Thunder Underground

In this episode we are joined by Tommy Erickson of Slumlord Radio. Tommy talks to us about SL's new single "Gonna Be a Riot", their cover of The Stooges "Wanna Be Your Dog", a new album in 2020, how their sound came about, the past 10 years as a band, working with Whte Elephant Records, Van Halen on the Balance tour, Megadeth, Grand Funk Railroad, punk rock, and more! We kick off the episode with...

In this episode we are joined by James LoMenzo. James talk with us about his history with Rotosound, NAMM, Billy Sheehan, how he became John Fogerty's bass player, bass solos, CCR, working with John, working with Kenny Aronoff, Brian Tichey, Ray Luzier, David Lee Roth, his early days in joining White Lion, touring the world, his time with Pride & Glory, his long history with Zakk Wylde, joining Bl...

Frank Hannon of Tesla returns to the podcast to talk new solo music, his new podcast, new Heavy Metal Hippie beer, signature guitar, Tesla, and more! Coming next week!

The Rocklahoma 2020 lineup has been announced, and we give our initial reactions. The lineup features headliners Slipknot, Five Finger Death Punch and StainD, as well as acts like I Prevail, Papa Roach and Halestorm. We go over all of these, and talk about highlights from Anthrax, Alter Bridge, Warrant, John 5 and the Creatures, Jinger, Bulletboys, Hellyeah, Lynch Mob, and holy shit: Body Count! W...

In this episode we are joined by Doug Burgess of DEB Concerts. Doug announces the 4-day lineup for the Roadhouse Stage at Rocklahoma 2020. Doug talks with us about many of the artists performing, some changes to the Roadhouse area, some bands they missed out on this year, campground stages, stage placement, his shows at IDL Ballroom including the upcoming Buckcherry show, booking shows at the BOK...

In this episode we are joined by Trevor William Church of Haunt. Trevor talks with us about Haunt's brand new album Mind Freeze, incorporating keyboards into their music, the next Haunt album (spoiler alert), his never ending songwriting, love for Bandcamp, Beastmaker, recording, touring, Haunt's sound, Haunt's drummer - Daniel 'Wolfie' Wilson's recovery and badassery, his love for Night Demon, wh...

In the first episode of 2020 we talk about the Tulsa Music Awards, we play new tracks from Slumlord Radio and Violent Victim, we talk about the recently announced tour from Satan / Night Demon, Haunt / Bewitcher, we delve into the Echo in the Canyon doc and discuss Jakob Dylan, Mamas and the Papas, The Byrds, The Association, The Beach Boys, we discuss Orville Peck, and we talk music from Ramones,...

In this episode we cover the best albums of 2019. We go over our favorite releases and count down our top 19 albums of the year. Thunder Underground Top 19 of 2019: 1. RIVAL SONS - "Feral Roots" 2. Life Of Agony - "The Sound Of Scars" 3. Black Star Riders - "Another State Of Grace" 4. Crobot - "Motherbrain" 5. Damon Johnson - "Memoirs Of An Uprising" 6. Evergrey - "The Atlantic" 7. Haunt - "If Ica...

In this episode we are joined by Vanilla Ice. Michael Thrasher guests hosts with Trent as they talk to Vanilla Ice about his numetal album "Hard to Swallow", how personal the album was to him, working with Ross Robinson, Sonny Mayo, Shannon Larkin, Korn, Sepultura, Dave Kushner, Vanilla Ice Project, the current state of music and pop culture, Blockbuster, Netflix, thoughts on holograms, trivia, Ja...

In this episode we discuss the metal onslaught that was Death Angel / Exmortus / Hell Fire / Arkhon / Severmind and more at Venue Shrine in Tulsa, we also talk the return of Kirk Windstein to DOWN, David Lee Roth opening for KISS, discuss 2020 tours from Sepultura / Crowbar / Sacred Reich, Symphony X / Primal Fear / Firewind, Def Leppard / Motley Crue / Poison / Joan Jett, Joel Grind of Toxic Holo...

In this episode we are joined by Brian Tichy. Brian talks with us about his new band Silverthorne, Pete Shoulder, Daniel Spree, how the band formed, writing, album plans, the music he and Pete worked on with Dean and Robert Deleo of Stone Temple Pilots, the 25th anniversary of the Pride & Glory album, how he stays in shape, speed bagging, That Metal Show, Peter Criss, KISS, John Bonham and his new...

In this episode we are joined by Scott Baughn and Gary Wofford of Outlaw Devils. Scott and Gary talk about the formation of their new band, Jerry ---, Rob Tate, working with Sid Falck and what he has brought to the album, DSN Music, Gary's history in music, Scott and Gary's first band together, Rocklahoma, Ruff Justice, Ashlyn Geer, Motorhead, writing, touring, The Irons Maidens, Vixen, and a ton...

