Hard Rock 1990s Albums - Page 4

The fourth album, his biggest: number 22 in the United States, certified Gold, and home to Summer Song.

Revenge keeps KISS’s large choruses but places thick guitar and rougher rhythm at the front.

Poetic Justice connects thick guitar riffing with a more melancholy melodic sense.

Lionsheart’s debut puts Steve Grimmett’s powerful high vocal at the front of thick riffs and dramatic melody.

Loudness, released on 10 June 1992, is the only studio album by the band's third line-up: Masaki Yamada of Ezo on vocals and Taiji Sawada of X on bass. Akira Takasaki produced it himself and took the tuning down a semitone. It entered the Oricon chart at No. 2.

Released by Epic in July 1992, March ör Die carries Ozzy Osbourne and Slash on "I Ain't No Nice Guy". Epic issued the Japanese pressing on 22 August as ESCA 5641.

A fourth album made after the band nearly folded, with Flemming Rasmussen producing again and a John Sykes song covered.

The band's return after the Noise years, on Mausoleum. Andy Susemihl played guitar on several tracks, and Victor issued the album in Japan.

The Wild Life keeps Slaughter’s clear chorus hooks and bright hard-rock lift while moving into a more varied set of songs than its predecessor.

Realized Fantasies combines vivid guitar phrases, clear keyboard color and Tony Harnell’s high vocal range.

Treat’s self-titled album introduces Mats Levén at the front and adds a harder texture to the band’s established melodic-hard-rock brightness.

Hear! is Trixter’s second album of accessible melody, broad chorus and light-footed guitar.

UFO's thirteenth studio album, released in February 1992, was the only one with Laurence Archer and Clive Edwards and brought Pete Way back.

Dog Eat Dog keeps Warrant’s melodic identity while putting thicker riffs and tougher groove further forward.

David Lee Roth's third full-length album, produced by Bob Rock and released on 15 January 1991, with Jason Becker on lead guitar.

Prisoners in Paradise keeps Europe’s large arena-rock outline while adding a calmer melancholy and greater polish.

Unusual Heat introduces a new front voice and places Mick Jones’s guitar at the center of a harder, more early-1990s sound.

Great White's fifth studio album, released by Capitol in February 1991, reached number 18 in the US and was certified gold by the RIAA that April.

Use Your Illusion I keeps the dangerous charge of Guns N’ Roses’ earlier work while greatly expanding song length, arrangement and emotional range.

Paired with the same-day first volume, Use Your Illusion II shows a darker shade and a broader swing of feeling.

Harem Scarem’s self-titled debut joins Harry Hess’s smooth, powerful vocal to Pete Lesperance’s expressive guitar, balancing hard-rock drive with AOR refinement.

The third L.A. Guns studio album, released by Vertigo on 25 June 1991 with twelve songs. The Japanese edition at the time was PHCR-1085, and Universal Music Japan reissued it on SHM-CD on 25 March 2026.

On the Prowl, released on 25 February 1991, marked the band's tenth anniversary. It pairs English-language self-covers of early Loudness songs with new material, and was the second and last album with Mike Vescera.

1916, released by Epic in January 1991 and a UK No. 24, holds "R.A.M.O.N.E.S.", the band's tribute to the Ramones, and a title track about the dead of the First World War.

Lean Into It places Paul Gilbert and Billy Sheehan’s virtuosity inside songs led by Eric Martin’s melodic vocal.

No More Tears connects large heavy riffs and melancholy melody with unusual consistency.

One Size Fits All tightens Pink Cream 69’s blend of thick riffs, Andi Deris’s clear vocal and memorable chorus hooks.

The band's second album, ten years after the first, and in practice their restart. Pony Canyon released it on 21 March 1991 as PCCY-00207, with Gary Barden of MSG singing and Dennis Stratton, formerly of Iron Maiden, on guitar. Eleven songs.

Queen's fourteenth album, released in February 1991 (in Japan on 30 January): the last released in Freddie Mercury's lifetime, and a UK No. 1.

Roll the Bones steps slightly away from Rush’s synth-centered 1980s design and brings Alex Lifeson’s guitar and the trio’s interplay back into sharper view.

Slave to the Grind keeps Skid Row’s ability to write large hooks but pushes guitar weight, Sebastian Bach’s scream and rough rhythm much further forward.

Psychotic Supper avoids excessive overdubbing and brings guitar texture, Jeff Keith’s rough vocal and the band’s shared breathing to the front.

Ceremony builds a longer, more shadowed song world around Billy Duffy’s thick guitar and Ian Astbury’s deep vocal.

For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge reduces the keyboard emphasis and puts Eddie Van Halen’s thick guitar riffs and the band’s live-feeling drive at the front.

Hungry combines streetwise guitar riffing, Terry Ilous’s strong vocal and direct chorus hooks.

The Razors Edge is a useful way to hear AC/DC from a different angle within the 1990 catalogue.

No Smoke Without Fire is Anthem's sixth studio album, released on 21 March 1990. It was their first record made abroad, cut in London with Tony Taverner, and it carries a guest appearance by Don Airey of Rainbow.

Axxis II is a useful way to hear AXXIS from a different angle within the 1990 catalogue.

Slaves and Masters is a useful way to hear DEEP PURPLE from a different angle within the 1990 catalogue.

Dio's fifth studio album, released in May 1990, had an all-new line-up around Ronnie James Dio, including guitarist Rowan Robertson, hired at 17.

Pornograffitti finds EXTREME in a phase that crosses heavy riffs, bouncing rhythm and dense harmony to create a distinctive groove.

Brigade is a useful way to hear HEART from a different angle within the 1990 catalogue.

Flesh & Blood is a useful way to hear POISON from a different angle within the 1990 catalogue.

A third album produced by Deep Purple's Roger Glover, after which the band came close to breaking up.

Detonator is a useful way to hear RATT from a different angle within the 1990 catalogue.

Crazy World finds SCORPIONS in a phase that joins large choruses, thick guitar and arena-scale drive to tighter song construction.

Stick It to Ya finds SLAUGHTER in a phase that uses hard-edged guitar and wide-open vocal melody to deepen a melodic-hard-rock outline.

The second album, the record that set the standard for instrumental rock: number 18 in the US and certified Gold.

The fifth album, released in 1990, closing out the run that began in the mid-80s.

Talisman captures TALISMAN at a point where the later image is not yet fully fixed.

Trixter captures TRIXTER at a point where the later image is not yet fully fixed.

Rev It Up is a useful way to hear VIXEN from a different angle within the 1990 catalogue.

Cherry Pie is a useful way to hear WARRANT from a different angle within the 1990 catalogue.

In the Heart of the Young finds WINGER in a phase that uses hard-edged guitar and wide-open vocal melody to deepen a melodic-hard-rock outline.

Ten is a useful way to hear Y&T from a different angle within the 1990 catalogue.