thundermother

Bone Church,
The Devil's Blood,
Nine Inch Nails,
Fuzz Manta,
KRS One, Slick Rick, Mad Lion,
Flee Lord, Mephux, Roc Marciano,
Westsidegunn,
Toxic Holocaust,
Airbourne,
Thundermother,
End It,
Black Thought, MF DOOM,
Nas

Prepare yourself for a killer episode featuring killer bands with killer songs from 2023… Happy New Year! Apparently, “killer” is the only adjective Kevin can use to describe artists this week (this is what happens when he’s on his own). 2023 has been another amazing year for new music from legacy artists, current artists, and new artists. Join us for our end-of-year celebration and recognition of all of the amazing, recorded output of 2023!

What is it we do here at InObscuria? Every show Kevin opens the crypt to exhume and dissect from his personal collection; an artist, album, or grouping of tunes from the broad spectrum of rock, punk, and metal. This week we look back on another amazing year for the world of rock n’ punk n’ metal. In celebration of the New Year, we wanted to find some nuggets of joy from the last 12 months. We hope everyone enjoyed the holidays, and that you can take some time to kick back and rock with us! Happy New Year everyone!

Songs this week include:

1. Marvelous 3 - “If We’re On Fire (Let It Burn)” from IV (2023)
2. White Reaper - “Bozo” from Asking For A Ride (2023)
3. Church Of Misery - “Come And Get Me Sucker (David Koresh)” from Born Under A Mad Sign (2023)
4. DARLING MACHINE - “Digital Superstition” from All The Lonely Come Around (2023)
5. Metal Church - “Another Judgement Day” from Congregation Of Annihilation (2023)
6. District 97 - “X-Faded” from Stay For The Ending (2023)
7. Howling Giant - “Juggernaut” from Glass Future (2023)
8. 3rd Secret - “Queens” from The 2nd 3rd Secret (2023)
9. Thundermother - “I Left My License In The Future” from I Left My License In The Future - single (2023)
10.  The Gems - “P.S.Y.C.H.O.” from Phoenix (2024)
11.  Girlschool - “Auld Lang Sine” from We Wish You a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year (2008)

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S6E45 went out live on Rebel Rock Radio at 19h00 on 8 Nov 2023.  Check out artists featured below to get a flavour of what we played.  The South African music was covered with two brand new tracks from Vaughn Prangley and Jackson Colt.  

There is a bit of confusion at 43:56 where I thought the mic was off but it wasn't and then turned it off and did the bit again because I didn't know what we had captured.  The joys of live radio.  

This week's Immortals track was Johnny Was by Stiff Little Fingers and for the Diabolical Challenge we looked at 1968.  

The Beatles – The White Album

Jimi Hendrix – Electric Ladyland

The Rolling Stones – Beggars Banquet

Jeff Beck - Truth 

Artists featured:  Slash, Seether, Herman Frank, Thundermother, The Pretty Reckless, Great White, Sons of Liberty, Judas Priest, Burn the Priest, The Sweet, The Temperance Movement, W.A.S.P., Whiskey Myers, Texas Hippie Coalition, The Gaslight Anthem, Tin Machine, Stone Temple Pilots, Union, The Dead Daisies, Volbeat, Dirty Honey, Alice Cooper, Hell Fire, Metallica, Tremonti, Stiff Little Fingers, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Triumph, Rush, Vaughn Prangley, Jackson Colt, Airbourne, Tom Petty, Kid Rock

The Story of Rock and Roll. TSORR - Your one-stop shop for Rock

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned! This week is the 5th installment of our series celebrating the gender with the most attitude and pure ferocity. Piss off a man; you can fight it out and then go have a pint at the pub. Piss off a woman, and you will pay for it 10-fold… In this episode, we focus on women that truly rock! Ladies that play loud and heavy with attitude, grit, and that rasp. 

What’s this InObscuria thing? We’re a podcast that exhumes obscure Rock n' Punk n' Metal and puts them in one of 3 categories: the Lost, the Forgotten, or the Should Have Beens. These ladies bring it, and you owe to yourself to check them out! We hope we turn you on to something new!

