The Heavy Desert Podcast

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The Lunar Effect Dec 09, 2025

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Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Josh Neuwford and Brett Halsey of the band The Lunar Effect, who recently released their latest album, Fortune’s Always Hiding, on October 24 that is amazing! We talk all about it, their influences, the backstory of the band and much more! Make sure to tune in and subscribe!

Call of the Beast Radio - Drew Dupuis Dec 04, 2025

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Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Drew Dupuis, host of The Call of the Beast Radio Hour on The Rage Online. Drew’s hour long program plays music straight from the heavy underground and we talk all about it! We talk about some of the bands that got him into the genre, some of his favorite albums from this year and much more! For a show only in its infancy (about 5 months) Drew has big plans to help spread the word of this amazing scene! Tune in & subscribe!

Concerts With Chris - Chris McGowan Dec 02, 2025

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Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast the show welcomes back our concert correspondent Chris McGowan for another Concerts With Chris Episode. We talk about a lot of the shows Chris has been to in the last few months, including Ripplefest, Castle Rat, Pink Fuzz, The Sword, Wolfdozer, Black Sunrise, Bonehawk, Kal-El and many more! We also talk about what he’s looking forward to in the upcoming months. He also talks about how to help out the scene and some of the local venues. Tune in and subscribe!

The Heavy Eyes Nov 26, 2025

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Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Path to Planet Desert Rock Weekend continues as I welcome Tripp Shumake and Eric Garcia of The Heavy Eyes, who will be performing at next year’s fest. Tripp and Eric talk about their influences, the scene in Memphis, their upcoming European tour in 2026, and possibly a new album coming up next year as well! We dig into a lot and you won’t want to miss it! Tune in and subscribe!

Winds of Neptune Nov 25, 2025

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Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Ross Westerbur, Kevin Roberts and Mike Alonso of the band Winds of Neptune. Winds of Neptune dropped its debut self-titled album on November 21st and it is flat out amazing! We dig into their influences, their history in the music industry before they formed Winds of Neptune, their backstory of jamming in Kevin’s basement doing covers to where they are now with the release of their new album, and Ross even drops some sage wisdom for those that wanna take the next big step if they’re in a band. We cover all kinds stuff and you won’t want to miss it! Tune in and subscribe!

Westing (Formerly Slow Season) Nov 24, 2025

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Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Path to Planet Desert Rock Weekend continues as I welcome Daniel Rice and Cody Tarbell of the band Westing (formerly known as Slow Season), who will be playing at next year’s fest. Daniel and Cody talk about their influences, the backstory of the band, some of the side projects they’ve been involved with, their plans for the future and much more! Make sure to tune in & subscribe!

Verona Florrist Nov 20, 2025

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Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Joe Narducci guitarist, vocalist and founding member of the Toronto based band Verona Florrist to the show. These guys just released their self titled, debut album on October 1st, and it is amazing! Joe talks about starting this new band after being with another band for several years, about the creative process, and he has a pretty funny story about coming across the Canadian/American border in which he was told to BRING some “substances” with him next time. At only 27 years old, Joe brings a much welcomed youthfulness to the scene! We covered so much and I had a great time chatting with him and I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did. Make sure to tune in & subscribe!

Midwest Doom Coalition - Shane Murray Nov 18, 2025

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Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Shane Murray, co-founder of the Midwest Doom Coalition (MDC). The MDC was the brainchild of Shane and Lance Kük Collier to bring together bands in the heavy underground to make it easier for them to get out there to play shows and help promote their music. Shane talks about his influences, his stories of seeing shows at The Outhouse in Lawrence, Kansas, the history of the MDC, what he envisions for the future and much more. Including some of the performers for next year’s MDC Festival! Make sure to tune in and subscribe!

Supercollider Nov 13, 2025

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Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Rolf Hansen, Jens Krebbenhøft, and Kaspar Madsen of the Danish stoner rock band Supercollider. Their debut EP, Soundwaves, was nine years in the making and was #12 on the September Doomcharts. We delve into that, their influences and what’s on the horizon for this great band, including some possible new music. So make sure to tune in and subscribe!

Igor Sydorenko - Stoned Jesus Nov 12, 2025

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Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Igor Sydorenko of the band Stoned Jesus to the show. Stoned Jesus released its latest album, Songs to Sun, on September 19th and it placed #4 on the September Doomcharts. We talk all about that, playing in Australia and Mexico for the first time, and he also gives us his personal Top 5 albums among so much more! So make sure to tune in and subscribe!

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