Thunder Underground

In this episode we cover our Top 20 albums of 2020. We kick the episode off with talk about some near misses, some non hard rock favorites (Sturgill Simpson, Chis Stapleton, Orville Peck, The Struts), our official honorable mentions from Mitch Perry Group. Dirty Shirley, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Stone Cherry, Avatar and Killer Be Killed, why we left Richie Kotzen and Me and That Man off our lists, love for EPs from Junkyard, Nixons, Soilwork, love for the cover explosion from Charlie Benante and friends, cover albums from Ellefson, Chris Cornell, Clutch and BPMD, and a look to 2021 with Damon Johnson, Evergrey, Saxon, Lajon Witherspoon and more. We then get into our Top 20 countdown: Thunder Underground's Top 20 of 2020: 1 Armored Saint - Punching the Sky 2 Testament - Titans of Creation EP 273 3 Body Count - Carnivore 4 Kirk Windstein - Dream in Motion EP 29 / 79 5 Hatebreed - Weight of the False Self EP 196 BYRNE / 260 FRANK / CS WAYNE 6 Night Flight Orchestra - Aeromatic 7

In this episode we are joined by Matthew Nelson. Matthew talks about Nelson’s recent live stream, their upcoming Christmas shows, the 30th anniversary of After the Rain, a retrospective coming next year, releasing “Two Heads Are Better Than One” (from Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure) with Gunnar’s vocals, Dweezil Zappa, getting literally paraded around Seattle during the height of grunge, navigating the mi-90s, John Kalodner, valuable lessons Ricky Nelson taught them, Pat Smear showing them love, Foo Fighters, Red 37, Cameo, Phil X, Steel Panther, and much more! Thanks for listening, and please share! This episode is brought to you by DEB Concerts. Follow DEB on Facebook and Twitter to get updates on upcoming shows at the IDL Ballroom from Queensryche, Lita Ford and more! This episode is also brought to you by Med Pharm. Follow their Facebook page and visit medpharmok.com to find out why they are “Cannabis With a Cause.” 30% of profits go towards building no-kill animal shelters in the area. They have a

In this episode we are joined by Reb Beach. Reb talks about his new instrumental solo album, David Throckmorton, the progress of the new Winger album, working with Kip Winger, Karma, the 2nd album from Black Swan, the greatness of Robin McAuley, Jeff Pilson, what Joel Hoekstra has brought to Whitesnake, becoming the music director for WS, David Coverdale, the impact Eddie Van Halen had on him, Joe Perry, and a lot more! We kick the episode off with the new single form Void Vator, AND we have a special bonus segment with Robin McAuley of Black Swan / MSG! Thanks for listening, and please share! #podcast #rebbeach #allkillernofiller #winger #whitesnake This episode is brought to you by DEB Concerts. Follow DEB on Facebook and Twitter to get updates on upcoming shows at the IDL Ballroom from Queensryche, Lita Ford and more! This episode is also brought to you by Med Pharm. Follow their Facebook page and visit medpharmok.com to find out why they are “Cannabis With a Cause.” 30% of profits go towards buildin

In this episode we are joined by Cristian Machado. Cristian talks about his new solo album “Hollywood y Sycamore”, reworking Ill Nino songs, the emotional aspect behind his new music, finding a new audience, releasing music during a pandemic, covering Post Malone and Pink Floyd, covering Life of Agony and the choice to cover Weeds, leaving Ill Nino, his future project with ex-Ill Nino members Ahrue Luster and Diego Verduzco, providing legal assistance for families during the pandemic, listening to music from Jesus Piece, Ghost Mane, Sevendust, Run the Jewels, Deftones and a ton more! We kick the episode off with a song from Follow the Buzzards, and we talk about music from Sturgill Simspon, Pearl Jam, and others. Thanks for listening, and please share! #podcast #allkillernofiller This episode is brought to you by DEB Concerts. Follow DEB on Facebook and Twitter to get updates on upcoming shows at the IDL Ballroom from Queensryche, Lita Ford and more! This episode is also brought to you by Med Pharm. Follo

