Best Cortez Mars Podcasts (2025)

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E32) - Maryland Doom Fest Preview with founder/curator JB Matson 28:16

2d ago28:16

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(S2E32) – Maryland Doom Fest Preview with founder/curator JB Matson On this episode of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E32) we preview the last ever Maryland Doom Fest with founder and curator JB Matson! We talk about the killer 2025 edition of the festival, the bands in this year’s lineup he is most looking forward to seeing, some of his fav…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E31) - Mooch 59:28

7d ago59:28

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(S2E31) - Mooch On this episode of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E31 we talk to Julian and Ben from one of our favorite bands, Mooch, who have an amazing new record dropping on June 20th, 2025 via Black Throne Productions, titled Kin. The new album rules and we spend a lot of time talking about it and how it came to be, as well as other top…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E30) - Daytripper 33:25

9d ago33:25

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(S2E30) - Daytripper On this episode of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E30) we have a stand-alone interview with The Scribe Sage and The Rogue Sage from the heavy as hell doom band from Phoenix, Daytripper. This one is unlike any interview we have ever done before, and one of the reasons we are now posting the video version, so I highly reco…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E29) - Jake Cavaliere (Lords of Altamont/Black Honey Cult) 57:36

15d ago57:36

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(S2E29) - Jake Cavaliere (Lords of Altamont/Black Honey Cult) On this episode of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E29), we could not be more excited to talk to rock and roll legend Jake Cavaliere of The Lords of Altamont and of his new project, Black Honey Cult, which Rich has not stopped listening to since it came out on May 2nd, 2025, via He…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E28) - HolyRoller 59:28

20d ago59:28

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(S2E28) - HolyRoller On this episode of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E28), we talk to North Carolina rockers and Ripple Music signees, HolyRoller!!! We were lucky enough to have all four members of the band join us to discuss all sorts of stuff, but the main focus was on their new amazing record, Rat King, dropping on June 6th, 2025 via th…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E27) - Witchrot 40:00

1M ago40:00

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(S2E27) - Witchrot On this episode of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E27), we have a stand-alone interview where the boys talk to the Canadian band Witchrot! We had co-founding member and guitarist Peter Turik and newest addition to the band Patrick Sherrard who handles the keys join us. We spend a lot of time discussing the new record (that…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E26) – Crystal Spiders 45:45

1M ago45:45

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(S2E26) - Crystal Spiders On this episode of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E26), we have a stand-alone interview with the North Carolina trio Crystal Spiders! Rich was lucky enough to have all three members of the band on the show to discuss their new and amazing record, Metanoia, which is dropping on May 23rd via Ripple Music. We cover all…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E25) - Tony Reed 59:09

1M ago59:09

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(S2E25) - Tony Reed On this episode of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E25), we are lucky enough to once again have the legend Tony Reed join the show! We always wanted to do a Sabbath record for our classic album of an episode, but we wanted to make it special, so we brought in an expert to talk about the band that started it all. Tony goes …

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E24) - Tumble and Deserts Of Mars 1:13:04

2M ago1:13:04

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(S2E24) - Tumble and Deserts Of Mars On this special two for one episode of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E24), we have two stand-alone interviews for your listening enjoyment. First, Liam Deak from the super cool band out of Toronto, Canada, Tumble, joins us to talk about their killer EP, Lost In Light, that drops on May 2nd via Echodelick…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E23) - Hippie Death Cult 56:30

2M ago56:30

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(S2E23) - Hippie Death Cult On this episode of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E23), the guys talk with all three members Hippie Death Cult, one of our all-time favorite bands! HDC will be releasing their first live record, Live at the Star Theater, via Heavy Psych Sounds, on May 9th, 2025, and let me tell you, it is killer. Laura, Eddie, and…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E22) - Fuzz Evil 1:00:46

