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The Screaming Jets released a new 5-track EP, titled BITTER PILL, on October 9.
Faced with an uncertain future and cancelled tour dates, and a very slim chance of getting together as a band in the short term, The Jets set to work earlier this year to reflect on the band’s past and carve a way forward.
Six months of weekly Zoom band meetings which started out as impromptu late afternoon drinking sessions, have delivered fans an unexpected treat! Putting their pandemic time to good use the band selected 5 iconic and much loved songs, tracks that have stood the test of time over their 30 year career, and given them a fresh paint job. We caught up with lead singer Dave Gleeson to talk about the EP, and the future for The Screaming Jets
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Odette today releases her second studio album Herald and announces a string of national dates in support of the release. A triumphant follow up to her highly acclaimed debut record, 2018’s To A Stranger, the songs on Herald leave no subjective stone unturned.
Love, heartbreak, grief, anger, self-analysis, accountability—you name it, it’s on here. “This album is sort of a nuanced discussion of the positives and the negatives of mental illness and also just being a human being. It talks about the realities of hurting others, the consequences of that, and even more so, it holds me accountable—it holds me to my word”, she says.
Hayley had the opportunity to chat with Odette about her new album, her influences and so much more. Check it out
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Today we are joined Clint Hyndman from Something For Kate
Something For Kate have just released their first album in 8 years The Modern Medieval, an eclectic mix of songs that show why the band has lasted over 2 decades and built a loyal following of fans world wide
With tracks like ‘Situation Room’, ‘Waste Our Breath’, ‘Supercomputer’ and ‘Come Back Before I Come Back To My Senses’, the band take the listener on a journey through many sounds still yet have that tight knit focus the band are renowned for. We caught up with drummer Clint Hyndman to discuss the album, the songs and what makes the band tick, so kick back and enjoy our chat with Something For Kate's Clint Hyndman
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In this episode we are joined by the amazing Kate Miller Heidki. The internationally acclaimed Brisbane singer-songwriter releases her 5th studio album
Child In Reverse today October 30th. It is her first pop oriented album in six years and possibly her most pop album yet.
It features 11 shots of love and every emotion available mixed with great melodies and Hayley and I are going to chat about the album, the songs and the artist, and then you will hear our interview with Kate.
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Midnight Drags is the solo project of artist Lucas James, and has some definite Kings of Leon and Killers vibes!! The single Ronnie is an absolute ripper that really takes you through some rocky pop hooks and features an outstanding collective of Australian talent; with Lucas James on vocals, guitar, percussion, and synth, Ashley Naylor (Even, Paul Kelly Band) on guitar, Bill McDonald (Stephen Cummings, Frente) on bass, and Brett Wolfenden (The Casanovas, Wolfmother) on drums! Recorded at James’ very own studio, Hot Bias Recording Studio, it is the first single from Jame's album Bad Business, expected in early 2021. We caught up with Lucas to learn all about Midnight Drags
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Strong, sure-footed and soulful, Terra Lightfoot's new album Consider the Speed sees the artist finding new roots on the road, and at home in her own skin more than ever before. On this Memphis-recorded session, the acclaimed singer-songwriter-guitarist is in top form, backed by seasoned session ringers and captured by Grammy-winning producer Newland and Grammy-winning engineer Mitchell.
Consider the Speed is a next-level progression from Lightfoot’s 2017 album New Mistakes. That album was long-listed for the Polaris Music Prize and nominated for a JUNO Award for Best Adult Alternative Album, with its lead single “Paradise” also earning a production nomination as well as a SOCAN #1 Song Award.
We were lucky enough to catch up with Terra to learn more about her and the album
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With a history spanning almost 40 years, gold and platinum albums, and a string of hit singles including the world-wide smash hit “Funky Town”, an ever-evolving Pseudo Echo now take us on yet another adventure, this time to another realm, a musical journey into the unexpected, with the sophisticated "After Party" album.
The album was written, recorded, produced and mixed by founding member, multi-instrumentalist Brian Canham, at his studio in the forest of Melbourne’s Yarra Ranges. Canham’s signature vocals and luscious harmonies feature throughout an atmospheric soundscape, exploring a vast musical spectrum, with poignant lyrics drawing from past and present, delving deeper than ever before.
We caught up with Brian to discuss the great new album, the history of the band and also the future
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Ahead of his upcoming solo album "Demons" and feature on Australian Story, we chatted with Nathan Cavaleri. We discuss his career, struggling with mental illness and how he fought back from the brink to produce not just the brilliant guitar playing he is known for but also brilliant songs. Nathan has persevered through a lot in his life. but more than you will realize. Thanks to Nathan for his time.
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Shadow & The Thrill are a modern, blues infused, groove laden, hook filled melodic rock band that comes from the streets of Los Angeles and New Orleans bringing you songs of salvation to soothe the soul!
Made up Tony Cardenas-Montana, as a Grammy nominated (Great White), certified multi-platinum Billboard charting writer and musician,and Brentt Arcement, a tireless and sought-after touring and session drummer and producer, the pair have created an album experience that rivals their iconic rock and pop influences.
We caught up with Tony ahead of the release of their debut album "Sugarbowl" on August 14th 2020 to discuss the formation of the band, the songs, the style and the playing on the album.
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Carrie Stevens is an American author, actress and model. She was born in Buffalo, NY and grew up in the small town of Hardwick, Massachusetts. Carrie has been enjoying many years of landing dream jobs gigs on hit TV shows, in major motion pictures and appearing in major magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Allure, and of course Playboy Magazine as Miss June 1997. Some may know her as the love of the late Eric Carr’s life (drummer for the rock band KISS). Carrie has recently released memoir is called UNRATED Revelations of a Rock ’n’ Roll Centerfold. We caught up with Carrie to chat about the book, her career, and more.We would like to thank Carrie for her time and sharing some memories with us. You can connect with Carrie here:
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Zach Throne is an actor and multi instrumentalist. He has appeared on TV Shows such as The Heights and Beverly Hills 90210. Throne is also a member of ex Kiss guitarist Bruce Kulick's solo band. More recently he has come on board to play guitar with Corey Taylor (Slipknot & Stone Sour) and is part of the line up featured on Corey's debut solo album CMFT. We caught up with Zach in the week leading up to CMFT's release and Corey and Co playing their "Forum Or Against 'Em" live stream release show. Zach talks about is career, his influences, playing with Corey and the CMFT album. Enjoy!
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Sydney's outrageous four-piece, Reliqa, are setting out to scratch the collective itch for passionate, flavoursome and open minded heavy music - and epic new single "Mr. Magic" is the first to be welcomed into 2020. We caught up with Myles from Reliqa to discuss the bands past, present and future
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After months of built up excitement, rock icons The Used have released their eighth studio album Heartwork today - https://theused.ffm.to/heartwork. Available to purchase and stream via Big Noise, this album arrives with the unbound spirit of the pair of platinum albums that first introduced The Used to the world, mixed with the dramatic air of their gold-certified third. The emotion, sincerity, and vulnerability found on The Used (2002) and In Love and Death (2004) is more urgent and insistent than ever on Heartwork, a diverse 16-song offering filled of self-examination, hyper-literate exploration, political pyromania, and keenly self-aware yet unrestrained whimsy.
We caught up with Jepha Howard to discuss the new album
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We catch up with Dave "The Snake" Sabo of Skid Row. In this interview conducted May 1st 2020, Snake brings us up to speed on the progress of the new Skid Row album, the potential of a live album with ZP Theart and also having ZP redo the lead vocals on some older Skid Row Songs
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We were lucky enough to spend some time on the phone with the legend that is Angry Anderson from Rose Tattoo. Angry graciously spared some time to chat about the upcoming new Rose Tattoo "Outlaws" album, which the current line up rerecorded, with some bonus tracks.
He also chats about touring in the USA and Europe and a little about past influences and how he has carried them with him until today. Its a really open, honest and sometimes emotional chat, which I am sure you will all enjoy.
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We chat with guitarist Steve Stevens. Steve is best known for being Billy Idol's lead guitarist for nearly 40 years. Steve has also worked with Michael Jackson, Vince Neil and is also in a new band called Deadland Ritual with Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath), Matt Sorum (Guns N Roses/Velvet Revolver) and Franky Perez.
We talk about the upcoming Billy Idol Australian Tour, Steve's signature guitars, amps and pedals, the songwriting process and his favourite players past and presents.
We would like to thank Steve for his time and hope you enjoy the chat
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We caught up with Neill and Thom from New Zealand band Villainy on the eve of their Australian Tour with Halestorm. We chat about life on the road, their new record and touring
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We catch up with Danny Worsnop ahead of his December 2019 Tour of Australia
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Swiss hard rock legends GOTTHARD released their new Album # 13 via Nuclear Blast on 13th March. The band features of course, Australian NIC MAEDER on vocals.
Maeder was the local band featuring Nic and his Brother Sebastian. GOTTHARD are a huge name in the hard rock world. We chatted to Nic about the album, the songs and more.
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Marty Friedman called in ahead of his Australian Tour. We chat solo tours, guitars and more
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You Got Me Fucked Up, out today, is the follow up to 2017’s, Binge & Purgatory. The album was co-produced with Andrew Neufeld (Comeback Kid, Sights & Sounds) and engineered by Kyle Black who has worked with the likes of Paramore, New Found Glory, Pierce The Veil, Volumes, Comeback Kid, Strung Out, Zebrahead and many more.
You Got Me Fucked Up is the album DEEZ NUTS needed to write. JJ Peters explains: “It’s the breath of fresh air that we and our fans have been sorely missing. The thing that stands out the most about our songwriting, our performance and vibe on this whole album: We finally got our party sound back, but not in the sense of beat to death ‘party’ lyrics. These songs just scream fun.”
