Citizen Mundi, Underside, Jimmy Bradford, RHCP, Jaco, Sevendust, Steve Liddell, and a ton more! We kick the episode off with some music from Zen Hipster, some love for Jim Wilson, some talk about recent vinyl we have gotten, Studio Records, The B...

In this episode we cover our Top 20 albums of 2020. We kick the episode off with talk about some near misses, some non hard rock favorites (Sturgill Simpson, Chis Stapleton, Orville Peck, The Struts), our official honorable mentions from Mitch Perry Group. Dirty Shirley, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Stone Cherry, Avatar and Killer Be Killed, why we left Richie Kotzen and Me and That Man off our lists, lov...

In this episode we are joined by Matthew Nelson. Matthew talks about Nelson's recent live stream, their upcoming Christmas shows, the 30th anniversary of After the Rain, a retrospective coming next year, releasing "Two Heads Are Better Than One" (from Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure) with Gunnar's vocals, Dweezil Zappa, getting literally paraded around Seattle during the height of grunge, navigat...

In this episode we are joined by Reb Beach. Reb talks about his new instrumental solo album, David Throckmorton, the progress of the new Winger album, working with Kip Winger, Karma, the 2nd album from Black Swan, the greatness of Robin McAuley, Jeff Pilson, what Joel Hoekstra has brought to Whitesnake, becoming the music director for WS, David Coverdale, the impact Eddie Van Halen had on him, Joe...

In this episode we are joined by Cristian Machado. Cristian talks about his new solo album "Hollywood y Sycamore", reworking Ill Nino songs, the emotional aspect behind his new music, finding a new audience, releasing music during a pandemic, covering Post Malone and Pink Floyd, covering Life of Agony and the choice to cover Weeds, leaving Ill Nino, his future project with ex-Ill Nino members Ahru...

In this episode we are joined by Mikael Stanne of Dark Tranquillity. Mikael talks about the band's new album "Moment", recording the album during the pandemic, the lack of touring, preparing for a live stream, what the additions of Christopher Amott and Johan Reinholdz have brought to the band, how Amott and Reinholdz added to the writing process, working on other projects, keeping his voice in sh...

In this episode we bring two interviews with both Mitch Perry and In Theory. Mitch talks about Mitch Perry Group's new album "Music Box", the new single and video for St Valentine, Keith England's vocals, their reworking of The Stones classic Jumpin Jack Flash, Humble Pie, The Faces, Pat Thrall's guitar advice, navigating through a pandemic with new music, giving guitar lessons, writing instrument...

In this episode we are joined by John Corabi. John talks about his upcoming solo album, working and writing with Marti Fredricksen, completing his upcoming autobiography, the Aerosmith Live Bootleg show he did with Brian Tichy, his departure from Dead Daisies, Marco Mendoza, Richard Fortus, stories about performing with Eddie Van Halen, Van Halen, Tommy Lee, Eric Dover, Ryan Roxie, The Beatles, Pa...

In this milestone episode we are joined by Severmind. Derek, Stacy, Thad and Blake talk about their recent singles, the status of their forthcoming album, their involvement with the Normal Terror movie soundtrack, performing during the pandemic, Blake's addition to the band, Benny's Little Weasel, Zero Crossing, Thad's involvement in the EVH Tribute at IDL Ballroom, love for the Tom Green and the...

In this episode we are joined by Mike Spreitzer of Devildriver. Mike talks about DD's new album Dealing With Demons Vol 1, what to expect from DWD2, Dez's vocals on "Wishing", his writing process, working with Neil Tiemann and how they compliment each other, working with Austin D'Amond, producing acts like Wednesday 13, what he has learned from producers like Steve Evetts, Outlaws Till the End, th...

In this episode we are joined by Page Hamilton of Helmet. Page talks about Helmet's 2016 album "Dead to the World", the status of a new album, 2 live releases coming soon, a possible release of cover songs, a look back at "Aftertaste", giving guitar lessons and songwriting classes, the early days with Tommy Victor of Prong, CBGB's, jazz, the power of AC/DC, his early memories of being into Van Hal...

In this episode we are joined by Tyler Bryant of Tyler Brant and The Shakedown. Tyler talks about recording the new album "Pressure" during the pandemic, working with Charlie Starr of Blackberry Smoke on a new song, what Graham Whitford and Caleb Crosby bring to The Shakedown, touring with Clutch and Sevendust, Graspop Festival, having a lot of output in the past few years, working with Ray Wyllie...

In this episode we are joined by Donnie Vie. We kick the episode off with Paullett Hasse of Fist of Rage joining Trent to co-host this episode. Paullett talks about everything going on with Fist of Rage, her experience with Enuff Z'Nuff at Rocklahoma 2007, The Revivalists, and more. We then get into Trent and Jason's interview with Donnie Vie. Donnie talks with us about his new single Party Time,...

In this episode we are joined by Damon Johnson. Damon returns to the podcast to talk about his recent live stream of Thin Lizzy songs, the greatness of Richie Faulkner, his upcoming album Battle Lessons, working with Jarred Pope and Robbie Harrington, his great working relationship with Nich Rasquelenez, using Indegogo after his experience in the PledgeMusic fiasco, what he learned from Ricky Warw...

In this episode we are joined by Blake Bedsaul of SAUL. Blake talks about the band's new debut full length album, the pandemic effect on its release, everything Chris Dawson has done to help the band, covering Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, the genius of Morgan Rose and his contribution to the track "Inside", the dynamic of working with his brother Zack, what William Mcllravy brings to the live show, w...

In this episode we are joined by Alan Robert for his return to the podcast. Alan talks about The Beauty of Horror Series, his new TBOH releases, where his inspiration comes from, the status of new music from Life of Agony, a look back at "Ugly" after 25 years, The Sound of Scars, playing Animal Crossing, a possible collection of LOA drawings / lyric sheets, and a lot more! We kick the episode off...

In this episode we pay tribute to Eddie Van Halen. We are joined by 14 previous guests of our podcast, and each one shares early memories of Van Halen, ways EVH influenced them, favorite songs and albums, Alex Van Halen, encounters with Eddie, tour stories, and more. We share our thoughts to begin the episode, including our Top 10 favorite songs from both the DLR era and the Sammy Hagar era. This...