Thunder Underground

In this episode we are joined by Jamie Kucinski. Jaime talks to us about Mpact Events and the upcoming Serpent Stomp festival in Tulsa. He goes a little over the acts Living Sacrifice, White Collar Sideshow, Broken Flesh, Death Therapy, Grave Robber, TD Benton, and what you can except from the festival in the future. We also talk about his new band Assailment, the Not So Silent Night event which will be on its 6th year this December, Killswitch Engage / Jesse Leach, some influences, the Tulsa music scene, faith in music, the charities MPact is involved with, and a lot more. We play a song from Serpent Stomp headliner Living Sacrifice and a great track from Grave Robber as well. Thank you for listening, and please share!

In this episode we talk Last in Line's new album, the new Judas Priest live album, Rob Halford and Fight, a recent show we saw including bands Severmind, King High, Drek and Machine in the Mountain, and we play great songs from Torpedohead (Germany) and Psycho Spoon. Thanks for listening, and please share!

In this episode we talk about the new electric solo EP from Damon Johnson, the Nightwish, Sonata Artica, Delain concert in OKC, The Cult concert in Tulsa, some talk about music cruises, a shout out to Mercyful Kate, and we play some great music from Beitthemeans (Alabama) and King High (Oklahoma). Thank you for listening, and please share!

In this episode we are joined by Lenny Lashley of Darkbuster and the Street Dogs. Lenny talks about the Dropkick Murphy’s 20th Anniversary tour that Darkbuster is opening, the history of Darkbuster, the current all star lineup, the sound of No Revolution, Gang of One, his acoustic solo shows, the Street Dogs upcoming plans which include a new album possibly in 2016, and more! We kick off the episode with some talk Street Dogs and all the other punk rock we love, and we play a song from Tulsa’s own Madewell. Thanks for listening, and please share!

In this episode we are joined by all 4 members of Screaming Red Mutiny. Sprout, John, Mike and Anthony talk to us about their formation, their sound, their writing process, what their name means, their forthcoming EP, and a lot more. We also play the brand new single from SRM, "Last Goodbye", and we kick off the episode talking about the new albums from Anvil and Monster Truck. Thank you for listening, and please share!

In this episode we are joined by Cody Slane, vocalist for Blackwater Rebellion and Scorned. Cody talks about both bands, what is coming in the near future, writing, his solo acoustic shows, what it is like working with 2 bands, his influences, some great gigs, getting electrocuted on stage, Emenim, the Tulsa scene, and a lot more. We kick off the episode with a Blackwater Rebellion song, and Jason’s plea to AC/DC to not do shows with a different singer - but, if they do, of course we have our thoughts to share on that matter. Thank you for listening, and please share!

In this episode we are joined by Jamie Welch. Jamie returns to the podcast to talk about his new gig as Drowning Pool’s Stage Manager. He gets into what the job entails, how it came about and his history with guitarist CJ Pierce. He then gets into the recent Hometown Throwdown and the future of the event, some more talk about why he left Framing the Red, and some of his future plans. We kick off the podcast with talk about Kerry King’s crazy comments about Iron Maiden and Metallica, and we delve into our review of the new album from Anthrax, For All Kings. We also play a great tune from 3D in Your Face out of Nebraska. Thanks for listening, and please share!

In this episode we are joined by CJ Pierce of Drowning Pool. CJ talks to us about the new album “Hellalujah,” some of the new songs, playing new songs live, the success of the new album, what Jasen Moreno has brought to the band, writing, performing without sound checks, playing for the troops overseas, some stories from Russia, a great Dimebag Darrell story, guitar lessons and working with The Sound Foundation, his side project with his brother As Above / So Below, and a lot more! We kick off the episode with some in depth talk of our recent Iron Maiden experience, and we play a song from an Oklahoma band, No Void. Thank you for listening, and please share!