TOUR DATES:
Thursday 5 December - Crowbar, Sydney (18+)
Friday 6 December - Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle (18+)
Saturday 7 December - The Foundry, Brisbane (18+)
Tuesday 10 December - Transit Bar, Canberra (18+)
Thursday 12 December - Jive Bar, Adelaide (18+)
Friday 13 December - Pelly Bar, Frankston (18+)
Saturday 14 December - Stay Gold, Melbourne (18+)
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We caught up with Will Swan of Dance Gavin Dance ahead of the band appearance at Good Things Festival 2019.
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Hear2Zen interviews Tash Parker. Her iridescent new single Can’t Keep Waiting is transcendental, meditative; at times it feels almost ambient, with heavy, industrial percussion and repetitive synth patterns. But one thing that pulls the track into a truly close, emotive space is PARKER’s soft, intimate yet commanding voice. Evocative of Massive Attack and the lyrical and vocal prowess of Lana Del Rey, Can’t Keep Waiting is epic and overflows with the power of primal human emotion
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We spoke to Fire From The Gods vocalist AJ Channer ahead of the release of their album "American Sun" and tour with Five Finger Death Punch, Bad Wolves and Three Days Grace
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We spoke with Fleshgod Apololypse mastermind Francesco Paoli about the new album Valeno, the writing process, song themes and their upcoming Australian Tour.
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Hear2Zen interviews Carson Slovak aka Bass Commander from Star Wars Themed metal band Galactic Empire
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Fiona Horne calls in to discuss the upcoming DEF FX tour dates, also her upcoming book "The Art Of Witch", that will be accompanied by spoken word shows. Check out Hear2Zen for both DEF FX and Fiona Horne spoken word tour dates "The Art Of Witch" will be released June 1st through Rockpool Publishing
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We chatted with Lexxi Foxx, bass player from Steel Panther about his looks, his Bass Playing, his Band Mates, the Olympics. Steel Panther's new album "Heavy Metal Rules" comes out September 27th 2019.
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Interview with Vinnie Vincent - April 24th 2018
Vinnie Vincent was the lead guitar player in Kiss from 1982 to 1984. He then went on to form The Vinnie Vincent Invasion. Since the late 1990s, Vinnie has rarely been heard from. 2018 marks the return!
Vinnie discusses a wide range of topics including upcoming new rereleases and new music, his favourite bass players, and his plans to visit Australia. Thanks to Vinnie and his team for the interview
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We are chatting with Tim Rogers about "Tines Of Stars Unfurled" the latest album from Tim Rogers & The Twin Set, which is out now.
With a career spanning 30 years and a catalogue of fan favourites and critically acclaimed songs, Rogers’ long awaited solo return kicked off last month with new single Been So Good, Been So Far and two sold out single launch shows.
Tim Rogers And The Twin Set - Tines of Stars Unfurled Album Tour 2023
Tickets on sale at 12.00pm AEDT today – head to tim-rogers.com.au
Friday, March 3 The Gov, Adelaide
Saturday, March 4 Froth Craft Brewery, Bunbury
Sunday, March 5 Freo Social, Fremantle
Thursday, March 9 Sooki Lounge, Belgrave
Saturday, March 11 Bendigo Theatre, Bendigo (solo)
Thursday, March 16 SS&A Club, Albury
Friday, March 17 Milton Theatre, Milton
Saturday, March 18 Lizottes, Newcastle
Friday, March 24 Haba, Rye
Saturday March 25 Archies Creek Hotel, Archies Creek
Thursday, March 30 Imperial Hotel, Eumundi
Friday, March 31 Eltham Hotel, Eltham
Saturday, April 1 Brunswick Picture House, Brunswick Heads
The Twin Set is
Jen Anderson - Violin and Strings / Jeff Consi – drums / Davey Lane – guitar / Richard Bradbeer - Bass
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US post hardcore icons, Saosin will return to Australia for the first time in 13 years for a national headline tour in March, 2023!
One of post hardcore’s formative pillars. Saosin were among the first bands to fully embrace social media as a way of promoting themselves
(remember MySpace?) and they burst onto the scene in 2003 with their explosive debut EP, Translating The Name.
Fronted by their original vocalist, Anthony Green, the band will be playing bangers from all of their highly influential albums, 2006’s self titled,
2009’s In Search Of Solid Ground and 2016’s Along The Shadow and from their groundbreaking EP’s including their debut, 2003’s Translating The Name.
Songs such as You’re Not Alone, Voices, Seven Years and Collapse which have all racked up well over 10 million spins each and helped define a sub-genre.
We caught up with guitarist Beau Burchell ahead of the tour to talk about the tour, songs, and how brilliant Butch Walker is
Don't miss Saosin’s first ever headline shows in Australia and their first here since 2010!
TOUR DATES
Thursday, March 9: Croxton Bandroom , Melbourne
Friday, March 10: Metro Theatre, Sydney
Saturday, March 11: The Triffid, Brisbane
Sunday, March 12: Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide
Tuesday, March 14: Amplifier Bar, Perth
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Welcome to another installment of @hear2zen Hangs With
Reflecting personal changes from a whirlwind five years, Movements realize the full scope of their storytelling, musicianship and vision on their
2020 second full-length album, No Good Left To Give that’s already had over 15 million total global streams. Not only does the music address the
emotional push-and-pull of relationships, but it also explores loss, love, mental health, and even sex through a prism of newfound clarity sound-tracked by post-punk grit, alternative expanse, heartfelt spoken word, expansive rock, and subtle pop ambition.
Following the 2016 EP Outgrown Things, the group cemented a singular sound on their 2017 full-length debut, Feel Something. Eclipsing 100 million total global streams by 2021, it immediately connected by way of Daylilly (over 36 million Spotify streams), Full Circle (over 16 million Spotify streams), and Colorblind [over 12 million Spotify streams]. In 2021, Movements released their B-sides 7” which included two new tracks extending the Movements universe organically from songs recorded during the recording sessions for No Good Left To Give.
Movements continue to pack out shows worldwide, closing out 2022 with appearances alongside A Day To Remember, The Used, Magnolia Park and many more.
There’s movement at the manor and all signs are pointing down under, with Southern Californian quartet Movements and British rockers Boston Manor announcing a huge Australian tour kicking off in March 2023, their first time back to Australia since 2018!
Starting in Brisbane on March 9 at The Triffid, the co-headline extravaganza will visit Newcastle, Sydney, Wollongong, Belgrave, Melbourne and Adelaide,
before closing out on March 18 at Amplifier Bar in Perth.
We caught up with Movements Patrick Miranda to chat about the upcoming tour and more
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In this installment of Hear 2 Zen Hangs with, we are chatting with Mark Hamilton, bass player from Northern Ireland’s Ash who bring their punky pop genius back down under with their ‘Teenage Wildlife Tour’ – Celebrating 30 Years of Ash
The Teenage Wildlife album and tour perfectly encapsulates the trio’s entire recording career and includes – Girl from Mars, Oh Yeah, Goldfinger, Kung Fu, Shining Light, Burn Baby Burn, Walking Barefoot, Orpheus, A Life Less Ordinary and More
Ash’s shows these days are “tailored and tight, but still bring with them their enthralling energy and indie pop zest that we all know and love”
Join Ash and their teenage effervescence as they Celebrate 30 Years
ASH ‘Teenage Wildlife Tour’ - Celebrating 30 Years of Ash - March 2023 Australian Tour Dates:
Tuesday 21st March – BRISBANE, The Zoo
Friday 24th March – MELBOURNE, The Croxton
Saturday 25th March – SYDNEY, Manning Bar
Monday 27th March – ADELAIDE, The Gov
Tuesday 28th March – PERTH, Rosemount Hotel
Tickets from: https://metropolistouring.com/ash-2023/
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In this episode we are talking to Josh Wills from Story of the Year . Hailing from St. Louis in Missouri, Story of the Year have helped shaped the modern post-hardcore landscape. From teenagers working in a St. Louis pizza chain franchise to hard rock headliners and Warped Tour staples, Story of the Year can equally command crowds in intimate clubs and at massive international festivals with equal and effortless ease.
Drummer Josh Wills bought us up to date on all that is Story Of The Year, the sixth full length album for the band Tear Me To Pieces as well as how excited the band are to be be heading to Australia this March as part Knotfest Australia
Thanks to Dallas Does PR and Destroy All Lines
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In this episode Hear 2 Zen hangs with Harrison and Zach from Tempt
So, who are Tempt? They are vocalist Zach Allen, guitarist Harrison Marcello, bassist Chris Gooden and drummer Nicholas Burrows.
Aside from Burrows, who comes from Windsor, Ontario, they all hail from New York. But in a way, their geographical location is irrelevant. Because what they have is a sound that appeals to a global community.
In the few years since their formation, Tempt have created a style, verve, vibe and quality that is of their own making. Here is what we have all craved and desired for so long. Namely, a band for the modern era who do not pander to trends. Nor are they dependent on their influences. No, here are four talents who meld and merge into something that is far more than the sum of those considerable parts.
Tempt have just released a cover of Queen's "We Will Rock You", but they did the fast original version, which is more akin to their sound
Add to originals like the amazing "Living Dangerous" ft. Dorothy, its east to see why these 4 young men and forging a path all their own.
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In this episode we are hanging with Michael Sweet of Stryper. Michael checked in with us ahead of the bands Australian Tour. We talk the progression in the bands sound, the idea of an orchestrated Stryper show, and a Stryper deep cuts show, and the upcoming documentary the band has in the works.
We also talk about how technology at shows has created a disconnect with the fans, and can breed negativity online, and Michael shares that he feels people with phones should have the same rules as gig photographers where they can only use their phones for the first 3 songs and then they have to go away.