2M ago1:00:46

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(S2E22) - Fuzz Evil On this episode of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E22), the guys talk with all four members of Fuzz Evil, who just dropped their killer new record, Smear Merchants, which rules, via Desert Records. This was one of the more in-depth interviews we have done and we came away with an even greater appreciation for the new reco…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E21) - Craig Williamson (Dead Shrine, Lamp of the Universe, Datura) 1:01:04

2M ago1:01:04

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(S2E21) - Craig Williamson (Dead Shrine, Lamp of the Universe, Datura) On this episode of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E21), the guys wake up very early to speak with multi-instrumental musical genius Craig Williamson of Dead Shrine, Lamp of the Universe, Datura, Arc of Ascent, etc. directly from his home studio in Hamilton, New Zealand! C…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E20) - Museum Of Light 50:16

3M ago50:16

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(S2E20) – Museum Of Light This time on the latest episode of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour, we talk to the awesome band from Seattle, Museum Of Light! Ted and Robert join us to talk about their new record, Diviner, which is a legit album of the year candidate. We discuss how this record got made (in Norway!), what makes Diviner sound so huge, …

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E19) - One Year Anniversary Show w/ Luna Sol 50:37

3M ago50:37

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(S2E19) - One Year Anniversary Show w/ Luna Sol This time on a very special episode and of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour, we celebrate our one-year anniversary with no other than Luna Sol!!! Dave, Doug, and Zeth join us to talk about all sorts of fun stuff. Everyone tells a GWAR story, Dave breaks some Hermano news, Doug tells some great stori…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E18) - Wood Witch 53:53

3M ago53:53

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(S2E18) – Wood Witch This time on the latest episode of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour, from the swamps of Virginia we talk to Wood Witch! Dan and Wade join us to talk about their new record, Synna Modor, that dropped just a couple of weeks ago, and what could be the best traditional doom record that has come out in a long time. We talk about t…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E17) - Quarter 1 2025 in Review: (w/Special Guest Host Rob in the 'Hood) 1:07:15

3M ago1:07:15

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(S2E17) - Quarter 1 2025 in Review: (w/Special Guest Host Rob in the 'Hood) This time on a very special episode of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E17), due to popular demand, Rob in the 'Hood is back! Rob joins us to discuss our top 12 records of Q1 2025, which was stacked. We each provide our list and proceed to debate, argue, complain, pub…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E16) - Year Of The Cobra 33:13

3M ago33:13

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(S2E16) - Year Of The Cobra On this episode of the Rich and Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E16), we have a stand-alone interview with the amazing band Year Of The Cobra! Both Amy and John stopped by to talk about their self-titled, album of the year candidate that doesn't stop playing at R&THHH HQ. We talked about how the record got to sound so big, the …

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E15) - Jason Bieler (Saigon Kick, Jason Bieler And The Baron Von Bielski Orchestra) 1:04:07

3M ago1:04:07

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(S2E15) - Jason Bieler (Saigon Kick, Jason Bieler And The Baron Von Bielski Orchestra) On a very special episode of the Rich and Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E15), Rich gets to speak to one of his all time favorite artists, Jason Bieler, of Saigon Kick and Jason Bieler And The Baron Von Bielski Orchestra fame. This is a bucket list guest for Rich, and …

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E14) - Scorpion Child 59:54

3M ago59:54

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(S2E14) - Scorpion Child This time on the latest episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E14), we talk to the band Scorpion Child! We were lucky enough to have SC main man Aryn Jonathan Black join us with two of his new band members, Garth Condit (bass) and Ryan Henderson (drums) to talk about the new, amazing record I Saw The End As It Pass…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E13) - AAWKS 38:32

3M ago38:32

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(S2E13) - AAWKS This time on a special episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E13), we have a stand-alone interview with the killer heavy cosmic foursome from Toronto, Canada, AAWKS! All four members of the band joined us for a really fun interview where all four distinct personalities came out to talk to us about their amazing new and HEAV…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E12) - Suplecs 54:35