In this episode we are joined by Mikael Stanne of Dark Tranquillity. Mikael talks about the band’s new album “Moment”, recording the album during the pandemic, the lack of touring, preparing for a live stream, what the additions of Christopher Amott and Johan Reinholdz have brought to the band, how Amott and Reinholdz added to the writing process, working on other projects, keeping his voice in shape, why Swedish music is so great, Depeche Mode, Hammerfall, and a lot more! We kick the episode off with a new song from Against the Grave, and talk some new music. Thanks for listening, and please share! #podcast #darktranquility #allkillernofiller This episode is brought to you by DEB Concerts. Follow DEB on Facebook and Twitter to get updates on upcoming shows at the IDL Ballroom from Queensryche, Lita Ford and more! This episode is also brought to you by Med Pharm. Follow their Facebook page and visit medpharmok.com to find out why they are “Cannabis With a Cause.” 30% of profits go towards building no-ki

In this episode we bring two interviews with both Mitch Perry and In Theory. Mitch talks about Mitch Perry Group’s new album “Music Box”, the new single and video for St Valentine, Keith England’s vocals, their reworking of The Stones classic Jumpin Jack Flash, Humble Pie, The Faces, Pat Thrall’s guitar advice, navigating through a pandemic with new music, giving guitar lessons, writing instrumental songs, the influence Eddie Van Halen had on his playing style, recording a cover of Van Halen’s Little Guitars, and a ton more! In the second half we are joined by Mike Moster and Tony Covino of In Theory. Mike and Tony talk about their new single “Heroes”, an upcoming amazing debut performance possibility, their chemistry writing and recording, upcoming music from In Theory, Chris Cornell, Jay Buchannon, Glenn Hughes, GoGo Tuners, the pandemic, Muscle Shoals, and more! We kick off the episode with talk about Metallica’s recent acoustic live stream. Thanks for listening, and please share! #podcast #mitchperry

In this episode we are joined by John Corabi. John talks about his upcoming solo album, working and writing with Marti Fredricksen, completing his upcoming autobiography, the Aerosmith Live Bootleg show he did with Brian Tichy, his departure from Dead Daisies, Marco Mendoza, Richard Fortus, stories about performing with Eddie Van Halen, Van Halen, Tommy Lee, Eric Dover, Ryan Roxie, The Beatles, Paul McCartney, Ian Corabi, Topher Nolan, performing during the pandemic, The Social Dilemma, the political divide through social media, his music always flying under the radar, and a ton more! We kick the episode off with talk about the new music from Mammoth WVH, and we play John Corabi’s recent cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd with Brian Forsythe of KIX. Thanks for listening, and please share! #podcast #johncorabi #allkillernofiller This episode is brought to you by DEB Concerts. Follow DEB on Facebook and Twitter to get updates on upcoming shows at the IDL Ballroom from Queensryche, Lita Ford and more! This episode is

In this milestone episode we are joined by Severmind. Derek, Stacy, Thad and Blake talk about their recent singles, the status of their forthcoming album, their involvement with the Normal Terror movie soundtrack, performing during the pandemic, Blake’s addition to the band, Benny’s Little Weasel, Zero Crossing, Thad’s involvement in the EVH Tribute at IDL Ballroom, love for the Tom Green and the IDL, looking back on 15 years of Severmind, love for Steve Harris, Iron Maiden, Alice in Chains, RUSH, Beau Nasty, and a ton more! We kick the episode off by looking back over some of our favorite moments and early experiences of the past 300 episodes. Thanks for listening, and please share! #podcast #severmind #allkillernofiller This episode is brought to you by DEB Concerts. Follow DEB on Facebook and Twitter to get updates on upcoming shows at the IDL Ballroom from Lita Ford, Queensryche, Bulletboys, Nita Strauss and more! This episode is also brought to you by Med Pharm. Follow their Facebook page and visit