STRYPER MARCH 2023 TOUR DATES
Thursday 2nd March - BRISBANE, Princess Theatre
Friday 3rd March - SYDNEY, Liberty Hall
Saturday 4th March - PERTH, Magnet House
Sunday 5th March - MELBOURNE, 170 Russell
Wednesday 8th March - ADELAIDE, Bridgeway
Friday 10th March - AUCKLAND, Galatos
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Hanging With Hear 2 Zen today is Tyler Connolly from Theory Of A Deadman
Tyler checked in with us to chat about their upcoming album "Dinosaur", as well as the anticipation and nervousness of debuting a brand new song (of the same name) in front of a festival crowd. We also touch on things like song placement for TV Shows, Movies and Sports Broadcasts, which is a thing a lot of artists are trying for at the moment, and much more.
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In this episode we have all 3 members of Aussie rockers Sisters Doll. On the eve of them leaving for The Kiss Kruise, Austin, Bryce and Brennan sat down talk their new single "Prisoner" (which hit #1 on the iTunes charts) the upcoming album, and also The Kiss Kruise, Creatures Fest and the upcoming Glamfest.
Prisoner will get your heart pumping in the first second, from the emotions of the lyrics, to the catchy melodic chorus and the hard hitting beat, this song will leave you wanting more and excite listeners of what’s to come in the near future from Sisters Doll.
Written by lead vocalist Brennan Mileto while isolated in Western Australia, Prisoner was inspired by the struggles of someone very close to him in his life. Brennan comments; “Prisoner is about taking someone away from a toxic relationship and showing them the good side of life. In a world full of heartache and pain it can lead you to feeling secluded and trapped much like a Prisoner. Life can never be that easy and when you feel like there is no way out, there is always an escape to a better life."
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Multi-platinum Grammy-nominated hard rock band Godsmack's eighth studio album Lighting Up The Sky, will be out February 24, 2023 via BMG. The album follows the band’s globally acclaimed & gold-certified 2018 release, When Legends Rise, which achieved four No.1 singles back-to-back.
Co-produced by vocalist/guitarist Sully Erna and Andrew “Mudrock” Murdock (Avenged Sevenfold, Alice Cooper), Lighting Up the Sky is a testament to powerful storytelling. “I like when a record takes you on a journey from front to back. I realized there’s a whole story here about one man’s journey, the ups, and downs,” says Erna. “I believe it’s a story everyone will connect to, on a human level, because we’ve all gone through things in life.” The album explores boy-meets-girl, obstacles in relationships, the polarized political climate and the state of the world, betrayal, connection, rebounds, and more. It also gets into the idea of legacy, what we leave behind; fitting for what Erna has noted as their final studio album.
We caught up with Sully to learn more about the stories behind the songs on the album and more. Don't forget to get your copy of Lighting Up The Sky
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Today we hang with the legend Dave Leslie of Truck And The Baby Animals.
This episode was recorded a few months back and had some bad glitches in the recording and it took a while to get it all fixed up. Dave is always a great chat, we talk about his new band Truck, and how the band came to be. We also touch on the upcoming Truck album and some BAs and we even touch on when Dave filled in for The Dead Daisies on the 2015 Kiss tour, and when Baby Animals opened for the mighty Van Halen.
Thanks to Dave for his time, he is always a great chat
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Today hanging out with us is Arejay Hale, drummer and co-founder of Halestorm. Arejay brings up to date on the upcoming Australian tour with Theory Of A Deadman as well as his choice of drums and hardware, onstage and off stage fashion and what will be his summer scents of choice as a fragrance aficionado. It was an amazing chat with Arejay and we cannot wait to see the band in Australia in early 2023
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Robert De Leo, bassist and principal songwriter of the iconic band, Stone Temple Pilots has released his first solo album, Lessons Learned. If you’ve been paying attention since the 90s, you already know that De Leo’s range was always there in the hints of sophistication sparkling beneath the surface of the sound that cemented STP’s place as one of the defining bands of their era. Now for the first time, he’s pulling back the curtain to reveal the full breadth of his range. Lessons Learned bears many shades of De Leo in his full glory as a multi-instrumentalist.
We caught up with Robert to chat about the albums creation, the instruments used, and we even got an impromptu cigar box solo, from the man himself. Make sure you check out Lessons Learned, its a journey unlike any other
Thanks to Robert and The Team At Revelation Management
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Today we are hanging with Jared from California reggae-influenced band Dirty Heads have released their highly anticipated 8th studio album Midnight Control, with cover art created by bassist David Foral, via Better Noise Music.
Worldwide, the band has over 1.28 MILLION digital track sales and 1.5 BILLION on-demand streams since 2018. Statistics via U.S. and Global Music Connect.
Earlier this year, the band released new remixes of their viral TikTok hit “Vacation,” with producers such as Borgeous and an acoustic version of the track after the #VacationTransition challenge went viral on TikTok, amassing over 378 MILLION streams and over 6 BILLION consumption plays across all social media platforms.
Midnight Control TRACK LISTING
1. Island Glow (3:38) [EXPLICIT]
2. Heavy Water (feat. Common Kings) (3:20) [EXPLICIT]
3. Life’s Been Good (3:13)
4. Make Me (3:11)
5. Midnight Control (3:32)
6. Little Things (3:08)
7. Indigo (3:21)
8. El Dorado (3:30) [EXPLICIT]
9. Shade (3:40) [EXPLICIT]
10. Live Your Life (3:09) [EXPLICIT]
Thanks to Jared for his time, and our friends from Better Noise Music and Maric Media for their ongoing support.
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Today we are hanging with Sebastian Danzig from Alt Rock trio Palaye Royale
The bands new album Fever Dream is out October 28th via Sumerian Records and was made in collaboration with producer Chris Greatti, who has worked with the likes of Yungblud and Willow, the 13-track set came to life over the course of a year, with the band working in deliberate seclusion and taking abundant time to sculpt each lavishly orchestrated track. The resulting set is their boldest and most visionary body of work to date.
Palaye Royale is comprised of Las Vegas-bred brothers Remington Leith (vocals), Sebastian Danzig (guitar) and Emerson Barrett (drums). The release of “Broken” comes on the heels of their expansive North American tour in support of Yungblud, followed by a completely sold out headline tour across the UK and Europe, which saw the band bring their rock-n-roll circus to some of their biggest headline shows to date,
including the Roundhouse in London and an arena in the Czech Republic.
Equal parts brit-pop, glam rock and art-punk, Palaye Royale has earned a legion of obsessive, cult-like fans with their fast-paced dirty rock n’ roll and unparalleled swagger, amassing over half a billion streams throughout their career. The trio brought the juxtaposition of the glitz and grime of their teenage years spent in Las Vegas before relocating to Los Angeles. They worked their way up through the ruthless L.A. rock scene while briefly living out of their car, thanks to their reckless live performances, lyrical vulnerability, and knack for non-normative self-expression.
The band are readying Fever Dream, their fourth full-length studio album and follow-up to 2020’s The Bastards
Thanks to Sebastian for his time, and our friends from Sumerian Records and Maric Media for their ongoing support
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Hanging With Hear 2 Zen in this episode is Eskimo Joe frontman Kav Temperley who joins us to celebrate the release of his latest solo album Machines Of Love And Grace. This is his second solo effort, following on from 2018’s All Your Devotion, it’s a record that has been a long time coming, and captures Temperley at a time when he’s eager to emerge from the morass of these last two years, and once again share music and tell stories in a manner only he can.
Throughout the record, there are some all-too familiar stories, with tracks that touch upon isolation, addiction, violence, and nostalgia. Together, they combine to provide a unifying soundtrack, the type that could only emerge from the sort of experience that Temperley and the rest of the world has experienced in recent times. “The album documents the incredibly strange and unique experience of the past three years of the pandemic,” he notes. “These are not meant to be stories of judgement, but rather a comment on the collective experience we all went through together as a society.”
Having wrapped up a regional tour that saw him preview new songs alongside solo material and Eskimo Joe classics, Temperley is excited to release his album, however, when he’s not too busy rocking out with legendary bandmates, Temperley will be eager to once again get back on the dusty trail and share his new compositions with fans old and new. “I’m looking forward to hitting the cities and the suburbs early next year
after the album has come out and everyone has got a chance to get to know the songs,” he says eagerly.
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Hanging with Hear 2 Zen today is Platinum-selling recording artist and world class guitarist, Orianthi, who has returned with a new studio album, "Rock Candy".
The release follows 2020's studio album, “O”, which, at the time, was her first new studio album in seven years and her first new music as a solo artist in six years. Sonically, "Rock Candy" is a hard rockin', blues tinged, display of Orianthi's dazzling guitar playing and her soulful vocals.
Joining Orianthi on this release is the multi-talented Jacob Bunton, who produced the album. Additionally, he provides guitar, bass, keyboard, piano, and violin playing through the course of the album. Jacob Bunton is known in the rock world for his work with Steven Adler, amongst others, but he is an Emmy Award-winning composer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist whose credits include Mariah Carey, Steven Tyler, Smokey Robinson, Akon, Pop Evil, and many more. Drummer Kyle Cunningham rounds out the line-up for "Rock Candy".
“Rock Candy” Track-listing:
1. Illuminate (Part I)
2. Light It Up
3. Fire Together
4. Where Did Your Heart Go
5. Red Light
6. Void
7. Burning
8. Living Is Like Dying Without You
9. Witches & The Devil
10. Getting To Me
11. Illuminate (Part II)
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Orianthi - Vocals, Guitars
Jacob Bunton - Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Violin, Backing Vocals
Kyle Cunningham - Drums
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Hanging With Hear 2 Zen is the one, the only Michael Starr of Steel Panther. The band are hitting AU and NZ this month on the Heaps and Loads tour with Airbourne - The Powerstation in Auckland Monday 17 October (Airbourne not appearing), Wednesday 19 October at Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Friday 21 October at Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Saturday 22 October at Eatons Hill Hotel in Brisbane, and will finish in Melbourne on Sunday 23 October at Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne!
