In this episode Kevin Codfert joins the podcast. Myrath’s longtime producer/session musician/writer is now a full time member of the band. Kevin talks about Myrath’s new album Karma, what goes into developing a song with orchestration / middle eastern elements and more, the band’s writing process, Progpower USA, learning Tunisian culture, the pande…

Mike and Tony talk about their new single ‘World’s On Fire’, their upcoming EP ‘Promise Land’, their upcoming tour with Angel, their personal connection to Angel’s music, Frank DiMino and Punky Meadows, working with artists like: Vinny Appice, Perry Richardson, and Bryan Keeling, the importance of supporting artists outside of streaming services, s…

In this episode Rickey Medlocke joins the podcast. Rickey talks about his new single “Never Run Out of Road”, working with the MMIW and what it means to him, writing and recording with Mark Woerpul, writing with Charlie Starr of Blackberry Smoke, more new RMB music, Rock the Cause records, performing Blackfoot songs, his deep brotherhood with Gary …

In this episode Corey Glover and Vernon Reid join the podcast. They talk about Living Colour celebrating 30 years of Stain, touring with Extreme, working on new Living Colour music, Corey’s new band Sonic Universe, working with Mike Orlando, recording with Run DMC / Jamaster Jay for the Judgement Night soundtrack, writing socially relevant music th…

In this episode Adrian Vandenberg joins the podcast. Adrian talks about his co-headline tour with Geoff Tate, playing in the US for the first time in over 30 years, Vandeberg’s recent album SIN, Mats Levin amazing vocals, crafting a guitar solo, writing the Whitesnake classic “Now You’re Gone”, David Coverdale, Jimmy Page, his friendship with Eddie…

In this episode Jeff Pilson joins the podcast. Jeff talks about Revolution Saints new album, Deen Castronovo’s voice, Alessandro Del Vecchio, the 3rd album from The End Machine (March 8th), George Lynch, Steve Brown, Girish Pradhan replacing Robert Mason, Dokken, the next album from Black Swan, the unheralded greatness of Robin McAuley, writing wit…

In this episode Jack Russell joins the podcast. Jack talks about the new Russell - Guns album, working with Tracii Guns, Alessandro Del Vicci, Serafino, Jack Russell’s Great White recent acoustic album, a possible acoustic rendition of a classic Great White album, a look back of the recording of Psycho City, 30 years of Sail Away, Great Zeppelin II…

In this episode Gus G joins the podcast. Gus talks about Firewind’s stellar new album, what Herbie Langhan has brought to Firewind over the past 2 albums, covering a classic by The Romantics, working with Dennis Ward as a producer and a vocalist, writing and titling instrumental music, tackling Randy Rhoads solos, Ozzy, Slash, Dream Evil, Joe Satri…

In this episode you get a look into Metallica in Saudi Arabia, Long Beach Dub All Stars in Japan, and Thunder Underground’s Excessively Late Top 23 albums of 2023. Did anyone ask for a ‘Best Of’ list this later? Probably not, but here we are anyway. The episode kicks off with talk about my recent trip to Japan, seeing LBDA at Life is Game, an aweso…

In this episode Brian Tatler joins the podcast. Brian talks about Saxon’s new album “Hell Fire & Damnation”, writing with Saxon, his first year in the band, working with Biff Byford, praise for Andy Sneap, his chemistry with Doug Scarrett, replacing a key part of Saxon in Paul Quinn, recent Diamond Head music and the possibility of new music in the…

In this episode we look back at some concerts this fall: Pantera and Dime Store Riot at Rocklahoma, Guns n Roses and Dirty Honey in Knoxville, ACDC at Power Trip, Job For a Cowboy and Scott Stapp at Blue Ridge Rock Fest, Les Claypool’s Flying Frog Brigade at Hulaween, and Jason joins me to talk about Glenn Hughes at The Granada in Dallas. Also, tak…

In this episode Blake Bedsaul returns to the podcast. Blake talks about Saul’s sophomore album, working with Kile Odell, writing lyrics, Zach Bedsaul, J.T. Ibanez, bringing his ideas to life in music videos, touring with Memphis May Fire, their tour with RED, the possibility of more new music already, seeing Mudvayne’s first show back, Shannon Gunz…

In this episode John Stowe joins the podcast. John and Trent have been to all 15 previous Rocklahoma’s and take a look back at some memories throughout the years, a look into the early days, the changes throughout the years, what keeps us coming back, talk a bit about this years lineup, Pantera, Phil Anselmo, Rob Zombie, Bush Crobot, KIX, Jesse Jam…

