Cobras & Fire: Comedy / Rock Talk Show

Some more bonus coverage for our Black Sabbath spectacular. In EP 146 author Martin Popoff can be heard talking about the turmoil surrounding the band during the mixing of Live Evil. Here is the entire interview with Martin. Check out his books on Black Sabbath and more. www.martinpopoff.com Help support our show and artists we feature. Here's a direct link for vinyl on Amazon or anything you want...

Things get crazy as we cover the Dio era as we continue our Black Sabbath career spanning tribute. Back is Gene Vogel as well as an appearance from author and expert on all things Black Sabbath as well as Dio, Martin Popoff. We cover Dio's ins and outs with the band. Dio's love for Satin Onesies. The Heaven & Hell project. And for some reason Sharon Osbourne's sexual appetite. Strap in as things g...

Some bonus coverage to our Black Sabbath spectacular. EP 145: features part of an interview with Dave Walker. Dave was brought in to replace Ozzy in 1978. It wasn't for long as Ozzy soon returned for the record Never Say Die. Here is the complete conversation he had with Bakko. Help support our show and artists we feature. Here's a direct link for vinyl on Amazon or anything you want to buy. Pleas...

The Cobras & Fire Halloween continues with part two of our tribute to THE spookiest band of all time. Black Sabbath. Returning is special guest, lead singer of the band Mortificator and host of the Disciples of the Watch Podcast, Gene Vogel. In part 2 we discuss the next 4 albums Ozzy did with the band before starting his solo career. The 1985 Live Aid Reunion. The occasional teases the eventually...

In celebration of the month that brings us Halloween we embark on a month long tribute to THEE spookiest band of all time. Black Sabbath. Featuring special guest, lead singer of the band Mortificator and host of the Disciples of the Watch Podcast, Gene Vogel. In part 1 we discuss the first 4 albums of the Ozzy era. Plenty of controversial opinions as Loose and Bakko welcome Gene into the absurdity...

This week we discuss Episode 140 which vanished from the interwebs a few weeks ago. This wasn’t a glitch. We explain why with a brand new intro followed by a heavily edited, Wal-Mart approved, censored version of the original show. If you heard the original episode, let us know if you notice the edits. If you’re hearing it for the first time, see if you can hear where we cut. We also apologize. A...

Loose Cannon and Bakko go all in on the 1984 Judas Priest classic record, Defenders of the Faith. Warning: Listening to this ep may cause you to lose up to 5 IQ points. Also, the lyric discussion gets soops vulgar. As lead singer Rob Halford said, this was a time of hedonism for Judas Priest. But as a plus, you find out what a Manalishi and a Metallion are. Help support our show and artists we fea...

This week Loose and Bakko wouldn't be doing their job if they didn't talk about the recent revelation of the Beatles circle jerk, Ozzy letting us know that just because it's his final tour, that doesn't mean he's never going to tour again. Bakko and Loose offer their own 'Man on the street' reviews of Grand Rocktember and a Collective Soul concert. And they play music they randomly picked via five...

Cobras & Fire is proud to bring you legendary former Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing. Talking with Bakko, K.K. talks about his soon to be released auto-biography Heavy Duty, Spinal Tap, Heavy Metal Parking Lot, the Nostradamus record, leaving Judas Priest, the recent comments from former bandmates and so much more in this wide ranging interview. K.K. has some laughs with Bakko while also telli...

In the last of our onsite coverage Bakko is joined by fellow podcasters Sonny Pooni of Growin' Up Rock, Joey Haynie of Rock Strikes Ten, Jon Lamoreaux of the Hustle Podcast and the always over the top Ian Wadley of the Rock And Metal Combat Podcast. We have a lot of fun in these discussions. One for the diehard friends of our shows. Help support our show and artists we feature. Here's a direct lin...

Continuing with our Rock N Pod coverage we give the interviews we did with the featured guests at this years Rock N Pod Expo. Featuring Tesla drummer Troy Luccketta, everybody's keyboard player Gary Corbett, Ron Keel of Keel/Ron Keel Band and Michael Vescara of Obsession, Loudness, Yngwie Malmsteen and more. Help support our show and artists we feature. Here's a direct link for vinyl on Amazon or...