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Three-time Grammy-nominated hard rock quartet NOTHING MORE who are currently on tour alongside IN THIS MOMENT, are set to release their upcoming album SPIRITS on October 14 2022, through Better Noise Music.
The bands latest single “YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE MEANS,” is an impassioned song that examines what happens when one tries to make a one-sided relationship work with all-too-real lyrics— “I can’t sleep, I can’t eat, there’s no rest, there’s no peace”—which leads into frontman JONNY HAWKINS’ fervently belting out its chorus, “You don’t know what love means, and it's killing me.”
“YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE MEANS” follows previously released album tracks “SPIRITS” and “TURN IT UP LIKE.” The lead-off track “TIRED OF WINNING” is currently #6 on Billboard’s Active Rock chart, and the extended version, “TIRED OF WINNING / SHIPS IN THE NIGHT, is also included on THE RETALIATIORS ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK for Better Noise Film’s horror-thriller THE RETALIATORS.
The band has further embellished the SPIRITS concept with their self-designed meta-personality test, “SPIRITS TEST,” and their first-ever graphic novel “SPIRITS VOL.1” (Z2 Comics), which introduces the “SPIRIT TYPES,” which stem from the results of taking the “SPIRITS TEST” as the four main characters in the graphic novel. Find out your SPIRIT TYPE by taking the SPIRITS TEST at https://spiritstest.com/.
Pre-order “SPIRITS VOL. 1” (due in late 2023) to find out more about your SPIRIT TYPE and the album’s story here:
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SPIRITS combines NOTHING MORE’s unapologetically massive anthems, catchy hooks, and progressive music with introspective, philosophical lyrics and thought-provoking emotionalism. Its eleven tracks were co-written by all band members--Hawkins [vocals], Mark Vollelunga [guitar], Daniel Oliver [bass], and Ben Anderson [drums]--and their long-time manager and co-producer Will Hoffman. The album documents the tumultuous time the world experienced over the past two years capturing the desperation and isolation of lockdown, the spiral of substance abuse, the pain of broken relationships, and survival in self-reliance while summarizing the overall story and mission of NOTHING MORE: Reflect, Provoke, Inspire.
We caught up with the bands guitar player Mark Vollelunga as the band were getting ready for a show in San Diego.
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Today we are hanging out with Mr. Motherfucker himself, Wednesday 13. Wednesday's brand new album Horrifier is out October 7th through Napalm and is Wednesday at his freakish best. Checking in from the road with us, Wednesday talks the album, the songs, the influence of He-Man, Skeletor and Masters Of The Universe, and of course we touch on Murderdolls and his late band mate and friend Joey Jordison, and the track on the album that was written with a Murderdolls reunion in mind.
Check out the album, its all of what you love about Wednesday and more.
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Fontierer, was originally a two-person bedroom project created by Scottish guitarist and primary songwriter Pedram Valiani and American vocalist Chad Kapper, the band has since grown to become a fully-fledged touring machine with bassist Calum Craig, guitarist Dan Stevenson, and drummer Luke Coursey fleshing out the current lineup.
After their debut live performance at UK Tech Metal Festival 2016, Frontierer was listed in Rolling Stone Magazine's Best Metal Albums twice with two subsequent albums in 2016 and 2018 reaching #14 and #17 respectively!
Additionally, the band has made their mark alongside heavyweights in their genre such as Converge and The Dillinger Escape Plan with critical acclaim from Bandcamp Daily's article A History Of Mathcore, citing Frontierer as a, "venomous brand of future-punk well worth exploring.”
The Scottish Extreme Metal outfit, will bring their unrelenting, uncompromising brand of sonic punishment to Australian shores for the very first time, next month!
We caught up with Dan from the band to learn about how they came together, the business of being in a band and the upcoming tour
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What do you get when you mix chaos, twists, turns, aggression, melody and some slight tastes of uniformity, you get GRAMMY Award-winning Iowan icons SLIPKNOT, who have released their widely anticipated new album, THE END, SO FAR, their final on Roadrunner Records.
Prior to release the band teased the tracks “The Chapeltown Rag”, “The Dying Song” (Time To Sing), and “Yen” which only gave a snippet to the complexity and depth on the album, The album was produced by the band and Joe Barresi and marks some of the darkest vibes of any Slipknot album to date.
We caught up with drummer Jay Weinberg to learn about the process of making the album, the bands touring plans and much much more.
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Multi-platinum UK rock icons The Darkness will be returning to Australia & New Zealand this October, playing shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth, Auckland & Wellington. Brimming with their trademark blazing guitar riffs and solos, soaring falsetto and immeasurable rock ‘n’ roll extravagance, The Darkness will be operating at their loosest and most extroverted frequency. We caught up with bassist Frankie Poullain to get the inside scoop on the tour and more.
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Gippsland heavy hitters, Ocean Sleeper have released their highly anticipated new EP, Is It Better Feeling Nothing via BMG. Fresh off the back of two monstrous singles, ‘Forever Sinking’ and ‘Your Love I’ll Never Need’, Ocean Sleeper will also tour across August and September in support of the release.
Coming along for the ride will be San Diego hard hitters Thousand Below. After the release of ‘Gone To Me’ and ‘Venenosa’ earlier this year, Thousand Below are shaping up into one of heavy music’s most promising acts.
In addition to Thousand Below, Melbourne’s Earth Caller and Sydney based Inertia will be filling out dates for the tour, filling out a stacked lineup of some of the next big names in heavy music.
On the eve of the tour we caught up with Karl from the band to chat the EP, the songs, the tour and more
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HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD will release its eighth studio album, "Hotel Kalifornia", on August 12 via Dove & Grenade Media/BMG. The album is "a juxtaposition between the 'haves' and the 'have-nots', highlighting the ongoing homelessness and cost of living crisis that is affecting the band's home state of California." The record features recent singles "Wild In These Streets" and "CHAOS", as well as new release "City Of The Dead".
To this day, HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD hinges on the bond of five individuals who relay such raw experiences into relatable anthems. However, the platinum-certified quintet — Johnny 3 Tears, J-Dog, Funny Man, Charlie Scene and Danny — tell their story like never before on "Hotel Kalifornia".
"We were in a world of shit," states Johnny 3 Tears. "The opportunities for failure were far more prevalent than the opportunities for success. We were hanging out with gangbangers and drug dealers. The chances of overcoming were very slim. We made something special together because of the heartbreak and heartache that came from all our experiences."
Throughout 2021, the boys recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles with producers Erik Ron (PANIC! AT THE DISCO, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE),Andrew Migliore (SUECO, PAPA ROACH) and Drew Fulk (Lil Wayne, Lil Peep). Working face to face, HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD rekindled the unbridled intensity of their formative material, yet with refinement only possible through years of grinding on the road.
"When you listen to 'Hotel Kalifornia', I hope you see how far we've come," Johnny 3 Tears leaves off. "J-Dog and Charlie Scene are completely different songwriters than they were 15 years ago. I'm so impressed by everyone in the band. The only thing we give a fuck about is the audience and trying to get better on each record."
"After all of these years, people on the outside really have a hard time believing we're still best friends," J-Dog adds. "We've stayed this close even with all of the shit we've been through. Usually bands break up friendships, but we're best friends — and we always will be."
"'Hotel Kalifornia' brings me back to a time when all that mattered was music," adds J-Dog. "The only thing I gave a shit about was going to shows. That was it."
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Emerging Los Angeles band, Classless Act, are set to release their debut album Welcome To The Show, this Friday, June 24th 2022. To celebrate the release the band are also premiering their new single and video “All That We Are,” the final installment in a four-part video series. Previous singles have included debut single “Give It To Me,” “This Is For You (ft. Justin Hawkins of The Darkness),” and “Classless Act (ft. Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe),”.
The band has earned over one million streams across digital platforms so far. Classless Act is also set to appear on the soundtrack for The Retaliators, a Better Noise Film already receiving critical acclaim, out this September.
The band is currently on tour with Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Poison, and Joan Jett, serving as the opening act on their North American Stadium Tour.
We spent some time with the bands charismatic and energetic singer Derek Day to get the lowdown on the band, the album, the stadium tour and a potential visit to Australia.
We really appreciate Derek taking the time to chat with us, and we really hope you love the album Welcome To The Show as much as we do.
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”What is DAMPF ?” you may ask. ”Who, and what, is behind these huge riffs, brutal metal and catchy choruses?”
DAMPF is a supergroup of heavy metal royalties, leaded by almighty A-tron who you may know from his career as Martin ”E-Type” Erikson.
Years ago Martin had an idea to combine power of dark metal and pop melodies, but it wasn’t until recently, when he was tasked by Eye to write songs for 3 albums in this spirit. that he realised that the time for this dream has arrived.
Martin gathered his most talented musician friends and they have now completed their first single to make their message audible: the future is not history-less and the dead are not gone.
We caught up with Martin to discuss the new album, a potential tour and also got a scoop on Album Number 2
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Lachie Gill has been crowned The Voice Season 11 winner, taking home a recording contract with Universal Music Australia and $100,000 in prize money. Lachie’s performances impressed both the coaches and the voting Australian public and ensured he took home the ultimate prize.
The 24 year old’s original Winner’s single WASTED TIME was released last week following the Semi-Finals along with an emotive music video.
Winning Coach, Rita Ora says: “Lachie is in a league of his own, he’s the ultimate storyteller and has the ability to capture the audience and have them go along with him. He sings like it’s the last time, every time.”
