Cobras & Fire: Comedy / Rock Talk Show

The Year of the Cobra continues as we discuss Bakko’s recent appearance on The Classic Metal Show, his rapport with Tony Harnell of TNT, Ozzy not understanding Brexit, 3 Sides of Eddie Trunk, Gene gifting Ace his band, a member of Vixen retiring and chips. So many chips. BUY US A BEER: https://www.gofundme.com/absolutelydrink Sammy Hagar - Rock Candy Corrosion of Conformity- Over Me Lucifer - Drea...

Singer and songwriter Tony Harnell joins the program to talk about the latest Starbreaker album Dysphoria, out Jan 25th on Frontiers Records, as well as his entire career in music. Starbreaker - Dysphoria Pre Order: http://radi.al/Starbreaker?fbclid=IwAR097-2Kg1QIiOVu3dO7G1WyZ4Eym5CTos3oQLMtP4Ll3L0Oz2IhPk64oFs Tony Harnell Links Official - http://www.tonyharnell.com/ Facebook - https://www.faceboo...

This week Loose and Bakko break down the 1998 record Van Halen III. All the lead up drama. Did Sammy quit? Was he fired? Is Dave back? Why does Gary Cherone keep calling the Cobras & Fire studio? Now just over 20 years old. Is Van Halen III better than you remember? Probably not but plenty of fun stuff is gotten into. And even if you hate this record, haven’t you always wondered who wrote the “dun...

Host of the Classic Metal Show, author Chris Akin joins the program to discuss his book Cause & Effect: Turbo. A book About the 1986 Judas Priest album Turbo. www.chrisakinbooks.com https://twitter.com/ChrisAkinBooks https://www.amazon.com/Cause-Effect-Mr-Chris-Akin/dp/1728831601/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1546905857&sr=8-7&keywords=chris+akin https://www.audible.com/pd/Cause-Effect-Turbo-Audiobook/B0...

Happy New Year! We kick off 2019 sharing family holiday chaos, LA Guns vs LA Guns, Eddie Trunk’s shrub complex, Van Halen’s rumored reunion, LC’s struggle with buying a turntable, and the awesomeness of the Podcast Community while featuring Absolutely.. Drink! songs. Dio - One for the road Hardcore Superstar- Sanctuary (Drink with the Devil) Atom Smash - Last Call Van Halen - Take Your Whiskey Hom...

We weren't joking about 2018 being a banner year for Cobras & Fire. In so many measurable and immeasurable ways we reached new heights. While we take a break for the holidays, here are moments from the last year that we hope you feel are worth looking back on. (Part 2) The interviews in order are: Steve Whiteman - KIX K.K. Downing - Formerly of Judas Priest Jake E Lee - Red Dragon Cartel, Badlands...

We weren't joking about 2018 being a banner year for Cobras & Fire. In so many measurable and immeasurable ways we reached new heights. While we take a break for the holidays there are so many moments from the last year that we hope you feel are worth looking back on. So here is Part One of your favorite bits and some music you may like. The interviews in order are: Charlie Benante - Anthrax Micha...

Merry Cobrasmas! This week Loose and Bakko countdown the official Cobras & Fire top 5 albums of 2018. They also open all of your presents while they discuss Styx hitting the road with Larry The Cable Guy, Growin' Up Rock hitting the high seas in 2019 for the Monsters of Rock Cruise, and Adam Levine making headlines regarding whether mismatched jumpsuits make you an expert on Rock music or not. Plu...

2018 can be described as “Eh...Not That Bad!” Loose and Bakko recap albums that missed the mark overall but still had some choice tracks. We also discuss Bakko’s Lead Singer Disease, LC & Julian Gill living cursed parallel lives, Yuletide logs, a bunch of dead people and Hee Haw. Happy Holidays! Music from: Jizzy “Jazzy” Pearl Blue Stones The Lazys Red Sun Rising Greta Van Fleet Alice In Chains Fi...

Joey "Hipster" Haynie of Rock Strikes Ten joins Loose Cannon on a Ripe Rock Road Trip packed with killer 2018 tunes. We discuss this year's nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, our concept for a Kulick Klub tour, a Cobra Pizza Hack, and Unga Bunga. Music From: Audrey Horne Nashville Pussy Hardcore Superstar Night Flight Orchestra Death by Unga Bunga Wyldlife Smashing Pumpkins Red City Radio...

It's back to basics this week as Loose and Bakko return to absurd discussions about life, music and buffets. Vinnie Vincent makes a major announcement, Stephen Pearcy has a License To Kill it onstage, a second career as a roofer is cut short for a member of Helix, we establish Old Country Buffet etiquette, evaluate remastered album releases of 2018, and rules for those 30+ years old. Plus new tune...

Jake E Lee joins the program for a wide ranging conversation that covers everything from Ozzy wanting to write songs at 3:00 in the morning, Phil Soussan conspiring against him, not bonding with Ozzy, the Badlands manager trying to blackmail him, how he found out Ray Gillan was sick, the modern way of recording an album, Red Dragon Cartels latest record Patina and SOOOOO much more. Just in time fo...

It’s an emergency KISS State of the Union Address! There’s a lot to unpack about KISS over the last few months. We make fun of what we love as we reveal our ideas for the End of the Voice tour, KISS’s TV promo performances, Vinnie Vincent’s shredding, Ace Frehley’s magic trick, the KISS Kruise, an unintentional KISS Kobra Hack and the return of Sharon Osbourne. Pre-recorded Horns Up, People! Help...

Former Enuff Z'Nuff singer Donnie Vie joins the program to discus his new solo album Beautiful Thing, his relationship with old band members, his thoughts on touring, people using cell phones at shows and much more in this fun and endearingly odd conversation. Enjoy. www.donnievie.com www.facebook.com/DonnieVieOfficial Help support our show and artists we feature. Here's a direct link for vinyl on...

We conclude our Black Sabbath retrospective with the Lost Era. Aside from a brief reunion with Dio in the early 90's, 1983-1996 was a fairly lost time for the band. This is the least covered era of Sabbath. And while there are reasons for that, there was some great music released during this time. And even if you aren't a fan of the music from this time, the story is very interesting. Back for the...

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...