Songs this week include:

1. The Gems – “Like A Phoenix” from Like A Phoenix - single (2023)
2. Blues Pills – “Proud Woman” from Holy Moly! (2020)
3. ONE FALL – “Rats Abandon Ship” from ONE FALL (2022)
4. Stonefield – “Shutdown” from BENT (2019)
5. Larkin Poe – “Strike Gold” from Blood Harmony (2022)
6. The Downhauls – “Spit The Poison Out” from Spit Into The Void - EP (2023)
7. Thunderpussy – “Thunderpussy” from Thunderpussy (2018)

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This week we are discussing what the interweb calls the New Wave Of Classic Rock! There have been bands doing the retro-rock thing for years, but this phenomenon seems to be gaining momentum lately and we decided to focus on new-ish bands that have released albums in the last year or so. Indeed, rock n’ roll is not dead and is in the very capable hands of these killer new classics!

What is it we do here at InObscuria? Every show Kevin opens the crypt to exhume and dissect from his personal collection: an artist, album, or collection of tunes from the broad spectrum of rock, punk, and metal. The younger generation is picking up guitars and playing that classic blues-inspired hard rock again! This retro rock thing is not quite as new as the interweb is making it out to be, but who cares? It’s a breath of freshly regurgitated air!Our hope is that we turn you on to something new.

Songs this week include:

1. Rival Sons - “Guillotine” from DARKFIGHTER (2023)
2. Classless Act - “This Is For You (w/ Justin Hawkins)” from Welcome To The Show (2022)
3. Thunderpussy - “Firebreather” from Firebreather - single (2023)
4. The Cold Stares - “Nothing But The Blues” from Voices (2023)
5. Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown - “Burnin’” from Dirty Work EP (2023)
6. Donna Cannone - “Pushed” from Donna Cannone (2022)
7. Jared James Nichols - “Skin ‘n Bone” from Jared James Nichols (2023)
8. Crown Lands - “Dreamer Of The Dawn” from Fearless (2023)

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Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned! This week is our fourth in the series celebration of the gender with the most attitude and pure ferocity. Inspired by a show that Kevin played with his band The Swear a week ago, where he took a moment and paused onstage to witness 2 badass ladies commanding the stage like bosses! Per usual, we focus on women that truly rock! Ladies that play loud and heavy with attitude, grit, and that rasp. 

What’s this InObscuria thing? We’re a podcast that exhumes obscure Rock n' Punk n' Metal and puts them in one of 3 categories: the Lost, the Forgotten, or the Should Have Beens. These ladies bring it, and you owe to yourself to check them out! We hope we turn you on to Lydia’s Castle. Do yourself a favor and go stream, download, or pick up a physical copy of their new self-titled EP now!

Songs this week include:

1. DeMona – “Corporate Hell” from Corporate Hell - single (2023)
2. Voice Of Baceprot – “School Revolution” from School Revolution - single (2018)
3. Sheer Mag – “Turn It Up” from Need To Feel Your Love (2017)
4. The L.I.F.E. Project – “Purgatory” from The L.I.F.E. Project - EP (2021)
5. Witness – “Show Me What You Got” from Witness (1988)
6. Private Life – “Touch Me” from Private Life (1990)
7. Die Once – “Sacrifice” from Sacrifice (2017)

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We kicked episode 6 with a track called ‘Burning For You’ a cover of a great track by Blue Öyster Cult, very well done here by Iced Earth.  The show then got heavy with Killswitch Engage and Annihilator,  with ‘Desperate Times’ and 'Set the World On Fire’ respectively.   Both of these fall into the TSORR Songs that could be about South Africa category.  Accept and Sinner gave us a taste of German metal and then we had Thundermother out of Sweden.  There was a great little SA music segue early in the show where we checked out Jack Hammer Band with a pre-released track called 'As I Turn Away' and then a band out of Sekunda called Pilgrim South.  Their new track 'Old Man Moonshine went down well.  From there we were into familiar territory with Iron Maiden, Megadeth, and Def Leppard.  my love affair with Def Leppard's Mutt Lange produced Hi 'N' Dry album continues, we listened to 'Lady Strange'. 

