(S3E37) – Soft Curse

Gloom Metal? Emo Doom? Give it whatever name you want, but the debut record, Liminal Ritual, from Santa Rosa, California’s Soft Curse, can only be described as awesome. On this episode of  Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E37), we talk to Jonny Andrew, singer and guitarist from the new band that is bringing their hardcore backgrounds to a more traditional doom sound, and let me tell you, this is doom metal through and through, but with a Soft Curse twist. We talk to Jonny about how the band came to be and their history in the very cool screamo band State Faults, why they have gone metal with this project, the Santa Rosa scene, and Jonny’s singing, which is one of the things that takes Soft Curse to another level. Jonny is a music nerd like me so we had a great discussion about all sorts of stuff, so please check out our chat, but only after you go check out Liminal Ritual, which dropped on June 12th and is available on Bandcamp to order on vinyl today. You should all listen and order, because this is some doom of the future that is here right now. 

(S3E36) – The Crooked Skulls

Straight out of Jersey and filled with riffs comes The Crooked Skulls, who join us on this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E36). The trio dropped their debut record, Midnight Sun, back in March and scored a place on that month’s Doom Charts, and rightfully so. The guys discuss the new record and a whole lot more. The interview went a bit sideways (you will see what I mean) but the guys are super cool, the record is awesome, and we had so much fun during our chat.  Go check out Midnight Sun and then our chat with The Crooked Skulls.

(S3E35) – Ol’ Time Moonshine

There are so many great Heavy Underground Canadian bands out there today, and so many of them are on black Throne Productions. A band that is both of these things is Toronto’s Ol’ Time Moonshine, and on this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E35) we were lucky enough to have Bill and Chris from the band join us to talk about their amazing new record, Now I Bleed, that is dropping on June 12, 2026. Not only do we talk about the killer third full length and how it came to be, we also nerd out a bit on 90s Alt Rock from Canada, which is always one of my favorite things to discuss.  The record drops tomorrow, so check out our chat and then go order Now I Bleed. 

(S3E34) - Wailin Storms

Back in 2020 when I was starting to get back into the heavy underground music scene, one record that stood out that dragged me back in was Rattle, by North Carolina’s Wailin Storms. I was hooked and have been a big fan ever since. Which is why it is such an honor to have the full band join Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E34) to talk about their amazing new record, The Arsonist, dropping on July 10, 2026 via Season Of Mist records, of which I cannot stop listening to. We discuss the new record in depth, band history and influences, recording with 90s alt royalty, and a lot more. There are two singles available now, so go check them out, then come listen to my chat with Justin, Ben, Steve, and Mark. 

(S3E33) – Slow Goat

On the latest episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E33), we are back in Portland, Oregon, where the scene is booming and where this episode's guests reside, the mighty Slow Goat! I have been bugging Rosie to come back on the show for a while now, and we not only have her talking about their upcoming new record, Where the Wisest Fear to Tread, which is dropping on July 10, we get the whole band. We discuss their legit AOTY candidate new record and how it came to be and so much more.  Go check out the new single and go pre order the vinyl, then please join us for our chat.

(S3E32) – Broadslab

On the latest episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E32), Raleigh, NC rockers Broadslab join the show! The Southern Soul Metal band are releasing their first record in 12 years on June 26th, titled The Fifth Essence, and having heard it (multiple times already) I can say it was very worth the wait. We were lucky enough to have five members of the band join us to talk about The Fifth Essence and so much more, so go check out the first single, then come back and listen to our chat.

(S3E31) – Seum

The band that landed at lucky number 13 on April’s Doom Charts list is our guest on the latest episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E31), as the guys from the Montreal based Doom 'n' Bass trio Seum join the show. Seum just dropped their killer new record, Parking Life, via Black Throne Productions (go preorder now!!!), and it is an amazing step forward for the unique sound of the band. We talk all about Parking Life and so much more, so go check out the new album then come listen to our chat. 

(S3E30) – Caustic Casanova

Back in 2023 Washington DC band dropped an amazing album of the year candidate, Glass Enclosed Nerve Center, and not soon after went on hiatus. As a huge fan I was bummed, but sometimes life happens. So you could understand how excited I was when the CC Instagram account was fired up again and mentioned the band doing a show and that new material was on the way, I immediately hit up main songwriter Francis Berringer and that is what you get on the latest episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E30). Francis catches us up on all things Caustic Casanova, including the details on the first show in years, new CC stuff with Dale Crover (!) on drums, and so much more. I am so happy to have Caustic Casanova back. If you don’t know them, go listen, then come back and check out our chat. 

(S3E29) – GOZU

There are some bands that just have something special, that "it” factor that stands out amongst the crowd.  On this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E29), we have one of those bands (and one of my favorites), as GOZU joins the show! Doug Sherman and Marc Gaffney join to talk about GOZU VI, the new record that drops on May 15, 2026 and of course it is amazing. We talk about VI, the great video for the first single, Banacek, wrestling, how the band comes up with all the great names for their songs, their upcoming tour with Restless Spirit, and so much more. Doug and Marc were such a pleasure and so great on the show, come listen, and also go preorder GOZU VI, a definitive AOTY candidate.

(S3E28) – Cannabus

On this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E28), James, Ethan, and Brandon from the fuzzy, heavy psych trio Cannabus join the show! Our main topic of our discussion is their debut record, Ride The Bus, that drops on July 3rd and that is a for sure AOTY contender. We discuss how the new record came to be, about the band history, what Busch Rock is, and so much more. The preorder for the vinyl is up though the amazing Black Throne Productions (HERE) in two pretty amazing variants, so go buy one now, because Ride The Bus is a must listen, top tier release for 2026.