Thunder Underground

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...

In this episode we are joined by Eddie Veliz of Kyng. Eddie talks with us about the new album "Breathe in the Water," writing, his vocals, some of the more laid back songs on BITW, part of the album that was inspired by part of Pantera's Reinventing the Steel, their excellent choice of Pantera cover, performing with Jose Mangin, playing second guitar live with Clutch and how working with Tim came...

In this episode we are joined by all 4 members of Scattered Hamlet. The band talks to us about their new album Swamp Rebel Machine, the process of getting it released, how they handle the business aspects, several of the songs on the album, how The Lesson came about, Adam Newell's unique solo on Green Bastard as an ode to Iron Sheik and Stone Cold, Johnny T Crash recording his part of Green Bastar...

In this episode we are joined by Chris Bender and Eamonn Gallagher of Guns 4 Roses. G4R is the premier Guns n Roses tribute band, and Chris and Eamonn talk to us about traveling to Columbia, fan reactions in other countries, the hardest and their favorite GNR songs to play, seeing GNR live this summer, Chinese Democracy, how they formed, getting Slash's tone, other music they are into, and a lot m...

In this episode we are joined by Dakota Harrington and Trevor A Tree of Mr Rogers Intergalactic Sexual Experience. Dakota and Trevor talk about the band's sound, the live shows, the name, the meaning behind some of their songs, their love of Less Than Human, the diverse influences they incorporate into the band like John Coltrane, Eric Andre, Mayhem, Black Sabbath, Dakota talks about his Space Eye...

In this episode we are joined by Erik Kluiber of IRONAUT and Void Vator. Erik talks with us about the new music and current happenings with both bands, writing, working with Paul Fig and Ulrich Wild, guitar lessons, The Sword, working with Omicida, touring when he was working with bands like Gypsyhawk, White Wizzard, Scattered Hamlet, and a lot more. We kick the episode off with a great new song f...

In this episode we are joined by Ted Aguilar of Death Angel. Ted talks to us about The Evil Divide, how working with Jason Soucof has evolved over the past 3 albums, how great Slayer is to tour with, fans re-discovering DA on this tour, his white on white ESP guitar, the signature model ESP made, his playing speed, Rob's writing style and how songs come together with him and Will Carroll, their vi...

In this episode we are joined by Johannes Eckerstrom of Avatar. Johannes talks with us about the writing process of the story behind the Feathers and Flesh concept, thoughts on doing another concept album in the future, stretching their sound and incorporating different styles, the age old question from metalheads "What's in the water in Sweden?", touring with different acts like Dark Tranquility,...

In this episode we are joined by Mark Kendall of Great White. Mark talks to us about the status of their next album, working with Michael Wagener now as well as on their debut in the early 80s, writing with Michael Lardie, what Terry Ilous brings to the band, the writing process of Elation, why he loves live shows, playing festivals like Rocklahoma, Streets Gone Wild and in Europe, playing acousti...

In this episode we are joined by Richie Cavalera of Incite. Richie talks about the band's newest album Oppression, playing the new songs live, what Dru, El bring to band, the importance of the first show on a tour, bringing fans of different metal genres together, how the collabs with Connor Garrity and Jose Mangin came about, working on the Soulfly song "Revengeance" with Max, Iggor and Zyon, the...

In this episode we discuss the Streets Gone Wild festival that took place in Tulsa last weekend. The pre-party at the IDL with Kip Winger and Mike Tramp performing acoustic, we talk all the bands we saw perform the next 2 days including

In this episode we talk about the Rocklafreakinghoma Reunion show from last weekend at Venue Shrine in Tulsa. The event featured Forever in Disgust, Drek, Crane Technique, Machine in the Mountain and SEVERMIND. We talk a bit about each band, as well as what went on earlier in the day at the Tulsa Punk Rock Flea Market. We preview the Streets Gone Wild 80's Rock Festival happening this weekend in d...

In this episode we are joined by all four members of Machine in the Mountain. Joe, John, Doug and Mike join us to talk about the new EP, their sound, benefits to not having a vocalist, naming an instrumental song, the change that is coming, connecting with a live audience, love for The Sword, covering Def Leppard, their past and how they formed, and a ton more. We also talk about the Rocklafreakin...

In this episode we talk about the Ride For Dime event in Dallas. We made the trip down to celebrate Dimebag's birthday, and we talk about the badass sets from COC, Prong, Kyng, Honky, Mothership and more. We discuss meeting Jose Mangin, and why we love him as much as we do. We also talk about Dime's grave site, Dee Snider's unbelievable reworking of We're Not Gonna Take It on the piano, the new Te...

in this episode we are joined by Elias Soriano of Nonpoint. Elias talks with us about The Poison Red, music he loves to listen to on vinyl, the band's longevity, how cell phones have taken over people's live, people staring at phone screens at a concert, Sturgis, memories of playing Ozzfest, performing acoustic, his thoughts on streaming services, and a lot more. We kick off the show with talk abo...

In this episode we talk about recent shows and album releases. Trent discusses his trip to Dallas and Houston to see Guns n Roses - the songs, the sound, the experience, The Cult, and more. Jason talks about the debut of Through the Stone in Tulsa, and we play a song from Through the Stone as well. We also discuss the new albums from The Dead Daisies and Jackyl, the coming Jackyl show in OKC with...

In this episode we are joined by Mark "Gus" Scott of Trixter. Mark talks with us about Trixter's recent albums, playing to crowds in the midwest, touring with The Scorpions, his other projects, the aftermath of the massive storm that rolled into Rocklahoma 2008 during Trixter's set (including something Eddie Trunk said), working with John Collura of The Ataris, Pearl Sound Studios, Trixter maintai...