Manic Street Preachers and a new-ish band I am not too familiar with called St. Aurora changed the pace a bit and then we started to delve into this week's Ultimate Challenge, 4 albums released in 1980 and you can only choose one.  The albums selected were Judas Priest - British Steel, Black Sabbath - Heaven & Hell, Motörhead -  Ace of Spades, and ACDC - Back in Black.  the votes came in but in the end, it was one-way traffic with the winner of this week's Ultimate Challenge going to Back In Black. 

The Immortal track was Gun ‘n’ Roses with Estranged and we kept our punk confined to the USA with Iggy Pop, The Distillers, and Weezer.  I had some problems with Brody Dalle squashed in the middle.  This week I discovered Doomsday Outlaw, this track called ' Is This The End of Everything' features the kind of guitar tone and phrasing that I absolutely love.  Talking guitar, a track off the new Winery Dogs with Richie Kotzen, Bily Sheehan, and Mike Portnoy hit the stop.  Girish and the Chronicles are just simply blazing, what a band.  We ended heavy with Ablaze My Sorrow off their new EP, and Phantom Days by Dark Tranquility.  Oh, one last thing TSORR made No 12 on the list of top 35 Rock Podcasts on the planet, check it out right here:

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Artists Featured:  Iced Earth, Killswitch Engage, Annihilator, Bullets & Octane, Deaf Havana, Accept, Thundermother, Five Finger Death Punch, Sinner, Theory of a Deadman, The Cult, Alabama 3, Godsmack, Ozzy Osbourne, Jack Hammer Band, Pilgrim South, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Def Leppard, Adrenaline Mob, Manic Street Preachers, St. Aurora, Black Sabbath, Dan Patlansky, Hinder, Motörhead, Winery Dogs, Black Veil Brides, Guns ‘n’ Roses, Iggy Pop, The Distillers, Weezer, Doomsday Cowboy, Girish & the Chronicles, ACDC, Ablaze My Sorrow, Dark Tranquillity

The Story of Rock and Roll. TSORR - Your one-stop shop for Rock

Listener Beware: Kevin is on his own again… Happy New Year! 2022 has been an amazing year for new music from legacy artists, current artists, and new artists; in fact, this is the third celebration of 2022 music. It was an unprecedented year for rock n’ punk n’ metal, and we want to shed as much light on these killer cuts as possible. Some of these groups and albums we’ve talked about before, but we thought it was worth the time to recognize all of the amazing recorded output of 2022!

What is it we do here at InObscuria? Every show Kevin opens the crypt to exhume and dissect from his personal collection; an artist, album, or grouping of tunes from the broad spectrum of rock, punk, and metal. This week we look back on another tumultuous year that had its ups and downs, but mostly ups for the world of rock n’ punk n’ metal. In celebration of the New Year, we wanted to find some nuggets of joy from the last 12 months. We hope everyone enjoyed the holidays, and that you are able to take some time to kick back and rock with us! Happy New Year everyone!

Songs this week include:

1. Guernica Mancini - “Inception” from Inception - Single (2022)
2. The Hellacopters - “Reap A Hurricane” from Eyes Of Oblivion (2022)
3. Foxy Shazam - “Heart” from The Heart Behead You (2022)
4. Dead City Ruins - “This Side Of The Dirt” from Shockwave (2022)
5. Hundred Watt Heart - “Over The Ocean” from New Unknown (2022)
6. …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - “No Confidence” from XI: Bleed Here Now (2022)
7. Haunt - “Father Time” from Windows Of Your Heart (2022)
8. Red City Radio - “Rebels” from Live At The Gothic Theatre (2022)
9. Projekt Gemineye - “The Holy Shield” from In The Year 3073 - Book III (2022)
10. Moon Tooth - “I Revere” from Phototroph (2022)
11. Grave Digger - “The Last Crusade” from Symbol Of Eternity (2022)

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In observance of the retail event of the year that is Black Friday, InObscuria delivers an episode full of new music releases for you to go stuff some stockings, or trousers, or whatever you stuff… That’s right we’re talking about new Rock n’ Punk n’ Metal released this year in 2022! Go support these bands by buying their tunes and give the gift of music this holiday season!

