Thunder Underground

It is Rocklahoma week and Anniversary week! We celebrate the podcast’s 3rd anniversary by bringing back Scott Squires of Down For Five and 9 of Dead Metal Society. We talk about their past experiences playing Rocklahoma, playing ROK 2018, what they are looking forward to at ROK this year, their history together, the “Dead Kiss Society” songs that the members of DMS have recorded with help from some friends, new music from Down For Five, mark Mortenson, Jason Gilardi, Ghost, Bon Jovi, Stone Temple Pilots, performing with LA Guns, Cheap Trick, and a ton more. Before the interview we delve into a ROK 2018 Preview, and talk about the bands playing Axis, and the campgrounds at Marilyn’s Midnight Mayhem and Darkside Stage. We talk about Grind, Scorned, Switchbach, Fist of Rage, Ryder, Midnight Devils, Dirty Soul Revival, She the Serpent, Solidify, Agents of Khaos, As Above So Below, DUEL, Blackthorne Elite, Bishop, Red Devils Lies, Stanleys Revenge, Wither, Weston Horn and the Hush… we have shout outs for Darksi

In this episode we are joined by Tommy Victor of Prong. Tommy talks with us about touring with Helmet, Zero Days, working with Chris Collier, self producing vs an outside producer, how Steve Evetts helped him expand his vocals, Prong’s heavy output in the past few years, Art Cruz, writing, when we can expect the next album, Danzig, bands that were easy (or not so easy) to work with during his time at CBGB’s, lineup changes, the forthcoming 25th anniversary of Cleansing, and a ton more. We kick off the show with talk about Prong and Helmet's recent show at Venue Shrine, a review of Screaming Red Mutiny's new EP, play one of the songs from the SRM EP, and we also play a brand new track from Stanley's Revenge. Thanks for listening, and please share! This episode is brought to you by DEB Concerts. Follow the Streets Gone Wild page to get updates on upcoming shows from Stryper, Faster Pussycat, Steelheart, Beasto Blanco and more! This episode is also brought to you by V.I.T's Screen Printing. Check out VIT's

In this episode we are joined by Adam Joad of Scattered Hamlet. Joad returns to the podcast to talk about Jake, an update on his condition and what it was like touring without him, what Grant brought to the tour, touring with Final Drive, recording their new cover song, some hints on the band they covered, Dave Vandiggity from Diamond Lane, some stories from the Stonewall Jackson video shoot, playing Jescoe White’s bday party, Warped Tour, bad interview questions, and a lot more. We kick off the episode with a song from DUEL, and we talk about Nine Inch Nails ticket selling strategy. Thanks for listening, and please share! This episode is brought to you by DEB Concerts. Follow the Streets Gone Wild page to get updates on upcoming shows from Stryper, Faster Pussycat, Steelheart, Beasto Blanco and more! This episode is also brought to you by V.I.T's Screen Printing. Check out VIT's for your band's or business' t-shirts and other screen printing needs. Become a Thunder Underground patron on Patreon: https:

In this episode we are joined by Ricky Warwick and Damon Johnson of Black Star Riders. They talk to us about Judas Priest, working with Nick Raskulinecz, Scott Gorham, Chad Szeliga, Robbie Crane, the progression of BSR, the band’s heavy musical output in a short period of time, Scott Gorham, their Warwick / Johnson shows, writing together, possible future plans for Thin Lizzy, if we might see anything celebrating Brother Cane’s 25th anniversary of their debut, Ricky’s next solo album, and a ton more! We kick the episode off with talk about Black Star Riders at the BOK Center, upcoming shows from Prong / Helmet and Shooter Jennings at Venue Shrine, Guns n Roses new Appetite remasters, and we play a song from The Dirty Soul Revival who is playing the Axis Stage at Rocklahoma 2018. Thank you for listening, and please share! This episode is brought to you by DEB Concerts. Follow the Streets Gone Wild page to get updates on upcoming shows from Stryper, Faster Pussycat, Steelheart, Beasto Blanco and more! This

