Shifting Time

Shifting Time is Giant’s comeback after a long gap, the fifth album, re-presenting the appeal of melodic hard rock around original members David Huff and Mike Brignardello, joined by John Roth on guitar and Kent Hilli on vocals. Released on Frontiers in January 2022. Swedish band Perfect Plan’s cover of Giant’s “Stay” became the connection that led to their singer Kent Hilli joining. Carefully building big choruses and melodic guitar, it keeps the old Giant character while showing the new lineup’s strength. On the single “Never Die Young,” Dann Huff guests on lead guitar, evoking the old bloodline. Alessandro Del Vecchio handled production and mixing, and from the dramatic intro of the title track “Shifting Time,” which opens on quiet keyboards, to “Let Our Love Win,” “Highway of Love,” “Standing Tall” and “I Walk Alone,” consistently strong songs line up. A record that doesn’t end in nostalgia — a fresh start with real warmth.