Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour

(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.

(S2E67) - Solace
 
On this episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E67), we have Tommy Southard and Justin Daniels from the legendary Solace join the show! Solace just had their masterpiece and genre-defining album, Further, repressed and remastered for its 25th anniversary via Magnetic Eye Records and the guys came on the show to talk about that and so much more, including the new material the band is currently working on the the studio, some history of the band, what it was like recording Further back in 2000, how the guys get their singer to add more keys to their tracks, and Tommy and Rich vent on their NY Giants fandom. The Brink is the record that got me (Rich) back into heavy rock again, so it was fun to chat about that amazing record too. This interview was so much fun, so please enjoy it!!!
 

(S2E66) – Mezzoa
On this episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E66), Nacho Maldonado from San Diego heavy rockers Mezzoa joins the show.  The new Mezzoa record rules…it’s called TON 618 and you can get all sorts of crazy vinyl variants of this ripper from Glory or Death Records. Nacho was so cool to give us all the time he did to talk about the new record, his career, being in the Lifers movie, his SoCal Heavy Jam Festival coming next month, and so much more. Nacho and Rich even geek out on The Smiths and Alice Donut.  Check out TON 618, then come back and listen to the interview.

(S2E64) – Pale Horse Ritual
On this episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E64), Paco and Will from the ultra-evil Canadian heavy psych doomsters Pale Horse Ritual join the show. The guys are on to discuss their upcoming new record, Diabolic Formation, dropping on November 28th, 2025, courtesy of Black Throne Productions, just in time to creepy out everyone south of the Canadian border on American Thanksgiving. We discuss Diabolic Formation in depth and how it got to sound as amazing as it does, as well as topics like Paco’s writing style and influences, how this version of the band came together, the name change, some equipment talk, and so much more. The record is a top 10 AOTY candidate, so do not miss this. We had a minor video glitch, but don’t let that keep you from watching and make sure you check out the singles that have already dropped for Diabolic Formation.

(S2E64) – Stone Machine Electric
Given that the record comes out tomorrow and given how killer it is, I wanted everyone to hear this interview right before the record drops, so…on this episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E64), we talk to Texas trio Stone Machine Electric, who have their amazing new record, Faces, brought to us by Argonauta Records, dropping on Sept. 26th, 2025. This is their most straight-ahead (for them) rock record so far and takes their psych/stoner/doom/everything to new levels of cool. We even learn what a HC-TT is. Check out our chat, preorder the record, and check out the singles before the record drops tomorrow. You will not be disappointed for sure.

(S2E63) – Star Beast
On this episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E63) we have all four members of Toronto, Canada’s Star Beast join the show! Their self-titled debut that dropped last year via Black Throne Productions was one of the surprises of 2024, and now the band is back with a new single and video, Everything Is Gone, that continues the awesomeness of their first record. We talk about a whole bunch of stuff, including what’s coming up next for the band and so much more.  There may also be a John Taylor from Duran Duran love fest at one point If you have not heard their album from last year, change that immediately, then come back and check this out. Please excuse the minor technical issues and enjoy!!!

(S2E62) – Friendship Commanders
On this episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E62) we talk to Buick and Jerry from Friendship Commanders! The duo is dropping their new record, BEAR, via Magnetic Eye Records, on October 10th, 2025, and it needs to be heard by all because it is so great. We talk all about BEAR and how it came to be, the recording process with the genius of Kurt Ballou, what it was like to work with Steve Albini, what touring will look like for the record, the band’s influences, including how much both Rich and Buick love the band Belly, and so much more. We even covered Buick’s solo project, Adult Child, that came out earlier this year. Friendship Commanders the band rule and the people are even better.  Please check it out!!!

(S2E61) – Warcoe
On this episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E61), Stefano from Italian doom trio Warcoe joins the show! The band has a new record, their first for Ripple Music and their third overall, Upon Tall Thrones, coming out on September 26th and it is killer.  We chat about the new record, how the band got connected with Ripple, Stefano’s love of black metal and Italian horror, and so much more. Go preorder the record then come back and listen to the interview as Stefano was great to talk with about all things heavy.

(S2E60) – Idol Lord
On this episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E60), from the high deserts of Quartz Hill, California, Idol Lord joins the show! Back in January Idol Lord released their killer album, The Other Side, via Glory or Death Records to critical acclaim. The band joins the show to talk about what was and what will be, with BREAKING NEWS of what’s coming next for the desert riff masters.  You will not want to miss this one so please check it out!

(S2E59) – Stoned Jesus
On this episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E59), the guys talk to Igor Sydorenko from Stoned Jesus! Igor is a music nerd like us, and he was so great in giving us all the details on part one of the new Stoned Jesus trilogy. Part one of the story, Songs To Sun, comes out on September 19th, 2025 via Season of Mist and whoa is it great. We talk about the upcoming trilogy and get into details about the songs on Songs To Sun, as well as discussing the new version of Stoned Jesus including the new band members, Igor’s influences, what it means and how it is perceived by others being a band from Ukraine, why setlists matter, and so much more. Igor even breaks some news about how the three records connect across the trilogy. Igor is great, so please check out our chat and get the new record when it drops.