Rock n Coasters

A podcast by a couple of rock n rollers and coaster geeks that travel the country each year in search of the greatest rock shows and roller coasters. Whether your favorite is a Giga, a steel dive or old Woodie roller coasters are your things, or you are a fan of classic rock, hard rock, or grunge, we talk about it here!

Metallica in Phoenix for M72 Takeover 09/03/2023

Metallica in Phoenix for M72 Takeover Join hosts Robert and Michele Forto as they discuss their time in Phoenix, Arizona for the Metallica M72 World Tour takeover. /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/27925740

1980 Metal: Black Sabbath: 'Heaven and Hell' 03/16/2023

1980 Metal: Black Sabbath: 'Heaven and Hell' Join host Michele Forto as she presents the top metal album of 1980 Black Sabbath's Heaven and Hell and other pop culture on the Rock n Coasters podcast. /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/26142000

1980 Rock: Ac/DC: 'Back in Black' 03/13/2023

1980 Rock: Ac/DC: 'Back in Black' Join host Michele Forto as she discusses the top rock album of 1980 with Ac/DCs Back in Black and other pop culture on the Rock n Coasters podcast. /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/26141928

1979 Metal: Motorhead: 'Overkill' 03/09/2023

1979 Metal: Motorhead: 'Overkill' Join host MIchele Forto as she presents the top metal album of 1979 with Motorheads, 'Overkill' and other pop culture on the Rock n Coasters podcast /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/26141817

Lighting Up the Sky album review 03/08/2023

Lighting Up the Sky album review Join host Michele Forto as she presents a review of the new Godsmack album Lighting Up the Sky on the Rock n Coasters podcast. /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/26142033

Lzzy or Miley 03/07/2023

Lzzy or Miley Join host Michele Forto as she discusses her thoughts on a replacement for Vince Neil as the singer of the famous rock n roll band Motley Crue on the Rock n Coasters podcast /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/26142015

1979 Rock: The Clash: 'London Calling' 03/06/2023

1979 Rock: The Clash: 'London Calling' Join host Michele Forto as she discusses the top rock album of 1979 with The Clash: London Calling and other pop culture on the Rock n Coasters podcast. /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/26141721

1978 Metal: Judas Priest: 'Stained Class' 03/02/2023

1978 Metal: Judas Priest: 'Stained Class' Join host Michele Forto as she presents the top metal album of 1978: Judas Priest: 'Stained Class' and other pop culture on the Rock n Coasters podcast. /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/25979271

1978 Rock: Van Halen: 'Van Halen' 02/27/2023

1978 Rock: Van Halen: 'Van Halen' Join host Michele Forto as she presents the top rock album for 1978: Van Halen: 'Van Halen' and other pop culture on the Rock n Coasters podcast. /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/25979169

1977 Metal: Sex Pistols 'Never Mind the Bollocks' 02/23/2023

1977 Metal: Sex Pistols 'Never Mind the Bollocks' Join host Michele Forto as she presents the top metal album for 1977: Sex Pistols 'Never Mind the Bollock' and other pop culture on the Rock n Coaster podcast /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/25979079

1977 Rock: Scorpions 'Taken by Force' 02/20/2023

1977 Rock: Scorpions 'Taken by Force' Join host Michele Forto as she presents the top rock album of 1977: Scorpions 'Taken by Force' and other pop culture on the Rock n Coasters podcast /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/25979046

1976 Metal: Judas Priest, 'Sad Wings of Destiny' 02/16/2023

1976 Metal: Judas Priest, 'Sad Wings of Destiny' Join host Michele Forto as she presents the top metal album of 1976 with Judas Priest, 'Sad Wings of Destiny', and other pop culture on the Rock n Coasters podcast. /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/25729785

1976 Rock: The Ramones, 'Ramones' 02/13/2023

1976 Rock: The Ramones, 'Ramones' Join host Michele Forto as she presents the top rock album from 1976: The Ramones, 'Ramones' and other pop culture on the Rock n Coasters podcast. /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/25729752

1975 Metal: Black Sabbath, 'Sabotage' 02/09/2023

1975 Metal: Black Sabbath, 'Sabotage' Jin host Michele Forto as she presents the top metal album of 1975: Black Sabbath, 'Sabotage' and other pop culture on the Rock n Coasters podcast /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/25729716

1975 Rock: Aerosmith, 'Toys in the Attic' 02/06/2023

1975 Rock: Aerosmith, 'Toys in the Attic' Join host Michele Forto as she presents the top rock album of 1975: Aerosmith, 'Toys in the Attic' and other pop culture on the Rock n Coasters podcast /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/25729662

1974 Metal: Budgie, 'In for the Kill' 02/02/2023

1974 Metal: Budgie, 'In for the Kill' Join host Michele Forto as she discusses the top metal album of 1974 with Budgie's 'In for the Kill' and other pop culture on the Rock n Coasters podcast /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/25729605

