As a result, the network had a massive economic impact on record labels, affiliate stations, and other businesses serving this largely untapped market.
Metal and hard rock recording artists, particularly those signed to independent music labels, enjoyed greater exposure.
[2] The opening bumper for commercial breaks was an 8-note guitar riff from the first part of the song "House of 1,000 Pleasures" by Japanese band Ezo.
[citation needed] From 1989 to 1991, Z Rock produced Z-Rock Magazine, a print publication distributed free of charge in network affiliate cities.
Former Z-Rock DJs, Madd Maxx Hammer and Jason Lee Tipton are currently on D-Rock, a digital hard-rock radio station.
[4] The weekly, four-hour modern-rock chart program Z-Rock 50 was part of AFN The Eagle and could be heard in many locations throughout Europe and the Middle East.
Songs are played unedited, and feature some radio commercial from video game Grand Theft Auto V. This station uses the original zombie head Z-Rock logo from 1986.