The Heavy Desert Podcast
I talk all things in the heavy/desert/stoner rock genre. Interviews, recommendations, concert reviews. Discover a whole new world of rock music with me, your host, Dan Sierras.
Episodes
On today’s episode of The Heavy Desert Podcast The Road To Ripplefest Texas continues as I welcome Ben Foerg and Josh Loney of The Absurd who will be performing at this year’s festival. They talk about how they first met (while tripping on acid), the creative process, how one of Josh’s pedals melted at a previous Ripplefest, Miley Cyrus’ Party In The USA and much, much more! It was such a fun conversation, you won’t w...
On today’s episode of The Heavy Desert Podcast Lucas Kelpa and Douglas Labigalini of the band Red Mess join the show. We talk about their influences, creative process, why they moved from their lifetime home in Brazil to Germany, and their amazing new album Hi Tech Starvation that comes out August 1st. I debut an exclusive track from the album that you’ll only hear on the podcast. Tune in and subscribe!
On today’s episode of The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Larry Hundertmark, Pete Ross and Rob McKinney of the band The Phantom Eye to the show. A trio out of Brooklyn, New York, they bring a unique sound to the heavy underground. We talk about their influences, how the band came together, about their latest EP, Cymatic Waves, and about their unique live performances and much more! Make sure to tune in and subscribe!
On today’s episode of The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome JJ Koczan, the man behind the premier website of the heavy underground, The Obelisk. He talks about what he did before starting The Obelisk, his recent trip to Freak Valley Festival, some of his favorite memories from shows and much more! And the Artist Spotlight returns after missing a couple episodes with the band Velvet Grave. So make sure to tune in and subs...
On today’s episode of The Heavy Desert Podcast The Road To Ripplefest Texas continues as I welcome my friend of 35 years to the show. Ryan Weaver and I share our experience from last years amazing event, from where we stayed, the venues, some of the performances and share some stories of some of the great people we met while we were there. If you’re on the fence about going and haven’t purchased your tickets yet, you ...
On today’s episode of The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Mark Richard of The Jam Yeti Music Blog as we countdown our Top 10 albums of the second quarter of 2025! It was another amazing three months of music so tune in to hear what we thought was the cream of the crop! We also read off a few listener top 10s, give a few honorable mentions and tell you what we’re looking forward to hearing this upcoming quarter. Subscri...
On today’s episode of The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Otu & Riku of the band Kaiser. They released their second full length album 2nd Sound earlier this year and it ROCKS!! We talk about that, some of their influences, an adventure (or should I say misadventure) at Planet Desert Rock Weekend in 2019, and much more!! Make sure to tune in and subscribe!
On today’s episode The Road To Ripplefest Texas continues to run through The Heavy Desert Podcast as I welcome Kyle Juett of the band Mothership! Kyle talks about his influences, the evolution of the band, playing with his brother, shares some stories from the road and much more! Take a trip on the Ship, you won’t wanna miss it! Tune in and subscribe!
On today’s episode The Road To Ripplefest Texas continues to run through The Heavy Desert Podcast as I welcome Jason Busiek & Ben McDowell of the band Desert Suns who will be performing at this year’s festival. We talk about their influences, their latest album Edge of the Sky that was number one on the December 2024 Doomcharts and much more. So be sure to tune in and subscribe!
On today’s episode of The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Ben, Marius & Patrick of Organic Destruction out of Hachenburg, Germany. They have a new heavy album coming out on June 27, titled Prophets of Cthulhu that is awesome! We talk about that and a lot more. Plus, I have an exclusive track from the album that you’ll only hear on The Heavy Desert Podcast until the new album drops! So make sure to tune in and subsc...
On today’s episode The Road to Ripplefest Texas continues to run through The Heavy Desert Podcast as I welcome Patrick Brink, founder, vocalist and guitarist of the band Volume who will be performing at this years festival. Patrick talks about his punk roots, growing up in the desert, going out on tour with Volume and much more. Make sure to tune in subscribe!
On today’s episode of The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome lead singer and guitarist of the band Restless Spirit, Paul Aloisio, to the show. They recently contributed to Marc Urselli's Best Of Ramones (Redux) via Magnetic Eye Records that came out on June 6th. We talk about that, his influences, their upcoming tour with Temple of the Fuzz Witch and much more! Make sure to tune in and subscribe!
On today’s episode of The Heavy Desert Podcast The Road To Ripplefest Texas continues with our guests Connor Spellman, Will Hammonds and Ben Foerg of the band Karma Vulture, who will be performing at this years festival. We get into their influences, how they came together, some new material and much more! So make sure to tune in and subscribe!
On today’s episode of The Heavy Desert Podcast The Road To Ripplefest Texas continues with our guest Tom Corino, bassist of the band Kind who will be performing at this year’s festival. He talks about his influences, the bands evolution, his previous experiences at Ripplefest and much more. So make sure to tune in and subscribe!
On today’s episode of The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome back Todd Severin of Ripple Music and John Gist of Vegas Rock Revolution. We had a great talk about where is the money in this scene. How can labels, festival organizers and bands make a living in this scene, and not just do it as a lobor of love. It was a great conversation and very insightful! Tune in and subscribe!
On today’s episode of The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Mo Truijens, Martijn Mansvelders, and Jos Roosen of the band Komatsu. They released a new album in April titled A Breakfast For Champions that will no doubt be on a lot of year end lists. We talk about that and a lot more on today’s episode!
On today’s episode of The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Rob Leishman, owner of Bully’s Studios, a studio/venue in New West British Columbia. He talks about the storied history of his venue, the state of the underground scene and tips for bands for getting gigs, not just at his venue, but any venue. It was a great conversation, so please tune in and subscribe!
On today’s episode of The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Dante Lindström and Oskar Bergman of the young and up and coming band Caboose out of Sweden. They released their debut album Left For Dust in March, and we talk about that and more on today’s episode.
On today’s episode of The Heavy Desert Podcast, returning guest and concert correspondent Chris McGowan joins the show for another Concerts With Chris segment! He talks about all the latest heavy underground shows he’s been to, and what the crowds are like and some of the merch he’s buying. Make sure to tune in and subscribe!
On today’s episode, The Heavy Desert Podcast welcomes back Ryan Garney to talk about his latest endeavor Gigging With Garney. And today’s Artist Spotlight belongs to a band that I found when I first started searching for new music years ago, The Brought Low. Tune in and subscribe!
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