Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour

Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S2E80) – Mordbear

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. Erik, Nico, 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!

Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S2E79) – Ravine

(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!

Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E78) - Scene Chat w/JJ Koczan

(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!

Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S2E77) – The Oil Barons

(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!

Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S2E76) – Daytripper (Returns!)

(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!

Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S2E75) – The Gray Goo

(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!!!

Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S2E74) – Cattlemass

(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.

Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S2E73) – Black Sabbitch

(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!

Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S2E72) – Tampa Doom & Gloom Fest Preview

(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!

Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S2E71) – Black Tongue Reverend

(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.