Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour

(S3E51) – Auralayer
Back in 2023, this band put out their killer debut, Thousand Petals, that I just loved. Now, the Greenville, South Carolina trio Auralayer is back with full length number two, titled Into The Aura Lair, which takes their awesome version of grunge/stoner/sludge/psych to a whole new level. So on this episode of Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E51), we welcome Thomas, Jake, and Harold to the show to talk about their killer new record that is dropping on December 4th (first single on Bandcamp NOW!) as well as the band’s influences, working with Phillip Cope (Kylesa) on the boards, and so much more, including a Days of the New Green album love session with Rich and Jake. Please check out the single, pre order the album, then come listen to our chat!

(S3E50) – Planet Desert Rock Preview w/ John Gist
In what is becoming a yearly tradition for the show, for this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour, we speak with John Gist, mastermind of Planet Desert Rock. We cover all of the bands that will venture to Las Vegas for Planet Desert Rock Weekend VII, happening January 28- 31, 2027 at The Usual Place. Sasquatch! Greenleaf! Mothership! ASG! REZN! Steak! Sergeant Thunderhoof! Gozu! Florist! Check out our chat, then plan your trip to Vegas!

(S2E10) – Back In The Late 1900s w/Jay & Rich: Dug Pinnick from King’s X
One of my top five favorite bands of all time is King’s X, and on this episode Jay and I got to speak with Dug Pinnick for 75 minutes, which is still pretty unbelievable to type. We talk about so much, including some of his amazing side projects and, of course, King’s X. Dug is so great, and this is a bucket list level guest, so please check this out. If you are a fan you will love this, if you are new to the band, you will soon see why King’s X and Dug are the best.
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(S3E49) – Heavy Temple & Crystal Spiders
A first for Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E49), as two of our favorite bands join the show. Both Brenna from Crystal Spiders and Nighthawk from Heavy Temple chat with me about a whole bunch of things, but mostly their joint Crystal Temple Tour happening this October, including a stop at our friend Jason Doome’s amazing Grand Rapids Doom Fest. We cover so much ground about both bands, like DIY ethos, touring, how great Amos Rifkin is, and so much more. I use the word interview loosely here, as we just all talk a lot about whatever. This was one of my favorites ever (my face still hurts from laughing) so please listen and go see the bands if they are anywhere near you in October!!!

(S3E48) – Jason Doome w/ a Grand Rapids Doom Fest III Preview 
One of my favorite people in the scene joins me for this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E48), as Jason Doome comes to talk about Grand Rapids Doom Fest III, for which he is the founder and curator. The event is Saturday, October 10, 2026, starting at 2:00 PM at The Pyramid Scheme in Grand Rapids, Michigan and has become a staple in the heavy underground fest annual schedule. Come check out Jason and I talking about all sorts of stuff, including the bands playing and how everyone can check out the show live, without leaving the comfort of your home. If you are within a couple hundred miles you really should go if you can…because the lineup is pretty awesome and Jason rules. 

(S3E47) – Mothertomb
The best part of this show for me is that I get to talk to the bands releasing music today that I love. It is even more fun when I get four music nerds to not only talk about their music, but also the bands that are  important to them as musicians and as people. I get to do this with all four members of the killer band from Michigan, Mothertomb, on the latest episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E47). Our main topic of discussion is their amazing debut record, Dying To Live, which is a must hear and will be one of my favorites of the year, but we get into all sorts of stuff, like the band’s history and the music that shaped them, including some very cool stories about one of my favorites, Type O Negative. We get to see a bunch of tattoos too. We had so much fun and could have talked for hours. It was an honor to do the first ever interview with the band. Go buy Dying To Live, listen to it a few times, then come check out our chat. 

(S3E46) – Stay Dead! (Ryan Garney)
It is unbelievable that we have never had Ryan Garney (High Desert Queen, duh) on the show before, but the stars had just never aligned…until now, as the man himself joins to talk about his new project dropping their debut record today, July 24, via Ripple Music, Stay Dead! So, on this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E46), Ryan tells us all about this very special project, titled Beneath the Weight of Worlds, a project founded by U.S. Army veteran Christopher Borrelli, and the story of how and why this band came to be. We talk about all sorts of other stuff, including diving deep into Beneath the Weight of Worlds and all the guests who appear on it (Matt Pike, anyone?), some other stuff Ryan has been up to (you guys hear the Plaindrifter record yet?), and he even teases some other cool things on the horizon. Ryan is the best, and this new project is special (and amazing), so go check out Stay Dead!, buy it, then come check out our discussion.

(S3E45) – Morrison Graves
On this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E45), we have Gary and Ryan from the Portland collective Morrison Graves join the show. I loved their 2022 record, Division Rising, but was not sure if it was a one off or if Morrison Graves was a long term project…their new (and killer) EP, Under the Weight of Gravity, which dropped on July 17th, answers that for us in the best way possible. If you have not heard of the band, the closest comparison I would give would be The Black Angels, but these guys are their own thing for sure. We talk about the band, the new material, concept albums, the band name, which we get out of the way quickly, and so much more. Morrison Graves is great and there is a lot of cool stuff to come from them, so check out Under the Weight of Gravity then come listen to our interview.

(S3E44) – Coffin Hunters
One of my favorite things about doing this show is learning about local scenes and other bands I may not have heard of before. When I spoke with Jonny from Soft Curse about the Santa Rosa, CA scene, the first band he mentioned is the band featured on this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E44), as Brian Crites from Coffin Hunters joins the show.  Brian and I discuss the band’s new record, Cosmic Dawn, that drops today, July 17, and its rules, especially if you dig some killer proto/classic metal/NWOTHM. We talk about Cosmic Dawn, the band’s history,  as well as the record release show coming up with Soft Curse and Glowing Brain on July 18th. Go check out the new record, but the vinyl, then come back and listen to our chat. 

(S3E43) – Shadow Of Jupiter
July 10th, 2026 has some pretty amazing records dropping, so make sure you do not miss the AOTY candidate from the guests on this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E43), all four members of Chicago’s Shadow Of Jupiter! We have a lot to talk about, and boy do we talk a lot, but we especially cover that AOTY candidate, Bones, their second record and debut on Ripple Music, that is simply killer. We get deep into Bones and a bunch more, even the Chicago Bears stadium gets worked into our chat. I love these guys and I love the new record, so go check out Bones then check out our interview.