Hard Rock 2000s Albums - Page 2

Alter Bridge's second album, from October 2007. It reached number 13 on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold by the BPI.

Avenged Sevenfold packs heavy riffs, dramatic choruses, and ideas that cross hard rock, metal, and progressive music into a self-titled statement.

Doom of Destiny combines bright keyboards, firm guitar, and expressive vocals in a dramatic melodic-rock frame.

Lost Highway adds Nashville warmth to Bon Jovi’s large choruses and immediately familiar melodies.

Domino Effect balances Steve Lee’s rich voice and Leo Leoni’s guitar with real weight and broad accessibility.

Great White's tenth studio album, released by Shrapnel on 17 July 2007, was its first in eight years, made after the band reunited in January 2007.

Street Poetry plays Hanoi Rocks’ sharp guitar, buoyant rhythm, and Michael Monroe’s flexible voice with vivid immediacy.

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HIM's sixth album, from September 2007. It is regarded as their heaviest and darkest, and its number twelve on the Billboard 200 is the band's highest American placing.

Waters Rising by LILLIAN AXE: track list, Spotify player and English liner notes on METAL BOOST.

Hole in the Sun finds Night Ranger returning to melodic rock with a contemporary outline.

Black Rain sets Ozzy Osbourne’s unmistakable voice against thick guitar and hard-edged rhythm.

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Poison'd! finds Poison recasting rock, power-pop, and Southern-rock favorites in the band’s bright, easygoing hard-rock language.

Queens of the Stone Age's fifth album, from June 2007 and their last for Interscope. Josh Homme called the sound dark, hard and electrical.

Snakes & Arrows brings Rush’s intricate construction and accessible hooks together in a measured sonic frame.

Humanity: Hour I keeps Scorpions’ heavy riffs and large melodic instincts while stepping into a more modern, shadowed sound.

Recorded at Leon studio outside Stuttgart with engineers Achim Köhler and Samson Geiger, and issued by MTM Music. Former Primal Fear drummer Klaus Sperling plays on it.

Real to Reel is a covers album on which TESLA takes up the 1960s and 1970s rock classics at its roots and plays them in its earthy, bluesy sound.

Born into This compresses the Cult’s thick riffs and airy, psychedelic atmosphere into focused songs.

The Wildhearts packs rough guitar, sudden turns, and sweet melody into a self-titled statement.

The New Territory builds polished melodic hard rock around Ronni Le Tekrø’s fluid guitar and Tony Harnell’s high, clear voice.

Velvet Revolver's second and last studio album, produced by Brendan O'Brien and released on 3 July 2007, entered the Billboard 200 at number five.

Immortal is Anthem's eleventh studio album, released on 30 August 2006, with a European edition following in the autumn of 2007 - the point at which the reformed band began looking beyond Japan.

Paradise in Flames builds dramatic European metal around clear melody and firm riffs.

Shot to Hell builds Black Label Society around Zakk Wylde’s thick guitar, low rolling rhythm, and rough vocal style.

Black Stone Cherry's debut album, issued by Roadrunner Records on 18 July 2006. Three singles were taken from it.

Pain for the Pleasure joins Blindman’s expansive vocal lines, melodic guitar, and full keyboards into dramatic melodic hard rock.

Yeah! is a strongly concept-driven covers album that translates the originals into a DEF LEPPARD-like sound.

Eagles of Death Metal's second album, released in the United States on 11 April 2006. Every song is by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme.

Rocket Ride keeps Edguy rooted in fast power metal while bringing glam and hard-rock color, humor, and big hooks much further forward.

Secret Society by EUROPE: track list, Spotify player and English liner notes on METAL BOOST.

Brother's Keeper is Fair Warning's comeback record, shaping wistful melodic hard rock from soft keyboards, fluid guitar and Tommy Heart's soaring voice.

Human Nature combines Harry Hess’s rich vocal, Pete Lesperance’s fluid guitar, and precise rhythm work.

The eleventh album, out on 14 March 2006. Its closing track, Crowd Chant, became a fixture in North American arenas.

Breaking the Taboo is the twentieth Loudness album, released by Tokuma Japan Communications on 27 December 2006, and the seventh made since the original line-up reunited.

Tales of Rock'n'Roll reunites Michael Schenker with a range of past vocal collaborators and presents his melodic guitar world anew.

Kiss of Death was released on 29 August 2006. An official video was made for "Be My Baby", and a half-speed-remastered twentieth-anniversary edition followed in 2026.

Get Out of My Yard makes Paul Gilbert’s guitar the central voice in a fully instrumental setting.

The first album for Frontiers, held over from 2005 to 2006 while the drum and keyboard chairs both changed hands.

Rehab finds Quiet Riot moving toward unadorned hard rock built from blues-rooted guitar, thick rhythm, and Kevin DuBrow’s distinctive voice.

Livin' It Up! finds Sammy Hagar using thick guitar, lively beat, and an open vocal to make relaxed hard rock.

Revolutions per Minute finds Skid Row using thick guitar, rough rhythm, and urgent vocals for a harder punk- and hardcore-leaning metal sound.

Come What(ever) May gathers heavy guitar riffs, introspective vocals, and wide-open ballad feeling into a broader Stone Sour statement.

7 centers Talisman on Jeff Scott Soto’s soulful vocal, Marcel Jacob’s rolling bass, and sharp guitar in a groove-led melodic-hard-rock setting.

The Gazette's second album, issued by King Records on 8 February 2006. It reached number ten on the Oricon chart and was their first record released in Europe.

UFO's album of 25 September 2006 brought founding drummer Andy Parker back and was the band's last album with bassist Pete Way.

Live & Learn brings Vixen’s large choruses, clear guitar work, and melody-supporting rhythm into a reunion-era melodic-hard-rock setting.

Born Again returns Warrant to direct hard rock built from thick guitar, lively beat, and instantly singable chorus.

IV reunites Winger around precise rhythm work, intricate guitar, and Kip Winger’s expansive vocal.

The Battle centers the record on the contrasting vocal personalities of Russell Allen and Jorn Lande.

City of Evil combines intricate twin-guitar lines, restless rhythm and expansive vocals.

Deuce by BEAUTIFUL CREATURES: track list, Spotify player, music videos and English liner notes on METAL BOOST.