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Hek82

75 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago -

Podcasts created by Hek82 for original radio material ... to be aired with Hek82 and KTSTfmanaheim, my show on Saturdays at 7:30pm!

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HURRICANE's new album RECONNECTED chat w Hek82

November 10, 2023 20:03 - 45 minutes - 19.3 MB

The band HURRICANE has released a new album called "RECONNECTED"! Listen to our chat w Tony Cavazo bass and Robert Sarzo guitar!

Steve Bello talks to Hek82 about shredding a 7-string Ibanez, totally cool!

February 17, 2023 20:43 - 27 minutes - 24.6 MB

Bello is a teacher and guitar shredder who plays an Ibanez with 7-strings,, his albums are really cool! Check them out on iTunes today and take a look at www.stevebellomusic.com

Ciravolo of "Beauty in Chaos" releases "Behind the Veil"

May 26, 2022 18:38 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MB

Hek82 chats with the Ciravolos founders and creators of "Beauty in Chaos" about their new release CD... the fabulous duo is incredibly talented, and this album and new videos will make you love them! Listen in now!

PORTRAIT guitarist Chris Lindell

July 19, 2021 00:00 - 13 seconds - 204 KB

New album release "At One With None", coming this Sep. 3 2021, PORTRAIT the Swedish Heavy Metal Band is terrific. Great new music on this album with Metal Blade Records.

Ciravolo of Schecter guitars on his latest CD album "Finding Beauty in Chaos"

May 24, 2019 00:00 - 25 minutes - 13.8 MB

Post- NAMM I enjoyed this follow up with guitarist Michael Ciravolo of Schecter guitars, now i know what's new is his album "Beauty Re-Envisioned" which is a totally cool newer and different compilation mix of what might've ended up on the cutting room floor ... and it's great, coming out this June! "Finding Beauty in Chaos" is one of the best records I've heard in the last year or so, with an incredible appearance by Tish Ciravolo, and an unbelievable song dedicated to Hurricane Katrina vict...

Henry Derek's new solo album is a must listen now!

December 12, 2018 00:16 - 18 minutes - 10.2 MB

Henry Derek Elis is the vocalist of Act of Defiance, and he has a great new solo album which he released on iTunes. Don't miss out on this because it's really cool!! Hek82 wants you to buy "The Devil is My Friend" for your New Year's present!

Scare LA '18, Hek82 special feature Horror Podcast!

September 04, 2018 23:35 - 1 hour - 39.7 MB

Listen In to hear my chat w/ metal musician Skum Love, watch Hek82 react to a sudden scare from a flesh eating zombie...Appearances and Interviews also feature Psychic Medium Patti Negri, Actress Vida Ghaffari, Ent, Law Nadia Divari, and several ghosts ... Book readings include "Jack the Ripper", "Live to Tell", and original writing by author Hek82! Scare LA Hek82 Review it was totally awesome, so don't miss it next year!

Dio, AC/DC Drummer Simon Wright chats w/ Hek82 about the shows!

April 24, 2018 21:38 - 35 minutes - 19.8 MB

Hard Rock/ Metal drummer Simon talked to me about all the bands, the shows, and his career as a well- known favorite drummer. Dio Disciples drummer and Bon Scott tribute with shows coming up in the area of LA, Dio Disciples in the US to kick off the summer but also a late summer tour in AU. Great talk!

Joe Sparks, Radiskull and Devil Doll creator of web cartoon series!

April 23, 2018 00:00 - 33 minutes - 18.3 MB

So awesome to catch Joe Sparks news and chat! This cartoon is a favorite of mine, great character voice talent and musician!

Radio Hek82 episode 9 '18, Classic Rock Coffee rocks your world

March 08, 2018 17:19 - 54 minutes - 30.2 MB

March Madness! Its an Irish theme this month w/ radio hostess Hek82...

Eyes of the Sun's vocalist/ bassist Jeff Blanchard chats about new record release w/Hek82!

February 28, 2018 00:00 - 8 minutes - 4.69 MB

Eyes of the Sun is a new band on Metal Blade records, and Jeff Blanchard is the totally cool voice of this DOOM Metal band. Great sound, it's worth checking out as soon as the March 16th release hits iTunes everybody! Brooklyn has brought forth this music for all to enjoy, let's hope they journey all the way on tour from coast to coast and around the world.

