On the 41st Episode of Dorm Damage With Tom & Zeus the guys welcome Metal Mike from 80's Glam Metalcast to discuss his brand new book, "A Hair Metal Journey." The guys breakdown Metal Mike's brand new book which discusses his hair metal journey from the mid 1980's until 1991. The guys discuss the bands, the music and of course what killed hair metal. A fun discussion about the music we all love. Pick Up Metal Mike’s Book “A Hair Metal Journey” By Clicking Below: Click Here To Purchase "A Hai...
Oct 25, 2023•33 min
This week Tom & Zeus welcome back rock journalist, author and fellow Pantheon podcaster, Martin Popoff, to discuss his new book, "KISS At 50." Martin Popoff is known for being one of, if not the greatest rock journalist in the world. Martin has just written his first KISS book and it is amazing. The book is full of colorful and gorgeous photos of the band. On KISS' 50th anniversary, Martin breaks down 50 important milestone events in KISStory. The guys discuss the book with Martin and talk a...
Oct 21, 2023•1 hr 39 min•Season 5Ep. 246
On the 40th episode of Dorm Damage with Tom & Zeus, the guys continue their Halloween tradition with their 2nd annual Halloween Picks Volume II. All Loudcasters know that when it comes to horror films, SIOL's very own, Tom, is an expert. So Tom, along with Zeus, once again each gave ten movie recommendations for Halloween. The lists include classics, deep cuts and Tom's insight and opinion of why the movies will make an excellent Halloween movie marathon for all listeners. This annual tradit...
Oct 18, 2023•43 min
This week Tom & Zeus welcome comedian, actor and impressionist and quite possibly Gene Simmons... Craig Gass. Craig Gass is well know to the KISS Army. He is a huge KISS fan. He does hilarious impressions of Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. He's been on Howard Stern show where he's tortured Gene and other guests with his outrageous Gene Simmons impressions. His stand up act is hysterically funny. He adds impressions of Tracy Morgan, Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Sam Kinison and more. Craig te...
Oct 14, 2023•1 hr 50 min•Season 5Ep. 245
On the 39th episode of Dorm Damage With Tom & Zeus the guys review an article from Ultimate Classic Rock on 10 Underrated '80s Hard Rock Guitar Heroes. The guys love the hard rocking 1980s and the guitar gods from that era. Ultimate Classic Rock discuss 10 underrated heroes and the boys breakdown and discuss the list. The guys also add the names of a couple of their favorite underrated guitar heroes as well. Here is the Ultimate Classic Rock article below: 10 Underrated '80s Hard Rock Guitar...
Oct 11, 2023•22 min
This week Tom & Zeus welcome back the guys from Gene Simmons Moneybag Sodas, Paul Janik, Jr., John Janik & their friend, Chris "The Wallet" Haick for the Ultimate Gene Simmons Draft. The SIOL KISS Draft is back. This is KISS Draft XII and the guys enlisted none other the guys from the Gene Simmons Moneybag Sodas to help with the draft of Gene Simmons songs. The KISS draft is similar to fantasy football drafts, where each person drafts 10 Gene Simmons songs in KISS. The guys discuss, anal...
Oct 07, 2023•1 hr 36 min•Season 5Ep. 244
On the 10th Shout It Out Loudcast Live Cast, Tom & Zeus have a live unboxing of the items they received from Gene Simmons at his "An Evening With Gene Simmons" event. Earlier in the year the boys attended Gene Simmon's one of a kind even in Las Vegas, called, "An Evening With Gene Simmons." Gene gave all guests a Gene Simmons bass case filled with one of a kind authentic KISS items from the Gene Simmons collection. Tom and Zeus show and describe all the items they received to the listeners. ...
