Hard Rock 2010s Albums

Browse 209 Hard Rock albums from the 2010s in the METAL BOOST catalog, with artist pages, track lists, Spotify players and English liner notes.

Albums

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DOLL$BOXX / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Power Metal

A five-track mini-album that compresses Fuki’s commanding vocals and the Gacharic Spin players’ virtuosity into a heavier, sharper modern loud-rock attack.

DOLLS APARTMENT
DOLL$BOXX / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Power Metal

The debut album in which Fuki and the four Gacharic Spin instrumentalists pack metal, hard rock, progressive turns and vivid pop color into ten songs.

CONQUEROR
BAND-MAID / / Hard Rock, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal

A full-length that expands BAND-MAID’s expressive range, balancing wider melodies with hard-driving performances.

MAID IN JAPAN
BAND-MAID / / Hard Rock, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal

An early release that documents the origin of BAND-MAID’s maid concept and rock-band direction.

WORLD DOMINATION
BAND-MAID / / Hard Rock, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal

A decisive hard-rock statement whose title mirrors BAND-MAID’s ambition to reach audiences beyond Japan.

Just Bring It
BAND-MAID / / Hard Rock, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal

A key album that clarifies BAND-MAID’s hard-rock direction while connecting musicianship with catchy songwriting.

Brand New MAID
BAND-MAID / / Hard Rock, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal

A release that pushes BAND-MAID’s rock-band strength forward and builds the foundation for the breakthroughs that followed.

New Beginning
BAND-MAID / / Hard Rock, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal

An early album that turns the attention around “Thrill” into a stronger and more defined rock direction.

Warpaint
BUCKCHERRY / / Hard Rock, Sleaze Rock

Warpaint puts Buckcherry’s blues-stained hard-rock weight and Josh Todd’s exposed vocal delivery at the front.

Face the Music
BURNING RAIN / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Face the Music gathers Burning Rain’s bluesy pull, classic hard-rock riff weight and melodic vocal focus into a balanced, mature statement.

Paradigm
ECLIPSE / / Melodic Rock, Hard Rock

Paradigm is Eclipse at its most sharply focused: a melodic hard-rock record built from thick riffs, urgent rhythms and choruses that arrive quickly and decisively.

Line of Fire
FIRST SIGNAL / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Line of Fire builds around Harry Hess’s rich voice and pursues the ideal texture of melodic rock and AOR.

Life
HARDLINE / / Melodic Rock, Hard Rock

Life brings Hardline’s polished melodic-hard-rock craft into songs that carry both brightness and melancholy.

Behold Electric Guitar
PAUL GILBERT / / Instrumental Rock, Hard Rock

Behold Electric Guitar finds Paul Gilbert treating extraordinary technique as part of the music rather than the point of it.

Hollywood Cowboys
QUIET RIOT / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Hollywood Cowboys brings Quiet Riot’s positive, hook-driven hard-rock instinct into a present-day band setting.

Space Between
SAMMY HAGAR / / Hard Rock, Classic Rock

Space Between is the first studio album credited to Sammy Hagar & The Circle, bringing together hard-rock momentum, blues warmth and songs that look out over life wi

Heavy Metal Rules
STEEL PANTHER / / Glam Metal, Hard Rock

Heavy Metal Rules puts Steel Panther’s love of eighties glam metal, excessive humor and surprisingly solid musicianship directly out front.

Shock
TESLA / / Hard Rock, Blues Rock

Shock keeps Tesla’s bluesy hard-rock framework while adding a more compact, contemporary push.

Renaissance Men
THE WILDHEARTS / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Renaissance Men is The Wildhearts’ studio return after a long gap, packing punk impulse, power-pop melody and heavy guitar into compact, high-density songs.

Flesh & Blood
WHITESNAKE / / Hard Rock, Blues Rock

Flesh & Blood presents Whitesnake’s blues-rooted hard-rock language with a modern, tightly focused sound.

Monster Hero
AXXIS / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Monster Hero delivers Axxis’ long-running melodic hard-rock pleasure with direct energy.

Grimmest Hits
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Despite its title, Grimmest Hits is not a compilation but Black Label Society’s tenth studio record, packed with the band’s heaviest strengths.

Reach for the Sky
BLINDMAN / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Reach for the Sky turns Blindman’s live-bred unity as a newer lineup into a precise tenth studio album.

Firesign
DYNAZTY / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Firesign brings Dynazty’s neoclassical guitar work, speed and extremely catchy melody into a modern, high-impact production.

When Legends Rise
GODSMACK / / Post-Grunge, Hard Rock

When Legends Rise builds on Sully Erna’s low, powerful voice and Godsmack’s heavy riffs while expanding the melodic range of the band’s seventh album.