Valentines favorites of KISS the band! Great Classic Rock music

February 22, 2018 23:54 - 1 hour - 33.7 MB

Hek82 plays Classic Rock hits for your Valentines season enjoyment, it's KISS the band.... fantastic hits that go all the way back to the early 70's! Enjoy the Hek82 chat about Classic Rock coffee and more!

Hek82 Post NAMM2018 review plus bonus chat about Bash Fest '18!

February 11, 2018 12:56 - 58 minutes - 32.1 MB

Randy Rhoads music, thanks to all the musicians who pay tribute to him each year! Led Zeppelin and Bonzo Bash was really great as always, thanks to Brian Tichy and everybody. Soundcheck live was also cool... Tune In!

Felipe Esparza is a cool comedian from Boyle Heights, check out this guy at the NOVO in MArch!

February 11, 2018 00:00 - 5 minutes - 2.8 MB

Felipe Esparza's Bad Decisions Tour 2018 is coming up at LA's Novo Theatre, the dates are: March 23 and 24, with two shows on each date. The fans are demanding more already! His HBO special was really funny, you can check it out online or on Amazon, it's called "Translate This"...

Ministry's drummer Derek Abrams takes the time to chat about the upcoming album and tour! AmeriKKKant and his side band!

January 14, 2018 00:00 - 35 minutes - 19.4 MB

Whoa, it's too cool that drummer Derek Abrams is playing for Ministry on the album release and upcoming tour, but he also gets along well with bandmate Sin Quirin. So, 3 Headed Snake will also be graced with him in the drumming throne. Really a great player, it's a pleasure to watch and listen to this guy, he knows his stuff!

Sin Quirin of Ministry chats w/ Hek82 about forthcoming albums, and these albums will be fantastic!

December 23, 2017 00:00 - 20 minutes - 223 MB Video

Ministry has got a new album coming out as soon as March, and it's called AmeriKKKant! This promises some of Sin's best guitar work yet. This is what he stated, that he felt quite proud of his work on previous albums and had definitely built up to an excellent sound on the new record. DJ Swamp has added some interesting instruments to it, and Al Jourgenson is sounding absolutely cool. A new tour for 2018 is in the workd so look for these awesome players too; John Bechdel, Sin Quirin, Cesar...

Joe Escalante of The Vandals chats w/ Hek82 about te Dec. 23rd upcoming concert at the HOB Anaheim!

December 22, 2017 21:08 - 17 minutes - 9.88 MB

This bass player extraordinaire knows a lot about stuff that other people don't know! You wouldn't believe the hilarity of some of these songs, which were crafted with care by the Punk Rock group in the Huntington Beach part of the Ca. coast. Sure enough, the sound caught on in the nineties and became popular! I've heard his hobbies include bull riding, Amish cooking, and journeying to Iceland to be cool. He is also producing and writing for TV with shows on the History channel and others, ik...

Rough Cutt guitarist Chris Hager chats w/Hek82 about shows upcoming and Dio!

December 18, 2017 23:59 - 1 hour - 33 MB

Rough Cutt, the Glam Metal band was formed in the early 80's w/ the awesome and breathtaking vocals of Paul Shortino ... the members have stepped in and out of the picture but briefly, they have remained mostly constant members and their songs are famous. Very well enjoyed music over the years is now available on iTunes, for those of you who have their Vinyl in your collection. According to Hager, their time touring with Ronnie James Dio was very special, and so was recording in the same stud...

American Horror Story, Actor Miguel Sagaz talks to HEK82!

December 02, 2017 19:03 - 13 minutes - 7.23 MB

Miguel Sagaz played an awesome role in the TV series season 7 of American Horror Story and the episode is called Valerie Solanas Died for your Sins: SCUMBAG it is totally astounding to see ...! This recent premier on channel FX is now online so look for it, it's lots of fun to watch this show. Miguel shares with HEK82 his experience of taping this and what it took for him to make the grade, excellent! Look for his new movie Cherry Pop, too on Netflix!

The Walking Dead TV series 8 , Actor Juan Gabriel Pareja talks with Hek82 about the re-appearance of Morales!

December 01, 2017 00:00 - 13 minutes - 7.51 MB

Morales, the character played by Juan G Pareja is back this season for a great continuation of the character story series! You can watch the show online and make sure to catch up if you missed it, Morales adds a lot to the story this season. Surprising perhaps, but he has made a re-appearance and he was fun to chat with. The actor played the part when the story began in 2010. Cool to listen to him chat about how he got prepared for the actions scenes and made this continuation of the part en...