3M ago54:35

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(S2E12) - Suplecs This time on the latest episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E12), we talk to Danny Nick of the legendary band, Suplecs!!! It is a very exciting time for the band, as they recently signed to Ripple Music and will be repressing their killer records on the label as part of the Beneath the Desert Floor Series, in addition t…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E11) - Bleeth 49:25

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(S2E11) - Bleeth This time on a special episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E11), we have a stand-alone interview with the amazing and heavy band out of Miami, FL, Bleeth! We were lucky enough to have all three members of the power trio: Lauren Palma (Guitar, Vocals), Ryan Rivas (Bass, Vocals), and Hector Mojena (Drums) on the show to ta…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E10) - Rainbows Are Free 57:05

3M ago57:05

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(S2E10) - Rainbows Are Free This time on the latest episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E10), we talk to Richie Tarver, lead guitarist, and one of the founders and principal songwriters of the amazing band from Norman, Oklahoma, Rainbows Are Free! The timing of our chat was perfect, given it was on the eve of the band dropping their new …

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E9) - VOLUME 57:22

4M ago57:22

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(S2E9) - VOLUME This time on the latest episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E9), we talk to the main man behind the killer band VOLUME! Patrick Brink joined us to discuss the band's most recent (and amazing) release, Joy Of Navigation (a trip through the eternal unknown), which everyone needs to hear. We also discuss the anniversary rele…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E8) - Mountain Dust 1:07:05

4M ago1:07:05

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(S2E8) - Mountain Dust This time on the latest episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E8), we talk to Mountain Dust! Three of the four members of the band (Brendan, Pat and Hal) joined us on the show to talk about their excellent new self-titled record that dropped in late January. We chat about the history of the band, the Montreal scene, …

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E7) - Kal-El 1:05:07

4M ago1:05:07

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(S2E7) - Kal-El When I started the Podcast I had a list of five bands that were my dream guests for the show. I can now cross one of those bands off the list, because this time on the latest episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E7), we talk to Kal-El! Yes, Kal-El!!! We were lucky enough to have the two original members of the band, Bjørn …

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E6) - Clouds Taste Satanic 52:58

4M ago52:58

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(S2E6) - Clouds Taste Satanic This time on the latest episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E6), we talk to our favorite Instrumental doom band from NYC, Clouds Taste Satanic! We sat down with founding member/guitarist Steven Scavuzzo and talk all about the band, including about their new release, a live in the studio record called Birming…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E5) - Blue Heron 1:04:09

5M ago1:04:09

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(S2E5) - Blue Heron This time on the latest episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E5), we talk to the mighty Blue Heron! We were lucky enough to have 3/4 of the band join us. Jadd (vocals), Big Steve (bass), and Ricardo (drums) gave us a bunch of their time and talked about a number of topics with us, with the focus on one of the heaviest …

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E4) - Buddy Donner (Glory or Death Records, Great Electric Quest) 1:13:26

5M ago1:13:26

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(S2E4) - Buddy Donner (Glory or Death Records, Great Electric Quest) This time on the latest episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E4), we talk to the founder and owner of Glory or Death Records/guitarist from the killer band Great Electric Quest, Buddy Donner! Buddy discusses all sorts of stuff with us, including the amazing releases from…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E3A) - Ultra Death Cult and Shrew 50:05

5M ago50:05

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(S2E3A) - Ultra Death Cult and Shrew This time on a special extra edition of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour, we have interviews with two new bands that are making some huge waves in the scene. First, we have Chris Taylor from the new and mysterious Ultra Death Cult. This interview confirms that he is 100% a real dude who creates filthy dirty ri…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E3) - Scott Hamilton of Small Stone Records 1:34:17

5M ago1:34:17

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(S2E3) - Scott Hamilton of Small Stone Records This time on Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour, we talk to founder and owner of the amazing Small Stone Records, Scott Hamilton! Small Stone will be celebrating 30 years soon, so this was the perfect time to connect with Scott about the influential label and try to get out of him what's coming in 2025. Sc…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E2) - The Kryss Talmeth Experience 1:08:43

