First Underground Nuclear Kitchen is a studio album by former Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and Trapeze vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes. It is his twelfth solo studio album and was released in 2008 on Frontiers Records.
First Underground Nuclear Kitchen, the follow-up to 2006's Music for the Divine contains more funk rockâÂÂstyle music than his more hard rockâÂÂinfused earlier records.
The album again featured Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith on the entirety of the record and regular guitarist JJ Marsh on two songs. Guitar player Luis Carlos Maldonado, best known for his work with John Waite, co-wrote five of the songs with Hughes. Other performances come from George Nastos on guitar and Anders Olinder and Ed Roth on keyboards.
First Underground Nuclear Kitchen was mixed by Jono Brown and Glenn Hughes.
A promotional video was shot for the song "Love Communion", the video was included on the European version of the album as an enhanced track.
First Underground Nuclear Kitchen entered the UK indie chart at No. 24