Free Form Rock Podcast

Free Form Rock Podcast

Welcome to the wild world of the Free Form Rock Podcast, where we embrace every riff, solo, and scandalous hairdo from the glorious era of rock! If you’re a purist, a metal elitist who believes that any sound that isn’t an 8-minute guitar solo is akin to sacrilege, then this is your warning: you might want to turn down the volume and stick to your ‘perfect’ playlist filled with only the heaviest and most obscure bands that your no-caffeine diet can handle. Here, we celebrate everything from shaking your head to classic rock anthems to moshing like a maniac at a metal concert! We love all the forms of rock—classic, metal, and everything in between. So, if your idea of a good time is debating over which band had the best leather pants, you’re in for quite the ride! Sit back, relax, and remember: we don’t take ourselves too seriously—because if we did, we’d be stuck in the ‘70s, arguing over whether Led Zeppelin was better than Black Sabbath while wearing questionable platform shoes. Join us as we rock out the way rock was meant to be—loud, unapologetic, and just a little ridiculous! Tune in, turn it up, and let’s jam through the delightful chaos of our favorite tunes together!

Episodes

July 25, 2025 93 mins

🎙️This week on America’s Podcast... we answer a question literally no one was asking: what happens when the guy from AFI crashes Gwen Stefani’s garage band practice? You get Dreamcar—the most ‘80s band to be born three decadestoo late.

Is it a glorious throwback or a glitter-covered time machine crash? Are they the future of retro or should they have just left that sound buried next to a broken Walkman? No spoilers (as always), bu...

Mark as Played

🎙️ This Week on America’s Podcast! 🎙️ Buckle up, metal maniacs—we're hopping in the time machine straight back to 1986, where the riffs are fierce, the politics are angry, and Dave Mustaine still hasn't smiled once. We’re diving deep into Megadeth’s Peace Sells... but Who’s Buying?

Is this album a thrashterpiece worthy of our hard-earned Reagan-era cash, or does it bomb harder than a VCR instructional video? No spoilers—but trus...

Mark as Played
July 11, 2025 95 mins

🎙️ This Week on America’s Podcast! 🎙️

We travel back to 1986 — perms were big, synths were bigger, and Peter Gabriel dropped his iconic album "So."

We brought in guest Travis Perrotta to help us break it down: Is this album "So-So"… or does it hit like a lyrical Sledgehammer to the soul? You’ll have to listen to find out! (No spoilers — we're classy like that.)

💥 Plus, we’ve got Tracks of the Week hotter than a lava lamp on a s...

Mark as Played

🎙️ This Week on America’s Podcast 🎙️ We’ve assembled a panel so powerful, even your speakers might need a helmet! This week, we welcome an All-Star castplus a brand-new debut that’ll rattle your brain in all the best ways!

Featuring: 🎸 Eric Lussier – bringing the metal thunder 🎤 Aaron Camaro from the Decibel Geek Podcast – podcast royalty 💥 And making his debut – the mighty Brad Dahl! Welcome to the chaos, Brad! 🧨 (Warni...

Mark as Played
June 27, 2025 122 mins

🎙️ This Week on The BS! Sessions 🎙️ Episode Title: "The Amalgamut, a Mooger Flyby, and a Whole Lotta Rock!"

This week on America’s favorite barely-controlled audio trainwreck, we dove headfirst into Filter's ‘The Amalgamut’—a criminally underrated album that dares to ask, "What if industrial rock had feelings... and a gym membership?"

Our resident man of mystery, Mooger, was “on assignment” (which we assume means chasing down th...

Mark as Played

This Week on America’s Podcast! We summoned the mathematical wizardry of Ryan T. Russell—armed only with a calculator, a dream, and a list of 50 of our favorite Cheap Trick songs. What did he do? He crunched the numbers, sprinkled some rock 'n' roll sorcery, and conjured up the ultimate Top 25 Cheap Trick songs of all time!

Joining this sonic séance are none other than Ross Warner, author of American Standard: Cheap Trick from the...

Mark as Played
June 13, 2025 163 mins

This Week on America’s Podcast: We slam you harder than a metal riff with the one and only Metal Mike Tyler! Together, we dive headfirst into Metal Church’s The Dark — is it a thrash classic that’ll make your head bang or a total meltdown waiting to happen? Spoiler: no spoilers here… we like to keep you guessing (and slightly confused).

Tracks of the Week:

  • Marc rocks out to “Good Day in Hell” by The Eagles — because who does...

Mark as Played

This Week on America’s Podcast  Strap in, folks—this week we're diving headfirst into a swirling pool of flannel, feelings, and post-grunge gloom as we break down Counting Crows' August and Everything After with guests Travis Perrotta and Andy Rodriguez. Is this album a poetic masterpiece or just the sound of someone staring out a rainy window with a journal and a half-smoked cigarette? We ask the tough questions—like: Is this wha...

Mark as Played

This Week on America's Podcast: Coheed and Cambria 

Strap on your space helmets and tighten your prog-rock seatbelts, because this week on America’s Podcast, we descend into the melodically twisted, comic book-fueled universe of Coheed and Cambria—specifically, their tongue-twisting opus Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness. (Yes, that’s the full title—breathe now.)

We wrangled in the ...