In this episode Glenn Hughes returns to the podcast. Glenn talks about this current tour celebrating 50 years of Deep Purple’s classic “Burn”, touring with Yngvwie Malmsteen, his early days in DP, the unrivaled genius of Jon Lord, performing a couple of their classic Purple songs live w/ David Coverdale and Whitesnake in 2015, writing with Joe Bonn…

The Voice of Rock, one of the greatest of all time, has returned to Thunder Underground (on his birthday no less!) to talk about his Deep Purple 50th anniversary tour, new Black Country Communion, his departure from the Dead Daisies, and a ton more! I put Glenn Hughes in the Top 5 all time rock vocalists, and it's an honor to speak to the Rock n Ro…

In this episode Peter Summit returns to the podcast. Peter talks about Crashing Wayward’s debut album “Listen!”, their album release event at The Industrial Sound in Vegas, having Shinedown acoustic open the show for them, Stacy David Blades, David Harris, Shon McKee, Carl Raether, writing, Mike Gilles, Ian Astbury, love for The Cult’s album “Beyon…

In this episode Chris McLernon joins the podcast. Chris talks about his new band Kinell, the idea behind starting a Thin Lizzy inspired band, writing with Collin DeBruhl, self producing, Phil Lynott. Shinedown: (Eric Bass mixing the album, Barry Kerch playing drums on the album, Brent Smith loving the album), Ricky Sanders, Eric Rickert, Marc Danze…

In this episode Jarvis Leatherby of Night Demon returns to the podcast. Jarvis talks about Night Demon’s new album “Outsider”, Armand John Anthony, the departure of Dusty Squires, the addition of Brian Wilson on drums, managing bands like Visigoth, Midnight and Satan, touring with Satan and Haunt, working with Steve Albini and Flemming Rassmussen, …

In this episode Jason returns to the podcast to talk new music and recent concerts. We discuss Ugly Kid Joe’s phenomenal set at Diamond Ballroom in OKC with Fozzy opening, Whitfield Crane’s amazing voice, a shout out to our guys in Let Slip the Dogs, the new ferocious album from Rancid, another masterpiece of rock n roll from Rivals Sons, a perfect…

In this episode Dime Store Riot joins the podcast. CJ and Paulette make their return, and Bryan and Adam make their debut. We talk about the formation of the band, writing process, why Adam waited so long to return to a band, Paulette pulling double duty with Fist of Rage, CJ and Bryan leaving Grind, their forthcoming music, Adam Woods at Oakwood S…

In this episode Jason returns to the podcast to help pay tribute to Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynyrd. We discuss when we started getting into Skynyrd, Gary's impact on some guitarists we love, his slide playing, Damon Johnson, Zakk Wylde, Jason relays a great story from Ian Moore, some live experiences of seeing Skynyrd, a lesser known stellar cov…

In this episode Phil Lewis returns to the podcast. Phil talks about LA Guns new album Black Diamonds, the virtuosity of Tracii Guns, the grittiness of Ace Von Johnson, the greatness of Johnny Martin, channeling Robert Plant on “Gonna Lose”, his long love for Alice Cooper, Donnie Vie. Rod Stewart, The Faces, the vast differences between recording no…

In this episode Deen Castronovo joins the podcast. Deen talks about Revclution Saints forthcoming 4th album, what the change to Joel Hoekstra and Jeff Pilson brings, Doug Aldrich and Jack Blades, Alessandro Del Vichio, Kyle Hughes, turning his life around and returning to Journey, his 35 year working relationship with Neal Schon, Journey Through Ti…

In this episode Terry Ilous joins the podcast. Terry talks about his new collaboration with Jack Russell on a Tom Petty classic, his new song with George Lynch and AON, working with Brett Carlisle, his time with Great White, new music from XYZ, Led Zeppelin, Don Henley, 40+ years in the music industry, Pat Fontaine, and a ton more! The episode kick…

In this episode Greg Upchurch of 3 Doors Down joins the podcast. Greg talks about the development of his new coffee shop Greg’s Rockin Goat Coffee, plans for the future of the coffee shop, his solo track he released during 2020, being a multi-instrumentalist, new music from 3 Doors Down, writing, Brad Arnold, his time working with Chris Cornell, El…