We caught up with Lachie and chatted about his time on The Voice, and we learn more about his past, present and future
All of the highlights of Season 11 of The Voice can be streamed on the official playlist on Apple Music and Spotify here: https://lnk.to/TheVoice
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Over the past ten years, fans have had the pleasure of getting to know Amy Sheppard as the blue-haired pop powerhouse sharing international stages with her bandmates and siblings George and Emma as the Brisbane trio, Sheppard. Now, Amy is embarking on an exciting new adventure as a solo country-pop artist releasing her impressive debut single, Nothing But Wild. “Nothing But Wild explores my innate desire to regularly escape the city in order to reconnect with my wild side and natural surroundings. Having a sense of adventure and having someone to enjoy it with invigorates my soul and reminds me of what’s important in life: love, nature and spontaneity,” Amy explains.
With a solid 100K followers across her @amysheppardpie social platforms, Amy is known to her fans for her vivacious personality and body positive messaging, leaving no doubt that the carefree Nothing But Wild is going to be embraced by both old and new fans.
We caught up with Amy to talk about the new single, future solo music and hopefully a solo tour
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On the eve of his Australian Tour, John Corabi drops by to talk about the upcoming shows, the Union Reissues, the importance of being freshly shaven before a tour, and more importantly his upcoming book Horseshoes And Hand Grenades. As usual Crabby is a great chat with lots of laughs, but as always he tells it like it is.
Straight after that we are joined by his co-author Paul Miles. Paul is a renowned writer releasing "Sex Tips From Rock Stars", "Before I Hit The Stage" and many more. Paul chats to us about his involvement with "Horseshoes And Hand Grenades", the process of the book and much more
We were extremely lucky to chat with both John and Paul, and we thank them for their time
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Void Of Vision Are Back!
The second chapter in the CHRONICLES saga, HEAVEN draws its namesake from the band’s newfound sense of direction and purpose, an understanding through which they have found heaven on earth. Each of the EPs larger-than-life, cinematic and grandiose elements speak to Void Of Vision’s increased certainty of self as people and creatives. In particular, frontman Jack Bergin has undergone a startling personal transformation over recent years: musically, lyrically and visually, the HEAVEN EP is the ultimate representation of this profound new revelation – this blissful, heaven-like way of moving through life – and it deserved the title to match.
We caught up with Jack to discuss the new EP, the recent Full Tilt Festival and their current headlining run
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Thoughtful troubadour Tim Wheatley has today shared his new EP Shiny Tacoma. Shiny Tacoma is illusive, in its way – driven by acoustic guitar and buoyed by electric piano and Tim’s assured lead vocal, it feels evocative of Nick Cave, or the Irish folk of The Pogues. Recorded, mixed and engineered with Steven Schram (Paul Kelly, San Cisco) at Rockinghorse Studios in Byron Bay, the song explores hindsight, but it’s more than that – it encourages the listener to look back on their mistakes with self-compassion, as Tim explains, “It’s a nod to everyone that’s been faced with a decision that results in them being pushed way outside their comfort zone, with the attitude of ‘yeah fuck it, I’m in–why not?!’ And then taking the time to reflect on it and be able to laugh rather than lament.”
Shiny Tacoma is just a taste of what Tim and his late father Glenn were working on together, Glenn ever so proud of the way his son had forged a music career of his own. Tim’s flair for classic songwriting is evident on every song on the EP – old school rock, country and folk are clear influences here, and Tim’s knack for telling a great story shines throughout. He spins narratives across playful, upbeat, rambling instrumentations, perfect for a summer barbeque, or simply to transport the listener to more carefree times.
Also released today is an audiobook of Glenn's bestselling book, Paper Paradise—a memoir of the man behind the music who broke into America with Little River Band, reinvented John Farnham with Whispering Jack, and brought FM radio to Australia.
Among Glenn’s final projects was the audiobook he recorded late in 2021 with the release marking a rare occurrence in publishing where an author passes before their book is released, that Glenn narrated his own life story for the audiobook mere months before his death is even more unique. “I have always loved his speaking voice and it doesn’t disappoint in this,” says Glenn’s wife Gaynor. “He was never happier than when he had ten balls in the air, with the hope of catching just one.”
Complete with a foreword from Tim, the audiobook also features Tim’s cover of Because I Love You (lifted from his forthcoming EP), originally made famous by Glenn and The Master’s Apprentices fifty years ago, a moving tribute from a son to his father.
We caught up with Tim to chat about the new EP, The audio book, his late father and so much more.
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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS released their upcoming studio album, Pirates, on May 13, 2022 via Napalm Records!
The band says
"Being a Pirate to us is being fully aware and having our lives in our own hands, living and thinking freely, embracing life as an adventure with all its light and darkness. With the new album we are opening a new era for VISIONS OF ATLANTIS, fully embracing the identity we have been flirting with for several years now - making the music that truly resonates with our souls. We continue our journey taking us through darker waters, heavier storms, where all serves as background for a metaphor about personal growth and spirituality. If Wanderers was more about the bright side of our path, Pirates definitely takes us deeply into shadow work, where we are facing other kinds of monsters along the way!"
We caught up with vocalist Clémentine Delauney about the songwriting process, how she developed her vocals, a long with a bit of Symphonic Metal history, and for fans of the band, Clemi shares the news about a 2022 Australian Tour
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Gothenburg’s finest export of darkness, EVERGREY, enters an astonishing new chapter in the band’s history with their thirteenth studio album and Napalm Records debut, A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament), to be released on May 20, 2022. This overwhelming journey through progressive heaviness and searing emotionality is repeatedly accented by sonic melancholy and gripping lyrics – leaving the listener speechless and re-cementing the Swedish five-piece at the top of the scene without a shadow of a doubt!
Celebrating over 25 years of metal mastery, EVERGREY, led by founder, singer and guitarist Tom S. Englund, are known for wandering the realms of progressive and heavy melodic metal and painting sonic renderings with their twelve studio records released as of today. Now, the follow-up to the unit’s highly successful 2021 full-length, Escape of the Phoenix (which landed at numerous chart positions worldwide), reveals a 10 track mélange of which every note, every riff and every word seeps pure poetry – creating a ceaseless intensity that mesmerizes from the very first second.
We check in with Tom, who is now becoming a bit of a regular with us and as always it is a super fun, informative chat
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This was an episode of Hear2Zen Hangs With that was almost lost to the demons of technology! A little while back we chatted with Skenie from Aussie hard rockers The Poor, who recently released their new single "Paybacks A Bitch", and have a new album on the way, through Reckless Records
The band have been out gigging with Rose Tattoo as well as on Fist Full Of Rock and their own shows, and will be joining up with The Tatts again for a European run soon.
We get the low down on the new song, the forthcoming album, the bands new guitar player Daniel Cox and a little past, present and future of The Poor
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Welcome To Episode 30 of The Zen Sessions, where we talk all things CRASHDÏET. Crashdiet is back with their 6th album, Automaton. No matter what obstacles may have come their way in the past, Crashdïet have always marched forward, delivering their own style of Sleaze Metal they have become so well known for.
Automaton contains 11 powerful sing-along anthems with massive drums, guitars, bass, and powering vocals (including a surprise special guest and a haunting voice from the past). I was lucky enough to chat with the guys and then Cürt and I go through the album for a fun discussion on all things Crashdïet.
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Motor Sister was originally formed as a Mother Superior covers band made up of diehard fans - and aided by sharing the same frontman - playing the songs for the love of doing so. The band made their debut at Scott Ian’s (Anthrax) private 50th birthday party. Comprised of vocalist/guitarist Jim Wilson (Mother Superior), guitarist Scott Ian (Anthrax), bassist Joey Vera (Armored Saint), drummer John Tempesta (White Zombie, The Cult) and vocalist Pearl Aday (Pearl) , the band caught the attention of Metal Blade, and the label offered to put out a record. The result was 2015's "Ride", a collection of live-in-the-studio takes cherry-picked from Mother Superior’s back catalogue.
Ride was produced by Jay Ruston (Anthrax, Steel Panther), who also manned the helm for this record, and this time he and the banheaded into LA’s Studio 606, and the result is the new album "Get Off". Out May 6th 2022, Get Off was recorded live in the studio, with all five members in the same room, vocals and leads redone after the basic tracks were laid down, but tracking was interrupted mid-process by Covid-19. Now, the band are looking forward and excited to play these originals live alongside the covers they are known for, and with shows getting booked for 2022 it’s time for fans to lose their shit and get off to one of the greatest rock and roll bands operating today. We caught up with Pearl Aday to chat about the album and the songs.
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Welcome to the latest installment of Hangin With Hear2Zen. This episode we talk about all things Uncaged. This weekend sees the first of what we hope becomes an annual festival.
Uncaged sees an all day festival of all local acts. Presented by our friends at Silverback Touring, the shows sees the likes of Wolfmother, You Am I, The Hard Ons, Tex Perkins, The Superjesus and more. We first up chat with Phil from the mighty Shihad who cannot wait to bust out some classics along side tracks from their last album "Old Gods".
Then we get in depth with Danny Bazzi from Silverback Touring. We talk Uncaged, Silverback's 2022 and 2023 plans as well as our love of 80's rock, especially Kiss. Make sure you follow Silverback Touring on socials as well as Hear2Zen, and click that bell to make sure you are staying up to date. Thanks for tuning in!
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Today we are hanging with guitar legend Joe Satriani, to celebrate his new album The Elephants Of Mars, which is is also out today.
The Elephants Of Mars is his 19th studio album and also the debut of his new label partnership with earMUSIC. Satriani had an admirably productive workingman’s holiday
with pandemic forced time away from the road that ultimately saw him and his touring band all recording remotely in separate areas of the world. They have delivered an album length journey, and a journey that doesn't seem to dull. The album crackles with an exciting new energy that briskly travels through stylistic roads that can be viewed through new eyes. Satriani also challenged himself to create a “new standard” for instrumental guitar albums to be measured against, one which would work from “a new platform of his own design,”
as he terms it. “I want to show people that an instrumental guitar album can contain far more creative and entertaining elements than I think people are using right now.”
