(S2E87) – River Cult November is starting off with a heavy and trippy blast, so on the latest episode of Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S2E87) we talk with Sean and Anthony from New York heavy psych rippers, River Cult.  We talk to the guys about their new amazing record, High Anxiety, which dropped on Nov. 7th and will be for sure on the top of my list this month, as well as other topics like the Brooklyn psych scene, influences, how the band writes, Sean’s approach to lyrics, and Anthony and Rich nerd out on Long Island and NYC Hardcore. The new River Cult record is amazing, so go buy it and then check out this interview!

After speaking with Kaleb Riser of Toledo, Ohio’s Black Moon Cult on the latest episode of Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S2E86), my faith that rock and roll is not dead and will continue on with the next generation has been restored. Kaleb came on the show to discuss BMC’s debut record, Ophidian Future (The Children of Yig), brought to us via Black Doomba Records. The dude knows more about rock music than people twice his age and we had so much fun chatting about every generation of rock we could make it a recurring segment.  Please check out our chat and do not miss the debut record from Black Moon Cult.

(S2E85) – Obsidian Sea I was recently asked to list my five favorite active heavy underground bands. After a long internal debate, the band on the latest episode of Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S2E85), София, Bulgaria’s Obsidian Sea, was featured prominently on that list. If you don’t know these guys you should, as their last record, 2022’s Pathos, brought to us from Ripple Music, was pretty much perfect. So, I thought what better to have one of my favorite bands on the show to spread the word on how great they are and what they are currently up to. Please go grab their stuff, especially the last to releases on Ripple, then come back and check out our chat

(S2E84) – Wolftooth On the latest episode of Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S2E84), Indiana’s Wolftooth joins the show! 4/5 of the band gave us their time to discuss their triumphant return to Ripple Music in the form of their fourth record, Wizard’s Light, dropping on Nov. 21, 2025 and if you love Wolftooth like we do you are going to be blown away. We discuss the new material, the journey back to Ripple, how the band writes, and so much more. Wolftooth is one of the bands that brought me back to the heavy underground, so please check out their stuff then come listen to our interview.

(S2E83) – Midwest Doom Coalition On the latest episode of Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S2E83), we chat with Shane and Lance, the founders and curators of the Midwest Doom Coalition! We discuss all the cool stuff they are doing for the heavy underground scene in the Midwestern US and really across the globe.  These guys are doing amazing work, so come check out what the MDC is all about!

(S2E82) – And I Become Death On the latest episode of Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S2E82), Paul Genet from post metal/death doom band And I Become Death joins the show. We discuss the band and their newest EP, Dies Irae I, in all of its heavy glory, and talk about their two upcoming festival appearances at both Stoned Riff Revival 2025 taking place at Tribble's Bar in Piedmont, SC on November 15 with a bunch of other cool NC/SC/GA bands and playing day 2 of the amazing second annual Tampa Doom and Gloom Fest. Paul also hints on his love of 90s hardcore, which is definitely going to be another episode. Go check out And I Become Death’s stuff then come back and listen to our chat!

(S2E81) – Bog Wizard On the latest episode of Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S2E81), Harlen Linke from Bog Wizard joins the show!!! Harlen dropped by to discuss the trio’s new record, Satanik Panik, that drops fittingly on Halloween and is next level stuff from the band. We get into all sorts of stuff, including how the new record came to be, the role D&D plays in the band, we share hitting deer stories, and so much more. Go check out Satanik Panik and then come listen to our discussion and enjoy!

S2E80) – Mordbear On the latest episode of Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S2E80), Portland, OR trio Mordbear joins the show!!! The guys chatted with us about a bunch of cool stuff, including details on their amazing EP that dropped back in June. Tim, Nick, and Tyler also discussed their past bands and influences, what’s coming with their next release, and why there are no doom bands with a stand-up bass. You may have missed this EP when it first dropped, but you have time to fix that issue right now.  Enjoy!

(S2E79) – Ravine On the latest episode of Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S2E79), the show lives up to its name and welcomes the twin guitar attack of Justin and Nico from Ravine to the show! Ravine dropped their killer bomb of heavy, Chaos and Catastrophes, on the world via Ripple Music a couple of months ago and whoa boy does it crush. We talk about the record, what it’s like to write and record with two guitarists, the band’s influences, the Portland scene, and a bit about Nico’s other band, Robots of the Ancient World. Justin’s other band, SkullDozer, have been on the show before so this is old hat for him, but this chat was just as fun as our last.  Check out the holy heavy of Ravine then come listen to our discussion!

(S2E78) - Scene Chat w/JJ Koczan On the latest episode of Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S2E78) the great JJ Koczan, main man from one of, if not THE, number one source for Heavy Underground music news, The Obelisk, joins the show to talk about the state of the scene and so much more. Check it!

(S2E77) – The Oil Barons On the latest episode of Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S2E77) we talk to the amazing L.A. band The Oil Barons! These oil boys dropped their latest epic, the aptly titled Grandiose, that landed nicely on the September Doom Charts at spot 18. The record is something to behold, and these guys are so fun to chat with about so many topics, with some of Rich’s favorite things like The Simpsons and Twin Peaks getting some air time.  We even had a surprise interview crasher who you may recognize from another popular heavy underground channel.  The Oil Barons are awesome and more people need to know all about the band, so please check out our chat, then go buy their album!