In this episode Pete Summit and Shon McKee from Crashing Wayward join the podcast. We talk about Crashing Wayward’s forthcoming debut album, the band’s formation and sound, Stacy David Blades, Carl Raether, working with Mike Gilies, RFK Media, working with Ron Keel (guest on episode 269), Eric Singer, Shon performing a song with KISS, Paul Stanley,…

In this episode we bring you two interviews: John Cusimano of Fast Land Animal and Eric Fraser of Corvus Lore join the podcast. First up, Eric Fraser talks about Corvus Lore’s upcoming sophomore album “Lucida”, writing guitar solos, recording direct to tape, Ryan Jones, Joe Cloutier, Mike Oneto, Valley of Fire Records, love for Night Moves, Guns n …

In this episodeJason returns to the podcast, We discuss the recent livestream from Megadeth: They Only Come Out at Night. This show at Budokan in Japan featured an appearance by Marty Friedman w/ Deth for the first time in 23 years. We speak about the live show, Friedman, Kiko, Dave Mustaine, the preshow documentary, and more. We also take a little…

In this episode Robin McAuley returns to the podcast. Robin talks about his new solo album “Alive”, working with Alessandro Del Vecchio, Andrea Seveso, Frontiers Music, Black Swan, Icons of Rock, performing with Andrew Freeman and Phil Soussan of Last in Line, Micheal Schenker, McAuley Schenker Group, touring, writing, and a ton more! The episode k…

In this episode Todd Kerns joins the podcast. Todd talks about his new band Heroes & Monsters, working with Will hunt and Stef Burns, switching between instruments live, performing with Slash, working with Myles Kennedy, love for Lemmy and Motorhead, performing with the Bruce Kulick Band, Bob Kulick, working with Brent Fitz, KISS, Paul Stanley, Ace…

In this episode Justin Foley of Killswitch Engage / Lybica joins the podcast. Justin talks about Lybica’s debut album, forming the band during the pandemic, playing guitar live, Chris Lane, Doug French, Joey Johnson, naming an instrumental song, writing, working with Metal Blade, Adam D’s thoughts on his guitar playing, pulling double duty opening …

In this episode Miljenko Matijevic joins the podcast. We talk about Steelheart’s 30th Anniversary album, recording new versions of hits like “We All Die Young”, his epic video for Trust in Love, singing in 14 different languages, his new feature movie, how he keeps his voice in shape, Tangled in Reins, his epic entrance at Rocklahoma 2008, a possib…

In this episode you get Thunder Underground’s Top 22 albums of 2022. The episode kicks off with talk about some near misses, then Trent then gets into the Top 22 countdown:Machine Head “Of Kingdom and Crown”Alter Bridge “Pawns and Kings”Michael Monroe “I Live to Fast to Die Young”Megadeth “The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!”Motor Sister “Get Off”Ze…

In this episode Jason returns to the podcast, and we look back at 1992 30 years later. The pivotal year in music saw a cross section of thrash, grunge, melodic, industrial and much more making its mark. We rank our top metal and hard rock albums of the year from bands like Faith No More, Alice in Chains, Pantera, Ugly Kid Joe, Warrant, Megadeth, Bl…

In this episode Josey Scott joins the podcast. Josey talks about his recent reunion with Saliva at Blue Ridge Rock Fest, his upcoming solo music, his shows with Brett Scallions of Fuel, his writing process, Wayne Sinny, Bobby Amaru Jr, being approached by other bands after he left Saliva, James Brown, working with WWE on songs for Chris Jericho / B…

In this episode Simons Daniels joins the podcast. Simon talks about Autograph’s new album “Beyond”, the loss of Randy Rand, Randy’s contributions to this album, Steve Unger of Metal Church stepping in, what Jimi Bell has brought to the band, his early days in the band, performing on the Monsters of Rock cruise, working with Frontiers Records, and a…

In this episode Mike Araiza and Amy Faithe join the podcast. Mike and Amy talk about their new project The Fa, their debut single “Don’t Forget This”, their writing process, building this new project, Bobby Ferrari, Mike’s transition from the world of hard rock and metal, their initial meeting at one of Amy’s performances, Whitnrey Houston, Periphe…

In this episode Arejay Hale joins the podcast. Arejay talks about Halestorm touring post pandemic, ReAnimate 4.0, his new project KemicalFire with Taylor Carroll, working with Taylor, Mike Patton, punk rock, Nine Inch Nails, his admiration for Wolfgang Van Halen, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Hawkins, Foo Fighters, Lady GaGa, Tommy Aldridge, his passion f…