Groundbreaker
GROUNDBREAKER / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Groundbreaker is a melodic-rock project built around Steve Overland’s voice, with Robert Säll and Alessandro Del Vecchio among the key creative figures.

Fourteen
LAST AUTUMN'S DREAM / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Fourteen gently draws on the warmth and touch of melancholy that Last Autumn’s Dream do so well in Scandinavian melodic rock.

Secret Treasures
LAST AUTUMN'S DREAM / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Secret Treasures is a useful way to hear LAST AUTUMN'S DREAM from a different angle within the 2018 catalogue.

Second Coming
NORDIC UNION / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Second Coming connects Pretty Maids singer Ronnie Atkins’ powerful voice with Eclipse frontman Erik Mårtensson’s modern writing and production instincts.

All Rise
PERFECT PLAN / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

All Rise shows Perfect Plan’s deep love for eighties-style melodic rock with the weight of modern production.

Armor of Light
RIOT / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Armor of Light finds Riot V making the Riot legacy of speed metal, twin guitars and melody even more secure after the loss of Mark Reale.

Attention Attention
SHINEDOWN / / Hard Rock, Post-Grunge

Attention Attention shapes Shinedown’s heavy rock into a concept record about moving from self-destruction and isolation toward recovery.

Living the Dream
SLASH / / Hard Rock, Sleaze Rock

Living the Dream deepens Slash’s bond with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators through open, riff-led hard rock.

The Road to Hell
SUNSTORM / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

The Road to Hell places Joe Lynn Turner’s convincing vocal at the center of Sunstorm’s move into heavier guitar territory.

Prisma
THE POODLES / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Prisma adds a little shadow and modern texture to the bright melodic rock The Poodles do so well.

XIII
TNT / / Melodic Rock, Hard Rock

XIII introduces TNT with new vocalist Baol Bardot Bulsara and shows the outline of a fresh lineup around Ronni Le Tekrø’s distinctive guitar.

Tunguska
TREAT / / Melodic Rock, Hard Rock

Tunguska turns the scale suggested by the 1908 Tunguska event into Treat’s own high-energy melodic hard rock.

Steelfactory
U.D.O. / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Steelfactory finds U.D.O. returning to direct, heavy metal with a strong sense of performing unity.

Earthrage
W.E.T. / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Earthrage joins the identities of Jeff Scott Soto, Erik Mårtensson and Robert Säll in a heavier, more polished third W.E.T.

The Rise of Chaos
ACCEPT / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

The Rise of Chaos delivers Accept’s steel-hard riffs and large choruses with present-day weight.

Retrolution
AXXIS / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Retrolution presents Axxis’ positive melodic hard rock in an especially colorful production.

Infinite
DEEP PURPLE / / Hard Rock, Classic Rock

Infinite finds Deep Purple drawing on blues, hard rock and improvisational chemistry with both calmness and fire.

Six
DREAM EVIL / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Six delivers the pleasures of traditional heavy metal in a direct burst of thick riffs and large choruses.

Monumentum
ECLIPSE / / Melodic Rock, Hard Rock

Monumentum packs Eclipse’s modern hard-rock precision and melodic-rock-sized hooks into a very concentrated form.

Walk the Earth
EUROPE / / Hard Rock, Melodic Rock

Walk the Earth crystallizes the mix Europe have developed since their reunion: the weight of seventies hard rock and a distinctly Scandinavian sense of melody.

Silver
GOTTHARD / / Hard Rock, Melodic Rock

Silver carries Gotthard’s warm melody, blues-tinted guitar and approachable hard-rock instinct with calm confidence.

Into the Great Unknown
H.E.A.T / / Melodic Rock, Hard Rock

Into the Great Unknown expands H.E.A.T’s big-chorus melodic rock through a broader soundstage and modern production detail.

United
HAREM SCAREM / / Melodic Rock, Hard Rock

United by HAREM SCAREM: track list, Spotify player, music videos and English liner notes on METAL BOOST.

Retribution
JEFF SCOTT SOTO / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Retribution places Jeff Scott Soto’s soulful vocal power in a heavier, more modern rock setting.

The Awakening
MILLENIUM / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

The Awakening presents Millenium’s polished AOR and melodic-rock appeal through warm keyboards and open, lifting vocals.

Defying Gravity
MR. BIG / / Hard Rock, Melodic Rock

Defying Gravity brings Mr. Big’s virtuosity and singable melody together with striking ease.

Feed the Machine
NICKELBACK / / Hard Rock, Post-Grunge

Feed the Machine pushes Nickelback’s thicker guitars and heavier rhythms to the front, showing a more aggressive side of the band.

Don't Let Up
NIGHT RANGER / / Hard Rock, AOR

Don't Let Up presents Night Ranger’s melodic hard-rock character with freshness rather than nostalgia.

