ARTIST: KK’S PRIESTALBUM: THE SINNER RIDES AGAINRELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 29TH 2023LABEL: NAPALM RECORDSREVIEWER: MERT TYSON “The Sinner Rides Again” by KK’s Priest is a heavy metal masterpiece that takes us back to the roots of the genre. With killer riffs and classic influential guitars and screaming vocals, this album highlights Continue Reading
September 2023
H2ZHW: LEGENDARY SONGWRITER DESMOND CHILD
In this episode we are hanging with Desmond Child Grammy-winning and Emmy-nominated songwriter Desmond Child is one of music’s most prolific and accomplished hitmakers. He’s a film, television, theater and music producer, recording artist, performer, and author. His credits appear on more than eighty Billboard Top 40 singles spanning six decades, including Continue Reading
H2ZHW: WE TAKE A LOOK BACK ON SOME OF THE BANDS WHO OPENED FOR KISS IN AUSTRALIA
Welcome to a very special episode of Hangin’ With Hear 2 Zen In this episode we are celebrating Kiss’ final ever Australian show with a look back at some of the bands who opened for Kiss over the last 43 years. The band’s relationship with our country is second to Continue Reading
TOURS: NORTHLANE ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN HEADLINE TOUR
NORTHLANE ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN HEADLINE TOUR Lapping The Country in 2024 with Special Guests Erra, Landmvrks & Banks Arcade Australian heavy trailblazers Northlane will be back on home soil this February for their first and only headline tour of the country in 2024. The band will do a full lap around Continue Reading
NEWS: CHECK OUT CHRIS SHIFFLETT’S NEW SINGLE “OVERBOARD”
Foo Fighters’ Guitarist Chris Shiflett releases quickly-written, long-lasting love song “Overboard” From upcoming album Lost at Sea; Out Oct. 20th via Blue Élan Records, Cadillac Three’s Jaren Johnston-produced LP ties Shiflett’s California rock and roll roots with his love for country music “My favorite songs are the ones that you Continue Reading
TOURS: JEBEDIAH MAKE TRIUMPHANT RETURN WITH FIRST NEW SINGLE IN 12 YEARS, ‘GUM UP THE BEARINGS’ + ANNOUNCE NATIONAL TOUR + WAM HALL OF FAME
BACK WITH FIRST NEW SINGLE IN 12 YEARSGUM UP THE BEARINGS + ANNOUNCE NATIONAL TOUR + SET TO BE INDUCTED INTO WAM HALL OF FAME After more than 12 years between drinks, beloved Perth rockers Jebediah have emerged from their slumber, announcing their triumphant return with a bang thanks to new single, Gum Continue Reading
NEWS: COLD CHISEL ANNOUNCE 40TH ANNIVERSARY LAST STAND RELEASES
Cold ChiselLast Stand – 40th Anniversary Box SetReleased: 17 November on Universal Music Australia Cold Chisel‘s Last Stand is part of Australian music folklore. It was late 1983 and the swansong for the biggest band in the country. At the time, the tickets sold faster and in bigger numbers than any tour by an Continue Reading
TOURS: THE MIDNIGHT – AUSTRALIAN TOUR FEB/MAR 2024
Secret Sounds presents…THE MIDNIGHTTOURING AUSTRALIA FEBRUARY / MARCH 2024SYDNEY | BRISBANE | MELBOURNEPresale available from 9am local time Thursday 21 SeptemberTickets on sale to the general public at 9am local time Friday 22 September Secret Sounds are delighted to announce that American synthwave band The Midnight will make their return to Australia in February/March 2024, setting stages Continue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW: STAIND – CONFESSIONS OF THE FALLEN
ARTIST: STAINDALBUM: CONFESSIONS OF THE FALLENRELEASE DATE: FRIDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER 2023LABEL: BMGREVIEWER: ROD STRACHAN A shade over 11 years since the release of their self-titled album Rock Legends Staind return with eighth studio album “Confessions of The Fallen”. Frontman and vocalist Aaron Lewis lead’s the band into a new era Continue Reading
TOURS: OBITUARY ANNOUNCE 2024 TOUR
Obituary ‘Barely Alive’ Australian / New Zealand Tour, January 5th – 19th, 2024 with guests Psycroptic and BLACK LAVA Jan 5th – Auckland, Galatos* Jan 6th – Christchurch, Loons* Jan 7th – Wellington, San Fran* Jan 11th – Hobart, Altar Jan 12th – Melbourne, The Croxton Jan 13th – Sydney, Continue Reading