In part two the guys go even deeper into the year of 1986. Loose Cannon talks about being focused on picking the right college while Bakko was in the heart of his days as a virgin streak. Plus they get into the top movies and albums of the year while featuring songs from none of said albums. Also Bakko is about to find out if his step-brother listens to the show. #YearOfTheCobra Featuring the music: Megadeth – Wake Up Dead Yngwie Malmsteen – You Don’t Remember Motorhead – Orgasmotron Keel – Rais...
Sep 17, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Ep 222•Transcript available on Metacast We return to our Greatest Year In Rock series for the year 1986. Along with notable events like Chernobyl and Haley's Comet, 1986 was loaded with some killer rock and metal. Loose Cannon and Bakko break the year that was 1986 and share some of their favorite songs from the year. #YearOfTheCobra Featuring the music: Van Halen - 5150 David Lee Roth - Yankee Rose Alice Cooper - Crawlin' Husker Du - Sorry Somehow Beastie Boys - License To Ill Slayer - Postmortem Cinderella - Shake Me Black Sabbath -...
Sep 10, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Ep 221•Transcript available on Metacast A whole lot of "Doing their job" this week as Loose Cannon and Bakko are back to answer all of your questions. What is the proper ranking of every KISS song? Should you go see Iron Maiden on this tour? Did Loose go back to the same 80's festival that put him in a cage? Where is the line when discerning when it's ok to jack off in the work place. And, believe it or not, more! #YearOfTheCobra Featuring the music: Biters - Restless Hearts KISS - Deuce Iron Maiden - Running Free Extreme - It('s A Mo...
Sep 03, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Ep 220•Transcript available on Metacast This week we conclude our Rock N Pod 3 coverage. Loose Cannon and Bakko share their personal stories of the weekend in Nashville. Starting with what it took to get there, to some of the off mic interactions with the guests, sharing an Uber with the hosts of Rock & Metal Combat, three days of being roommates, all of the people they spent time with, the people they wanted to spend more time with, a shout out to those that were missed and everything in between. This is what the three nights in Nash...
Aug 27, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep 219•Transcript available on Metacast In part two of our Rock N Pod coverage we get into the podcasts and hosts that make them great. We open with some love for our favorite shows who were there and brief review of the weekend. Then we share some chats we had with fellow podcasters. It starts with Matt Porter of the KISS Room. Then BJ Kramp from Rock And Or Roll. Petere Cecere of the I Love It Loudcast and ends with the mayor of Nashville himself. Decibel Geek's Aaron Camaro! #RockNPod #YearOfTheCobra Learn more about your ad choice...
Aug 20, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Ep 218•Transcript available on Metacast Year 3 of Rock N Pod is in the books and it was off the hook. This episode starts with Michael Sweet and Bakko discussing possible album titles for the next Stryper record. Then Tony Harnell and Loose Cannon discuss the role Tupperware played in the feud between the band and Sebastian Bach. Next is Toby Wright relieved to join a show that wanted to talk about a record not named Carnival of Souls. Jason Bieler of Saigon Kick enjoys a prodding from LC and Bakko. And it all ends with metal icon and...
Aug 13, 2019•2 hr 54 min•Ep 217•Transcript available on Metacast LC always looks forward Extra Trash Day, a Denver tradition and celebration. But things quickly go wrong. LC calls Bakko to recap his day of tragedy ThIs is also a preview of his podcast educational presentation and motivational speech at the Nashville Rock N Pod Expo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 01, 2019•23 min•Ep 216•Transcript available on Metacast In this weeks episode we break down Metallica double dipping by re-selling their own tickets on the secondary market. Also, Bakko shares the tale of his Ron Keel road trip, what to do in Denver when you're bored, LC and Bakko compare Struts/Glorious Sons shows and more. #YearOfTheCobra #BuyMusic #SupportMusic Featuring the music: Wheeler Walker Jr - Redneck Shit Jerry Lee Lewis - Drinkin' Wine Spoh-de-doh Ron Keel Band - Girls Like Me Tesla - Makin' Magic Glorious Sons - Heavy Metallica - Holier...