In this episode we are joined by Mike Spreitzer of Devildriver. Mike talks about DD’s new album Dealing With Demons Vol 1, what to expect from DWD2, Dez’s vocals on “Wishing”, his writing process, working with Neil Tiemann and how they compliment each other, working with Austin D’Amond, producing acts like Wednesday 13, what he has learned from producers like Steve Evetts, Outlaws Till the End, the Second Stage of Ozzfest 2004, surfing, being active during the pandemic, Eddie Van Halen’s tone and how it influenced him, Jerry Cantrell, and a ton more! We kick the episode off with a track from Bound By Years, and talk a little Metallica. Thanks for listening, and please share! #podcast #devildriver #allkillernofiller This episode is brought to you by DEB Concerts. Follow DEB on Facebook and Twitter to get updates on upcoming shows at the IDL Ballroom from Lita Ford, Queensryche, Bulletboys, Nita Strauss and more! This episode is also brought to you by Med Pharm. Follow their Facebook page and visit medphar

In this episode we are joined by Page Hamilton of Helmet. Page talks about Helmet’s 2016 album “Dead to the World”, the status of a new album, 2 live releases coming soon, a possible release of cover songs, a look back at “Aftertaste”, giving guitar lessons and songwriting classes, the early days with Tommy Victor of Prong, CBGB’s, jazz, the power of AC/DC, his early memories of being into Van Halen, ZZ Top, Jimi Hendrix, keeping busy during the pandemic, and a ton more! We kick the episode off with our look at ACDC's great new album Power Up. Thanks for listening, and please share! #podcast #helmet #acdc #allkillernofiller This episode is brought to you by DEB Concerts. Follow DEB on Facebook and Twitter to get updates on upcoming shows at the IDL Ballroom from Lita Ford, Queensryche, Bulletboys, Nita Strauss and more! This episode is also brought to you by Med Pharm. Follow their Facebook page and visit medpharmok.com to find out why they are “Cannabis With a Cause.” 30% of profits go towards building

In this episode we are joined by Tyler Bryant of Tyler Brant and The Shakedown. Tyler talks about recording the new album “Pressure” during the pandemic, working with Charlie Starr of Blackberry Smoke on a new song, what Graham Whitford and Caleb Crosby bring to The Shakedown, touring with Clutch and Sevendust, Graspop Festival, having a lot of output in the past few years, working with Ray Wyllie Hubbard on new music, the power of music during a pandemic, Larkin Poe, what he has learned from producers like Andy Johns, the influence of Eddie Van Halen on his playing, and a ton more! We kick the episode off with a track from In Theory, talk about the latest single from ACDC, the recent covid news from Ticketmaster, and Jason throws out an idea for a future traveling festival featuring Tyler Bryant. Thanks for listening, and please share! #podcast #tylerbryant #allkillernofiller This episode is brought to you by DEB Concerts. Follow DEB on Facebook and Twitter to get updates on upcoming shows at the IDL Ball

In this episode we are joined by Donnie Vie. We kick the episode off with Paullett Hasse of Fist of Rage joining Trent to co-host this episode. Paullett talks about everything going on with Fist of Rage, her experience with Enuff Z'Nuff at Rocklahoma 2007, The Revivalists, and more. We then get into Trent and Jason's interview with Donnie Vie. Donnie talks with us about his new single Party Time, the significance of the song to his career, filming the video, his 2019 album “Beautiful Things”, Paul Gilbert, dealing with the Pledge Music fiasco, returning to write / sing a track on the new Enuff Z’Nuff album, touring with Def Leppard, Poison, Nelson, maintaining a singing voice without doing live shows, his writing style, working with Cleopatra records, he answers questions submitted by Syke (Down 4 Five) and CJ (Grind), talks John Lennon, his continued drive to create, and a lot more! Thanks for listening, and please share! #podcast #donnievie #allkillernofiller This episode is brought to you by DEB Conc