In this episode Kenneth Brian joins the podcast. Kenneth talks about the new album “Keys to the Kingdom”, working with Mike Campbell, recording at Rancho De La Luna, Steve Ferrone, Tom Petty, his love for Cain’s Ballroom, Blackberry Smoke, Lucinda Williams, his writing process, playing festivals, Austin, Paul McCartney, Billy Gibbons, Marcus King, …

In this episode Russell Allen joins the podcast. Russell talks about the new album from Allen/Olzon, working with Magnus Karlsson, sharing vocals with Annette Olzon, Symphony X returning to the live stage this summer, new music from Symphony X, doing cover songs with Adrenaline Mob, Duran Duran, Heart, Disturbed, Johnny Cash, Nine Inch Nails, Iron …

This episode is a tribute to the loss of Dave Sherman. It starts with Trent paying tribute to Dave, and then we bring the Nov 2015 interview with Dave, Wino and Ed of Spirit Caravan. The 30 minute interview is a look at Spirit Caravan's return, as well as many great stories from Wino and Dave. Thanks for listening, and please share! #podcast #daves…

In this episode both Sam Spade Morris (The Midnight Devils) and Doug Burgess (DEB Concerts) return to the podcast. Sam Morris then talks about The Midnight Devils new album, working with Chip Z’Nuff, touring with Enuff Z’Nuff and Pretty Boy Floyd, Steve Summers, what Jimmy Mess means to the band, covering Loverboy, returning to Rocklahoma, DED, Ava…

In this episode Anthony Apello joins the podcast. Anthony talks about Six Gun Sal’s album ‘Rebels and Rogues’, working with Timothy Eaton, having female backup vocalists in the band, covering Nazereth, becoming a vocalist later in life, writing, creating the band’s sound, Lynryrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet, Guns n Roses, touring, a possible live album,…

In this episode we bring you two interviews, Chas West and Dale Lytle both join the podcast. First up, Chas talks about his band West Bound, Roy Z, Torbjorn “T-Bone” Andersson, Dave “Chili” Moreno, upcoming tour and next album, working with Frontiers Records, Resurrection Kings, Vinny Appice, Craig Goldy, Sean McNabb, writing, adapting to different…

In this episode John Waite joins the podcast. John talks about his new EP, recording Bob Dylan’s “Masters of War”, his writing process, performing recently with Kings of Chaos at Indy 500, Matt Sorum, Gilby Clarke, why he never joined a band again after Bad English, The Baby’s, James Hetfield of Metallica, his upcoming tour with Rick Springfield an…

In this episode Michael Monroe joins the podcast. The Finnish legend discusses his new album “I Live to Fast to Die Young”, the band’s writing process, playing acoustic gigs, Hanoi Rocks, Slash recording a solo on the new album, opening for GNR recently, Axl Rose, his relationship with Sami Yaffa, Rich Jones, the high quality of music coming from S…

In this episode James Durbin joins the podcast. James talks about the new band Cleanbreak and their debut album “Coming Home”, working with Mike Flyntz (Riot), Perry Richardson (Stryper) and Robert Sweet (Stryper), writing with Alessandro Del Vecchio, working with Frontiers, his album “The Beast Awakens”, getting kudos from Rich Ward, meeting and p…

In this episode Frank Hannon returns to the podcast for the 4th time. Frank talks about new music from Tesla, touring, producing Tesla music, Steve Brown’s addition to the live show, writing with Jeff Keith, Brian Wheat, looking back on Shock working with Phil Collen, Def Leppard, JT Loux filling in for Dave Rude, working with JT and other young ar…

In this episode Nathan James joins the podcast. Nathan talks about the fantastic new album from Iconic, working and singing with Michael Sweet (Stryper), the band’s writing and recording process, Tommy Aldridge, Alessandro Del Vecchio, Serafino Perugino, Frontiers Records, Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake), Trans Siberian Orchestra, working on the next In…

In this episode Jim Wilson returns to the podcast. Jim talks about the new Motor Sister album “Get Off”, the progression of the new music from “Ride”, Scott Ian’s influence on some of the new songs, working with Scott Ian and Jay Ruston in the studio, Pearl’s vocals and harmonies, John Tempesta, Joey Vera, performing at Welcome to Rockville, Motor …