We chat with Joe about the techniques used recording the album, the songwriting process and the plans to bring the album to the live stage. Thanks to Joe, Maric Media and earMusic.
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Raised during the 80’s debauchery on the Sunset Strip and still going strong in 2022: Jizzy Pearl's LOVE/HATE have today released their brand-new and long-awaited album HELL, CA which is out now on CD and digitally via Golden Robot Records. HELL, CA. is a collection of 10 hard-hitting rock anthems, all with that distinctive Love/Hate style. Jizzy Pearl’s trademark vocals take the songs up and beyond and the heavy guitars do the rest. We caught up with Jizzy from his home in Las Vegas to talk about the new album, the song writing process, and the place he calls home
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Tonight we have Gavin Rossdale from Bush, Hanging With Hear2Zen. Hayley caught up with Gavin at The Hard Rock Cafe in Sydney, after the Under The Southern Stars press conference. Hayley and Gavin chat about lyrics, the tour, what's new with Bush and if Gavin has ever slept "Under The Stars"
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Tonight we have Dean DeLeo from Stone Temple Pilots, Hanging With Hear2Zen. Hayley caught up with Dean at The Hard Rock Cafe in Sydney, after the Under The Southern Stars press conference. Hayley and Dean chat about the excitement surrounding the tour, his current guitars, the chance of new music and more.
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Bay-area thrashers VIO-LENCE their E.P., Let the World Burn, their first original release since 1993's Nothing to Gain. The five-song became available worldwide on March 4th via Metal Blade Records. Filling out the band’s ranks on Let The World Burn alongside Demmel and Killian are original drummer Perry Strickland, former OVERKILL guitarist Bobby Gustafson and former FEAR FACTORY bassist Christian Olde Wolbers. Let the World Burn was recorded with Juan Urteaga at Trident Studios (Testament, Machine Head, Exodus), with mixing handled by Tue Madsen (The Haunted, Meshuggah) and Grammy Award winning engineer Ted Jensen (Alice In Chains, Deftones, Pantera).
We caught up with Sean Killian to chat about the new EP.
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Friday March 11 sees GRAMMY Award winning Swedish rock band Ghost release their fifth full length studio album, Impera via Loma Vista Recordings.
Ghost have elevated themselves to one of the most esteemed and celebrated musical acts in the world today. #3 (Top 200) on the Billboard album charts (2018's Prequelle debuted at #7 on the ARIA Chart); accumulating well over a Billion streams; headlining arena tours (including sold out shows at The Forum in L.A. + Barclays Center in Brooklyn NYC), touring 3 continents over 5 years with Iron Maiden, opening stadium shows for Metallica, and gracing magazine covers and television screens the world over. Today I am joined by Mert for his first episode and return contributor Curt to talk all things Ghost
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Legendary Australian rockers Screamfeeder are back with a brand new single Don’t Get Me Started, a mosaic of a song, inspired by a need to get away from screens and invest some time in self-reflection, out today. After sharing the Spring Loaded mainstage with the likes of Grinspoon, You Am I, Regurgitator, and more on this weekend, Screamfeeder are more exciting than ever – and are thrilled to announce their new album Five Rooms, set for release on May 6, 2022. And they’ll be heading off on a national tour to celebrate the album in June, supported by rock queen Adalita – the tour will kick off in Melbourne at the Northcote Social Club on Friday June 10, then move through Jive Bar Adelaide and Oxford Arts Factory Sydney, before wrapping up with a hometown show at Princess Theatre in Brisbane on Friday June 24. There’ll be an artist presale available for Sound As Ever members from 10am AEDT Saturday 19 February until tickets go on sale to the general public at 10am AEDT Tuesday 22 February. For tickets and information, visit screamfeeder.com/
We caught up with the band to learn more about the new album
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Today, Hear2Zen Hangs With...Frank Sidoris. Frank checked in from Portland, Oregon the day before the start of The River Is Rising Tour, and even takes us on a little walk through the city while we talk about the recording process from his perspective, the songs he felt had the
most of his musical DNA on it, and the upcoming tour. We also touch on Mammoth and how Frank is up for double duty if both bands ever tour together. Frank is always an engaging and insightful hang and we hope you enjoy our chat. Remember to subscribe on Youtube or your favourite Podcast platform, to keep up with all things Hear2Zen and The Zen Sessions and make sure you like and follow our socials and share your favourite episodes with your friends
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Today Hear2Zen Hangs With our good friend Todd Kerns from Slash Ft Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators. This chat took place while SMKC were in rehearsal for their River Is Rising Tour, to support their brand new album 4, which is the first to come out on Gibson Records. We chat with Todd about the album sounds, songs and process. Its always great to hear the stories from the people who live it.
If you have not gotten your copy of 4 in Australia, or for that matter world wide, get out and get one now. We hope you enjoy our time hanging with Todd. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and like Hear2Zen on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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One of the new songs on SERIOUS BLACK's upcoming studio album ‘Vengeance Is Mine’ is called ‘Album Of Our Life’ and hits the nail on the head in several respects. On the one hand, the international power metal band surrounding bassist and founder Mario Lochert has succeeded in creating what is probably the most powerful and imaginative work of its career so far, with loads of great guitar riffs, grooving rhythms and anthemic melodies. On the other hand, the album’s lyrics venture into territories previously uncharted by the band. Lochert: “This time, I have allowed more insights into my emotions and private life than ever before, i.e. into how I think, how I feel, how I am, and how difficult it can be to keep a band going when you yourself aren’t well. The lyrics on ‘Vengeance Is Mine’ reflect the past four or five years. This, of course, has had an impact on the songwriting, which has become even more intense and emotional.”
SERIOUS BLACK’s mastermind is referring to an album that is scheduled for release on 25 February 2022, and we caught up with Dominik Sebastian to learn about the new album and what's happening with Serious Black
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HammerFall is back! The first video from the upcoming album is called “Hammer Of Dawn” and was recorded at the Liseberg amusement park in Göteborg by Patric Ullaeus. The new full-length album Hammer Of Dawn comes out on February 25, 2022. It features ten blistering tracks of the classic HammerFall Heavy Metal you have come to know over the past 25 years. We caught up with Oscar Dronjak to chat about the new album, the joys of vinyl, and we even snuck in a little chat about Kiss
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Welcome to Episode 28 of The Zen Sessions, presented by Hear2Zen Magazine
In this episode we are proud to bring you a huge special on the upcoming Under The Southern Stars Tour. We are only weeks away from seeing Cheap Trick, Bush, Stone Temple Pilots, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Rose Tattoo and Electric Mary, together on one bill.
This has been a gargantuan effort by the entire UTSS Team, and we are proud to bring you conversations with
Rusty from Electric Mary
Leah from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Jeff and Eric from Stone Temple Pilots
Gavin from Bush
Rick from Cheap Trick
and to close it out we chat with promoter Andrew McManus
This is over 2 hours of conversation and we cover so many things. Kick back and check it out
Our sincerest thanks to Andrew McManus and the 1 World Entertainment / UTSS Team, and to Chris from Maric Media
for all his hard work and support.
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Welcome to Episode 27 of The Zen Sessions. In this Episode, Rod and I take an in depth look at the new album from Slash ft Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators, simply titled “4”. We look at the songs, the production, the studio, really no stone is left unturned. It was a bunch of fun for us to put together and we kept it pretty loose. We hope you enjoy this one, as we hope to do more like this in the future. Make sure you follow, like and subscribe and don't forget to support the artist by buying the physical product.
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Welcome to Episode 26 of The Zen Sessions, presented by Hear2Zen Magazine. Today we have two guests for you. First up is Kee Marcello. The Ex Europe guitarist dropped by to let us know about the new self titled album from his band “Out Of This World”. The band that also features Tommy Heart from Fair Warning, released their album on January 14th through Atomic Fire.
Next up is Persefone drummer Bobby Verdeguer, who’s new album Metanoia is out February 4th, Bobby takes us in the writing and recording process for the new album and we also chat about his drumming and drums as well as how the band plans to bring the album to life on stage.
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Welcome to Episode 25 of The Zen Sessions, presented by Hear2Zen Magazine. Today we are joined by Ben Bruce from Asking Alexandria. Asking Alexandria will be releasing their brand new EP "Never Gonna Learn" this Friday, April 21st. We discuss the collaboration on the album, fan expectation, and the music business.
"2021 was another strange year for everyone so we wanted to do something special for our fans and kick the new year off with a bang! We are super excited to release the “Never Gonna Learn EP”. Instead of just releasing our new single we wanted to give you all something a little extra so we have included two brand new songs on this single EP, one of which we hold near and dear to our hearts and another that we collaborated with our good friend Maria Brink of In This Moment on. To top it all off we will be going out on our first US headline run since 2018! We cannot wait to see you all soon and we hope you love these new songs as much as we do!"- Ben Bruce
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Welcome to Episode 24 of The Zen Sessions. Today we are joined by Curt from The Hear2Zen Team to talk all things LORDI. The Finnish metal monsters recently released the new, seven-album “Lordiversity”. It's a collection of albums that imagines that LORDI has existed since the early 70's.
It delivers all the hit singles from the different decades and as they would have sounded if LORDI had made music at that time. The accompanying back catalogue will finally appear in the form of "Lordiversity" – two years after its Best Of and simply from beyond time and space. Curt also checked in with the man himself MR LORDI, for a quick chat about the albums "Skelectric Dinosaur", "Superflytrap", "The Masterbeast From The Moon",
"Abusement Park", "Humanimals", "Abracadaver" and "Spooky Sextravaganza Spectacular" are released TODAY. The complete work is called “Lordiversity”.
Monster Songs galore for the dark nights of the year or years. Enjoy our chat about all things LORDI, and don't forget to like, share and subscribe.