What is this InObscuria? Every week Robert and Kevin exhume obscure Rock n' Punk n' Metal in one of 3 categories: the Lost, the Forgotten, or the Should Have Beens. This week’s episode features the Should Have Been category, or should we say, “The Should Be…”. These are all artists at the top of their craft making quality music that should be heard. Please support these artists!

Songs this week include:

1. Thunderbolt Hydraulic – “Truth Never Lies” from Hater - EP (2022)
2. Marcus King – “Lie Lie Lie” from Young Blood (2022)
3. Frank Bello – “It Won’t Be Long” from Then I’m Gone (2022)
4. Motor Sister – “Right There, Just Like That” from Get Off (2022)
5. Black Swan – “Killer On The Loose” from Generation Mind (2022)
6. Hot Water Music – “Newtown Scraper” from Feel The Void (2022)
7. The Black Moods – “Youth Is Wasted On The Young” from Into The Night (2022)
8. Thundermother – “Black And Gold” from Black And Gold (2022)

Thunerbolt Hydraulic

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Motor Sister

Black Swan

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https://theblackmoods.com/

https://www.thundermother.com/

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Dan from Disturbed was kind enough to take some time to talk about the upcoming record, working with Anne Wilson, and even his thoughts on social media, and more.

Dorothy was also generous, talking about her latest album, the "spirit" that went into it, hanging with Axl Rose and LOTS more. 

Guernica Mancini of Thundermother rounds out today's podcast. She talked about touring with the Scorpions, her influences, Swedish hockey players...sorta, and much, much more. 

-Meltdown-

https://wrif.com/2022/09/24/disturbed-interview-with-meltdown-at-riff-fest-2022/

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In this episode, your friendly neighborhood grave robbers travel to another dimension! A universe where modern-day radio plays new rock n’ roll that sounds like the classic 60s, 70s, and 80s hard rock from our world. We are discussing what the interweb calls the New Wave Of Classic Rock! There have been bands doing the retro-rock thing for years, but this phenomenon seems to be gaining momentum… It’s only rock n’ roll, and we like it!

What is it we do here at InObscuria? Every show Kevin opens the crypt to exhume and dissect from his personal collection: an artist, album, or collection of tunes from the broad spectrum of rock, punk, and metal. The younger generation is picking up guitars and playing that classic blues-inspired hard rock again! This retro rock thing is not quite as new as the interweb is making it out to be, but who cares? It’s a breath of freshly regurgitated air! Our hope is that we turn you on to something new.

Songs this week include:

1. The Golden Gods - “Stone Fox” from The Thorny Crown Of Rock And Roll (2005)
2. Ozone Mama - “Straight On Till Morning Light” from Cosmos Calling (2018)
3. White Reaper - “Party Next Door” from The World’s Best American Band (2017)
4. Night - “Running Away” from High Tides – Distant Skies (2020)
5. Diamond Nights - “Saturday Fantastic” from Popsicle (2005)
6. Rose Hill Drive - “Raise Your Hands” from Rose Hill Drive (2006)
7. Crown Lands - “White Buffalo” from White Buffalo (2021)
8. Come On Thunderchild - “Since Los Angeles” from Come On Thunderchild (1998)

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Episode 31 of Season 5 went out live on Rebel Rock radio on 4 August 2022.  This show is as unprepared as it gets, let's see what happens.  We kicked off with Bad Company and ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy, then into Dave Hause off one of my favourite albums of all time titled 'Bury Me In Philly'.  The track we played was called ‘The Flinch’.  From there we sped it up a bit with ‘Speed Demon’ from Keel, by now I was hating what I had in the playlist and desperately looking for a way out.  By request, we took in some of Australia's finest in the form of James Reyne and Cold Chisel with ‘Fall of Rome’ and ‘When the War is Over’ respectively.  The Cold Chisel track should cause some piloerection, the first two verses sung by guitarist Ian Moss and then the sheer power of Jimmy Barnes taking over from verse three.  I love the way Barnsey does this, standing back and letting someone else have a go just increases the magnificence of his voice.  It’s the contrast that does it, and then of course Don Walker on piano.   