Jul 30, 2019•1 hr 24 min•Ep 215•Transcript available on Metacast We've got Bush! Chris Czynzak of Decibel Geek joins the show to break down the Bush-Thrax era - Sound of White Noise, Stomp 442, Volume 8, and We've Come for You All. Also discussed: Hulk's privates, Rock N Pod Expo 3, CC's skills reading from Wikipedia, Man-kini’s appearance on Vol 8 and more. Song snippets featured: Crush I’m The Man Room for one More Only Black Lodge Fueled Catharsis Inside Out Toast to the Extras Big Fat Man-kini Chips Cadillac Rock Box Nobody Knows Anything What Doesn’t Die...
Jul 23, 2019•2 hr 31 min•Ep 214•Transcript available on Metacast At your request. Here is the stand alone track of our VV parody song. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 21, 2019•5 min•Ep 213•Transcript available on Metacast A very Special Podcrash edition of Cobras & Fire featuring Decibel Geek's Aaron Camaro. Bakko and Camaro being two titans of the upper Midwest discuss small towns, Ace Frehley, Vinnie Vincent, Rock N Pod 3 and just a little Viking/Packer smack talk. #YearOfTheCobra Featuring the music: KISS - Speeding Back To My Baby Colin James - T Stands For Trouble Chris Cornell - Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart Ace Frehley - Shot Full Of Rock Ace Frehley - I Wanna Go Back Saigon Kick - Peppermint Tribe C.W.A. ...
Jul 16, 2019•1 hr 24 min•Ep 212•Transcript available on Metacast This week we talk about Vinnie Vincent throwing himself a birthday party on the same day as Rock N Pod 3 and in the same hotel. We offer birthday gift suggestions and breakdown the activities for those choosing to attend the soon to be cancelled event. Plus, Loose has a WhichWich update. Courtney Love pisses off Tommy Lee. We toot our horn a bit looking back on the year. Bakko asks for help settling a marital argument and more. #YearOfTheCobra cobrasandfire.com Featuring the music: Q5 - Pull The...
Jul 09, 2019•1 hr 24 min•Ep 211•Transcript available on Metacast This week Loose & Bakko are all about the fight. Tom Morello joins Geoff Tate and Rob Halford fighting cell phones. Justin Bieber wants to fight Tom Cruise. Bakko wants to fight HoloDio. Loose and Bakko fight concert beer prices by establishing an official stance on tipping and Dave Mustaine has his own very real fight as he preps to kick cancers ass. And don't forget. We are going to be at Nashville Rock N Pod 3. Come see us. #YearOfTheCobra #RockNPod Music from: Shooting Star - Hang On For You...
Jul 02, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep 210•Transcript available on Metacast Noted hard rock and metal personality Eddie Trunk joins the program to discuss his career in radio, his Sirius XM shows, season 2 of Trunkfest debuting on AXS TV on July 7th, the New York Giants, the Dio Hologram, the recent Vinnie Vincent cancellations and more. There's even a little KISS talk if you can believe it. #YearOfTheCobra https://eddietrunk.com/ https://twitter.com/EddieTrunk http://www.axs.tv/programs/trunkfest/ https://blog.siriusxm.com/tag/eddie-trunk/ https://www.siriusxm.com/volu...
Jun 25, 2019•2 hr 45 min•Ep 209•Transcript available on Metacast FLIPP is back and has a new record coming. Frontman Brynn Arens joins the program for a wide ranging interview covering his entire career. We get into all sorts of FLIPP stories but this is so much more. Brynn has stories about Bill Aucoin, Jack Douglas, Snoop Dogg, Evanescence, Art Aleksakis, the Misfits, Megadeth, Guns N Roses, the Rolling Stones, Sean Lennon, Stephen Shareux, the Oddfathers, and more. Settle in because this is a fun one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...