In this episode we talk about how The Grammys have always been out of touch with heavy music, and Trent talks about why he won’t watch some of his favorite musicians pay tribute to Lemmy. We then get into some talk about new stuff coming from Metallica (a very cool book and some reissues), Fear Factory and Max / Igor Cavalera playing 2 classic albums in their entirety this year, a new band in Tulsa called Screaming Red Mutiny featuring some awesome musicians, and then we delve into the recently announced Generation Axe tour. We talk the 5 members and how amazing this tour sounds, and then focus in on our favorite stuff and why we both love Steve Vai and Nuno Bettencourt. We talk a little about the lineup for Chicago Open Air, and we also play a couple kickass songs and talk a bit about The Road Vikings (San Fransisco) and Torpedohead (Germany). Thank you for listening, and please share!

In this episode we talk Metallica’s “The Night Before” performance, and Santana’s open letter to the Super Bowl halftime organizers. We also talk about an amazing tour recently announced involving Lamb of God, Clutch and the mighty COC. We get into some talk about Doug Aldrich joining the Dead Daisies, Ace Frehley’s new cover album, the possibility of a Woodstock 50th anniversary and the new Chicago Open Air festival, Lita Ford’s new book and touring plans, and then we get into some discussion about our favorite rock/hard rock/metal autobiographies and books. We talk books from Motley Crue, Nikki Sixx, Butch Walker, Zakk Wylde, Duff McKagen, Slash, Scott Ian, Glenn Hughes, Dee Dee Ramone, Eddie Trunk, Shannon Hoon, Dee Snider, Dave Mustaine, Dave Ellefson, Rex Brown, Sean Ysuelt, and a lot more. We also play two awesome songs from Kerosene (Italy) and Redwitch Johnny (Oklahoma) that we are digging. Thank you for listening, and please share!

In this episode we are joined by Dellacoma Rio and Matt Cook of Dellacoma. Del and Matt talk about their recent trip to NAMM, the band’s no frills sound, the unique way they formed to play their first ever show, the writing process, the progress of their second album, Del’s love of Scott Weiland and an upcoming show he has put together in Australia in celebrate the music of Weiland. The guys also talk about the bands they collectively love, playing acoustic, Slash’s Snakepit, and a lot more! We play a track from a great hard rock band out of Ohio, Nomara, and we talk a bit about the new song from Anvil, and then get into some Prong discussion about their killer new album and more. Thank you for listening, and please share.

In this episode we are joined by Dale Diver and CJ McClellan of the band Grind. We talk about their new music, their EP, the band’s sound, the writing process, how they came together as a band, their influences, Paul Harvey, our mutual love of the John Corabi era of Motley Crue, getting people out to support local and regional music, and much more. We also play a brand new song from Grind, as well as one off of their EP. Thank you for listening and please share!

In this episode we are joined by Ian Haugland, drummer for the band Europe. Ian talks to us about War of Kings, playing new songs live, working with producer extraordinaire Dave Cook and the way he contributed to the writing of WOK, song inspiration when they found out Jack Bruce of Cream had passed away, his time playing with Glenn Hughes, how Cozy Powell influenced him, seeing Rainbow as his first ever concert, a desire to perform with Jimmy Page or Ritchie Blackmore, a possible missed opportunity to become bigger in America, and a ton more. We kick off the episode with some great news about a recent guest of ours, Jamie Welch, and we also play a killer track from the metal band Banshee. Thank you for listening, and please share!

In this episode we pay tribute to another badass rock musician gone too soon: Jimmy Bain (Dio, Rainbow, Last in Line.) We then jump into some talk about Trivium live, a new instrumental track from Mark Morton of Lamb of God (featuring JP of Clutch), and some interesting Van Halen info… then we delve into the new album from Megadeth, “Dystopia.” We give our thoughts on the new stuff, then work into some older stuff… including one of our favorites, Cryptic Writings, why Jason thinks Dave Jr. keeps things at a high level, how Dave Mustaine continually writes great tracks, how Risk sounds all these years later, why we love “Breadline” so much, and some other random ‘deth talk. We also play a couple great tunes from Oklahoma’s own Dirty Crush, and a band out of Nebraska we wanted to bring back for a second go around: Through the Stone. Thank you for listening, and please share!