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Welcome to Episode 23 of The Zen Sessions. Today we bring you 3 interviews . First up is Ross Jennings. Ross who you may know from the band Haken, has just released his solo album "A Shadow Of My Future Self" which features a bunch of eclectic tracks which might might be a bit jarring for Haken, but really shows a wide range of emotions on an amazing solo effort. Following Ross is Keyboardist / songwriter and co-founder Alex Staropoli from Rhapsody Of Fire. The band released their new album 'Glory For Salvation' on 26th November, out on AFM Records. Finally we chat with Herman Frank from Victory. Ten years after their last studio album, the band return with a brand new album, Gods of Tomorrow through AFM Records. Enjoy three very different artists in one episode and as always like, share and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
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In this episode we chat with Angry Anderson, who tomorrow releases the debut single from the Angry Anderson Band. "Realize Legalise" is a strong positive message Angry wants to portray with this rock track! That message is the legalization of Cannabis in Australia.
Angry and the Angry Anderson Band (made up of Melbourne's Palace Of The King) have come out of the gate with something strong and Angry talks to us about why he feels the message is important and that he is not just another celebrity jumping on a platform. This was an amazing, eye opening and educational chat. I hope you don't just enjoy the chat but find it informative. Grab the new single from the Angry Anderson Band as well.
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In todays episode we chat with singer/songwriter Matt Goss. His new single ‘Somewhere To Fall’ is the first taste of new music from the pop icon and acts as the curtain-raiser to his forthcoming studio album ‘The Beautiful Unknown’, which is slated for release towards the end of the year. ‘Somewhere To Fall’ bears all the markings of a true Matt Goss classic with the star’s unmistakable vocal adding raw energy as it soars throughout, creating euphoric pop perfection. The track’s powerful, emotive lyrical impact is woven against modern, contemporary production that feels instantly anthemic and uplifting. This is a song that existing and new fans alike are going to rejoice in. ‘Somewhere To Fall’ marks a return to a genre that made Goss a household name and is a power pop anthem that feels like a hit single in waiting. Matt fills us in on the single, the album and a possible Australian tour.
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Welcome to Episode 20 of The Zen Sessions. For this episode we are joined by Melbourne based guitarist, singer and songwriter Nat Allison. Nat joins us to discuss her inspiring new single "We Are The Heroes". Nat recognised that every single person across the globe was forced to make enormous sacrifices and it was taking a huge toll on their mental health. Feeling the power of music first hand and how it has broken down barriers in her own life, Nat knew what she could do. Offer her music as a lifeline for those who need it. We chat with Nat about the single, future music, her work with Suzi Quatro and her plans for 2022
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In the lead up to Bad Wolves new album Dear Monsters, lead vocalist Daniel DL Laskiewicz joined us for Episode 19 of The Zen Sessions. We chat about the new album, the bands creative process and the future for Bad Wolves. Have a listen, like, share and subscribe
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In 1990 five blokes from Newcastle called The Screaming Jets took the Aussie music scene by the scruff of the neck and gave a red hot shake.
Before they had even signed their first record deal with rooArt Records, the Screaming Jets had already clocked up more than 200 live shows, won the ‘Triple J Battle Of The Bands’ competition and established themselves as an onstage, no holds barred, powerhouse of Aussie rock n roll.
Flash forward to 2021 and as a 30th year anniversary celebration, and a tip of the hat to where it all began, the current line-up has rerecorded the ‘All For One’ album with a fresh new take. Overseen by original producer, Steve James, the album has been repackaged with new artwork with a clear reference to the original.
We caught up with lead singer and founding member Dave Gleeson to chat about the new album, and the band past, present and future.
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Welcome to Episode 17 of The Zen Sessions. We have two great interviews for you today. First up is Dave Grahs from Pop Evil.
May 21 sees the release date for their much-anticipated sixth full-length album VERSATILE via Entertainment One (eOne). The release finds the Michigan rock heavyweights pushing their instantly distinctive sound to uncharted territories, expertly balancing the styles they’ve explored on recent tracks 'Let The Chaos Reign', 'Work' and 'Breathe Again' of which the latter two have blasted on to the Top 10 Rock charts joining previous #1 hits ‘Waking Lions,’ ‘Footsteps,’ ‘Deal with the Devil,’ ‘Trenches’ and ‘Torn to Pieces,’ which was certified GOLD by the RIAA in 2020.
Next we talk to Josh Todd of Buckcherry.Buckcherry will release their 9th studio album Hellbound on June 25th. The 10-track record was produced by Marti Frederiksen, who previously produced the band's 4th album, Black Butterfly, and co-wrote one of their biggest hits ‘Sorry.’ Frederiksen co-wrote the majority of the album along with vocalist Josh Todd and guitarist Stevie D.
The album was recorded in Nashville in November 2020. Hellbound represents the first album released by Buckcherry and their new label partners, Round Hill Records in North America, Earache Records in the UK, Europe, and Australia, and Sony Japan in Japan. Pre-Orders for Hellbound begin today with multiple bundle options including exclusive new merch designs and limited-edition smoke vinyl
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Zen Sessions. Today we bring you interviews with Andy Kent of You Am I, and then Adam Thompson of Chocolate Starfish. Both bands have albums out this Friday May 14th
You Am I have a new album “The Lives Of Others”. The Lives of Others is a sonic as well as emotional ride, from the psych outro of DRB Hudson to the unmissable hooks and walking-in-Paris lope of The Third Level and the rush of Rosedale Redux, where Hopkinson and Kent set the scene for electric guitars that are as beautiful and brutal as anything from ’93. The album closes with the tension and release of the title tune, the kind of song you can imagine closing a triumphant You Am I show on their upcoming tour.
It was only a couple of years ago that Chocolate Starfish released their first full-length album in 20-years. Since they reformed back in 2012, they haven’t stopped creating new material, and audiences at their live shows have been privy to some of the tracks already that will feature on Beautiful Addiction. “Since our resumption as a professional band, I was adamant new music had to play a huge part in the sustainability of the band,” says Adam. “New music requires passion, commitment and, most importantly, it requires inspiration. To meld all those things into a product to be proud of also requires the band to understand it, and emotionally invest in it. Creating new music is much more than writing the songs. It is about uniqueness and brutal honesty, with self, and others. This is like introducing your newborn child to the world, you know you’ve created something special. This is Beautiful Addiction
Thank you to Andy and Adam for their time and make sure you check out the new albums from both bands this Friday
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Adrian Smith is best known as one of Iron Maiden’s principal guitarists, having also enjoyed success as a solo artist. Richie Kotzen is the frontman for The Winery Dogs as well as having been the guitarist for both Mr Big and Poison during his long and acclaimed career, which has to date seen him release more than 20 solo albums. Both artists are also prolific songwriters.
Recorded on the Turks & Caicos Islands in February 2020, produced by Richie and Adrian and mixed by Kevin “Caveman” Shirley, this nine track opus is a consummate collaboration between these two highly respected musicians who co-wrote all the songs and also share lead vocals and trade off on guitar and bass duties throughout the record.
The debut album is out March 26th 2021 via BMG and Richie Kotzen check in with us to talk about the album
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In Another World, Cheap Trick's first album since 2017’s We’re All Right! and Christmas Christmas, features 13 tracks, including the band’s cover of John Lennon’s “Gimme Some Truth,” which they previously released as a Record Store Day exclusive in 2019. In Another World is out April 9th in a variety of formats, including a limited-edition blue and white splattered vinyl.
With over 5,000 performances spanning four decades, 20 million records sold worldwide, and inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cheap Trick are undoubtedly one of the most influential classic rock groups of the past 50 years.
They will be in Australia for Under The Southern Stars, a spectacular rock music concert series is thrilled to announce their new show dates for April and May with new tickets on sale now! The line up also features global rock superstars, Bush , Stone Temple Pilots, along side Australia's own Rose Tattoo and Electric Mary
Enjoy our chat with Rick Nielsen, and a bit of a songwriting and guitar lesson along the way
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Welcome to Episode 13 of The Zen Sessions.
Today we go a little bit country with two interviews. First is Casey Barnes and up after that is Andrew Farriss.
Golden Guitar winner, and one of Australia’s best country rockers, Casey Barnes has on Friday released his first foray into pop with a striking new single “Come Turn Me On”, following the success of his ARIA #1 Australian Country Album, Town Of A Million Dreams that also earned him an ARIA nomination for Country Music Album of the Year. With immediate hooks
of electric guitar and violin, this country charger’s beat drops as it reminds us that there’s nothing better than coming home to the one you love. Barnes will be taking his new track on the road with a bunch of dates announced around Australia including a haul of some of Australia’s most respected country festivals (Way Out West Fest, Gippsland Country Music Fest, Gympie Music Muster etc) and gigs in QLD, SA, VIC and TAS!
For Andrew Farriss, it has never mattered what style of music he is writing. What is important is how the song makes you feel, the story it is telling and how the track lingers with you long after the music has finished playing. It was this ethos that the
formidable songwriter took with him when it came to penning the tracks for what has become his debut solo album, a collection of songs that bring to life stories of outlaws, freedom, cowboys and love, and paint vivid imagery of gun slinging bandits, Australian history and international cultural spirituality. Andrew Farriss releases his debut self-titled solo album internationally on today, Friday 19th March 2021 through BMG / BBR.
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Germany’s Orden Ogan, one of the most successful power metal bands of the last decade, released their brand new album, Final Days, on March 12 via AFM Records.
Since the band’s last release, the superb "Gunmen“, Orden Ogan have been at the forefront of power metal. The album, once again produced by band leader Sebastian “Seeb” Levermann, is a real smasher and shows that the band is among the best songwriters in heavy metal. "Final Days“ combines finesse with huge riffs, clever arrangements with great melodies and even after the umpteenth spin you still discover something new. All of this is wrapped in a larger-than-life production so what more can one ask for?