Oct 04, 2023•1 hr 10 min
This week Tom & Zeus break down the KISS Destroyer 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe Box Set, Disc 3, "Outtakes, Alternate Versions/Mixes & Singles." The KISS album Destroyer was released in 1976 and is considered to be one of KISS' most legendary albums. For it's 45th anniversary, Destroyer became the first KISS album to be given the Super Deluxe Box Set treatment. Disc 3 of the Box set is filled with 24 outtakes, alternate versions, mixes and singles of the legendary songs from Destroyer. ...
Sep 30, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 5Ep. 243
On the 45th Episode of the Album Review Crew of Shout It Out Loudcast, Tom, Zeus & Sonny review Alice Cooper's 1989 successful comeback album, "Trash." Trash was Alice Cooper's 11th solo studio album. The album was a commercial hit, going platinum and selling over two million albums. The album also reached number 20 on the US Billboard album charts. To complete his comeback, Alice enlisted the 80's hit songwriter at the time, Desmond Child. Child not only produced the album, but also co-wrot...
Sep 27, 2023•2 hr 14 min
This week Tom & Zeus welcome 2X Wrestling Hall Of Famer, Bully Ray & Hall Of Famer David LaGreca of the Busted Open Podcast and radio show on SiriusXM to talk about KISS and their KISSTORY. Busted Open is a SiriusXM radio show and one of the top wrestling podcasts . David LaGreca the host is entertaining, has strong opinions and is a huge KISS fan. Bully Ray aka Bubba Ray Dudley of the Dudley Boyz is a wrestling legend and also has strong opinion and is a huge KISS fan. Together with Tom...
Sep 23, 2023•1 hr 43 min•Season 5Ep. 242
On the 38th Episode of Dorm Damage With Tom & Zeus, the guys along with SIOL Hall Of Famers, Murph & Dan I Love It Louder discuss the Eagles with Steely Dan concert they attended at the TD Garden on September 11, 2023. Loudcasters know Zeus loves the Eagles and Tom loves Steely Dan. Combine them and you have the making of a one of kind SIOL concert. The guys are joined by Murph and Dan I Love It Louder to breakdown this one of a kind farewell Eagles concert. Tune in to find out if Tom en...
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 19 min
This week Tom & Zeus discuss former KISS member and the original lead guitarist, the legendary spaceman, Ace Frehley. This is SIOL's 5th KISS member profile. The guys discuss Ace's KISS membership, from being the original lead guitarist, his songwriting, his incredible live performances and more. The guys analyze Ace's contributions, style and impact. They also discuss Ace's pre-KISS and post KISS career and what makes Ace perhaps the most beloved member of KISS and the Ace Cult. Finally, th...
Sep 16, 2023•1 hr 45 min•Season 5Ep. 241
On the 37th Episode of Dorm Damage With Tom & Zeus the guys go the Silver Scream Con in Danvers, Massachusetts. As all SIOL listeners know, Tom is a huge horror/slasher film fan (nerd). Not too far from Tom & Zeus a horror film convention, called the Silver Scream Con was taking place. When the guys heard SIOL Hall Of Famer Chris Jericho was making an appearance, the guys had to go to the convention and see their friend. The guys discuss their adventure, what and who they saw and their S...
Sep 13, 2023•26 min
This week Tom & Zeus review the 2009 KISS album, "Sonic Boom." This was KISS' 19th studio album and the 20th KISS studio album reviewed by SIOL. Sonic Boom was the first studio album by KISS in 11 years. It was the first to feature the current KISS lineup of Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Eric Singer & Tommy Thayer. The album was produced by Paul Stanley and Greg Collins. The band wanted to show that they can "still knock out anybody who's out there." The album had no outside writes and bot...
Sep 09, 2023•2 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 240
On the 36th Episode of Dorm Damage With Tom & Zeus the guys discuss everyone's favorite topic lately, the setlist. Recently on Shout It Out Loudcast, Dee Snider of Twisted Sister appeared and one of the items they discussed were setlists. The conversation went viral, so the boys wanted to discuss all things setlist. What makes a great setlist? Are their different kinds of setlists? Should bands play just their hits, how many deep cuts, if any at all. Tune in for a fun and interesting discuss...