This week's Rock Review featured Rush and the last track 'The Wreckers' cut off violently due to the time slot allocated so to make amends and also by request we listened to it in its awesome entirety.  Things by now were picking up with some very special people tuned in.  We checked out a band called Ignite and another called Windowpane, two relatively unknown bands making some awesome music.  Next, we popped over to Germany for some Rammstein and some Accept.  We checked some new stuff from Alter Bridge off their forthcoming album Pawns and Kings, the track was called 'Silver Tongue' and we also listened to 'Times Like These' off the brand new Five Finger Death Punch release Afterlife.  A couple of Alices’ in the form of Alice in Chains and Alice Cooper were followed by classic 80’s metal from Van Halen and ACDC. 

We wound it down with four South African bands, starting with a request for Kobus! with Kultuurfeestent and then Jack Hammer, The Black Cat Bones, and L.A. Cobra. The Bones in particular sounded amazing with their cover of Bob Dylan's ‘I Shall be Released.  We stayed mellow and wound down this very random show with some Black Stone Cherry off the Kentucky album and Kid Rock with ‘Don’t Quit’ off his latest album released earlier this year titled Bad Reputation.    

Artists featured:  Bad Company, Dave Hause, Desperado, Keel, Danko Jones, James Reyne, Cold Chisel, Destruction, Thundermother, The Gaslight Anthem, Led Zeppelin, Rush, Rory Gallagher, Ignite, Windowpane, Rammstein, Accept, Alter Bridge, Five Finger Death Punch, Audioslave, Alice in Chains, Alice Cooper, Virgin Steele, ACDC, Van Halen, Candlebox, Kiss, David Bowie, Kobus!, Jack Hammer, The Black Cat Bones, L.A. Cobra, Bruce Dickinson, Black Stone Cherry, Kid Rock

The Story of Rock and Roll. TSORR - Your one-stop shop for Rock

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned! This week is a special third-in-the-series celebration of the gender with the most attitude and pure ferocity. What makes it special? We have Tonya LeeAnne from Lydia’s Castle join us to talk about being a badass frontwoman on the scene today. As usual, we focus on women that truly rock! Ladies that play loud and heavy with attitude, grit, and that rasp. 

What’s this InObscuria thing? We’re a podcast that exhumes obscure Rock n' Punk n' Metal and puts them in one of 3 categories: the Lost, the Forgotten, or the Should Have Beens. These ladies bring it, and you owe to yourself to check them out! We hope we turn you on to Lydia’s Castle. Do yourself a favor and go stream, download, or pick up a physical copy of their new self-titled EP now!

Lydia’s Castle Link Tree

Songs this week include:

1. Thundermother – “Watch Out” from Black & Gold (2022)
2. Lydia’s Castle – “What Comes Around” from Lydia’s Castle (2022)
3. Kathi McDonald – “Insane Asylum” from Insane Asylum (1974)
4. Tapeworm Electric – “Islands In The Sky” from Islands In The Sky - single (2022)
5. Mojo Alice – “Burning Bridges” from Chompin’ At The Bit (2022)
6. KillMama – “Lost It (Take My Time)” from Hi I’m Astro (2013)
7. The Interrupters – “Title Holder” from Fight The Good Fight (2018)

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Episode 17 of season 5 aired on 28 April 2022.  It seemed to fly by. We started with the one song that is most responsible for The Story of Rock and Roll, 'Detroit Rock City' by Kiss.  This song changed my life, once I heard it on an old black and gold Pye cassette tape in about 1978, I was never the same.  Next up was another band that had a huge influence on me Led Zeppelin with 'What Is And What Should Never Be'.

We had a bit of commercial rock in the form of Loverboy and Bon Jovi, two excellent bands that have left us a lot of good memories.  We gave the ladies a turn in the form of Thundermother out of Sweden and Burning Witches from Switzerland.  The South African music phase of the show went into overtime, we had The Black Cat Bones, 12th Avenue, Blue Scream, Dan Patlansky, and my current favorite The Devil's Party Band.  This EP titled The Best Album Ever was released last week and it's everything I love, high voltage energetic rock and roll with lots of guitar solos.  The whole concept of the Devil's Party Band is wonderful, I wish I had thought of it myself.  Well done Anthonie & Chris Van DerWalt, Jason Oosthuiden and Werner Bosman!