Headstrong
PINK CREAM 69 / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Headstrong naturally joins Pink Cream 69’s polished melodic-hard-rock side with a more weighty guitar push.

Road Rage
QUIET RIOT / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Road Rage puts Quiet Riot’s familiar strengths in the foreground: direct riffs, bouncing beats and choruses built to be sung back.

Seasons of the Black
RAGE / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Seasons of the Black places Rage’s power-metal speed and thrash sharpness inside a darker tonal world.

Lower the Bar
STEEL PANTHER / / Glam Metal, Hard Rock

Lower the Bar sees Steel Panther recreating the language of eighties glam metal through exaggeration and humor.

Hydrograd
STONE SOUR / / Alternative Metal, Hard Rock

Hydrograd mixes punk urgency, big hard-rock riffs and metal weight into songs that are rough-edged but immediately catchy.

Tokyo Motor Fist
TOKYO MOTOR FIST / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Tokyo Motor Fist is a debut that joins the bright instincts of melodic rock with a slightly rougher hard-rock push.

Louder Harder Faster
WARRANT / / Glam Metal, Hard Rock

Louder Harder Faster brings Warrant’s instinct for catchy hard rock into a thicker guitar sound and a more forceful rhythmic frame.

To the Light
BLINDMAN / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

To the Light shapes Blindman’s lyrical melody, expansive vocals and precise guitar work into traditional hard rock with care.

This House Is Not for Sale
BON JOVI / / Hard Rock, Melodic Rock

This House Is Not for Sale turns Bon Jovi’s sense of band unity and purpose into direct rock songs.

Forward in Reverse
DIZZY MIZZ LIZZY / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Forward in Reverse is Dizzy Mizz Lizzy’s studio return after a long gap, joining intricate guitar phrases, heavy riffs and melodic instinct at high density.

Titanic Mass
DYNAZTY / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Titanic Mass places Dynazty’s large melodies and strong vocal delivery inside a heavier, more modern metal sound.

Pimp Your Past
FAIR WARNING / / Melodic Rock, Hard Rock

Pimp Your Past rebuilds key material from Fair Warning’s first three albums in the band’s 2016 sound.

One Step Over the Line
FIRST SIGNAL / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

One Step Over the Line builds classic melodic rock around a vocal performance that is both powerful and warm.

Human Nature
HARDLINE / / Melodic Rock, Hard Rock

Human Nature builds dramatic melodic hard rock around powerful vocals and thick guitar.

Beautiful Broken
HEART / / Hard Rock, Classic Rock

Beautiful Broken revisits parts of Heart’s catalogue through a present-day lens, pairing reworked material with a small number of new songs.

In Disguise
LAST AUTUMN'S DREAM / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

In Disguise is a covers record in which Last Autumn’s Dream recast songs from different eras through their own melodic-rock touch.

Nordic Union
NORDIC UNION / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Nordic Union’s debut condenses Scandinavian melodic rock’s clear keyboards, firm guitars and expansive vocals into exceptionally direct songs.

I Can Destroy
PAUL GILBERT / / Instrumental Rock, Hard Rock

I Can Destroy puts Paul Gilbert’s extraordinary guitar ability in service of the pleasure of the songs.

The Devil Strikes Again
RAGE / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

The Devil Strikes Again reunites Rage’s speed-metal sharpness, heavy riff pressure and technical development in one aggressive flow.

InVader
RECKLESS LOVE / / Glam Metal, Hard Rock

InVader by RECKLESS LOVE: track list, Spotify player, music videos and English liner notes on METAL BOOST.

Edge of Tomorrow
SUNSTORM / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Edge of Tomorrow carefully links Sunstorm’s smooth AOR feel to melodic metal with firm guitar weight.

Hidden City
THE CULT / / Hard Rock, Alternative Rock

Hidden City gathers the Cult’s mystical atmosphere and hard-rock force into a dense, heavy sound.

Ghost of Graceland
TREAT / / Melodic Rock, Hard Rock

Ghost of Graceland delivers Treat’s colorful melodic hard rock through mature playing and a full sound.

Tabula Rasa
WIGELIUS / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Tabula Rasa uses clear keyboards, smooth vocals and lyrical guitar to draw out the best qualities of Scandinavian AOR and melodic rock.

Captivity & Devourment
ARMAGEDDON / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Captivity & Devourment frames Armageddon’s melodic-death urgency with sharp riffs and fluent guitar melody.

Burning Bridges
BON JOVI / / Hard Rock, Melodic Rock

Burning Bridges retains Bon Jovi’s broad melodies and rock foundation while revealing a more settled shade than pure spectacle.