Mark as Played
May 23, 2025 156 mins

This Week on America’s Podcast – we’re heading into the desert with the album that made U2 a household name: The Joshua Tree. Joining us for this sonic pilgrimage are Travis Perrotta and Andy Rodriguez to help decide—does this album “Bullet the Blue Sky” or make you want to “Exit” because you “Still Haven’t Found What You’re Looking For”? No spoilers—but Bono might be lurking in your conscience.

Tracks of the Week:

  • Jerry pick...

Mark as Played

This Week on America’s Podcast… We’re flipping the switch and turning on the Black Light as we dive headfirst into Smith/Kotzen’s "Black Light/White Noise"—joined by our special guest Eric Lussier from The French Connection!

Is this album a sonic revelation or just some artsy white noise that makes you want to unplug the stereo and apologize to your ears? No spoilers—but we definitely brought sunglasses for the solos.

Tracks of th...

Mark as Played
May 9, 2025 114 mins

This Week on America’s Podcast… We’re having a high time (in every sense) as we float through Heart’s "Dog and Butterfly" with rock-loving guests Tim Wirasnik and Travis Perrotta!

Is this album a Straight On classic or does it nap like a tired puppy? No spoilers—but expect some passionate opinions and a few musical detours.

Tracks of the Week:

  • Mooger goes metalcore with “Perfect Soul” – Spiritbox

  • Marc kicks it old-school M...

Mark as Played

This week on America’s Podcast, it’s Black Celebration—or Black Condemnation, depending on who you ask! Jerry wanted an album to tear apart, so Marc handed him one he adores. Will Jerry respect the synth gods, or will he spread blasphemous rumors? Can Mooger be the tie-breaker, or will he just sit back with popcorn? And most importantly—will Marc go full Jerry, but not tonight? No spoilers, but let’s just say emotions will be strip...

Mark as Played
April 25, 2025 137 mins

This week on America’s Podcast, we dive These Days (literally) into Bon Jovi’s 1995 album because Mooger missed out last time—so, of course, we’re doing a Redux. #SecondChances #BonJoviOrBust

We bring in special guest Eric Lussier to help us answer the big question: Does this album give you something for the pain, or is it pure Jovi gold? No spoilers, but let’s just say opinions are flying like Richie Sambora solos. #NoPainNoGain #...

Mark as Played

This week on America’s Podcast, we’re diving into six albums that split fanbases like a badly mixed record. Love them or loathe them, these albums had fans either throwing their fists in the air or throwing their CDs out the window.

First up, Queensrÿche – Hear In the Now Frontier—where prog-metal legends decided to strip things down, leaving fans wondering if they’d just wandered into the wrong album. Then, Mötley Crüe – Theater o...

Mark as Played

This week on America’s Podcast, we hitch a ride down the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road to see if Elton John’s classic still rocks—or if it just blows like a candle in the wind (no spoilers, but we ain’t packing up our bags just yet).

Helping us navigate this glitter-covered, piano-fueled journey are Travis Perrotta and Andy Rodriguez, who bring their hot takes and questionable life choices to the table.

And of course, we’ve got Tracks ...

Mark as Played
April 4, 2025 146 mins

This week on America’s Podcast, we’ve got an all-star lineup of rock maniacs! Joining us are Chris Czynszak from The Decibel Geek Podcast and Bushy AKA Nate Atchison from The Plug Music and More Podcast. So what happens when four hardcore KISS nerds and one poor soul who just kinda likes KISS sit down to discuss the Asylum era? Well… let’s just say things get louder than Paul Stanley’s stage banter in ‘86! But hey—no spoilers! You’...

Mark as Played

This week on America’s Podcast, we hand over the keys to the Pinto to none other than Eric Lussier—let’s just hope he doesn’t strip the gears before we get to our destination.

We’re reviewing Kissin’ Dynamite’s Back With a Bang. Is this album a full-fledged explosion of rock greatness, or does it fizzle out like a damp firecracker? No safety goggles required—we’re giving you our unfiltered opinions. Plus, special guest Travis Perro...

Mark as Played
March 21, 2025 94 mins

This week on America’s Podcast, we dive into the self-titled debut of Blue Murder—an album packed with enough guitar wizardry to make even your air guitar feel inadequate. But does it still rock as hard as its reputation, or is it just another relic of hairspray-fueled excess? No spoilers, but let’s just say we have thoughts.

We also take a moment to honor the late, great John Sykes, a guitar hero who shredded his way into rock his...

Mark as Played

This Week on America’s Podcast: Metallica, Flemming Rasmussen, and Pure Mayhem!

Buckle up, metalheads, because this week we welcome the mighty Favio Vegas to the show as we dive headfirst into the sonic chaos of Flemming Rasmussen’s legendary trilogy—the three Metallica albums that melted faces, shattered speakers, and arguably set a bar so high even Metallica themselves never quite climbed back over it. Yep, we’re talking about Ri...

Mark as Played

Popular Podcasts

    If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

    24/7 News: The Latest

    The latest news in 4 minutes updated every hour, every day.

    Dateline NBC

    Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com

    The Breakfast Club

    The World's Most Dangerous Morning Show, The Breakfast Club, With DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, And Charlamagne Tha God!

    On Purpose with Jay Shetty

    I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!

Advertise With Us
Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.