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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...

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!

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.

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.

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, horr...

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 Cl...

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!

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 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...

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!

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...

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.

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

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

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 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...

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

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!

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.

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...!

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...

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 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 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!

Gabriel connor is Livin' Garden's bass guitar and lead vocals ... this band is TNT, what a cool performance they put on! I got to catch their show at Whiskey-a-Go-Go last week... check out their new CDs at www.livingarden.com.br