In this episode we are joined by Dizzy Reed of GNR and Hookers & Blow. Dizzy talks with us about H&B's forthcoming covers album, what kind of songs to expect, Johnny Kelly, playing a retirement home, touring, his vocals, Mick Jagger, writing, Del James, working with the underrated Ricky Warwick, Hanoi Rocks, Michael Monroe, the Forgotten Cases video, his next solo album, working with Golden Robot...

Dizzy Reed of Guns n' Roses and Hookers & Blow joins the podcast. Look for this episode in the coming days!

In this episode we are joined by Jamie Brown of Roxanne. Jamie talks with us about the album "Radio Silence", the process of deciding to make a new album after 30 years, making videos for Roxanne and other bands, the origins of "Man in the Moon" and how it ended up with The Scream and John Corabi, Racer X, working with George Lynch, Ray Luzier of Korn and Dug Pinnick of Kings X, KXM, love for King...

In this episode we are joined by Jimmy and Brax of Violent Victim and we premiere their debut single, Before Creation. They talk with us about new music from VV, when to expect an EP, working with Charles Ireland at Backshack Studio, learning from each other, their writing process, Tristan Davis, David Steele, Rocky Jackson, juggling more than one band, Fist of Rage, Tamam Shud,, Enslaved by Fear,...

In this episode we are joined by Kenny Hickey of Silvertomb. Kenny talks with us about the new album "Edge of Existence", how the second album is already written, writing lyrics, working with Joseph James, Aaron Joos joining the band, forming Silvertomb after Seventh Void, being the frontman, Jamey Jasta, Paul McCartney, writing with Peter Steele, Type O Negative, touring and more! We open the epi...

In this episode we are joined by Linda Lou of Marishi Ten. Linda talks with us about Marishi Ten's recent singles, when new music is coming, albums compared to singles, writing, her early days playing guitar and singing, being in orchestra, early influences like Judas Priest, playing flute, Opeth and more. We kick off the episode with talk about the fantastic recent Last in Line and Fist of Rage s...

In this episode we are joined by Alan Robert of Life of Agony. Alan talks with us about the writing process on The Sound of Scars, continuing the story told on River Runs Red from 26 years ago, Sylvia Massey, what went into the music, production, sounds, etc. Alan also discusses the addition of Veronica Bellino, the longevity of the band, Joey Z, Mina Caputo, the bands ever changing varied sounds,...

In this episode we are joined by Stephen DeAcutis of Stevie D ft Corey Glover. He talks to us about the new album, the long process of making it a reality, writing the songs, how working with Corey Glover came about, self producing, Lenny Kravitz, St Jude's, and much more including a surprise cameo from Dave Bickler, the original vocalist of Survivor. We kick the episode off with a review of Rival...

In this episode we discuss the recent news of James Hetfield entering rehab and Metallica cancelling their AUS tour, we talk the recent news headlines from David Lee Roth involving Van Halen and John 5, the recent hospitalization of Lou Gramm, the almighty Glenn Hughes joining Dead Daisies and the mighty John Corabi departing, the mind bending new album from Sturgill Simpson, the news Clutch is br...

In this episode we are joined by Don Jamieson. Don talks about constructing jokes, touring with Zakk Sabbath, Zakk Wylde, being on the road with Faster Pussycat, the difference between opening for a band and doing a comedy club, Pop Evil, Megadeth, That Metal Show, Monsters of Rock cruise, Metallica, Dean Delray, Larry the Cable Guy, Amon Amarth being his gateway band to death metal, how Greta Van...

In this episode we discuss several concerts from the past month. We look back at our experiences seeing the Knotfest Roadshow (each in different cities) and the performances from Slipknot, Gojira, Volbeat and Behemoth. We talk a look at recent great sets from Hellyeah, Nonpoint in OKC, Sevendust in Fayettevile, Jinger in OKC, Soulfly, Incite and the never ending greatness from Unearth in OKC, Chri...

In this episode we are joined by Adam Joad of Scattered Hamlet & Dale Diver of GRIND. The two frontmen discuss various topics including Donald Trump, musicians talking politics, WWE, Ric Flair, Bon Jovi, David Lee Roth, Ted Nugent, Tom Morello, The Rock, noodling, The Dukes of Hazzard and fighting the Duke boys, Grind's new album, new music coming from Scattered Hamlet, and more. We also play a so...

In this episode we are joined by Neil Fallon of Clutch. Neil talks to us about the Weathermaker Vault Series, the influence of ZZ Top, touring with Killswitch Engage, keeping an original lineup intact, lyric writing process, Tom Waits, re-recording old Clutch songs, playing albums in their entirety, his thoughts on WestWorld, Bonnie Rait, Nikola Tesla, SpongeBob and more. We kick off the episode w...