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ALBUMS YOU NEED TO HEAR:
I'VE PROMOTED MUSIC IN RADIO FOR SEVEN YEARS AND HAVE COME ACROSS MANY HIDDEN GEM ALBUMS! HERE IS A COLLECTION OF MODERN AND CLASSIC HARD ROCK/HEAVY METAL ALBUMS THAT ARE WORTH ADDING TO YOUR ARSENAL IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY!
THIS LIST IS ALWAYS UPDATING:
"Never, Neverland" - Unto Others -
2024 - Century Media Records
"My personal favorite album of 2024. Unto Others offers a "melancholy heavy" sound like no other band! Blending a mix of post punk and 80's heavy metal, "Never, Neverland" offers up a mix of aggression and sadness with beautiful guitar leads and unique baritone vocals. Unto Others are definitely a modern band that deserves more recognition as I have yet to find another band that sounds like them!"
Favorite Tracks: "Raigeki 雷撃", "Momma Likes the Door Closed", "Angel of the Night", "Never, Neverland"
"IV: Sacrament" - Wytch Hazel - 2023 - Bad Omen Records
"My personal favorite album of 2023. Believe it or not, me and a Catholic Priest listened to this album together as it's Christian Rock! Wytch Hazel is a modern quartet offering a 1970's style sound similar to Wishbone Ash and Thin Lizzy. The ear catching guitar leads and power chords is what makes the album, it's as if they came from God's very own Marshall stacks! Religious or not you can't help to bang your head along to awesome lyrics like "Satan is chained for a thousand years, cast into the ground! Saints they will reign for a thousand years, they will bear the crown!" Plus the unique medieval style album cover is a plus!"
Favorite Tracks: "The Fire's Control", "Angel of Light", A Thousand Years"
"Burn The Night" - Riot City - 2019 -
No Remorse Records
"My personal favorite album of 2019. If you got Judas Priest's Screaming For Vengeance or Riot's Thundersteel vibes from the album cover then well done! Riot City's debut album is a twin guitar speed metal attack that pays homage to their 80's heroes. What's unique is there is a fair share of songs that have slow intros or interludes that serve as a buildup for epic shredding and thunderous wailing vocals! Like an offspring of The Hellion soaring high above the skies at 1,000 MPH, "Burn The Night" keeps the spirit of speed metal alive in the modern age!"
Favorite Tracks: "In the Dark", "The Hunter",
"Steel Rider"
"Exoplanet" - The Contortionist - 2010 - Good Fight Entertainment
"Without a doubt this is some of the best guitar work I've ever heard! Exoplanet is a concept album about man's venture into outer space similar to a Michael Crichton novel. This is one that's best experienced as a musical voyage from beginning to end. "Out of this world" is an appropriate term, every song has a spacey atmosphere mixed in with prog, djent, and deathcore sounds that were very popular at the time. It can be a rollercoaster ride at times with it's transition from really heavy sections to beautiful instrumental sections. The guitar solos on "Flourish" and "Oscillator" alone make Exoplanet a worthy listen, I never forgot my first listen!"
Favorite Tracks: "Flourish", "Oscillator", "Primal Directive", "Contact"
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