Thunder Underground

In this episode we are joined by Brax of Enslaved by Fear and Violent Victim. Brax talks to us about the album American Death Grip, their writing process, the status on new music from ExF, his new tribute band venture with the guys in Maximus, his desire to play death metal, transforming from a death metal elitist into someone who enjoys clean singing, why he loves the Tulsa music scene, playing in Bartlesville, touring, Corey Taylor, Suffocation, his tattoos, Magic getting the ExF tattoo on his neck, playing bass with VV, and more! We kick off the episode with talk about Scattered Hamlet and Big Okie Doom in OKC, and look ahead to the Back to School Bash from Grind, Fist of Rage, Scorned and more. Thanks for listening, and please share!

In this episode we are joined by Bill Leverty of Firehouse. Bill talks with us about his recent single "You're a Natural", his cover album "Drive", his next solo album, his vocals, CJ Snare, his guitar style and development, his guitar lessons, Alsip Guitars, Perry Richardson getting on stage with the band again, having a hit song in 1995 during the grunge/alt rock era, possibility of a new album from Firehouse, songwriting, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Steve Morse, Michael Schenker, playing a lot of countries overseas, and more. We kick the episode off with a song from Chris Green, talk about Devil You Know's name change, Streets Gone Wild returning, stories about Firehouse, and even Conway Twitty. Thanks for listening, and please share!

In this episode we are joined by Sam and Chris of 3D in Your Face / Midnight Devils. We kick off the episode by paying respect to David Z of Adrenaline Mob. We then talk about some great new songs from Accept and Steelheart. We talk about Saigon Kick's awesome show in Dallas, we talk about Grind, Reliance Code and Stanley's Revenge at Murdock's Bday Bash, and we play a new song from Fist of Rage. We also play a track from 3D in your face, and then we talk to Sam and Chris about their drummer leaving on the tour to Rocklahoma, Jimmy Mess stepping in and playing with little time to prepare, getting bumped up to playing the 2nd stage at ROK, how playing with Midnight Devils differs from 3DIYF, recording with Midnight Devils, Gene Simmons, Michael Monroe, Rancid, Gary Moore, BCC, and more! Thanks for listening, and please share!

In this episode with are joined by CJ and Dale of Grind. We have the debut of their new song "Bridges", and we talk about how it came together. We also talk about the plans for the new music, writing, Bryan and JD, their sound, some recent live shows, their upcoming Back to School fundraiser, KISS, Metallica's show in Dallas, high praise for The Revolutioners, DMG Productions Darkside Stage, Ace Fehley, Reliance Code, Oklahombres, love for Black Stone Cherry. the Tulsa and OKC music scenes, Lamb of God, Fozzy, Dale and Trent bond over WWE and Seth Rollins, and a lot more!

In this episode we are joined by Doc Coyle. Doc talks with us about his new band Vagus Nerve, their new video, writing, new music, trying to work long distance, the chemistry in the band, and what's to come. He also talks about Bad Wolves, the buzz that is building, working with John Boecklin, Tommy Vext filling in for 5FDP, and what is in the future for the band. Doc also talks about writing "This is Why We Ride" for the new Bodycount album, writing for other artists, the idea behind his The Ex-Man Podcast, the thoughts on joining an established band, the division in metal and hard rock and why we need bands like Ghost, A7X, Volbeat and 5FDP to get big, some memories from God Forbid's catalog, stories of touring with Metallica while filling in with Lamb of God, NBA talk, and a lot more! We kick the episode off with talk of the recent Rammstein show in Dallas, we play a brand new song from the mighty Ironaut, and we look ahead to our appearance on Porch Talk along with Fist of Rage. Thanks for listening, and please share!