Sep 06, 2023•32 min
This week Tom & Zeus welcome Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider to talk everything KISS and more! Dee Snider is a legend in music. He is the lead singer and leader of Twisted Sister. He is an actor, author, radio host and so much more. Best of all, Dee Snider is one of the most outspoken people in music. Tom & Zeus have a no holds barred conversation with Dee Snider about KISS. SIOL is never afraid to ask the tough questions and Dee is never afraid to answer them. The guys talk about Dee...
Sep 02, 2023•1 hr 54 min•Season 5Ep. 239
On the 44th Episode of the Album Review Crew of Shout It Out Loudcast, Tom, Zeus & Sonny review the rock album from the Foo Fighters, "Wasting Light" Wasting Light was the Foo Fighters' 7th studio album. The album was a commercial and critical hit, winning 4 Grammys, including best rock album. The album went platinum and also became the Foo Fighters first album to go #1 on Billboards 200. Led by the biggest rock star in the past 30 years, Dave Grohl on guitar and vocals, the dual guitar play...
Aug 30, 2023•2 hr 25 min
This week Tom & Zeus breakdown, discuss and rank all the Producers of the KISS albums. Bob Ezrin, Ron Nevison and Eddie Kramer are not just well known producers in the KISS Army but in all of music. What about the other producers of the KISS studio albums, Michael James Jackson, Vini Poncia and more? Well Tom & Zeus break down the 14 separate producers of the KISS studio albums (1978 solo albums included) and discuss each of their albums. They breakdown the pros and cons of their efforts...
Aug 26, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Season 5Ep. 238
On the 35th Episode of Dorm Damage With Tom & Zeus, the guys list their top 3 songs from ACDC, Aerosmith & Bad Company. They then rank which artist had the best 3 songs. Tom & Zeus continue their new segment where they will pick bands from an era and rank their top 3 songs. This episode features bands that began in the 1970's. Three of the biggest bands of that era, ACDC, Aerosmith and Bad Company each have an incredible list of songs. The guys each pick their favorite three songs fr...
Aug 23, 2023•28 min
This week Tom & Zeus welcome one rock's greatest drummer and an enormous KISS fan, Brent Fitz. Fitzy has played with the Gene Simmons band, the Bruce Kulick band, Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators, Alice Cooper, Vince Neil, Union, Toque and many more. Brent is not only an amazing drummer, but he also plays many other instruments as well. Brent has played in both Gene and Bruce's bands and is a massive KISS fan. The guys talk about how they met and their experiences on the KI...
Aug 19, 2023•2 hr 16 min•Season 5Ep. 237
On the 34th episode of Dorm Damage With Tom & Zeus, Zeus recaps his 3 week Greek adventure! It's story time once again on Dorm Damage. This time Zeus recaps his vacation in Greece with stories of Greek food, rock music and full on nude beaches. Of course there's a puke story and descriptions of foul odors. So come join us on this Greek Odyssey... For all things Shout It Out Loudcast check out our amazing website by clicking below: www.ShoutItOutLoudcast.com Interested in more Shout It Out Lo...
Aug 16, 2023•32 min
This week Tom & Zeus review an article posted on Ultimate Classic Rock which lists the worst KISS song from every KISS album. Although all KISS songs are Klassics to the KISS Army, there are some clunkers as well. Ultimate Classic Rock lists the worst from each album. Tom & Zeus review the list and compare the selections to the worst songs they picked from the albums SIOL has reviewed. A fun episode filled with strong opinions. Here is the Ultimate Classic Rock article below: Worst KISS ...
Aug 12, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 236
On the 33rd Episode of Dorm Damage With Tom & Zeus discuss farewell tours by legendary bands. Lately it seems that many legendary bands are going on so-called farewell tours. Bands like KISS, The Eagles, Aerosmith and more. Although it has been cliché to mock these tours as "farewell," they have become normalized. Bands announce they are on a farewell tour only to be back on the road in a few years once again. The guys debate why bands keep coming back, why they call them "farewell" and what...