In this episode we are joined by Biff Byford of Saxon. Biff talks about some of the new songs from Thunderbolt, including Johan Hegg of Amon Amarth guesting, what Andy Sneap has brought to the last few albums, continuing to release albums when a lot of older bands shy away from it, his straight to the point thoughts about what Jay jay French had to say about bands needing to stop, focusing on the US more in recent years, how he has maintained his voice after 40+ years of singing, his love of aircraft/flight in songs, some periods of history he likes, what if Nibbs head flies off, and more! We kick the episode off with talk about Saxon and Judas Priest at the BOK Center in Tulsa, and we give our first reactions to Screaming Red Mutiny's new EP. Thank you for listening, and please share. This episode is brought to you by our sponsor DEB Concerts. Follow the Streets Gone Wild page to get updates on upcoming shows. Become a Thunder Underground patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thunderunderground

In this episode we are joined by Chris McCarvill of Dokken / Maxx Explosion. Chris talks about playing Rocklahoma, writing, his intro to lead vocals, training with an opera singer, the status of Maxx Explosion’s 3rd album, how he approached the bass parts for Dokken songs, some of his favorite songs to play, Don Dokken, putting together the video for Dokken’s Return to the East reunion DVD, making music videos, the DIY approach, building bass guitars, and a ton more. We kick the episode off with a look into Black Stone Cherry’s new album, and we talk about Scattered Hamlet and Final Drive at OKC City Limits. Thanks for listening, and please share! Become a Thunder Underground patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thunderunderground Listen to us every Monday night at 7pm CST on 102.7 WSNR, and stream us anytime everywhere podcasts are heard.

In this special episode we unveil the lineup and details for the first ever Thunder Underground Fest. ScarStruck Entertainment and The Venue Shrine present the 2-day event happening this October in Tulsa, OK. Listen in to find out all 17 artists performing, and share with your friends and fans. Event flyer will arrive on Friday, April 20th. #AllKillerNoFiller #livemusic #podcast #festival Become a Thunder Underground patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thunderunderground Listen to us every Monday night at 7pm CST on 102.7 WSNR, and stream us anytime everywhere podcasts are heard.

In this episode we are joined by Fist of Rage. All the members sat down with us to discuss their new album 'Giddy Up', the CD release show (which was Josh's final show behind the kit), Josh's plans once he gets to Chicago with The Parallax Effect, their search for a new (13th) drummer, the possibility of a second guitarist (who may or may not be in this interview), Andy wearing less costumes and one that was not to be, words that we hate, Blistex, Reliance Code, Black Stone Cherry, Metallica, Peter Cetera, Chicago, Karate Kid, and a ton more that may not be suitable for all listeners.) We kick off the episode with talk about the CD release show that also included Wither, Grind and Whipper Snapper, and the LA Guns / Down For Five show at the IDL Ballroom. Thanks for listening, and please share! Become a Thunder Underground patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thunderunderground Listen to us every Monday night at 7pm CST on 102.7 WSNR, and stream us anytime everywhere podcasts are heard.

In this episode we discuss the new albums from Stone Temple Pilots and Monster Magnet. We also talk about the new face of Ghost, Less Than Human's show at the Vanguard w/ Reliance Code, Dryvr and Stanley's Revenge, Alter Blood's show at Blackbird on Pearl w/ BKR, and look at some upcoming shows this weekend from The Blakstar Experience and Fist of Rage. Thanks for listening, and please share. Become a Thunder Underground patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thunderunderground Listen to us every Monday night at 7pm CST on 102.7 WSNR, and stream us anytime everywhere podcasts are heard.