Kali Kazoo! Cool Pop Indie Rock guitarist / vocalist is producing an album of original songs, and wants you to support the album!

November 03, 2017 00:00 - 18 minutes - 10.4 MB

Hey, LA based Kali KAZOO is a cool girl with a record to produce, which will be the third one, and she wants your support for the Kickstarter campaign and so make sure you check out the website! Her cartoon style music performances as well as her drawings are too amazing for you to miss out on!

Skum Love chats w/ Hek82 about upcoming HelLA Horror Night at LA theatre!

October 19, 2017 17:48 - 28 minutes - 15.5 MB

The beginnings of this band Skum Love were farther ago than we might imagine, that must be where the music gets it's great sound. Rock that is classic in origin, an Industrial sound, it's Punk and it's Metal too. I hope that you make it to the next show, and give this a listen on iTunes!

Robert Sarzo and the HelLA Horror Night Halloween show with Hurricane is going to be at the LA Theatre 2017!

October 12, 2017 00:00 - 33 minutes - 18.6 MB

Hek82 chats with Robert Sarzo of the band Hurricane about this upcoming show which is right on Halloween night, in a haunted house setting. It's going to be scary awesome metal, so expect that the most famous and cool ghosts will be there too. Movies will be showing, HALLOWEEN 1 and 2 by ZOMBIE, and the first Carpenter '78 movie will be screening. The metal band Scum Love will be playing in support. MS benefit so, get your tickets online with a discount code ... Check out the new Boutique o...

Henry Derek of Act of Defiance talks to Hek82 about the new album "Old Scars, New Wounds"

October 09, 2017 20:54 - 28 minutes - 15.6 MB

Wow! Incredible metal vocalist Derek tells about what it's like working with ex-Megadeth players Drover and Broderick and how cool they are, as well as ex-Shadows Fall bassist Bachand. Talent is abundant on this record, the band's second release. Excellent songs that are well-worth listening to, and the live performances are great, so don't miss out!

RJD, celebrating the music of his lifetime! Hek82 rolls w/ Ronnie classics

July 10, 2017 21:25 - 1 hour - 33.2 MB

DIO is one of our favorite metal vocalists of course, and we love him! His bands are so cool they will never unfreeze. Remembering RJD and DIO the band, let's keep up with Dio Disciples tribute concerts as well as the Stand Up and Shout cancer awareness fund and make donations ... Let's hear some Black Sabbath and others!

Dio's Goldy talks to HEK82 about the music and the band, hear the radio episode

June 14, 2017 17:12 - 1 hour - 33.2 MB

Hek82 had the opportunity not too long ago to speak with Craig Goldy about playing guitar for the band Dio. Ronnie James Dio was a close friend and a most loved collaborator and musician, greatest metal vocalist of all time. The music speaks for itself, but listen to the radio episode here and these great songs. More chat available on the iTunes Hek82 podcast...

Echovox the great new So Cal band, releases "Sunday thru Thursday" w/ Hek82

May 06, 2017 20:07 - 58 minutes - 32.2 MB

Hek82 chats w/ Echovox in studio for the release of their new record "Sunday thru Thursday" which is now available on iTunes! Great music, really cool group of musicians. Original tracks w/ vocals from Jen Howard... listen to our show!

Randy Rhoads Remembered '17, Hek82 and Ira Black

January 25, 2017 17:40 - 3 minutes - 2.36 MB

Wow, the incredible Ira Black of the bands Metal Church, Westfield Massacre, Lizzy Borden, Hellion, Randy Rhoads Remembered and so on... Hek82 talks to this incredible shredder about whats new and exciting especially coming up in 2017.

Feat. chat w/Jim Morrison tribute Peace Frog's Tony Fernandez

December 03, 2016 21:33 - 37 minutes - 20.8 MB

Hek82 got a lucky chance to chat w/ Tony Fernandez of Peace Frog the premier Doors tribute band. Jim Morrison is born! Celebrating his bday in 2016 on Venice Beach. LA culture then and now. Members of the band The Doors, music in the late 1960s.