Aug 09, 2023•22 min
This week Tom & Zeus review the 1975 legendary live album, KISS Alive! Considered to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest live album ever, KISS Alive! perhaps saved KISS' career. The album came after the first three studio albums failed to ignite any real interest in KISS. The band wanted to something that captured the band's explosive live concerts. From the incredible album cover, back cover and gatefold to the famous opening by J.R. Smalling, to the incredible performances by the b...
Aug 05, 2023•1 hr 36 min•Season 5Ep. 235
On the 32nd Episode of Dorm Damage With Tom & Zeus the guys list their favorite guitar solos. A great guitar solo may be fast, may be complex but most of all it has to move you. Tom & Zeus each list their 10 favorite guitar solos. So tune in to see which timeless guitar solo made the list! For all things Shout It Out Loudcast check out our amazing website by clicking below: www.ShoutItOutLoudcast.com Interested in more Shout It Out Loudcast content? Care to help us out? Come join us on P...
Aug 02, 2023•30 min
This week Tom and Zeus discuss the wives and girlfriends of each KISS member. The KISS bandmates have had some legendary romances. Some great and some not so great. The guys list the rumored lovers of each member and discuss SIOL style. Of course an episode like this requires a Top 5 list from both Tom & Zeus of the lovely ladies of KISS. So tune in to hear all about the Good, the Bad & the Muscle Heads! For all things Shout It Out Loudcast check out our amazing website by clicking below...
Jul 29, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 5Ep. 234
On the 43rd Episode of the Album Review Crew of Shout It Out Loudcast, Tom, Zeus & Sonny review the classic 1986 thrash album from Metallica, "Master Of Puppets." Master Of Puppets was Metallica's 3rd studio album. It made Metallica the leaders of thrash metal and became a landmark heavy metal album. Led by guitarist and vocalist, James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich, guitarist Kirk Hammett and the late great bassist, Cliff Burton, Metallica grew as a band. Master Of Puppets featured more mat...
Jul 26, 2023•2 hr 7 min
This week Tom & Zeus welcome back non-SIOL Hall Of Famer, drummer and author Joey Cassata for a KISS Draft on the KISS 1978 Solo Albums. The SIOL KISS Draft is back. This is KISS Draft XI and the guys enlisted none other than Joey Cassata to help with the draft. The KISS draft is similar to fantasy football drafts, where each person drafts 10 songs each from the 1978 KISS solo albums. The guys discuss, analyze and breakdown the unique KISS 1978 solo albums, their favorites, the songs and the...
Jul 22, 2023•1 hr 37 min•Season 5Ep. 233
On the 4th Episode of Shout It Out Loudcast's sidecast, The Zeppelin Chronicles, our hosts, Tom & Zeus, along with SIOL sidekick Murph and Jay Scott from The Hook Rocks podcast, review the classic 1971 album, "Led Zeppelin IV." Led Zeppelin IV sometimes called, untitled, Zoso, runes and even 4 symbols is considered to be not only one of Led Zeppelin's greatest achievements, but also music in general. Filled with immortal songs like, Black Dog, Rock And Roll and perhaps the greatest rock song...
Jul 19, 2023•2 hr 55 min
This week Tom & Zeus welcome Grammy & Songwriter Hall Of Famer, musician, author, and more, Holly Knight. Holly Knight is a legendary music songwriter and is part of KISStory. She was the uncredited keyboard player on the KISS album, "Unmasked." She then wrote three songs with KISS. She is friends with Gene Simmons and Ace Frehley and even dated Paul Stanley for awhile. She authored a fantastic new book, called I Am The Warrior: My Crazy Life Writing The Hits And Rocking the MTV 80's." T...
Jul 15, 2023•2 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 232
