KISS fandom with the volume left up.
Shout It Out Loudcast treats KISS fandom as the main room and rock talk as the hallway everyone keeps wandering down. Episodes mix interviews, album nerdery, listener shout-outs, wrestling detours, sports complaints, and loose Tom-and-Zeus banter.
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Shout It Out Loudcast is a KISS-first rock talk show with the habits of a fan community that has been arguing together for years. It loves the band, but it does not flatten that love into polite nostalgia. The strongest moments come when memory, opinion, and personality all crowd the same microphone. Bruce Kulick talking about Van Halen’s influence on "No, No, No!" gives the show exactly the kind of detail it likes: drums, octaves, borrowed energy, and a story that lands inside KISStory without sounding rehearsed. Michael Des Barres brings the Led Zeppelin lane into view, with memories of Birmingham, Bonzo’s farm, Jimmy Page, and the messy glamour around those circles. Eddie Trunk’s Rainbow discussion shows the show’s deep-cut side, where "A Light in the Black" can become a real argument about speed, keyboards, guitar, Deep Purple lineage, and what gets overlooked. Tracii Guns adds the early L.A. Guns angle, talking Axl Rose, confrontation, respect, and the raw social weather around early Guns N’ Roses. The show is not only interviews. It feeds on listener comments, Patreon shout-outs, Blue Sky replies, and the pleasure of recognizing the same names week after week. That community loop gives the episodes a Saturday-morning ritual feel. Dorm Damage, the Tom and Zeus sidecast space, pushes the looseness further. Wrestling previews with Dave LaGreca can drift toward Chris Jericho and KISS talk before snapping back into the topic. Sports episodes are built for complaint, especially when TV coverage, sideline interviews, booth segments, and football rituals start feeling pointless. The pacing is quick. The humor is blunt. The affection is real, but it usually arrives next to a jab, a callback, or an exaggerated grievance. Shout It Out Loudcast works best for listeners who already know that rock fandom is part scholarship, part memory, part ranking exercise, and part group chat. It is messy in the productive way: loud enough to feel lived-in, specific enough to reward serious fans, and loose enough to let KISS, Zeppelin, Rainbow, wrestling, and sports all end up at the same battered table.
Made for: Built for KISS diehards, rock lifers, album-rankers, wrestling-adjacent music fans, and listeners who enjoy community banter as much as formal interviews. It especially fits people who like their rock history opinionated, informal, and callback-heavy.
What sets it apart: The show stands apart by making KISS the home base while letting sidecasts, listener comments, sports rants, wrestling talk, and rock interviews crash into the same conversation. It feels less like a publication and more like a long-running fan table where everyone already knows the references.
A KISS podcast by 2 friends who share a love for the Hottest Band In The Land! Laugh and listen along as we talk all things KISStory. Check out one of our awesome sidecasts as well. The Album Review Crew - a podcast where three opinionated music fans breakdown their favorite albums and rank the songs and more. The Zeppelin Chronicles - a podcast where four Led Zeppelin fans discuss the legendary band Led Zeppelin and their classic albums and songs. Dorm Damage With Tom & Zeus - a podcast where our lovable hosts talk about anything and everything is on the table and the table gets smashed! Proud part of Pantheon - the podcast network for music lovers.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Tom and Zeus make classic-rock fandom legible as equal parts devotion, argument, memory, and amused exasperation.
Shout It Out Loudcast turns KISS devotion into an ongoing argument between Tom and Zeus, where loyalty never prevents frustration. They discuss the band's legacy, its proposed virtual future, fan experiences, and a Kuarantine concert in Worcester with the familiarity of people…
KISS devotion meets KISS fatigue, giving you permission to adore the band and complain anyway.
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Listener chatter and fan-club banter keep this one moving.
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A sports gripe session that keeps its complaints specific.
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A Worcester concert recap that widens into KISS fandom, family memory, and regular-listener community.
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Music memories with record-collector warmth.
Tom and Zeus of 'Dorm Damage' analyze Ultimate Classic Rock's ranking of the top 15 diamond-selling hard rock albums, starting with Pearl Jam's 'Ten' at number 15.
Episode 375 hits Rascals.
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Rock singer and actor Michael Des Barres shares personal stories about his deep connection with Led Zeppelin, including encounters with Jimmy Page and John Bonham, and his musical collaborations.
This episode features an interview with Dave LaGreca previewing WrestleMania and discussing wrestling fatigue, KISS, and a backstage encounter with Jericho.
Eddie Trunk discusses how Rainbow's 'A Light in the Black' is an overlooked epic song, comparing its fast tempo and guitar-keyboard interplay to early Deep Purple.
Tracii Guns reflects on his experiences with Axl Rose from Guns N' Roses, discussing their confrontational attitudes, reasons for leaving the band, and his enduring respect for Rose.
Shout It Out Loudcast centers this installment on KISS legacy talk, listener comments, and Patreon shoutouts.
Jacob Givens opens the show and Tom and Zeus settle into another Dorm Damage swing.
The episode comes in loud and stays that way.
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