TD Clark of the new Dee Snider release "We Are the Ones" chats w/ Hek82

October 29, 2016 20:24 - 22 minutes - 12.4 MB

New Dee Snider release, Hek82 chats w/ guitarist TD Clark about the album which is called "We ARe the Ones" set to release on Oct. 28th... Hek82 features Shreddtime Stories, the classic Halloween season Metal songs by instrumentalist TD Clark! each song is a storyscape... Shredding guitar with unique sounds full of character, musical phrases reminiscent of classic monster movie genre… spooky, horror seasonal for all year round,

Hek82 chats with TD Clark about new album release "We are the Ones!"

October 21, 2016 18:24 - 22 minutes - 12.4 MB

Hek82 features Shreddtime Stories, the classic Halloween season Metal songs by instrumentalist TD Clark! each song is a storyscape... Shredding guitar with unique sounds full of character, musical phrases reminiscent of classic monster movie genre… spooky, horror seasonal for all year round, again and again! Listen to our chat about the upcoming "We are the Ones" album from Dee Snider, feat. TD Clark ... and more!

Electric Junkie's have Hek82 hooked, let's hear from bassist Gee!

September 05, 2016 00:00 - 20 minutes - 11.1 MB

Hek82 is hooked on Electric Junkies! So Cal has great bands to offer, and this is one of them... if you haven't heard them yet make sure to Tune In! Upcoming shows inc. Friday Sep. 9th, supporting Lynch Mob at The Rose in Pasadena!

Dio's Simon Wright chats w/Hek82 at '16 Dio Disciples concerts and Stand Up and Shout fundraiser...

May 23, 2016 00:00 - 10 minutes - 5.54 MB

Drummer of Dio currently Dio Disciples, Hellion, Operation Mindcrime who is Simon Wright chats w/ Hek82 and tells of days w/ Ronnie James Dio. He also shares his opinion of current AC/DC vocalist Axl Rose... taking into consideration his time w/ the band, I asked him say- do you think you'll play w/ Angus again... Tune In to find out the answer!

Tim Ripper Owens chats w/ Hek82 after the outstanding Dio Memorial '16 Dio Disciples performance!

May 23, 2016 00:00 - 10 minutes - 5.54 MB

Tim Ripper Owens sings Dio Disciples at the '16 Stand Up and Shout cancer fundraiser, a stupendous performance and tribute to late singer Ronnie James Dio. The latest news is the new songs that Dio Disciples have played on stage, excellent! New Charred Walls of the Damned album to be released by the end of the year... Plus+ so many phenomenal concerts w/ metal players from supergroups we all enjoy, more to come! Tim Owens Travelers Tavern is where he calls home, so if you're in Cuyahoga, OH c...

Craig Goldy guitarist of the band Dio, chats w/ Hek82 about his career and what's current ... a new band Resurrection Kings!

May 09, 2016 00:00 - 54 minutes - 30.1 MB

Craig Goldy's current band is called Resurrection Kings, their first album was released Jan. '16 and is now available on iTunes. A brilliant guitarist famous and well- known for his songs with Dio, Craig shares stories about his lifetime in this podcast... Tune In!

Gabbie Rae chats w/ Hek82, lots of excitement ahead for this rockstar!

May 05, 2016 00:00 - 30 minutes - 16.8 MB

Singer Gabbie Rae chats w/ Hek82 about forecoming Ride for Ronnie Dio event, last years' Dio Memorial concerts and many exciting things including her 18th birthday! Great to hear from Gabbie about her career as a young rockstar! Supporting Stand Up and Shout and Free 2 Luv organizations...

Johnny Kelly, the Incredible drummer of so many most-loved bands!

March 15, 2016 00:00 - 45 minutes - 25.2 MB

Most known for the national touring bands Type-O Negative and Danzig, now he is in Kill Devil Hill, has played with the BONZO and Randy Rhoads tributes, BLS, Hookers and Blow, and many others like Seven Witches and a Pale Horse Named Death.

Mike Orlando at NAMM 2016 Video

March 08, 2016 00:00 - 5 minutes - 56.9 MB Video

Hek82 likes Mike Orlando's band Sonic Stomp! Watch him shred it up here at the GHS strings booth...

Bumblefoot chats w/ Hek82, also Jeff Watson onboard Axes Cruise '16

February 26, 2016 18:44 - 33 minutes - 363 MB Video

Ron Thal - aka Bumblefoot chats w/ Hek82, and Jeff Watson onboard Axes Cruise '16

Artist Castiglia of blood-painted Slayer guitarist Holt's ESP talks to Hek!

