Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Jon Cosky and Jude Sisk of the band Stone Nomads and the masterminds behind Gravitoyd Doomfest IV, being held in Houston, Texas on May 2nd, at Eighteen Ten Ojeman. Jon recently reached out to The Heavy Desert Podcast and I was honored that he asked for it to be the official podcast for this year’s festival. So for this episode, the Gateway to Gravitoyd is officially opened as I talk to the guys all about the festival, from its inception, to its present, to what these guys have planned for the future. Oh, and we also talk some Stone Nomads as well, as they’ll be one of the bands playing at this year’s fest. I had a fantastic conversation with these guys, so make sure to tune in and subscribe!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome the man behind Vegas Rock Revolution’s Planet Desert Rock Weekend, John Gist. John gives his thoughts on how this year’s festival went and also gives the dates for next year’s event. PLUS he drops the first eight bands slated to appear at next year’s festival! So make sure to tune in and subscribe, you’re not gonna want to miss this episode!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast we have a special edition of Concerts With Chris, as I welcome back concert correspondent Chris McGowan, along with special guest, Mark Richard of the Jam Yeti Music Blog, as we recap our experience of the four day event that was Planet Desert Rock Weekend VI, in Las Vegas, Nevada. We dive into all the bands that played, the community and some of our experiences from the festival. We had a great time reliving our experience in Las Vegas, and hope you enjoy our chat about it! Make sure to tune in and subscribe!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Nordin, Stefan and Karsten of the German band Stargo to the show. They have a new album, Violet Skies, dropping February 13th and it is a straight up, heavy-stoner rock banger! We dig into that, their influences, what they’ve got coming up, and I’ve got an exclusive track from the new album that you’ll hear first on the show! So make sure to tune in and subscribe!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Tom Jordan, vocalist and guitarist of the band 20 Watt Tombstone. If you’re not familiar with 20 Watt Tombstone, they are a heavy rock two piece out of Wisconsin, that are absolutely awesome! Tom talks about his influences growing up, the backstory of the band from their extensive touring to the big differences in recording their two albums, and he also has a book coming out later this year about many of his stories from the road. In fact, he shares one of those stories that involves the remains of a human finger! I had a great conversation with Tom and you won’t wanna miss it! Tune in and subscribe!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Craig Harker, Stephen Rael, Jason Kleim and Marc Christoforidis of the Denver, Colorado band Vandhali to the show. They released a trio of EPs in 2025 that they call The Evil Trilogy, which included Born in Evil, After Evil and The Fall of Evil that were each well received on the Doomcharts when they came out. We dig into that, their influences, how they got started as a band, the Denver underground scene and much more! Tune in and subscribe!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Path to Planet Desert Rock Weekend concludes as I welcome Matt Whitehead and Bo Leslie of the band Throttlerod who will be performing at this years festival. Matt and Bo dig deep into their influences, the backstory of the band, the intense touring they did in the early days, from sleeping in the van to staying at Jean-Paul Gaster’s house of Clutch. I had a great chat with Matt & Bo and they shared so many fun stories, and I hope you enjoy them as much as I did! Tune in and subscribe!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Adam Carl, Justin Potter and Will Hammond who each represent different chapters in the Midwest Doom Coalition. We had a roundtable talk about upcoming shows in each of the chapters they represent, some bands in the chapters that are looking to release some new music in the near future and some venues in their chapters that are easier for bands to interact with to make more of an easier process for booking gigs. It was a great and informative discussion for fans and bands alike. I hope to have more roundtables like this in the future to keep fans aware of all the stuff going on in the Midwest Doom Coalition. Tune in and subscribe!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Path to Planet Desert Rock Weekend continues as I welcome Rob Traynor, guitarist and vocalist for the band Black Water Rising, who will be performing at this years fest in Las Vegas, Nevada, from January 29-February 1. Black Water Rising released their latest album, The Edge, in August of 2025 that landed at number nine on that months Doomcharts, and we talk all about that, Rob’s influences, the backstory of the band, Rob’s massive fuzz pedal collection and much more! You won’t wanna miss it! Tune in and subscribe!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Joe Narducci of Verona Florrist and Kaleb Riser of Black Moon Cult back to the show to discuss the underground scene through the lens in Gen Z. It’s no secret that a big demographic in the heavy underground are Gen X and younger Boomers. Both Joe and Kaleb are 28 years old and I wanted to get a take on what the younger generation does to help promote their music and shows and what they feel needs to be done for this scene to thrive in the future. I had a great conversation with them both and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Tune in and subscribe!