In this episode we talk a bit about the loss of Glenn Frey, and Mike Portnoy’s letter to his musical heroes.. We get into some talk about killer sound of the new Anthrax track, the fact that Mick Mars is in the studio with John Corabi, some interesting Megadeth news, the new Killswitch Enage album and tour, and we delve deep into our love of all things Damon Johnson: Brother Cane, Black Star Riders, Thin Lizzy, Slave to the System, Alice Cooper, solo music and more. We also play a couple badass tunes from Omega Diatribe (Budapest, Hungary) and Oklahombres (Tulsa, OK). As always, thanks for listening, and please share!

In this episode we give our reaction to the Rocklahoma lineup, pay tribute to David Bowie, talk about the upcoming Hatebreed album, talk the new Enforcer live album, some more about Skid Row singer situation, and delve into some Life of Agony talk - thoughts on the forthcoming new album, our love of Soul Searching Sun, Jason's proclamation of his favorite ever live album, and more... We look ahead to concerts from The Cult and Ghost, and we also play a couple tracks from some great bands: Maximus (Kansas City, MO) and The Devil You Adore (Stigler, OK). Thanks for listening, and please share!

In this episode we take a quick look back on the first year of the podcast, then we get into some talk about Lemmy and Motorhead. We talk favorite songs, times we saw them live, and more... we also pay tribute to another musician who we recently lost: Jason Mackenroth of Mother Superior / Rollins Band. We discuss the Huntress live experience, the Skid Row singer situation, some upcoming shows we are hitting, and we kick off the episode with a couple great songs we are digging from Ironaut (Los Angeles) and Into Existence (Kansas City.) Thanks for listening and please share!

In this episode we break down our Top 15 hard rock / metal albums of 2015. This year saw a massive amount of quality new music from the world of heavy music. We talk about all the albums we liked in 2015, then get into our honorable mentions, and ultimately our Top 15 list. We discuss albums from Iron Maiden, Clutch, Whitesnake, the Winery Dogs, Saxon, Faith No More, Sevendust, Slayer, Sons of Texas, The Night Flight Orchestra, Battlecross, Huntress, Ugly Kid Joe, Motor Sister, Michael Monroe, Tremonti, The Sword, Armored Saint, Ghost, Lamb of God, Fear Factory, Trivium, Backyard Babies, Sweet & Lynch, The Dead Daises, Soilwork, Trixter, Queensryche and a ton more. We also mention some memorable concerts we saw this year, including the final time we had the chance to see Lemmy live this past September in Chicago. Thanks for listening, and please share!

In this episode we are joined by Jamie Welch of Framing the Red. Jamie talks about the band’s heavy touring schedule, the new album coming in 2016, why he is leaving the band in Feb. of 2016, the influences and styles that formed the band’s sound, the making of the “Country Band Man” video, his take on streaming, and a ton more. We kick off the episode with 2 great songs from Through the Stone (Nebraska) and Reliance Code (Oklahoma), and talk a bit about the coming DLR band reunion featuring DLR, Billy Sheenan, Greg Bissonette, and Steve Vai. Thanks for listening, and please share!

In this episode we talk with Dave Cantrell, a fixture in the 80’s and 90’s Tulsa music scene, and in the Colorado Springs area from the early 2000’s to just a couple years back. Dave is back in Oklahoma and nearing completion on a documentary called Oil Capital Underground that he is working on with Bryan Crain. Dave talks about the documentary, his start in music in the mid 80’s, his bands asylum, Bunnies of Doom, Bozack, Cobra Kai and Hussy. He also talks about the scenes in Tulsa / Colorado Springs, the idea to put out a career spanning vinyl compilation, and more. We kick the episode off with a track of Dave’s that has never been released, and also play a Bozack track to round out the episode. Thanks for listening and please share!