In this episode we are joined by Damon Johnson. Damon returns to the podcast to talk about his recent live stream of Thin Lizzy songs, the greatness of Richie Faulkner, his upcoming album Battle Lessons, working with Jarred Pope and Robbie Harrington, his great working relationship with Nich Rasquelenez, using Indegogo after his experience in the PledgeMusic fiasco, what he learned from Ricky Warwick, Scott Gorham, Phil Lynott, AC/DC, how Jason Isbell inspired him, the impact Eddie Van Halen had on him at an early age, stories from touring with Van Halen, looking back on Brother Cane’s second album, playing golf with Alice Cooper, Judas Priest, exercise and a ton more! We kick the episode off with a track from Top Dead Center, and we talk Damon Johnson and more. Thanks for listening, and please share! #podcast #damonjohnson #allkillernofiller This episode is brought to you by DEB Concerts. Follow DEB on Facebook and Twitter to get updates on upcoming shows at the IDL Ballroom from Lita Ford and more! Thi

In this episode we are joined by Blake Bedsaul of SAUL. Blake talks about the band’s new debut full length album, the pandemic effect on its release, everything Chris Dawson has done to help the band, covering Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, the genius of Morgan Rose and his contribution to the track “Inside”, the dynamic of working with his brother Zack, what William Mcllravy brings to the live show, working with Melissa Cross Vocal Studio on his vocal technique, developing his style, David Draiman, Chad Gray, HELLYEAH, love for Maynard James Keenan and Chester Charles Bennington, Spinefarm Records, and a ton more! We kick the episode off with new singles from Scattered Hamlet and Shelter in Place, we talk about Black Stone Cherry’s new album, some new singles from Crobot, Soilwork and others, talk about our ill fated Seasons After interview, and more. Thanks for listening, and please share! #podcast #saul #allkillernofiller This episode is brought to you by DEB Concerts. Follow DEB on Facebook and Twitter to g

In this episode we are joined by Alan Robert for his return to the podcast. Alan talks about The Beauty of Horror Series, his new TBOH releases, where his inspiration comes from, the status of new music from Life of Agony, a look back at “Ugly” after 25 years, The Sound of Scars, playing Animal Crossing, a possible collection of LOA drawings / lyric sheets, and a lot more! We kick the episode off with talk about new albums from Armored Saint and Sevendust, music from Derek Day, Vernon Reid, and more. Thanks for listening, and please share! #podcast #lifeofagony #allkillernofiller #thebeautyofhorror This episode is brought to you by DEB Concerts. Follow DEB on Facebook and Twitter to get updates on upcoming shows at the IDL Ballroom from Lita Ford and more! This episode is also brought to you by Med Pharm. Follow their Facebook page and visit medpharmok.com to find out why they are “Cannabis With a Cause.” 30% of profits go towards building no-kill animal shelters in the area. They have a wide selection o

In this episode we pay tribute to Eddie Van Halen. We are joined by 14 previous guests of our podcast, and each one shares early memories of Van Halen, ways EVH influenced them, favorite songs and albums, Alex Van Halen, encounters with Eddie, tour stories, and more. We share our thoughts to begin the episode, including our Top 10 favorite songs from both the DLR era and the Sammy Hagar era. This episode includes all new interviews with: Frank Hannon (Tesla / Frank Hannon Band) Damon Johnson (Thin Lizzy / Brother Cane / ex Black Star Riders) Page Hamilton (Helmet) Mark Slaughter (Slaughter) Mitch Perry (MPG / The Sweet / ex Cher / Talas) Robin McCauley (Black Swan / McAuley Schenker Group) Jim Wilson (Motor Sister / Mother Superior / ex Rollins Band) Eddie Veliz (Kyng) Mike Araiza (Healing the Fray / Frank Hannon Band) Tony Asta (Battlecross) Chris Hineline (The Midnight Devils / 3D in Your Face) CJ McClellan (Grind) Tyler Bryant (Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown) Mike Spreitzer (Devildriver) It was an hon

