Thunder Underground

In this episode we are joined by guitarist Mike Araiza. Mike is part of the Six String Soldiers lineup of the Frank Hannon Band, as well as his project The Jeff Sandoval & Mike Araiza Project with fellow FHB member, Jeff Sandoval. Mike tells the awesome background story of how he joined Tesla on stage, and eventually started working with Frank Hannon, he talks about the making of the Six String Soldiers album, about another heavier project he is working on called #CoWrite, discusses past influences and newer music he is into, his thoughts on streaming mediums, Starbucks, and a ton more. Take a listen, check out Mike’s awesome work, and share!

In this episode we are joined by Derek Sanders and Stacy Lane from Severmind. Derek and Stacy talk about their band, their history making music together dating back to the band Asylum in the 80’s, and where they are headed with Severmind. The discussion covers song writing process, art, their love of jazz, past bands Bunnies of Doom & Caustic Descent, Stacy’s other band The Groove Pilots, influences, the mud at Rocklahoma, everyone’s mutual love of Zakk Wylde and much more! Take a listen and be sure and grab a copy of Severmind’s album 'Imminent Misfortune.'

In this episode we are joined by Mike DePetrillo, drummer for the metal band Dryvr. Mike talks about all the happenings in the up and coming Dryvr, his time he spent in the rebirth of the underground classic 80's metal band Firstryke, the legendary punk band N.O.T.A., as well as his other bands in between. Mike talks about his biggest influences on drums including Cozy Powell, John Bonham and Vinnie Paul, time spent hanging out with Vinnie and Dimebag Darrell (during the "Diamond" Darrell days), all the great work his event "Drum Day Tulsa" is doing for the local community, all the major acts Dryvr is supporting in the coming weeks, and a even a bit of talk about the next season of The Walking Dead. Take a listen, hit up the companion playlist on YouTube, and let us know what you think!

In this episode we sat down with 9 of Dead Metal Society.... pretty clever for episode number 9, ya think? We talk about the awesome 80's rock tribute DMS, his other 2 bands Amped and The Addiction, his previous bands The Kevorkians, Mourning Tree, as well as his earliest bands in the 80s and early 90s. 9 talks about hitting the road at the age of 18, his love for harmonies in music, the origin behind the name 9, his passion for The Beatles, Queen, KISS, Alice in Chains and a ton more. Check out this episode, and let us know what you think!

In this episode of The TUP we sat down with Scott Squires and Janna Jordan Squires. We discuss their current project Rocket Science, as well as all their previous work in Down 4 Five, Octane Blue, Sybill's Machine, etc. Find out who Janna's favorite guitarists are, the inspiration behind the massive production Rocket Science puts on stage, what legendary metal icon was in attendance when they played the Cathouse in LA, why they decided to focus on cover songs, Scott's tips on how to fix a cassette tape, and much more! Thanks for checking it out, and as always leave a comment and share!

This episode we are joined by Justin Pool to talk about Metallica. We discuss our earliest memories of hearing them for the first time, our favorite albums, our thoughts on the polarizing albums Load/Reload/St Anger, some of our live experiences, Justin's feelings on the song Fuel, and much more. Stevie the Dog even chimes in during the Some Kind of Monster talk! Stay tuned, as there is sure to be a part 2 down the line...

This episode we are joined by our friend Michael Thrasher to talk about Guns n Roses. We cover favorite songs, our thoughts on the sound shift on the Illusions, if we actually like Velvet Revolver, how we feel about Axl's current version, if we think there will ever be a classic era reunion, and much more.