We caught up with frontman Sebastian “Seeb” Levermann to discuss the new album, its guests performers and actually, the end of the world
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Iconic, multi-platinum rock band PAPA ROACH continue their legacy as one of the leading music groups of the 21st century with the release of their second greatest hits compilation,
GREATEST HITS VOL. 2: THE BETTER NOISE YEARS.
The compilation commemorates their continued success as a top-selling recording and touring act during their 2010-2020 tenure signed to Better Noise Music, Billboard’s #1 rock label of 2020. Most recently, the group vaulted to the #1 spot on the US Mainstream Rock radio charts with “The Ending (Remastered 2020)” marking their eighth #1 single to date. The bandwere also rewarded with a RIAA Gold Certification for the track “Born For Greatness” earlier this month, which follows in the gold-certified footsteps of “Help.” Both songs, originally released on 2017’s critically-acclaimed Crooked Teeth, are featured on this new compilation album.
We caught up with the bands guitarist Jerry Horton to discuss the new greatest hits album, the bands plan for the future and his memories of being a part of the last ever Soundwave Festival in 2015
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Today's episode of The Zen Sessions sees us joined by promoter Andrew McManus
Andrew is the CEO of 1 World Entertainment and has toured such acts as Kiss, Fleetwood Mac, ZZ Top, Lenny Kravitz and more.
Andrew and his team are also behind the festival Under The Southern Stars, which will be the first festivals in Australia to feature international artists, since the Covid 19 outbreak. The line up features Cheap Trick, Bush, Stone Temple Pilots along side Australia's Rose Tattoo and Electric Mary.
We discuss the difficulties of navigating the unknowns of the ever changing Covid 19 situation, and the lengths Andrew and his team have gone to, to make sure artists, crew and fans are kept safe.
We also discuss the upcoming Australian leg of the Kiss End Of The Road world tour.
Strap in, Andrew doesn't hold back. Don't forget to subscribe for upcoming episodes and share with your friends
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Welcome back to The Zen Sessions. For Episode 9 we are joined by Luke Morley from British hard-rockers, Thunder, release of their 13th studio album ‘All The Right Noises’ on 12th March 2021.
Since their debut album “Backstreet Symphony” in 1990 the no hold barred sound of the band has seen them create a hugely successful 30+ year career. Consisting of vocalist extraordinaire Danny Bowes and songwriting genius and guitarist Luke Morley, the undeniably tight rhythm section of Chris Childs and Gary James, and not forgetting Ben Matthews on Guitars and Keyboards.
We caught up with Luke ahead of the albums release, which you can find a review of on the Hear2Zen website.
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Fronted by Lizzie Mack and her brother in soul, (much-loved ex-Red Wiggle) Murray Cook, The Soul Movers include top-ranking session legends, bassist Rodney Auld with deputy Matt Crawford – on bass guitar (Jon English, The Beatle Boys). Marko Simec (Waiting For Guinness) on soul keys and the legendary Luke Herbert (Lucky Oceans, Troy Cassar-Daly, Paul Kelly, etc) on drums. Consummate musicians with a passion for all things soul, pop and retro rock, their high-energy live show delivers in spades with fans right across the musical spectrum.
The Soul Movers are back with their new single ‘Hot Sauce’, remixed by LA-based, Australian DJ/producer GEM. The track follows up previous singles ‘Strange Love’ & ‘Splinter’ and is taken from their upcoming fourth studio album ‘Evolution’, due for release March 26th via ABC/Universal Music Australia.
‘Hot Sauce (GEM Remix)’ is the spicy summer electro-disco track straight out of the 1970s. Whether you take it poolside or on a pulsing dance floor (in a COVID-19 safe way), it has the perfect balance of salty lime and spicy salsa – an unstoppable four-on-the-floor retro-electro beat you were chasing. With silver glitter, a pumping bass line by Luxxury, this remix is set to blow up dance-floors the minute folks can hit one again!
The sparkly official video features GEM on the DJ decks and one of the superstars from last year’s retro workout video for ‘Circles Baby’, roller-woman Holly McGlinchy zooming around the dance floor.
We had a chat with Lizzie and Murray about the band, the new album and so much more
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Today we are joined by Melbourne based singer songwriter Karly Jewell. At the age of 5 she picked up her Grandfather's Guitar (Highly acclaimed Country Singer- Songwriter (late) Tony Jewell) known for his close work with one of the biggest Country Music Artists in Australia Slim Dusty. The creativity was in her blood & passed down to create her own story through music. Crafting her sound & discovering her Versatility while moving from Genre to Genre. This would also open doors to working with many different Producers & Artists.
Karly has been writing & performing prolifically since forming her live band, building a Rock & Roll family. The solid foundation of this hard hitting Rock driven Band is built on the love of music, passion for their art heart & soul.
Karly's latest single "Dancing With The Devil" has just been released and is getting a lot of attention both around the world. It is also being featured on the latest compilation from Australia's own Rue Morgue Records as well as a stand alone 7" Vinyl single.
Karly is one of the hardest working people in the business who first came on our radar a little while back with her last release "Phoenix" which is still part of our playlist to this day
Sit back and enjoy our chat with Karly and make sure you head on over to her socials and check out another great Aussie Band, and while your at it head on over to the Rue Morgue Records site and pick up the Dancing With The Devil 7" single and browse RMR store for all your music needs. Make sure you are following Hear2Zen on all your social and podcast platforms, but for now, Episode 7 of The Zen Sessions
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**Welcome to Episode 6 of The Zen Sessions, thank you for joining us once again. We hope you enjoyed our chat with Odette on the last Episode, and don’t forget her amazing new album Herald is out now so make sure you pick yourself up a copy and follow Odette on all her socials.
This episode we are joined by Rusty from Electric Mary. They are one of Australia’s great rock bands. The band will be part of the upcoming Under The Southern Stars tour with Rose Tattoo, Stone Temple Pilots, Bush and headliner Cheap Trick. We also talk about Rusty’s new business Be Inside The Circle, which sees him helping artists navigate the music business leaning on his years of experience. So sit back and enjoy our chat with Rusty from Electric Mary**
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Odette today releases her second studio album Herald and announces a string of national dates in support of the release. A triumphant follow up to her highly acclaimed debut record, 2018’s To A Stranger, the songs on Heraldleave no subjective stone unturned.
Love, heartbreak, grief, anger, self-analysis, accountability—you name it, it’s on here. “This album is sort of a nuanced discussion of the positives and the negatives of mental illness and also just being a human being. It talks about the realities of hurting others, the consequences of that, and even more so, it holds me accountable—it holds me to my word”, she says.
Hayley had the opportunity to chat with Odette about her new album, her influences and so much more. Check it out
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Today we are joined by Blake Cateris of Sydney punk rock four-piece Molly & The Krells. The band recently released new single "Expectations"., which s is the follow up to fan favourite, "What Went Wrong".
Similarly to "What Went Wrong", the new track was recorded at Electric Sun Studios (Northlane, Between You & Me, Tonight Alive), engineered/produced by Stevie Knight and mixed & mastered by Dave Petrovic. "Expectations" is a song of growth and overcoming adversities that are found within us all.
Vocalist and lyricist Blake Cateris highlights that the song is about "the complexes we develop by comparing ourselves to others and the deflating clout that, like clockwork, hits at 3am making us question all the choices we’ve made in life up to this point. And how perhaps we haven’t lived up to the expectations of the people that mean the most to us."
We hope you enjoy our chat with Blake and make sure you head on over to Molly & The Krells social media and check out another great Aussie Band, and while your at it make sure you are following Hear2Zen on all your social and podcast platforms, but for now, Episode 4 of The Zen Sessions
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Welcome to Episode 3 of The Zen Sessions, we are glad to have you with us once again. Todays episode actually started way back in March 2020. While we were all stuck at home in the first wave of lock downs I reached out to my good friend Todd Kerns to have a chat.
Todd is a talented Multi Instrumentalist and Producer playing with the likes of Slash ft Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators, Toque, Age Of Electric and more. He is also an accomplished solo artist in his own right, and while I am none of those things, Todd and I share one thing in common, our love for the band Kiss.
We have shared many chats usually accompanied by coffee about our favourite band, and this time we go a little deep and talk about our favourite obscure songs and more. This chat got lost to the technology overlords for a long time, and only recently was recovered, and i am really happy to share it with you all, so, here is Drew and Dammit Chat Kiss. Volume 1
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Thanks for joining us for episode 2 of the Zen Sessions, today we are joined Clint Hyndman from Something For Kate
Something For Kate have just released their first album in 8 years The Modern Medieval, an eclectic mix of songs that show why the band has lasted over 2 decades and built a loyal following of fans world wide
With tracks like ‘Situation Room’, ‘Waste Our Breath’, ‘Supercomputer’ and ‘Come Back Before I Come Back To My Senses’, the band take the listener on a journey through many sounds still yet have that tight knit focus the band are renowned for. We caught up with drummer Clint Hyndman to discuss the album, the songs and what makes the band tick, so kick back and enjoy our chat with Something For Kate's Clint Hyndman
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Welcome to episode 1 of the zen sessions presented by Hear2Zen Magazine, our new way for Hear2Zen to connect with you all. We look forward to bringing you exciting fresh content, so make sure you subscribe to get all our new episodes.
For our first episode we will be joined by the amazing Kate Miller Heidki. The internationally acclaimed Brisbane singer-songwriter releases her 5th studio album
Child In Reverse today October 30th. It is her first pop oriented album in six years and possibly her most pop album yet.
It features 11 shots of love and every emotion available mixed with great melodies and Hayley and I are going to chat about the album, the songs and the artist, and then you will hear our interview with Kate.
Thank you for joining us on this new adventure and we look forward to bringing you more great features
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