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65: Ep 69: Your Anger is a Gift

Ep 69: “Your Anger is a Gift” Bakko and LC play songs that release the demons, cleanse the soul and empower you to be the best human ever. Topics included our ideas for the Dio Hologram world tour, Lemmy’s estate and general ridiculousness. Music: Anthrax, John Lennon, Stone Sour, ICE-T, Royal Bliss, AssJack, Q5, Slayer

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Ep 68: Danko Jones Interview 2017 – Wild Cat Album

Danko Jones Thinks Grammy Awards Should Drop Rock, Metal Categories as Treats Genres as a Joke Minneapolis, MN (2/27/17)- Danko Jones, in an interview by the podcast Cobras & Fire, discusses the band’s new album Wild Cat, recording the track “Black Rose” with Volbeat, financial challenges of touring in the US and fiascos at the…

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64: Ep 68: Interview – Danko Jones (2017)

Danko Jones Thinks Grammy Awards Should Drop Rock, Metal Categories as Treats Genres as a JokeMinneapolis, MN (2/27/17)- Danko Jones, in an interview by the podcast Cobras & Fire, discusses the band’s new album Wild Cat, recording the track “Black Rose” with Volbeat, financial challenges of touring in the US and fiascos at the Grammy Awards in the rock and metal categories. Topics include:Recording New album Wild CatState of Rock in North AmericaGrammy Awards: Clueless how to handle Rock, Metal Financial challenges of tour support in US vs. Europe Sharing a dressing room with Steel PantherNot being well received opening on 2013 US Volbeat tour Recording the track “Black Rose” with Volbeat and announced as 3rd single New Side Project “Iron Magazine” About Danko Jones (per bio):DANKO JONES has never felt more vibrant or hungry than they are on “Wild Cat”. The 11-track album is out Worldwide on March 3rd, 2017. Celebrating 20 years in the rock n’roll game in 2016, DANKO JONES have an impressive resume to show for the past two decades. In addition to sold out headline tours across Canada and the European continent they have also toured the US, Brazil, Japan, Australia and South Africa and done extensive collaborations with a vast number of great artists. The Canadian trio has spent months on the road with GUNS N ROSES, MOTÖRHEAD and VOLBEAT and opened up for THE ROLLING STONES and OZZY OSBOURNE. The band’s frontman and namesake was recently featured as a guest vocalist on the VOLBEAT track “Black Rose”, one of the most streamed songs on their latest album and he also joined Mike McCready (PEARL JAM), Duff McKagan (GUNS N’ ROSES), and Barrett Martin (SCREAMING TREES) for a session with THE LEVEE WALKERS where he sang on two tracks.The “Wild Cat” world tour starts off with two shows in Finland in February and a series of shows in Europe in March and April. A Canadian tour and more European dates will be announced shortly, with other territories to followAbout Cobras & FireCobras & Fire is a rock podcast with a silly name focused on sharing new music from bands that have the hooks, melody and attitude of classic rock bands. Cobras & Fire is part of the growing Decibel Geek podcast family and hosted by Loose Cannon and Bakko, writers from DecibelGeek.com.

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63: Ep 67: Guilty As Charged & Concert Recaps

New ep! “Guilty As Charged” Bakko recaps a Real RATT / Great White concert and exclusive backstage pass insight into the douchebaggery of why Red Sun Rising was dropped the Pop Evil tour. LC rants about about a Steel Panther concert and both hosts sprinkle in several guilty pleasure songs and happy tunes in our most random playlist ever. Music featured: Tygers of Pan Tang, Charm City Devils, Fall Out Boy, Local H, Foo Fighters, RATT, Barenaked Ladies, KISS, Bloodhound Gang, Korn and yes, Nickelback.

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62: Ep 66: The End – Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy

Ep 666: “The End – Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy” Bakko & LC air their grievances (of which they have many)in an awkward beginning to the show leading to an impasse and splitting ownership of the show. As professionals, for their fans they power through the last ep, discuss Bakko’s fancy Geoff Tate concert adventure and play a selection of happy songs to try to mend their emotional wounds. Music: Brand new Danko Jones, David Lee Roth, Shinedown, Aldo Nova, Bobaflex, Shinedown, SIXX A.M. and more.

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61: Ep 65: Sex, Sex & Rock n Roll

“Sex, Sex & Rock n Roll” Grab onto your rocket and get ready for a ride as we share tales from our youth discovering what great music is all about: Ridiculous Sexual Innuendo. We feature and discuss the lyrical boner genius of Van Halen, AC/DC, KISS, Zodiac Mindwarp, Led Zep, Whitesnake, Extreme and more. Topics include pranking the elderly with W.A.S.P., serenading the ladies with Faster Pussycat, Hornet’s Nests vs Lunchpails and Bakko’s first song Power Ram. Are you feeling it people?!! Check your maturity at the door, get your Jerk Socks and get ready for a happy ending.

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Ep 64: Lost in the Shuffle & Trunk vs. Catman Phone Call re: NAMM Snub

Ep 64: Bakko and Loose Cannon play killer 2016 tracks lost in the shuffle. We feature a hacked Eddie Trunk vs. Eric “Catman” Singer phone call re: the NAMM snub, Chickenfoot’s “Greatest Hits”, the Ghost of Tom Chaod, Bakko does an incredible Bruce Springsteen impression and announce our new not-for-profit. Music: Wyldlife, Chickenfoot, Pretty Reckless,…

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60: Ep 63: 2017 Albums – Discussion of Madness Part 3 (The Final Chapter)

Bakko and Loose Cannon continue their descent into madness in the final chapter of our top rated 2017Albums Discussion. Topics include the lineup mess of this year’s Rock Fests, the Swedish Chef, Dumbfuckistan, Bakko fails Spanish and we announce our Cobra on Fire of the Week. Music: The Sword, Trucker Diablo, Mustasch, Kid Rock, Amon Amarth, Mastodon, Offspring, the exclusive premier of a brand new Jesus Chrysler track & more! It’s a Rock and Roll Revival people!

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59: Ep 62: 2017 Album Discussion of Madness – Part 2

Our 2017 album discussion continues while alcohol clearly takes a firm grip on Bakko & LC’s thought process. Topics include a RATT Brady Bunch legal update, battle of the double bands, Megadeth Church Bootcamp, Coy & Vance era of Dukes of Hazard, an actual Jack Russell terrier sings Desert Moon, Bakko finally seeing and hating Temple of Doom and Mitch Lafon welches on a bet to mention us on his hit podcast “The Lafons.” Music from Corrossion of Conformity, Stone Sour, Great White, Ghost, The Biters, Brand New Machine, Heaven’s Basement and Bob “Han Solo” Schneider.

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58: Ep 61: 2017 Albums & Paul Stanley vs. Doc Mcghee Phone Call re: Eddie Trunk

Ep 61: Forward Thinking – 2017 Albums – Bakko & LC start go off the rails while featuring music from anticipated 2017 albums. We share an exclusive heated phone call between Doc Mcghee and Paul Stanley about canceling on Eddie Trunk, douchebag concert moments, our personal Christmas chaos, , mountain pilgrims and how Danko hates America. Music: Judas Priest, Steel Panther, Bobaflex, Damned Things, Black Sabbath, Trucker Diablo, Lordi, Danko, Queens of the Stone Age, Joe Tex and more.

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