Jun 23, 2019•2 hr•Ep 208•Transcript available on Metacast Interview Ep: Big Dad Ritch of Texas Hippie Coalition joins the show for a fun conversation about their new album "High in the Saddle," the challenge of local promotors, keeping the same band lineup, the evils of the music industry and being the greatest Red Dirt Metal band on Earth. So turn it up and get your dirty finger in the air! Music Featured: Rock's Not Dead Turn it Up Blue Lights On Moonshine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 20, 2019•40 min•Ep 207•Transcript available on Metacast On this week’s ep, we dIscuss Bret Michaels and Guy Fieri’s CrockFest, Ice-T almost shoots an Amazon driver, we break down a deep track Judas Priest concert, and LC goes to a punk rock Mucho Libre wrestling beer fest and continues to have issues ordering food. #YearOfTheCobra Music: Texas Hippie Coalition: Dirty Finger Biters: Low Lives in High Definition Judas Priest: Heading Out to the Highway Body Count: Institutionalized 2014 Poison: Valley of Lost Souls Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...
Jun 18, 2019•59 min•Ep 206•Transcript available on Metacast Singer Geoff Tate joins the program to discuss his latest project Sweet Oblivion, out June 14th on Frontiers Records. We also talk about his European Wine Tours, Hear N Aid, the making of the Operation Mindcrime record and much more. Past, present & future. A must listen for all Geoff Tate fans. https://geofftate.com https://twitter.com/geofftate https://www.facebook.com/GeoffTateOfficial https://www.facebook.com/SweetOblivionGeoffTate https://www.facebook.com/frontiersmusicsrl/ Learn more about...
Jun 11, 2019•59 min•Ep 205•Transcript available on Metacast On this weeks EP Loose & Bakko ponder what it would be like to spend a week touring European vineyards with former Queensryche singer Geoff Tate. They also discuss: Nirvana being responsible for Zima. Buying merch at a Overkill concert. Mothers of daughters singing along at a Buckcherry concert. Buying some KISS on vinyl and more. Featuring the music: Royal Republic - Under Cover Brodero - Liars & Thieves Jerry Cantrell - Anger Rising Pristine - Sinnerman All That Remains - Two Weeks Buckcherry ...
Jun 04, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Ep 204•Transcript available on Metacast Ep 171: John Corabi (Dead Daisies, Union, Motley Crue, The Scream, Solo) joins the show to discuss his entire career. We discuss how an Australian millionaire created the "music collective" that is the Dead Daisies, his involvement with Mick Mars' solo album, the possibility of a Union reunion, Monsters of Rock cruise, the growing legend of the Motley Crue '94 album, his acoustic solo tour and his upcoming solo album. -- Song snippets featured: Midnight Moses (Dead Daisies) Poison Apples (Motley...
May 28, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Ep 203•Transcript available on Metacast Bakko called in sick this week. So we figured now would be a good time to look back at some of our early interviews and share them with those of you who are new to the show and those of you who have been there from the start. And everyone in between. Plus we have a special guest appearance by Eddie Trunk. We'll be back next week with some fresh Cobra for you. Thank you all for your support these last 4 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 21, 2019•2 hr 48 min•Ep 202•Transcript available on Metacast EP 170: Breaking the Record - We dive into the mud with 1992’s Feel Good Album of the Year - Alice in Chains - DIRT. We do a track-by-track and discuss hypothetical Layne Staley career paths while shattering the myth perpetrated by The Man that Grunge killed Hair Metal and drink beer gifted to us by a cat behaviorist. This ep also contains a surprising amount of Warrant and Huey Lewis talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 14, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Ep 201•Transcript available on Metacast The fourth Anniversary is green. To celebrate four years of Cobras & Fire, Loose and Bakko get into all sorts of shit. In honor of the Avengers End Game they debate the self love habits of the Incredible Hulk. Bakko explains his stance on Beyoncé. The runner up to the band name Godsmack. Swimming with Fred Durst. Ozzy waking up to pee. AARP subsidizing early Crue tours. A famous vampire hunter taking in a Dokken show. And believe it or not... MORE! This EP's Beer was courtesy of thee Matt Porter...