In this episode we are joined by Mercedes Lander. Mercedes talks about The White Swan’s new EP, not being able to perform live, how the pandemic changed the plans for the EP, love for Type O Negative, Silverchair, transitioning to the role of frontwoman as opposed to being the drummer, her history learning drums, guitar, piano, looking back at 20 years since Kittie’s debut, the future of Kittie, Helix, teaching yoga and spin, and more! We kick the episode off with the debut single from Enigma Experience, a look ahead to our Eddie Van Halen tribute episode, talk about AC/DC’s new single, and more. Thanks for listening, and please share! #podcast #thewhiteswan #kittie #allkillernofiller This episode is brought to you by DEB Concerts. Follow DEB on Facebook and Twitter to get updates on upcoming shows at the IDL Ballroom from John Corabi, Lita Ford and more! This episode is also brought to you by Med Pharm. Follow their Facebook page and visit medpharmok.com to find out why they are “Cannabis With a Cause.”

In this episode we are joined by Jeff Carlson of the Jeff Carlson Band. Jeff talks about the band’s cover of Foreigner’s Juke Box Hero, how Frank Hannon got involved, performing Tesla songs with Frank Hannon, working on the follow up to their EP, the band’s writing process, Robbie ---, working with RFL Records, a new song with Oz Fox on guitar, how REO Speedwagon and KISS made him want to be a musician, Black Oak Arkansas, love for Bon Jovi and Riche Sambora, seeing Skid Row before they got big, a shout out to an old venue in Tulsa, and a lot more! We kick the episode off with the new single from Mitch Perry Group, we talk AC/DC, and a look at the new Lynyrd Skynyrd film. Thanks for listening, and please share! #jeffcarlson #podcast #allkillernofiller This episode is brought to you by DEB Concerts. Follow DEB on Facebook and Twitter to get updates on upcoming shows at the IDL Ballroom from John Corabi, Rocket Science and more! This episode is also brought to you by Med Pharm. Follow their Facebook page

In this episode we are joined by Joe Cotela of DED. Joe talks about the band’s new music, their forthcoming album, what Kevin Churko brought to the band’s sound, how the pandemic changed the plans for the album, being uplifting on Twitter, writing lyrics, keeping his voice in shape, performing acoustically, playing music with Maria Brink, their binge watching choices of The Boys and Raised By Wolves, the ‘numetal’ label, the positive influence of music during these times, the impact Korn and Nirvana had on him, Marilyn Manson, Ego Kill Talent, In This Moment, tips on wearing a mask with a beard, and a lot more! We kick off the episode with the new single from Gravehuffer, we show some love for Tulsa Music Stream, talk AC/DC’s return, and more. Thanks for listening, and please share! This episode is brought to you by DEB Concerts. Follow DEB on Facebook and Twitter to get updates on upcoming shows at the IDL Ballroom from John Corabi and more! This episode is also brought to you by Med Pharm. Follow thei

In this episode we are joined by Zach Bair. Zach talks about his new EP “Ordinary Girl”, why proceeds are going towards American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the range of styles on the EP, his cover of a Neil Young’s classic, being a multi instrumentalist, where his passion for music came from, his company VNUE and everything they are doing to help artists become compensated more fairly, Disclive, Alice in Chains, Led Zeppelin, Gin Blossoms, Stone Temple Pilots, high praise for Boston, and a lot more! Thanks for listening, and please share! #podcast #zachbair #allkillernofiller This episode is brought to you by DEB Concerts. Follow DEB on Facebook and Twitter to get updates on upcoming shows at the IDL Ballroom from John Corabi and more! This episode is also brought to you by Med Pharm. Follow their Facebook page and visit medpharmok.com to find out why they are “Cannabis With a Cause.” 30% of profits go towards building no-kill animal shelters in the area. They have a wide selection of products, an