(S2E76) – Daytripper (Returns!) On the latest episode of Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S2E76), we have the heavy and mysterious desert Sages from Daytripper join the show, returning to discuss their new and Amazing EP, The Alchemist, which drops on Friday, October 24th.  This time we have four of the Sages, as the Pirate Sage and the newest member of the band, the Warrior Sage joins the show along with the Scribe Sage and Rogue Sage (hopefully the other new member, the Seer Sage, will join us for our next palaver).  The Sages tell us all about The Alchemist, the band’s journey across the barren wasteland to Maryland Doom Fest, opening up for Castle Rat, and so much more. I love bringing the Sages on…Daytripper rules so please check on the new EP and our new chat!

(S2E75) – The Gray Goo On the latest episode of Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S2E75) we talk to the stoner prog trio out of Montana, The Gray Goo! All three members of the band joined us to talk about the band and their latest record Cabin Fever Dreams, which is a wild and fun ride. Artists like Zappa, Mr. Bungle, and Primus come up in our discussion as well as this being the most prog episode of the show ever, with everyone from Rush, to King Crimson, to ELP getting a mention. Rich seems fascinated with Montana, so he asks a bunch of questions about where the band resides as well as the origin of all of their great artwork. The guys are super cool and the record is great, so check it all out!!!

(S2E74) – Cattlemass If anyone questions if there are any good new bands out there, you need to listen to episode S2E74, where on the Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour we talk to Chris Price from the new L.A. band Cattlemass. Chris and crew bring the old school, raw 70s proto doom vibes on their debut record, Alpha 1128, dropping on Oct. 24, 2025 via Seeing Red Records. Chris tells us all about the new record, where his doomy side originated from, how he got the record to sound so amazing, details about the super cool videos that go with the record, and so much more. Plus, you can learn some very cool history on the show. Check out the interview and definitely check out Alpha 1128, it is a debut and maybe even album of the year candidate.

(S2E73) – Black Sabbitch For our 100th episode (S2E73), we have Emily Burton (guitar) and Angie Scarpa (drums) of the amazing Black Sabbitch!!! If you have not heard the band’s take on the Sabbath classics, then you are certainly in for a treat, especially given that finally, after 13 years as a band, their fans' requests have been answered in the form of a physical record, Unrest In The West, brought to us from Ripple Music, and dropping on November 7th, 2025. This live-in-a-studio-with-a-crowd record is the perfect example as to why the band has headlined major festivals, played for 80,000 people, and was once requested by the late Prince of Darkness himself to play at one of his shows. We talk about so many cool things, break some news about more upcoming Sabbitch stuff and about Emily’s other band, the legendary Fireball Ministry, share Paul Stanley stories, talk about Sabbath nerds (all of us), and so much more. Please check it out!

(S2E72) – Tampa Doom & Gloom Fest Preview On this episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E72), We talk all things Tampa Doom & Gloom Fest II with Tommy Stewart from Black Doomba records, who is one of the sponsors of the event, and with two performers, Eric Bigelow from EMBR who will be performing for the 2nd time, and Dee Calhoun, who just dropped his amazing “outlaw americana” record, Angry Old Man, and will be bringing his acoustic doom to the stage as well. The 2nd annual Tampa Doom & Gloom fest will be taking place on November 1-2 at Deviant Libation in Tampa and includes Bask, Electric Mud, Hollow Leg, Rich’s new favorite band Florist, Doomsday Profit, and dozens more. See you there!

(S2E71) – Black Tongue Reverend On this episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E71), We talk to Eric Tulip from the Albany, NY hard rock band Black Tongue Reverend!  Eric sat down with us to discuss the trio’s new record, Upstate Of Mind, which is outstanding. We talk all stuff BTR and get into some areas that we don’t usually get into, like The Grateful Dead and Jam bands and Eric’s interesting take on listening to music. We had a great time talking to Eric, so if you don’t know Black Tongue Reverend go check out all their stuff, then come back and listen to our chat.

On this episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E70), We have Rich’s New Favorite band, Florist! The Tampa stoner/psych/space rock band just launched their new record, Adrift, and oh boy is it amazing. All four members of the band joined the show to talk about their amazing new record, the upcoming Tampa Doom and Gloom Fest, the band’s inspirations and origin story, and so much more. I love these guys and there are huge things on the way for Florist, so go check out their stuff then come back and listen to our interview.

(S2E69) – Black Tusk On this episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E69), Andrew and Scary from Savannah, Georgia’s sludge punk masters Black Tusk join the show! The Season of Mist band dropped their latest record, The Way Forward, last year and boy does it rip. We talk about that album, what’s coming up next for the band, their current tour, and the guys drop a few hints on when to expect new material. We also have a spirited lovefest around the Richmond band Avail and Andrew’s dog Darby even makes an appearance. Check it!!!

(S2E68) – Bask On this episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E68) we talk to Scott Middleton, drummer for the amazing band out of Asheville, NC, Bask! Bask just dropped their album of the year candidate, The Turning, a few weeks ago and it is just so great. Scott told us all about the record and so much more, including some shows coming up, a major award win, his and the band's influences, and so much more.  We had some minor technical glitches, but this was a great discussion about an awesome record from an amazing band.