Back from Nashville, Bakko describes the weekend that was Rock N Pod 2. The Pre-Party concert featuring Ron Keel, Tora Tora and Angel. The Expo. Moderating the Eerie Von panel, catching up with fellow podcasters and interviewing guests. Hanging out at the Decibel Geek studio and putting a bow on the weekend with the Rock N Pod post party comedy show with Courtney Cronin Dold, Earl Skakel and Craig...

EP 136: Absolutely ...DRINK! In this weeks EP Loose and Bakko discuss Great White replacing their singer with a former frontman of Van Halen, Bakko's latest movie concept "Veganibal", an update on Bakko's previous movie concept "Bro-Dragon", the role of Bigfoot Porn in politics, LC's Alice Cooper Kerfuffle, Cobra Hacks, and a lesbian PSA. Also a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT about Cobrafest and the Nashville R...

KIX front man Steve Whiteman joins the show to discuss his career with KIX and Funny Money and how KIX plans to celebrate the 30th Anniversary Of 'Blow My Fuse' With 'Fuse 30 Reblown' out September 21st via Loud N Proud Records. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 135: Def Leppard - Hysteria - Albums Unbuckled: Hysteria. Released August, 1987. 12 million sold in the US. 7 singles. 4 years in the making. 1 less arm. Love it or hate it? No matter your opinion on the album it is one of the most fascinating stories in rock history. Bakko and LC break it down in true Cobra style. Plus we have a new CobraFest announcement! Grab your Union Jack shorts and get r...

Nashville Rock N Pod Expo featured guest, comedian Courtney Cronin Dold joins the program. She talks about Bakko giving her the cold shoulder, why the Monkees are legit, why she's not a WWE writer, going on stakeout's with Monice Lewinsky, the comedy show the night after the Expo and so much more. Courtney gives as good as she takes in this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

Doro Pesch of Warlock and solo fame joins the program to discuss her 35 year career in metal, getting a Gene Simmons Vault, her latest record Forever Warriors, Forever United (drops August 17th), the return of Triumph & Agony era guitar player Tommy Bolan and the FACT that she is more talented than cough Beyoncé. And of course much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...

Bakko sits down with former Danzig bassist Eerie Von. In part two he goes deep into his time with Danzig, his work on the Misfits boxset, his solo recordings and what he's up to now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bakko sits down for a long chat with Eerie Von of Danzig & Samhain. In part one they discuss how Eerie came to shoot the early days of the Misfits and joining Glen in his first post Misfits band Samhain. Eerie is forthright and goes into great detail about an influential time in Rock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lead singer of the band Wilson returns to Cobras & Fire for a fun chat with Bakko. He talks about the bands time off, the change of direction the Detroiters took before coming back with new music that is their latest record Tasty Nasty, how they ended up with producer Scott Stevens and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Things get a bit tipsy in this ep as Loose Cannon and Bakko feature songs from Monsters of Rock that they have never played while discussing how their own typical Father’s Day experiences compare to Tommy Lee’s, Meatloaf replacing himself on his upcoming tour, the importance of wiping your internet history, a practical use for the cover art for the John Lennon album Two Virgins, LC continuing to m...

ClusterFu*k Fest Recap: Bakko quickly recaps his NY trip and LC recaps his experience at a Skid Row, Slaughter, Quiet Riot, KIX concert in a venue that can only be described as a social experiment run by an evil mustache-twirling promoter. The concert was held in a Denver restaurant parking lot and involved steel cages, the lawn chair army, bikers doing lemondrop shots, raffle tickets as currency...

Loose Cannon interviews Bakko and Treble from the band Jesus Chrysler to discuss their new album "Deny It All Later" released on July 6th. They talk about some of the bands history and their experiences in the Minneapolis music scene. Featuring music from the new album "...Deny It All Later" available everywhere now. Download. Stream. LISTEN! SHARE! AMAZON - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F6...

Vinnie Paul. 1964-2018. We pay tribute and celebrate the legacy of drummer Vinnie Paul. Loose Cannon and Bakko look back at Vinnie Paul's career and influence in a respectful but lighthearted manner (as always) by discussing his role in Pantera, Damageplan and HELLYEAH while playing songs from all three bands. RIP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Loose Cannon and Bakko get back to their roots with an episode of Devil music. Along with an exciting announcement regarding a new attraction added to Cobrafest 18, there sadly has been another cancellation as well. Ken Mills has a new podcast and Cobras & Fire has the exclusive scoop on that, Bakko explains his preference for not streaming has nothing to do with the almost 3 year differ...