For the rest of it, we got heavy with Hellyeah, Machine Head, Mercyful Fate, and Metallica.  I made amends to everyone who experienced the brutal cut-over between my Stone Sour Rock Review and the next program on Rebel Rock Radio by playing 'ZZYXY Road' in its entirety.  As usual, I ran out of time and the show closed out with My Chemical Romance paying tribute to heavy metal legend Cronos with their track off Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge titled 'Thank You For The Venom.  And as always, there were drums.   

Artists featured:  Kiss, Led Zeppelin, Danzig, Sammy Hagar, Iron Maiden, Loverboy, Bon Jovi, Thundermother, Burning Witches, Bush, Matthew Goode Band, Accept, Counting Crowes, The Black Cat Bones, The Devil’s Party Band, 12th Avenue, Blue Scream, Dan Patlansky, Hellyeah, Machine Head, Joe Bonamassa, Staind, Rush, Mercyful Fate, Metallica, Phil Rudd, Taylor Hawkins, L.A. Rats, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stiff Little Fingers, Steel Panther, Saxon, Halestorm, The Distillers, Stone Sour, The Horrible Crowes, My Chemical Romance   

The Story of Rock and Roll. TSORR - Your one-stop shop for Rock

Electric artists have been playing acoustically since the beginning of recorded music. Usually, the slower ballads and the prettier mellow songs by rock artists were accompanied by acoustic guitars. This week we are celebrating bands that can re-imagine an up-tempo song with acoustic instruments and still rock! We are pulling the plug… and gasping for air guitars!

What’s this InObscuria thing? We’re a podcast that exhumes obscure Rock n' Punk n' Metal and puts them in one of 3 categories: the Lost, the Forgotten, or the Should Have Beens. This week we discuss the FORGOTTEN. Mtv started a series in 1989 called “unplugged”, and almost every mainstream relevant act started producing acoustic albums or versions of their songs. This week we listen to some artists that you may have never considered as having acoustic interpretations of their songs.

Songs this week include:

1. Sevendust – “Seasons” from Southside Double-Wide Acoustic Live (2004)
2. Thundermother – “Dogs From Hell (acoustic)” from Heat Wave Deluxe Addition (2021)
3. Diamond Head – “Lightning To The Nations” from Acoustic First Cuts EP (2002) 
4. Los Kung-Fu Monkeys – “Common Chord (acoustic)” from Common Chord (2020)
5. Clutch – “Basket Of Eggs (acoustic)” from Blast Tyrant Deluxe Addition (2011)
6. Haunt – “On The Stage” from Unplugged Vol. 1 (2021)
7. Suicidal Tendencies – “Get Your Right On! (acoustic)” from Get Your Fight On! (2018)
8. Mercy Beat – “Pissed-Off Song” from Walk With Me (1999)

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Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned! 2022 is the year of the tiger, and we’ve decided this week to celebrate the TIGRESSES! The gender with the most attitude, will power, courage, and pure ferocity. Piss off a man; you can fight it out and then go have a pint at the pub. Piss off a woman, and you will pay for it 10-fold… In this episode, we focus on women that truly rock! Ladies that play loud and heavy with attitude, grit, and that rasp. 

What’s this InObscuria thing? We’re a podcast that exhumes obscure Rock n' Punk n' Metal and puts them in one of 3 categories: the Lost, the Forgotten, or the Should Have Beens. These ladies bring it, and you owe to yourself to check them out! We hope we turn you on to something new!

