The Heavy Desert Podcast

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome guitarist and vocalist Zach Amster and bassist Taylor Iversen of Abrams to the show. Abrams has a new album, Loon, dropping on April 17th via Blues Funeral Recordings that is flat out awesome! We talk all about that, an upcoming UK tour, they share some funny stories from the road and much more! And if you stick around after the interview, I’ve got a surprise for ya from the upcoming album! You won’t wanna miss it, so make sure to tune in and subscribe!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I recap some of the new releases from the month of March. If you’re looking for some new rock to listen to, look no further! I’ve got new releases from Desert Colossus, Lazer, Spacebrain, Radium Haze, Kal-El and many more! I also have a little dose from each album to give you a reason to go and check out the rest of the albums! So make sure to tune in to hear the latest in the heavy underground!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Gateway to Gravitoyd series continues as I welcome Ben Wozniak, otherwise know as The Blizzard of Woz and drummer for Stone Nomads who will be playing at this years Gravitoyd Doomfest IV, being held in Houston, Texas on May 2nd, at Eighteen Ten Ojeman. We dig into his influences and his journey of playing drums. He talks a lot about playing drums, from some of his favorite gear, to one of the toughest things for him to learn. He talks about many drummers too, like Joey Jordinson, Lars Ulrich, Neil Peart and Joey LaCaze. We cover a lot and I had a great chat with Ben! Tune in and subscribe!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Gateway to Gravitoyd series continues as I welcome Patrick, Jordan and Cooley of the band Cleen, who will be one of the many great bands who will be playing at this years Gravitoyd Doomfest IV, in Houston, Texas on May 2, at Eighteen Ten Ojeman. Out of Flint, Michigan, Cleen released its debut album, Excursion, in May of 2024. We talk about their influences and how they got together as a band, which seemed very natural as Patrick and Jordan go way back learning how to play music together. These guys had all kinds of fun stories and you won’t wanna miss it! Tune in and subscribe!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Richard, Andrea, Matteo and Pietro of the Italian rock band Oreyeon. They recently released their lastest album, The Grotesque Within, on February 13 and it is awesome! Sitting at number 4 on the February Doomcharts, it’s sure to be on a lot of album of the year lists come years end. We talk about the inspiration of the album, their influences, how they got together as a band and much more! Check out their latest album then make sure to tune in and subscribe!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Gateway to Gravitoyd series continues as I welcome Jeromy, Luke and Liam of the band Choke, who will be one of the many great bands who will be playing at this years Gravitoyd Doomfest IV, in Houston, Texas on May 2, at Eighteen Ten Ojeman. Choke are veterans to the scene, out of Lake Charles, Louisiana, and have been around over 30 years. We talk about their influences and the backstory of the band. Jeromy also talks about the near tragic loss of their latest album, Religion For Those Without Faith, and how it was miraculously found, a story you won’t wanna miss. These Cajuns were a blast to talk with, you won’t wanna miss it!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Toni, Simon, James and Max of the band Purple Lung out of Pennsylvania. Their debut, full-length album, Mystic Vision, dropped on February 13th and is a doom-drenched gem of an album! We dig into that, their influences and the backstory of the band. They also have a Spring tour that they are currently in the beginning of. I had a great chat with the group, make sure to check out their new album, then tune in to the episode!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Gateway to Gravitoyd series continues as I welcome Jason Busiek and Jim McCloskey of Sea of Snakes, who will be playing at this years Gravitoyd Doomfest IV, being held in Houston, Texas on May 2nd, at 1810 Ojeman. We dig into their influences and the backstory of the band. Sea of Snakes also has a new EP dropping on April 2nd via Glory of Death Records, titled Magmantus, that we talk about. We cover the approach to songwriting, Jason’s history in Houston with the band Wretched Kingdom and playing with Rusty Miller of High Desert Queen. We chat about the SoCal scene and much more. I had a great time talking with the guys, make sure to tune in and check it out!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome back to the show Pete Koretzky, Chuck Snyder and Dave Van Auken of The Crooked Skulls who have a new album, Midnight Sun, due out on March 27th via Electric Desert Records. We talk all about that and I also have a sneak peek of the new album that you’ll hear first on the show. The guys also dig into the origins of the name of the band, how the songs form and much more! You won’t want to miss it so make sure to tune in and subscribe!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Gateway to Gravitoyd series continues as I welcome Jason Cunningham and Sylvester Lowery of the band Wretched Kingdom, who will be playing at this years Gravitoyd Doomfest IV, being held in Houston, Texas on May 2nd, at 1810 Ojeman. We dig into their influences and the backstory of the band. Wretched Kingdom’s self-titled debut album came out in 2023 and they’ve go a boatload new songs they’ve got ready for a new album which we also talk about. I had a great chat with the guys, so tune in to get to know them!