May 07, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Ep 200•Transcript available on Metacast Michael Sweet returns to the program to discuss what we can expect on Stryper's history tour, his tenth solo album titled "10" featuring a whole bunch of special guests, his scheduled appearance at the Nashville Rock N Pod Expo, a surprising amount of Van Halen talk and more. #YearOfTheCobra https://www.michaelsweet.com/ https://twitter.com/michaelhsweet https://www.facebook.com/TheMichaelSweet/ http://www.stryper.com/ https://twitter.com/Stryper https://www.facebook.com/Stryper Learn more about...
May 02, 2019•37 min•Ep 199•Transcript available on Metacast Riki Rachtman joins the program to discuss his latest venture, the Cathouse Hollywood Podcast. We also ask about the current status of his friendship with Axl Rose, Headbangers Ball memories, his relationship with Motley Crue, how he decided to start a podcast and more. Plus, Riki and Bakko may have stumbled upon a new reality TV show concept. Enjoy a really fun chat with Riki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 25, 2019•47 min•Ep 198•Transcript available on Metacast EP 167: We discuss HoloDio 2.0's amazing new features and tour, our Spencer's shopping list, Babymetal announces their new concept album, Rock N Pod Expo 3, LC shakes his fist at the Joshua Tree National Park and bachelorette parties, and we discuss if it is time for Sharon to pay off her American Express card and let Ozzy retire. This episode's beer comes courtesy of Sean Cullen. Thank you, Sean! You too can help the show and buy us a beer at: https://gofundme.com/absolutelydrink Radkey - Basem...
Apr 23, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep 197•Transcript available on Metacast Loose Cannon and Bakko get into the recent bombshell from Matt LeBlanc that Sharon Osbourne approached him about having a three way with her and Ozzy, Tommy Lee got married and his new bride has a new podcast that is BAH-NAN-AHZ, some recent vinyl purchase talk, what you should keep in your Gene Simmons Vault and so much more. This weeks beer come courtesy of Bill Elam. Thank you Bill. You too can help the show and buy us a beer at: https://gofundme.com/absolutelydrink Music from: Tommy Lee - Tr...
Apr 16, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Ep 196•Transcript available on Metacast Ep 165: Bohemian Vs The Dirt - LC and Bakko go to the movies and discuss Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody and Motley Crue's The Dirt. We also give an update on the LC Which WIch bathroom tragedy and new complications on taking a deuce at work. This ep is brought to you by David Glynn who bought us two extremely hard to find beers. Tracks: DEATH ON 2 LEGS RED HOT STONE COLD CRAZY KILLER QUEEN/LOVE CAR (Medley - Live Montreal Album) PIECE OF YOUR ACTION JUST GO AWAY MAD Learn more about your ad choices. ...
Apr 09, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep 195•Transcript available on Metacast Danko Jones returns to the program to discuss the release of the album "A Rock Supreme" which is out April 26th. We talk about vinyl collecting, the realities of the cassette tape, his favorite podcasts, his former column for the Huffington Post, some KISS talk and what we can expect from his latest record "A Rock Supreme". Enjoy. Year of the Cobra www.dankojones.com https://www.facebook.com/dankojones https://twitter.com/dankojones https://www.m-theoryaudio.com/ BUY US A BEER & SUPPORT THE SHOW...
Apr 02, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep 194•Transcript available on Metacast We saved the worst for last. The first ever Cobras & Fire March Badness concludes with Metallica's 2003 disasterpiece Saint Anger. Recorded during a time of distress for the band. Bassist Jason Newsted had left the band. James Hetfield took a year off to get sober. All documented in the documentary Some Kind Of Monster. Dealing with a band therapist and a producer pining to join the world’s biggest metal band took its toll and this album is the result. BUY US A BEER & SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://w...
Mar 26, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep 193•Transcript available on Metacast 