Songs this week include:

1. Tijuana Sweetheart – “Fallout” from Under The Gun (2012)
2. Lee Aaron – “Metal Queen” from Metal Queen (1984)
3. Screaming Females – “Ripe” from Rose Mountain (2015)
4. Betty Blowtorch – “Hell On Wheels” from Are You Man Enough? (2001)
5. Crucified Barbara – “In Distortion We Trust” from In Distortion We Trust (2006)
6. Smashed Gladys – “Cast Of Nasties” from Social Intercourse (1988)
7. Elastica – “See That Animal” from Elastica (1995)
8. Hellcats – “Now Is My Time” from Warrior Princess (2014)

Check out the Betty Blowtorch documentary here: https://www.amazon.com/Betty-Blowtorch-Anthony-Scarpa/dp/B002UXABWM

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S4E49 aired on 9 Dec 2021 on Rebel Rock Radio.  It is probably one of the few episodes that haven't featured heavy hitters such and Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, ACDC, Metallica, or Guns 'n' Roses.  So, in that respect, it is quite different.   We kicked off with 'Bat Country' from Avenged Sevenfold.  It's a track that pays homage to Hunter S. Thompson's essential reading masterpiece Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas  Then we had a few topical songs such as 'Get Me Out of this Place' by Rose Tattoo and 'Heat Wave' from Thundermother.  Buckcherry and Boston bought some party to the proceedings.  Hellyeah's cover of the Phil Collins hit 'I Don't Care Anymore' made the point that Covid really needs to move on now, it's time to get on with life. 

There were a number of regular TSORR listeners tuned in and I aimed a couple of tunes in their direction, Rory Gallagher, The Jam, The Clash, Stiff Little Fingers, the brand New Volbeat track Shotgun Blues, and Stone Sour's 'Your God' were all dedicated to people who join me week after week. I am very grateful to you guys.  SA music included Koos Kombuis's scathing attack on the SA situation with 'The Fokkol Song', as I pointed out that was recorded in 2010 and things have only got worse :-).  Johnathan Martin showed once again that he is the most underrated musician in the country.  Johnathan deserves way more success than he has had, his songwriting, singing, and guitar playing are world-class.  We also checked out The Color Blew and Jasper Dan. 

Highlights of the show for me were the seriously heavy duo provided by Machine Head and Exodus and then the rather subdued ending provided by 8 minutes of Neil Young, a very moving Springsteen track, and 'Backwards Traveler' from Wings' London Town album.  the show ended fittingly with 'Out of Time', a 1966 release from The Rolling Stones.  

Artists featured: Avenged Sevenfold, Extreme, Ozzy Osbourne, Rose Tattoo, Thundermother, Desperado, Buckcherry, Boston, Seether, Hellyeah, Live, Machine Head, Exodus, Alice Cooper, Hinder, Led Zeppelin, Greta Van Fleet, The Jam, Stiff Little Fingers, The Clash, Volbeat, Black Label Society, Stone Sour, Rory Gallagher, Koos Kombuis, Johnathan Martin, Jasper Dan, The Color Blew, Warrior Soul, Skid Row, Edguy, KK’s Priest, Bruce Springsteen, Wings, The Rolling Stones.  

The Story of Rock and Roll. TSORR - Your one-stop shop for Rock

What is it we do here at InObscuria? Every show Kevin opens the crypt to exhume and dissect from his personal collection; an artist, album, or collection of tunes from the broad spectrum of rock, punk, and metal. This week we put on our very own festival showcase of bands that kicked ass live! Our hope is that we turn you on to something new.

Songs this week include:

1. Seduce – “Viper’s Bite” from Live At The Ritz (1984)
2. Streetheart – “You’re Not The Only One” from Live After Dark (1983)
3. Warrior Soul – “Blown (Bonus Live Track)” from Salutations From The Ghetto Nation (1992)
4. Ningen Isu – “Mishiranu Sekai” from Ifuudoudou – Ningen Isu Live (2017)
5. Trust – “Instinct De Mort” from Still A*Live (2007)
6. Thundermother – “Thunderous” from Heat Wave Deluxe Edition (2021)
7. 24-7 Spyz – “John Connelly’s Theory / New Super Hero Worship” from Can You Hear The Sound? (Greatest Hits Live) (2006)
8. Motorhead – “(We Are) The Road Crew” from No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith (1981)

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If you want to hear Robert and Kevin’s band from the late 90s – early 00s BIG JACK PNEUMATIC, check it out here: https://bigjackpnuematic.bandcamp.com/

Check out Robert’s amazing fire sculptures and metal workings here: http://flamewerx.com/