5M ago1:08:43

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(S2E2) - The Kryss Talmeth Experience This time on the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour, we talk to the Edinburgh, Scotland power trio The Kryss Talmeth Experience! Craig, Mark, and Matt were so fun to talk to, diving into their new and amazing record When The Wheels Fall Off, brought to you by Kozmik Artifactz, and other topics like where the desert…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E1): Year in Review: 2024 (w/Special Guest Host Rob in the 'Hood) 1:24:00

6M ago1:24:00

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(S2E1): Year in Review: 2024 (w/Special Guest Host Rob in the 'Hood) This time on a very special episode and Season 2 premiere of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour, we have part two of our time with X personality and heavy music aficionado Rob in the 'Hood, joining us this time to discuss our top 12 albums of the year 2024, as well as our top live…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S1E27) - Top 12 of Q4, 2024 (w/Special Guest Host Rob in the 'Hood) 1:32:34

6M ago1:32:34

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(S1E27) - Top 12 of Q4, 2024 (w/Special Guest Host Rob in the 'Hood) This time on a very special episode of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour, we have X personality and heavy music aficionado Rob in the 'Hood join us to discuss our top 12 albums of Q4, 2024, because 10 is way too small for this show, plus it was a killer quarter. This is the first…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S1E26) - Planet Desert Rock Preview (John Gist) 52:41

6M ago52:41

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(S1E26) - Planet Desert Rock Preview (John Gist) This time on a very special episode of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour, Rich talks to fellow Doom Charts contributor John Gist, creator and curator of the amazing Planet Desert Rock Weekend festival that is once again taking place in Las Vegas, with the 2025 edition happening on Jan. 30 - Feb. 2, …

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S1E25) - Ian Blurton 1:00:52

6M ago1:00:52

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(S1E25) - Ian Blurton This time on the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour, on episode 43 we talk to Canadian rock legend Ian Blurton, who dropped his latest record, Crimes Of The City, with his band Ian Blurton's Future Now, which happens to land at number 26 on Rich's top 100 albums of 2024, on October, 30th. We talk to Ian about his amazing career, f…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S1E24) - Shotgun Sawyer 1:00:23

7M ago1:00:23

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(S1E24) - Shotgun Sawyer This time on the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour, episode 42 consists of a really fun interview with Dylan Jarman, vocalist and guitarist with heavy blues rock band Shotgun Sawyer, who have their self-titled album of the year candidate new record dropping via Ripple Music on December 6th, 2024. We talk about all things Shotg…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S1E23) - 10,000 Years 56:14

7M ago56:14

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(S1E23) - 10,000 Years This time on the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour, episode 41 brings us an interview with Alex Risberg, vocalist and bass player with the amazing Swedish band 10,000 Years who are dropping their new and killer record, All Quiet on the Final Frontier, on November 22, 2024, via Ripple Music. Alex stayed up late to talk to us from…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S1E22) - Mirror Queen and Magick Potion 1:03:32

8M ago1:03:32

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(S1E22) - Mirror Queen and Magick Potion This time on a special episode of Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (episode 40), we have two shorter interviews for your listening pleasure. The first is with Kenny Kreisor from the band Mirror Queen, that just dropped their killer new record, Dying Days, on October 28th. Kenny is fun, very opinionated, and a …

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S1E21) - Old Blood 1:08:10

8M ago1:08:10

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(S1E21) - Old Blood This time on combined episodes 38 & 39 of Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour, we welcome Lynx and Gunner from the band Old Blood to the show. They dropped a new record called Midnight Climax on Oct 4th via Glory or Death Records that everyone should hear. We discuss the new record and how it came to be, the band's journey and how Ly…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S1E20) - Godzillionaire 39:54

