The Heavy Desert Podcast

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome guitarist Colin Peterson and vocalist John Piotrowski of the band Shadow of Jupiter to the show. Shadow of Jupiter has been very active since their debut album Porta Coeli came out in 2023, including playing Ripplefest Texas, Rhüne Mountain Fest, Grand Rapids Doomfest and many other gigs. They’re slated to play next year’s inaugural HUFR-Fest in Denver, Colorado and are eager to release their follow up album early summer of 2026. What started out as fun project for something for their kids to remember them by, has blossomed into something that’s become big in the heavy underground! I had a great chat with the guys and hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Tune in & subscribe!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome back to the show, lead singer and guitarist of the band Volume and the creator of next year’s inaugural Mojave Experience Festival, Patrick Brink. Patrick talks all about the unique festival he is putting on next year on March 20th & 21st. Some of the bands scheduled to perform include Earthless, Dead Meadow, John Garcia, Yawning Man, Nick Oliveri’s Death Acoustic, Howling Giant, Borracho and many more! Make sure to tune in and subscribe!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Sean Malkasian, lead singer, guitarist and founder of the band Malkasian to the show. They recently released their new album, Heavy Blues on October 22nd and it’s amazing! We chat about that, some of his influences, his path to the band that he has now and much more! Make sure to tune in and subscribe!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I recap some of the new releases from November that I listened to. Not a countdown, but more of a rundown from the release date at the beginning of the month to the end, with a little taste from each album. I cover new releases from Burning Sister, Beastwars, Bogwife, Astralplane, Acidsitter, Stone Nomads, Winds of Neptune and many more! Make sure to tune in and subscribe!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Josh Neuwford and Brett Halsey of the band The Lunar Effect, who recently released their latest album, Fortune’s Always Hiding, on October 24 that is amazing! We talk all about it, their influences, the backstory of the band and much more! Make sure to tune in and subscribe!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Drew Dupuis, host of The Call of the Beast Radio Hour on The Rage Online. Drew’s hour long program plays music straight from the heavy underground and we talk all about it! We talk about some of the bands that got him into the genre, some of his favorite albums from this year and much more! For a show only in its infancy (about 5 months) Drew has big plans to help spread the word of this amazing scene! Tune in & subscribe!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast the show welcomes back our concert correspondent Chris McGowan for another Concerts With Chris Episode. We talk about a lot of the shows Chris has been to in the last few months, including Ripplefest, Castle Rat, Pink Fuzz, The Sword, Wolfdozer, Black Sunrise, Bonehawk, Kal-El and many more! We also talk about what he’s looking forward to in the upcoming months. He also talks about how to help out the scene and some of the local venues. Tune in and subscribe!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Path to Planet Desert Rock Weekend continues as I welcome Tripp Shumake and Eric Garcia of The Heavy Eyes, who will be performing at next year’s fest. Tripp and Eric talk about their influences, the scene in Memphis, their upcoming European tour in 2026, and possibly a new album coming up next year as well! We dig into a lot and you won’t want to miss it! Tune in and subscribe!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast I welcome Ross Westerbur, Kevin Roberts and Mike Alonso of the band Winds of Neptune. Winds of Neptune dropped its debut self-titled album on November 21st and it is flat out amazing! We dig into their influences, their history in the music industry before they formed Winds of Neptune, their backstory of jamming in Kevin’s basement doing covers to where they are now with the release of their new album, and Ross even drops some sage wisdom for those that wanna take the next big step if they’re in a band. We cover all kinds stuff and you won’t want to miss it! Tune in and subscribe!

Today on The Heavy Desert Podcast The Path to Planet Desert Rock Weekend continues as I welcome Daniel Rice and Cody Tarbell of the band Westing (formerly known as Slow Season), who will be playing at next year’s fest.  Daniel and Cody talk about their influences, the backstory of the band, some of the side projects they’ve been involved with, their plans for the future and much more! Make sure to tune in & subscribe!