1974 Rock: Kiss, 'Kiss' 01/30/2023

1974 Rock: Kiss, 'Kiss' Join host Michele Forto as she presents the top rock album of 1974: Kiss, 'Kiss' and other pop culture too on the Rock n Coasters podcast /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/25729578

1973 Metal: Black Sabbath with Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 01/26/2023

1973 Metal: Black Sabbath with Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Join host Michele Forto as she discusses the top metal album for 1973: Black Sabbath with Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and other cool facts from pop culture /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/25616517

1973 Rock: Iggy Pop 'Raw Power' 01/23/2023

1973 Rock: Iggy Pop 'Raw Power' Join host Michele Forto as she discusses the top rock album of 1973: Iggy Pop's Raw Power' and other cool pop culture facts. /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/25616499

1972 Metal: Black Sabbath IV 01/19/2023

1972 Metal: Black Sabbath IV Join host Michele Forto as she discusses the top metal album of 1972 with Black Sabbath's IV on the Rock n Coasters podcast. If they had it their way, Black Sabbath’s fourth record would have been named after “Snowblind,” and it’s mountain-moving riffage. The label didn’t find condoning cocaine use favorable, however, and here we sit with /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/25519071

1972 Rock: Deep Purple Machine Head 01/16/2023

1972 Rock: Deep Purple Machine Head Join host Michele Forto as she discusses the top rock album of 1972 with Deep Purple's Machine Head on the Rock n Coasters podcast. grabbed the ‘70s by the horns, igniting rock ‘n’ roll with ‘In Rock’ as the new decade arrived. /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/25519011

1971 Metal: Black Sabbath Master of Reality 01/12/2023

1971 Metal: Black Sabbath Master of Reality Join host Michele Forto as she discusses the top metal album of 1971 with Black Sabbath's Master of Reality on the Rock n Coasters podcast. There’s not much 1971 metal to choose from, but it didn’t matter as nothing stood a chance at topping anyway. /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/25518993

1971 Rock: Led Zeppelin IV 01/09/2023

1971 Rock: Led Zeppelin IV Join host Michele Forto as she discusses the top rock album for 1970 on the Rock n Coasters podcast. Led Zeppelin quickly established themselves as a force in rock with a pair of stellar efforts in 1969. But their brilliance was most recognized for their fourth studio album, the untitled yet often referred to or 'ZoSo.' /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/25518963

Sammy Hagar and the Circle in Ridgeview, WA 01/06/2023

Sammy Hagar and the Circle in Ridgeview, WA Join host Michele Forto as she discusses the Sammy Hagar and the Circle concert. On today’s show we finish up the summer leg of the rock n roller coaster tour across America with a Sammy Hagar show in Ridgeview, Washington. We had this concert penciled in on our calendars since it was first announced in the spring and we were looking forward to a night of great music. /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/25429014

1970 Metal: Black Sabbath Paranoid 01/05/2023

1970 Metal: Black Sabbath Paranoid Join host Michele Forto as she discusses the top metal album of 1970: Black Sabbath's Paranoid. Black Sabbath’ or ‘Paranoid?’ Don’t make us choose! While Black Sabbath’s haunting debut spurred a new sound in heavy music, they would best themselves in just a few months, cutting ‘Paranoid’ in 1970. /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/25428999

1970 Rock: Led Zeppelin III 01/02/2023

1970 Rock: Led Zeppelin III Join host Michele Forto as she presents the top rock album of 1970: Led Zepplin III. Led Zeppelin continued to evolve their sound on their self-titled third album. 1970's 'Led Zeppelin III' found the band exploring their influences even further. The driving "Immigrant Song" was the primary single off the album, while the bluesier /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/25428993

The Museum of Pop Culture 12/26/2022

The Museum of Pop Culture Join host Michele Forto as she guides you on a tour of the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle, WA. Here there are exhibits showcasing Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Jimi Hendrix, horror movies, sci-fi, fantasy and much more. /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/25287333

Aftershock Music Festival 2022 12/19/2022

Aftershock Music Festival 2022 Join host Michele Forto as she discusses the four-day Aftershock Music Festival that she attended with Robert in October. On this episode, she gives tips about the festival, a few cool places to eat, who they saw, and what they think of some of the genre's biggest bands at the largest rock and metal festival on the west coast. Band profiled include Kiss, Slipknot, Rob Zombie, The Pretty Reckless, Shinedown, The Black Label Society, Muse, My Chemical Romance, Halestorm, and many more. /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/25287363

Metallica Announces New Album and World Tour 12/12/2022

Metallica Announces New Album and World Tour Join host Michele Forto as she discusses the recent news of Metallica announcing a new album and world tour. /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/25287336

15 Top Theme Park Packing Items For 2022 And What NOT To Bring 08/29/2022

15 Top Theme Park Packing Items For 2022 And What NOT To Bring Join hosts Michele Forto as she dicusses the 15 top theme park packing items for 2022 and what NOT to bring on this episode of the Rock n Coasters podcast. Support our work: /episode/index/show/coastergeeks/id/24050913

Rock n Coasters

TOPICS