In this episode we are joined by Bruce Kulick. Bruce talks with us about the song he recorded with his wife Lisa Kulick, the happenings with Grand Funk Railroad, his favorite Grand Funk songs to play live, writing solo material, recording with Billy Squier early on and his memories of that time, what he learned from Michael Bolton, memories from his time with KISS, working on Revenge with Bob Ezrin, the Unplugged album, fans who have tattooed his signature and guitars, his thoughts about us possibly seeing Union again, working on some cover songs for tribute albums with Bob Kulick, Eric Singer, Joe Lynn Turner and others, and a whole lot more. We kick the episode off with a song from Folsom out of France, and give our pointless take on the Chad Kroeger / Corey Taylor feud. Thanks for listening, and please share!

In this episode we talk about several concerts from the past couple weeks. We kick it off with talk about Sammy Hagar and the Circle in Tulsa. Sammy, Michael Anthony, Vic Johnson and Jason Bonham brought the rock of VH, Sammy, Zeppelin, Chickenfoot, and Montrose. We then get into a full report of our experience at ATT Stadium in Dallas seeing Metallica bring a massive show to the masses with great opening sets from Avenged Sevenfold, Local H, and Mixmaster Mike. After Dallas we traveled to Fort Smith for the Reliance Code CD release show at the Sound Room that also featured great sets from Screaming Red Mutiny, Vague Vendetta, and The Revolutioners. We also celebrate this release by playing one of RC's new songs. Next up we talk about the experience of seeing Iron Maiden up close and personal, and how Bruce, Steve Harris and the band are one of the best you will ever see. Ghost opened the show, and yes we loved it. Then we end it with talk about Collective Soul, Our Lady Peace (huge praise for Raine and the band), and Tonic playing the Zoo Amp in OKC. Thanks for listening, and please share!

Episode 130 - Shawn Knight / Sean Clancy (Child Bite) by Podcast from Thunder Underground

In this episode Mark Kendall of Great White makes his return to the podcast. We kick the episode off with talk about a recent show from Tom Keifer and Rocket Science at the IDL Ballroom in Tulsa, Night Flight Orchestra's stellar 3rd album, the Bands Against Bullying show this weekend in Missouri, and Great White's fantastic new album Full Circle. Mark talks with us about working with Michael Wagner, Terry Illous vocals, his writing process, the Making of FC documentary, when Jani Lane fronted Great White, helping other battle addiction, his RH Custom guitars, his guitar tone, Deep Purple, Night Ranger, Glenn Hughes, the status of the full band documentary, and more! Thank you for listening, and please share!

In this episode we talk about Rocklahoma 2017. We have made the trip our to Pryor all 11 years, and this was another memorable one. We talk about our love of Camp Jager, why we love going to ROK so much regardless of how much we like the lineup, the great Darkside Stage, our overall thoughts, the pre party days with sets from TROY (who we also play a song from), Reliance Code and Screaming Red Mutiny kicking off the Axis Stage in pure rock fashion, 3D in Your Face making their triumphant return to ROK, Fist of Rage doing what they always do (hint: it's rock), Nincos providing an absolute highlight, Switchbach with their brand of powerful rock (we also play a song from them), and Locust Grove bringing the high energy rock to the masses. The rest of the festival brought great performances from As Shadows Collapse, Claim Your Enemy (and a wonderful honor bestowed upon us), Slaughter taking us back to our youth and Zoltan Chaney's mesmerizing performance, Fozzy and Rich Ward providing great hard rock, Deathgrip destroying the Retrospect Stage, Def Leppard bringing mass amounts of fun, Fuel bringing a great set, Zakk Sabbath summoning the gods of rain, Black Stone Cherry showing why they are beyond underrated and showing up most of their peers, Ratt bringing riffs and hits, Buckcherry.... well, they were there, Jackyl being an absolute show stealing highlight as usual, the beef from seether, The Offspring closing out the main stage with the hits, a fitting and touching Chris Cornell tribute, and Niterain bringing your spirits back up. We talk about all of this, as well as some of the in between action. Thanks for listening, and please share!