Hard Rock 2000s Albums - Page 5

The Truth and a Little More is Eclipse’s debut, combining strong hooks with hard, crisp guitar work.

Mandrake enlarges Edguy’s bright melodies and fast-moving rhythms without losing their playful energy.

Homerun balances Gotthard’s thick guitar riffs and large-scale melodies with impressive ease.

Thank You (For Letting Us Be Ourselves) collides punk speed with glam-rock flash in classic Hardcore Superstar fashion.

HIM's third album, from August 2001. It came out of an eleven-month production that went badly, and it is the first HIM album with the keyboard player Janne Puurtinen on it.

The seventh L.A. Guns studio album, released by Spitfire Records on 24 April 2001 — the first with Phil Lewis back on vocals. Ten songs.

Pandemonium is the sixteenth Loudness album, released on 21 November 2001, just eight months after the reunited line-up's first record. All the music is credited to Loudness and all the lyrics to Minoru Niihara.

Spiritual Canoe is the first album by the reunited original line-up, released on 7 March 2001. It was the first time Takasaki, Niihara, Yamashita and Higuchi had recorded together since Jealousy in 1988.

Be Aware of Scorpions puts Michael Schenker’s melodic guitar voice at the heart of every arrangement.

Actual Size captures the Ritchie Kotzen-era balance of funk, hard rock and pop in MR.

Silver Side Up connects thick guitar riffs and instantly memorable melody with remarkable directness.

Down to Earth sets Ozzy’s unmistakable voice against Zakk Wylde’s thick, riff-led guitar work and a hard-edged early-2000s production.

Endangered presents Pink Cream 69’s melodic hard-rock strengths with a composed, mature touch.

Guilty Pleasures leans into the catchy choruses and brisk guitar riffs that define Quiet Riot’s hard-rock appeal.

Acoustica revisits familiar material through the voice, production weight and arrangement sense of its recording period.

Beyond Good and Evil wraps Billy Duffy’s sharp riffs and Ian Astbury’s commanding voice in a dense, hard modern sound.

A live album from the band's 1981 concert at Rock City in Nottingham, issued by Spitfire Records in 2001. It documents the Spellbound-era line-up, with John Sykes on guitar, and was reissued in 2018 as Hellbound Spellbound Live 1981. It is on no streaming service, so this page leads with the sleeve.

A live album from the band's 1999 performance at Wacken Open Air, issued by Spitfire Records in 2001. The band's own discography lists it as Live At Wacken, Germany '99.

The studio album that broke the long silence after the 1980s split, released by Z Records in 2001. It is the first record of the band Robb Weir restarted.

Under the Influence is a covers album on which WARRANT reworks rock classics of old, with Jani Lane's voice pulling each into the band's world.

Stiff Upper Lip strips AC/DC back to the blunt force of its blues-rooted hard rock.

Heavy Metal Anthem, released on 21 April 2000, is the project album on which Graham Bonnet sings Anthem songs in English over backing tracks newly recorded by Naoto Shibata, Akio Shimizu and others. It led directly to the band reforming.

Back to the Kingdom returns Axxis to polished melodic metal with a stronger emphasis on atmosphere and song shape.

Stronger Than Death pushes Black Label Society further into thick riffs, low-slung groove and Zakk Wylde’s southern-metal grit.

…in the dark presents Blindman’s melancholy-rich melodic hard rock in a compact form.

Crush restored Bon Jovi’s gift for arena-sized hooks with a clean, contemporary production frame.

Pleasure to Burn joins Doug Aldrich’s bluesy, full-bodied guitar work to Keith St.

Grand Design combines hard, firm riffs with melodic hooks in a direct hard-rock setting.

Dio's eighth studio album, released by Spitfire on 21 March 2000, was Ronnie James Dio's first concept album and the first part of a planned trilogy.

The Savage Poetry revisits familiar material through the voice, production weight and arrangement sense of its recording period.

Four refines Fair Warning’s blend of emotional melody and finely detailed guitar work.

Bad Sneakers and a Piña Colada introduces Hardcore Superstar with punky roughness, glam-rock color and a taste for immediate hooks.

The eighth album, an electronic experiment Satriani himself called completely techno. Out 14 March 2000.

Nuclear Cowboy places John Sykes’s cutting guitar tone at the center of a heavy, confrontational solo set.

Hourglass favors refined melodic rock: mature chord movement, smooth choruses and arrangements that let the songs breathe.

New Tattoo puts Mötley Crüe’s rougher rock-and-roll instincts ahead of glam polish.

Released on 15 May 2000, We Are Motörhead includes a cover of the Sex Pistols' "God Save the Queen"; official videos were made for it and for the title track.

Furnished Souls for Rent blends Nuno Bettencourt’s guitar imagination with groove, pop instinct and a loose band feel.

Get Over It brings Mr. Big’s four distinct personalities back into a tighter hard-rock setting.

Ningen Isu's ninth album, from 2000. It is a concept album built on Edogawa Ranpo, whose novels lie under nearly every title and lyric.

Alligator Farm by PAUL GILBERT: track list, Spotify player and English liner notes on METAL BOOST.

Sonic Dynamite pairs Pink Cream 69’s heavy guitar sound with oversized melodic hooks.

Crack a Smile... and More! gathers material that highlights Poison’s most open-hearted qualities: sweet melodies, clear choruses and Bret Michaels’s approachable vocal.

The seventh Praying Mantis studio album. Pony Canyon released the Japanese edition first, on 21 June 2000, with nine songs; the international edition followed on 21 November with "Naked" added, for ten.

A ninth album of twelve songs from the Massacre years, one of which the band later re-recorded and kept.

Queens of the Stone Age's second album, out on 6 June 2000. It is the first to feature bassist Nick Oliveri and the singer Mark Lanegan.

Ten 13 lets Sammy Hagar lean into the open-road side of his songwriting: muscular guitars, sunny hooks and a voice built to carry a chorus.

Moment of Glory revisits familiar material through the voice, production weight and arrangement sense of its recording period.

A Nuclear Blast-era album that reached number 87 on the German album chart.

The Hellacopters' fourth album, released in 2000 and the first studio record with their new guitarist Robert Dahlqvist.

UFO's fifteenth album, released in July 2000 with Michael Schenker back and Aynsley Dunbar on drums, came with the live disc Live USA.