8M ago39:54

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(S1E20) - Godzillionaire This time on a very special episode of Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (episode 37), we welcome recent signees to Ripple Music Mark Hennessy and Michael Dye from the band Godzillionaire to the show. They have a new record dropping in January called Diminishing Return$ (I am lucky enough to have heard it, and whoa boy is it a…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S1E19) – Cortez 1:04:39

8M ago1:04:39

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(S1E19) – Cortez This time on combined episodes 35 and 36 of Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour, we welcome Matt Harrington (vocals) and Scott O’Dowd (guitar) from the band Cortez to the show to discuss their killer new record, Thieves and Charlatans, that drops this Friday, October 18, 2024 via Ripple Music (of course). We talk about the amazing new a…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S1E18) – Phantom Hound (Jake Navarra) 1:12:16

9M ago1:12:16

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(S1E18) – Phantom Hound (Jake Navarra) This time on combined episodes 33 and 34 of Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour we welcome Jake Navarra of Phantom Hound to the show to discuss the band's new record From Boom Town To Ghost Town, that drops today September 20, 2024 via the killer Glory or Death Records. We discuss the great new record and what make…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S1E17) – Curse The Son (Ron Vanacore) 1:21:12

10M ago1:21:12

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(S1E17) – Curse The Son (Ron Vanacore) This time on combined episodes 31 and 32 of Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour, we welcome Ron Vanacore, the main man of the incredible band Curse The Son to the show to discuss the band's new record Delirium, that is dropping on September 6, 2024 via Ripple Music (of course). We talk about that awesome new album …

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S1E16) – Luna Sol (David Angstrom and Doug Tackett) 1:16:27

10M ago1:16:27

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(S1E16) – Luna Sol (David Angstrom and Doug Tackett) This time on combined episodes 29 and 30 of Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour, we have our first returning guest, as David Angstrom of Hermano, Luna Sol, and other great projects brings his Luna Sol bandmate Doug Tackett to the show to discuss their album of the year candidate record, Vita Mors, tha…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S1E15) – Fostermother 1:20:01

10M ago1:20:01

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(S1E15) – Fostermother This time on combined episodes 27 and 28 of Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour, we talk to Travis Weatherred and Stephen Griffin of Fostermother, who have a killer new record, Echo Manor, dropping on Ripple Music August 23rd! We talk about that awesome new album, how it came together, how the guys write and develop their songs, t…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S1E14) – Daily Thompson 1:12:21

11M ago1:12:21

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(S1E14) – Daily Thompson This time on combined episodes 25 and 26 of Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour, we talk to all three members of Daily Thompson, all the way from their headquarters in Germany! We talk about their awesome new album, Chuparosa (Rich's #1 album of Q2), their favorite bands and influences, how they started working with Tony Reed, h…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S1E13) – Jupiter Cyclops 39:00

11M ago39:00

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(S1E13) – Jupiter Cyclops This time on a special bonus episode of Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour, we talk to a new band out of Phoenix, Arizona, Jupiter Cyclops, who drop their new record, Return of the UFOnaut, on the world on July 19, 2024. I wanted to get this stand-alone interview out there prior to the album release date so you could learn a b…

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S1E12) – Fireball Ministry 1:15:34

11M ago1:15:34

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(S1E12) – Fireball Ministry This time on Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour, on combined episodes 22 and 23 we talk to Emily Burton (Guitar) from the legendary, and one of Rich's favorite bands of all time, Fireball Ministry, who, as part of the Ripple Music's Beneath The Desert Floor series, will release their classic 2005 album Their Rock Is Not Our …

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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S1E11) – Restless Spirit (plus R&T's Q2 Top 12) 1:27:52

12M ago1:27:52

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(S1E11) – Restless Spirit (plus R&T's Q2 Top 12) This time on Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour on combined episodes 20 and 21 we talk to Paul Aloisio (Guitar and Vocals) and Marc Morello (Bass) from the band Restless Spirit! We talk about all sorts of stuff, including their killer record from 2023, Afterimage, as well as a number of the other great r…

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