Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour

(S3E18) – Gjenferd
The Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour love this band’s debut record from 2024, and when their new one, titled Black Smoke Rising, was announced, it was top priority to talk to these guys about their amazing blend of 70s hard rock and prog, all tied together with some killer organ. So on this episode (S3E18), all the way from Bergen, Norway, Gjenferd joins the show!!! Jakob (keyboard/vocals) and Vegard (guitar/vocals) chat with us about the new record, what’s different this time for album two, the band’s origin story, what it’s like hauling Jakob’s equipment, how Vegard juggles two excellent bands (he is in the amazing Kryptograf too), and so much more. Black Smoke Rising rules (I gave it a 10 in my Musipedia of Metal review) so go check it out then please come listen to our discussion. 

(S3E17) – SPINA
A first for Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E17)! The amazing Bend, Oregon band SPINA played a song live on the show! I love these guys, and not only did they play my favorite song on their new release, EP One, they also chatted with me about the history of the band, their influences, how awesome the Oregon music scene is, and so much more. This was awesome and hopefully the start of having actual music on a Podcast about music.  Please go check Spina’s new, killer EP then come check out the interview!

(S3E16) – New Mexican Doom Cult
If you are like me, you woke up on the Friday the January Doom Charts dropped and were somewhat shocked to see what album landed at number one.  Not because it didn’t deserve it, but because of the mystery that surrounds the project. Well, we got you, because on this episode of Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E16), Nils from New Mexican Doom Cult joins us all the way from Gävle, Sweden. Nils was great, giving us the details on that number one record, Ziggurat, and so much more, including details on the (now) full band that includes members of a killer Swedish prog band some of you may know, where Nils gets his writing inspiration from, and we finally solve the mystery of that band name. Please check out Ziggurat then come check out our chat!!!

(S3E15) – SÖNUS
On this episode of Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E15), we have the killer trio SÖNUS join the show. The now full band has an absolutely killer record, Planes of Torment,  dropping on May 22 that is going to blow everyone away. If you don’t believe me, go directly to their Bandcamp page and check out the video for the first single, Pagan Woman, and try to tell me otherwise. David, Dave, Colin, Turbo, and I talk about the new record, swords, the making of the video, swords again, acting, The Cult, we break some cool news, and so much more.  Planes of Torment will be on your end of year list, so get in early, check out the video, then come and listen to our interview. 

Chuck Robinson (Trouble, Eric Wagner, Kulvera)
Anyone who knows me knows I am a huge Trouble fan, so to say it was an honor for Turbo and I to have Chuck Robinson on the show would be a major understatement.  Chuck spent some time in Trouble and in Eric Wagner’s solo band, and developed a great friendship with Eric over the years. Chuck was also instrumental in helping Ripple Music put out Eric’s last recorded song, now available on 7” and it is a beautiful way to honor Eric’s musical legacy, one of the main topics of this episode. Chuck had so many great stories to tell about back in the day with Trouble and his other work, but we are also looking to the future, discussing his new project that you will be hearing more about, Kulvera. Eric’s work means so much to me, and Chuck was so gracious with his time talking about so much great stuff..  Please check it out. 

(S3E13) – New Dawn Fades
I have been chatting with George Chamberlin (aka GFA) for years now, since his time as lead singer in Ritual Earth and right about the time he was dropping his solo project EP, titled Forever, under the name New Dawn Fades. Those four songs blew me away and showed so much potential for more. Today, we talk about that potential realized, as on this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E13), we have GFA and part of the New Dawn Fades full band experience as drummer Steve Roche and bassist Algar join to talk about the debut full-length record, LORES, that drops on March 25th and is ready for preorder now. We also cover influences, the Philadelphia scene, how this version of the band came together, and so much more. New Dawn Fades will be playing the Rich & Turbo HHH sponsored Tampa Doom and Gloom III, with an amazing set of bands over three days in November. Check all of this out!!!

(S3E12) – Riastrad
On this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E12), we have all four members of the Portland, Oregon doom band Riastrad join the show to discuss their new, killer, self-titled album that just dropped on February 6th. This is a must listen for all doom fans and for anyone who just loves heavy music, especially with out of this world vocals that Paige Parker delivers on these songs. We talk about the new record, the Portland scene, influences, and all of that good stuff. Paige, Damion, Todd, and Lance are great, so please check out the record then come listen to this!!!

(S3E11) – Hibernaut
On this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E11), Hibernaut returns to the show, and this time we get all four members. We don’t need any reason to talk to these guys because of how cool they are anyway, but in this case we do, and that is the earthshaking new split album they are releasing with Face Pulp (on the show soon!) via What’s Left Records on March 6th. However, today is Bandcamp Friday, and they just so happen to have some physical versions of the album (vinyl, CD, Taps, Bundles!) ready to preorder right now. SO GO BUY PHYSICAL VERSIONS OF THIS AND ALL THE OTHER BANDS YOU LOVE. Sorry to yell, but I really mean it. We discussed a bunch of other stuff too, including them playing the amazing HUFR Fest (April 24-26, get your tickets now!) The split rules, Hibernaut rules, please check this out.  

(S3E10) – Black Lung
On this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E10), we have Dave Cavalier and Elias Schutzman from Baltimore, Maryland’s Black Lung! The band has a new record dropping on March 6th, 2026 via Magnetic Eye Records titled Forever Beyond, and you really should go pre order it now because it is killer stuff. We talk about how the new record came to be, some of the band’s back story, Rich embarrasses himself with his take on Radiohead but maybe redeems himself a bit with his Beatles input, and guys show they are not shy to share their opinions of the state of the world today.  Listen to the new singles on Forever Beyond then come listen to our discussion.

(S3E9) – Hermano (full band and friends)
John Garcia, Dandy Brown, Mike Callahan, David Angstrom, Chris Leathers 
w/Rich & Turbo, JJ Koczan (The Obelisk), S. Patrick Brooks (Heavy Underground Farm Report) Tom Robbins (And Now The Band Podcast)
All discussing the new live Hermano record, Clisson, France (Live at Hellfest 2016) from Ripple Music, dropping on February 6,  and so much more. 
We are eternally grateful for everyone who took the time to talk with us and those who will listen. Thank you!!!