In this episode we cover Alice in Chains in the “Every Album in a Row” series. We listened to their entire discography, covering 90 songs over 5 studio album, 2 EPs, a live album, and some tracks from a soundtrack and a compilation. We’ve all heard these songs many times, but listening to everything in order gives us a chance to not only talk about our favorite tracks, but see how the material progressed over time. We discuss the amazing 1-2 punch of Facelift and Dirt, the 2 fantastic EPs, the legendary unplugged performance, the hidden gems, the great recent work with William Duvall on vocals, and of course the countless contributions from Jerry Cantrell, Layne Staley, Mike Inez, Mike Starr and Sean Kinney. From the opening of “We Die Young” to the closing of “Choke”, we listened to it all. We kick the episode off with a song from BlackFront Ink out of Michigan. Thanks for listening, and please share! Become a Thunder Underground patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thunderunderground Listen t

It's Podcast Days Re-Revisited. The "Every Album in a Row" series started as a YouTube exclusive, but the time has come to make these available via the podcast as well. The first ever EAIAR was Metallica over a year ago. We take a quick look back, talk about some Metallica themed podcasts you need to check out, and then bring you the Metallica talk. After we listened to every studio track in order, we sat down and discussed the albums, how they progressed, our thoughts on the major changes, and where they are now. Every track from Hit the Lights to Spit Out the Bone. Thanks for listening, and please share. Become a Thunder Underground patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thunderunderground Listen to us every Monday night at 7pm CST on 102.7 WSNR, and stream us anytime everywhere podcasts are heard.

In this episode we review albums from Judas Priest and Myles Kennedy, we talk about Lamb of God's forthcoming covers album under their original name Burn the Priest, we play some great music out of Arkansas and Texas from the bands Solidify, Tel Anorath and Relent, we are still undecided on Great Van Fleet, Jason rants on some crappy web sites, Jason and Trent both rant on some bad music, and we remind you to enter the contest to win tickets to see Less Than Human / Dryvr / Reliance Code and Stanley's Revenge at the Vanguard. Thanks for listening, and please share! Become a Thunder Underground patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thunderunderground Listen to us every Monday night at 7pm CST on 102.7 WSNR, and stream us anytime everywhere podcasts are heard.

In this episode we bring back the "Every Album in a Row" series with KISS. You wanted the best, so we had to have CJ McClellan of GRIND join us for this long haul. We listened to nearly 250 songs in order: all 20 studio albums, 2 albums with extra tracks, and Alive! / Unplugged. We talk about how the albums flow, when the big changes hit during different eras, favorite songs and moments in Kisstory, and of course we talk about the contributions from Gene Simmons (Guest on Episode 116), Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, Peter Criss, Bruce Kulick (Guest on Episode 132), Eric Carr (Official), Vinnie Vincent, Eric Singer - Official, Tommy Thayer and Bob Kulick. From the first note of Strutter to the final note of Last Chance, we cover it all. Thanks for listening, and please share! #KISS #KissArmy #AllKillerNoFiller Listen to previous EAIAR episodes on our YouTube (@thethunderunderground) from Metallica, Megadeth, Ozzy, Van Halen, Motley Crue, Pantera and Guns n Roses. Become a Thunder Underground patron on Patreon

In this episode we talk the We Are Tulsa Music Awards with shout outs to Roger Seago III of We Are Tulsa Music - The Movement and Ryan Paquette of Mugen Music and Management. We talk winner who included past guests of the podcast like Less Than Human, Steve Murdock, Screaming Red Mutiny and GRIND - and we give a statement on our love to Porch Talk with Chris & Laura. We get into long overdue talk about #HolataFest from Murdock Productions and we discuss performances from Sovereign Dame, GRIND, Skytown, Garrett Heck, DRYVR, Fist of Rage, Forsaken Few, Solidify, Less Than Human, Machine in the Mountain and Enslaved By Fear. We let you know where to go to help out Sonny Mayo of Ugly Kid Joe (and ex Sevendust / Snot), and we give a shout out to the new marriage of Crowbar's Todd Strange and Tricounty Terror's Tessa Strange! Also we crank 3 tunes from Skysia, GRIND and Into Existence. #AllKillerNoFiller #HolataLove Become a Thunder Underground patron: https://www.patreon.com/thunderunderground Listen to us ev

In this episode we are joined by Jared James Nichols. Jared talks to us about his new album “Black Magic”, release issues, short songs, how he got added to the MORC, attending Berkely, the origins of playing without a pick, getting to know Joe Perry, Soundcheck Live, Epiphone guitars, and a lot more. We also debut the new single from Oddfellas, and talk about Metallica's US Tour and their coming reissue of Garage Days Re-Revisited. Thanks for listening, and please share!

