Thunder Underground

In this episode we are joined by Oskar Cedermalm of Truckfighters. Ozo talks with us about the sound on the new album "V", their live show, Live in London, some of the cities they are playing on this US tour, the difference between crowds in the US and Europe, Fuzzorama Records, the epic Calm Before the Storm video, why every band from Sweden is great, and even Golden Corrall. We also lament the closing of Downtown Lounge in Tulsa as we talk about the Truckfighters show with Redwitch Johnny and Kings Destroy. We take a complete look back at the memorable and amazing Holata Fest from this past weekend at the Shrine in Tulsa, the event to honor the the life and music of John Holata. We talk about the excellent performances from Machine in the Mountain, Enslaved by Fear, Forever in Disgust, Fist of Rage, Sovereign Dame, The Revolutioners, Grind, Severmind, Dryvr (with Eddie from Even the Dogs on vocals!) and the emotional performance from Screaming Red Mutiny. We also play a track from SRM. Thanks for listening, and please share!

In this episode we are joined by Stephen Taylor of Superjoint and Philip H. Anselmo & the Illegals. Stephen talks to us about Superjoint's new album, how he started working with Philip Anselmo, taking time off from music, his previous bands, a mellow project the members of Superjoint are working on, love for Child Bite and Battlecross, witnessing the extraordinary Peyton Arens jamming on stage with PHA & the Illegals at the Cains Ballroom in Tulsa, and a ton more. We kick off the show talking about the Holata Fest happing the next two weekends to benefit the family of John Holata, we talk about DMG Productions announcement and go through the list of bands playing the GA ROK Stage at Rocklahoma this year, and we play a track from Red Devil Lies out of Arkansas. Thanks for listening, and please share!

In this episode we are joined by Lola Henderson of Redneck Nosferatu. Lola talks to us about joining RN, her transition to take over vocal duties for the band, new music coming in 2017 from RN, the next RN tour, road stories, what it's like being a woman out touring, Graves at Sea stories from their European tour, her history as a musician, our mutual love of Type O Negative, influences like Lemmy and Rob Halford, why is there a Dio hologram, and a ton more.

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 have Andy Wallace work on Leave a Whisper, how Dallas Taylor of Maylene is currently doing, performing live with Dellacoma, going to see Phish and Widespread Panic live, performing everything from country to death metal, Trista's bluegrass roots, and a lot more. We kick it off with a song from Vanilla Women, and we talk about a new song from Sepultura and look forward to another show at the Shrine.

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 past weekend show from Arson City, Devil You Adore, Save the Hero, Crane Technique and RC, talk about the new Dropkick Murphies album, talk about the Foreigner 40th anniversary tour, and Jason talks about a guy who told him Soundgarden used to be a hair band. Thanks for listening, and please share!

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 podcast! We kick off the show with an amendment to our Best of 2016 episode by including Zakk Wylde, talk a little about the upcoming DMG show at the Shrine, and look at some other regionals shows in the next couple weeks. Thanks for listening, and please share!

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, Damon Johnson and Machine in the Mountain as well. We then get into our Top 16 and count down the albums to the #1 album of 2016.

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 age with Hiran Deraniyagala, his stage persona, his thoughts on the new Metallica, and more. During our talk with Greg Burgess, he talks about Riley McShane's clean vocals and him performing vocally through sickness (which included a trip to Urgent Care that day), his thoughts on Corey Archuleta leaving the band, auditioning new bass players, playing acoustic and classical style guitar, what led to more clean guitar playing on the new album, their cover of RUSH's 'Subdivisions', Michael Hedges, his disdain for his mustache, Walmart, and a lot more. We kick the episode off with some talk about Necromancing the Stone, who opened the Winter Warriors tour, and we play a song from Hard Charger out of Canada. Thanks for listening, and please share!

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, Heath and Chris' backgrounds, Heath's vocals, Rocklahoma, and a ton more. We kick it off with well wishes for John and Kasey Holata, talk about Severmind, some music from Severmind, and take a look back on the first 100 episodes. Thanks for listening, please share, and here's to the next hundred!

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 and Dana Strum of Slaughter, Chad of Bulletboys, Eddie Trunk, and Brian Jones. We kick the episode off with talk about the spectacular sets from Kings X, Lynch Mob, Slaughter, Kix, Pretty Boy Floyd and Tuff from Hair Metal Holiday at Bomb Factory in Dallas - and then we end the episode with talk about Bulletboys and Lillian Axe's sets. We also play a track from New York's Stryctnyne. Thanks for listening, and please share!