January 30, 2016 00:00 - 30 minutes - 16.9 MB

The brilliant artist Castiglia talks to me about the ESP guitar masterpiece he painted for Gary Holt of Slayer in Holt's own blood! This guitar was presented at NAMM 2016 in Anaheim, Ca at the ESP guitars expo. Incredible works! Photos and video featured at: www.hek82e.com

The Last Vegas' Guitarist Adam Arling stops to chat w/ Hek82!

January 25, 2016 15:57 - 3 minutes - 2.61 MB

It's always cool to chat with the guys from The Last Vegas, a Chicago based Sleaze Metal band who are now hanging around LA more often than you might've imagined. Adam Arling, an excellent guitar player is a fan of Jimmy Page and loves the Bonzo Bash concerts. TLV has good news- another album is coming this spring '16!

Johnny Kelly and Hek82 at Bonzo Bash 2016

January 25, 2016 15:48 - 4 minutes - 2.8 MB

Johnny Kelly is the new drummer of Kill Devil Hill, haven't you heard? Great things are in store for the new year and the band's new line up. His recent past include Type O Negative and Danzig... wow, guess what? He loves Zeppelin like none other...

Stephen Le Blanc of the Moby Dicks, Led Zeppelin, Randy Rhoads Remembered

January 25, 2016 00:00 - 1 minute - 1.4 MB

Fantastic keyboard player Stephen Le Blanc, who every year delights us with his musical performances including the phenomenal Moby Dicks! This Led Zeppelin tribute band throws a party for John Bonham like none other and everyone's invited, that means famous drummers from across the nation will be there performing Zeppelin songs all night long.

John Lennon Educational Tour Bus

January 25, 2016 00:00 - 5 minutes - 3.87 MB

Students can make music and roll w/ the John Lennon community! Working for peace and musical education and a bright future for children. They are givin the opportunity to play music and record right on the bus with world famous stars. Organizations can have the bus stop on by ...! lennonbus.org

Illustrious singer Chas West of the Moby Dicks chats w/ Hek!

January 25, 2016 00:00 - 3 minutes - 2.12 MB

Chas West is the lead man of the Bonzo Bash's Moby Dick's, what an outstanding singer! Led Zeppelin celebration of drummer John Bonham. His new band is called Resurrection Kings...! Check it out!

Alex Skolnick chats w/Hek82 about his work as a producer

December 14, 2015 05:56 - 22 minutes - 12.6 MB

Alex Skolnick, Testament's well-known metal guitarist talks about music outside of the band and the albums he's produced in the past couple years like Planetary Coalition and Metal Allegiance. Looking forward to 2016...!

Hek82 Radio show #20

December 13, 2015 05:31 - 1 hour - 33.2 MB

post DIO Memorial weekend 2015, so many great players were there to contribute to the Stand Up and Shout cancer fund, and made it an unbelievable time! This show features music by Tenacious D, Lita Ford, Rough Cutt, DIO, Stone SOur, and Lynch Mob! Check out the Radio Hek82 show tapes on the Radio Hek82 podcast channel...

Danny Smash of The Last Vegas talks about his new band Kids on Fire!

October 23, 2015 00:00 - 22 minutes - 12.5 MB

Hek82 chats w/ Danny, well-known as the bass player of the sleaze metal rock band The Last Vegas... Latest news is that he's put together another band called Kids on Fire!

Paul Stanley and Hek82

September 21, 2015 00:00 - 5 minutes - 2.96 MB

Paul Stanley talks to Hek ate too! This was at the opening ceremony of the new Rock-n-Brews location in Beuna Park, Ca! A benefit for the area veterans, Paul and Gene from KISS hosted the event. Commander Muller and the VFW post 8954 were in attendance as well as a large community! Listen to Hek talk to Commander John that day... 9-15

Devil City Angels, Brandon Gibbs talks w/ Hek82 about the new album

August 07, 2015 23:41 - 26 minutes - 14.4 MB

Devil City Angels is a great new Hard Rock super- group with the likes of Brandon Gibbs, Tracii Guns, Rudy Sarzo (was Eric Brittingham) and Rikki Rockett! Cool album with a few tracks available on iTunes and more soon to come!