In this episode we dig into some new albums, and take a look at a couple concerts. We go over Avenged Sevenfold and Breaking Benjamin's performances at the BOK in Tulsa, we go into Machine Head's new album "Catharis", dig into Jared James Nichols album "Black Magic" and then review the King's residue and Avatar's new album "Avatar Country". We play a track from Forsaken Few, one of the many bands on this weekend's HolataFest. We run through the bands playing the Shrine on Friday and Saturday at the exceptional event put together by Murdock Productions. Thanks for listening, and please share.

In this episode we review several new albums. The forthcoming albums from Phillip H Anselmo & The illegals and Frank Hannon both come out Friday Jan 26th, and we have the advance scoop. We also take a look at the new album from Joe Satriani, which features an amazing trio of the guitarist being joined by Glenn Hughes and Chad Smith. Finally, BLS has a new album out, and we give our complete thoughts on this one. We kick off the episode with talk about slayer's final tour announcement, that includes an amazing package of Anthrax, Testament, Behemoth and Lamb of God. We also play some great music from Galaxia and Sovereign Dame, Jason wonders what all the Vinnie Vincent fuss is about, and Trent brings you Scattered Hamlet's picks for the winners of the 2 Royal Rumble matches this Sunday. Thanks for listening, and please share!

In this episode we are joined by David Ellefson of Megadeth. David talks about the ressurection of Combat Records, Dollskin, working with Thom Hazart, choosing artists, starting EMP Label Group at this point in his career, young bands, what Dirk has brought to Megadeth, Chris Adler, working with different drummers, the next Megadeth album, writing, Dave Mustaine producing, writing for the first 3 Megadeth albums, more projects he has coming, and more! We kick the episode off with a new song from Screaming Red Mutiny and a scorching track from Locust Grove. We also talk Bad Wolves cover of Cranberries ‘Zombie’, HolataFest and more. Thanks for listening, and please share. Listen to us everywhere podcasts are heard, and listen every Monday night at 8pm EST on 102.7 WSNR.

In this episode we delve into album reviews of Saxon's 22nd album "Thunderbolt", and Corrosion of Conformity's first album with Pepper Kennan since 2006, "No Cross No Crown." We play the title track from Saxon, as well as a track from Oklahoma's own XIII Minutes. We also talk about the loss of 'Fast' Eddie Clarke (Motorhead / Fastway), Severmind parting ways with their vocalist, we delve into our thoughts on the polarizing new song, "Bastards", from Machine Head, and we look ahead to some more shows at IDL Ballroom and the announcement from Streets Gone Wild. Thank you for listening, and please share. Stream our episodes everywhere podcasts are heard, and listen to us every Monday night at 7pm CST on 102.7 WSNR.

In this episode we are joined by Travesty, Devon and Jade of CYE. The guys talk to us about how they will spend the time during the band’s hiatus, what the plans are once the band is active again, the status of the new “Mirrors” EP, writing, recording, how the name transition went, Travesty talks about his history with Brian, Jade talks about celebrating one year of being in the band, Devon talks about auditioning, Motogrator, Willie Nelson, Flaw, Warrant, video games, parents thoughts on our music growing up, and more! We also feature the debut of a new CYE song, which at this time can only be heard on this episode! Thanks for listening, and please share. Stream our episodes everywhere podcasts are heard, and listen to us every Monday night at 7pm CST on 102.7 WSNR.