Rock 'n' Roll
BUCKCHERRY / / Hard Rock, Sleaze Rock

Rock ’n’ Roll lays out Buckcherry’s blunt guitar riffs, dry groove and provocative vocals with little unnecessary decoration.

Stormcrow
CAIN'S OFFERING / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Stormcrow combines Cain’s Offering’s clear vocals, shining keyboards and guitar lines that sing alongside the melody.

Def Leppard
DEF LEPPARD / / Hard Rock, Glam Metal

The self-titled Def Leppard revisits the band’s stacked harmonies, polished guitar sound and buoyant rhythm with a contemporary feel.

Armageddonize
ECLIPSE / / Melodic Rock, Hard Rock

Armageddonize binds Eclipse’s sharp hard-rock guitar attack to choruses built for repeated singing at unusually high density.

War of Kings
EUROPE / / Hard Rock, Melodic Rock

War of Kings puts Europe’s thick classic-hard-rock riffs, bluesy guitar voice and commanding vocals in the foreground.

HCSS
HARDCORE SUPERSTAR / / Sleaze Rock, Hard Rock

HCSS mixes Hardcore Superstar’s sleazy rock ’n’ roll attitude with contemporary heaviness.

Again & Again
LAST AUTUMN'S DREAM / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Again & Again is a useful way to hear LAST AUTUMN'S DREAM from a different angle within the 2015 catalogue.

Paintings
LAST AUTUMN'S DREAM / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Paintings uses Last Autumn’s Dream’s warm vocals, smooth keyboards and lyrical guitar to draw the comfort of Scandinavian melodic rock.

Revolution Saints
REVOLUTION SAINTS / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

The self-titled Revolution Saints debut condenses the pleasure of classic melodic rock around powerful vocals, bright keyboards and rising guitar lines.

Return to Forever
SCORPIONS / / Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Return to Forever brings Scorpions’ sharp guitar riffs, expansive vocals and memorable ballad sense together with the natural breathing of a veteran band.

Threat to Survival
SHINEDOWN / / Hard Rock, Post-Grunge

Threat to Survival combines Shinedown’s thick guitar riffs, electronic texture and emotionally forceful vocals into modern hard rock.

Devil in the Details
THE POODLES / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Devil in the Details uses catchy choruses, polished vocals and tidy guitar arrangement to deliver refined melodic rock from The Poodles.

Human Era
TRIXTER / / Glam Metal, Hard Rock

Human Era delivers Trixter’s bright guitar, sunny choruses and positive rock ’n’ roll spirit directly.

Decadent
U.D.O. / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Decadent drives U.D.O.’s traditional heavy metal through hard guitar riffs, steel-like vocals and direct rhythm.

The Purple Album
WHITESNAKE / / Hard Rock, Blues Rock

The Purple Album reinterprets material from the Deep Purple era through Whitesnake’s current heavy guitar sound and mature vocals.

Rock or Bust
AC/DC / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Rock or Bust presents AC/DC’s rock ’n’ roll design in a newly tightened form: thick rhythm guitar, stripped-back beats and choruses built to stay in the listener’s head.

Blind Rage
ACCEPT / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Blind Rage sharpens Accept’s hard-chopped riffs, precise forward rhythm and shouted vocal attack.

The Great Divide
ALLEN/LANDE / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

The Great Divide centers on two distinctive vocal personalities, supported by grand keyboards, thick guitars and the drama of melodic metal.

Gravitas
ASIA / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Gravitas frames Asia’s grand melodic sense and polished progressive-rock construction with a calm, mature center of gravity.

Kingdom of the Night II
AXXIS / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Kingdom of the Night II returns Axxis to one of its defining worlds while writing a new chapter through present-day performances and production.

Renatus
DYNAZTY / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Renatus keeps Dynazty’s melodic hard-rock foundation but moves decisively toward sharper riffs and power-metal momentum.

1000hp
GODSMACK / / Post-Grunge, Hard Rock

1000hp condenses Godsmack’s thick guitar riffs, heavy groove and rough-edged vocals into something simple and forceful.

Bang!
GOTTHARD / / Hard Rock, Melodic Rock

Bang! gathers Gotthard’s thick guitar riffs, open-throated vocals and blues-warmed hard rock.

Tearing Down the Walls
H.E.A.T / / Melodic Rock, Hard Rock

Tearing Down the Walls packs H.E.A.T.’s catchy choruses, urgent vocals and focused guitar riffs into a high-density record.

Thirteen
HAREM SCAREM / / Melodic Rock, Hard Rock

Thirteen gathers Harem Scarem’s refined melodies, detailed choruses and hard-edged guitar riffs with impressive control.

Level Eleven
LAST AUTUMN'S DREAM / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Level Eleven carefully builds the clarity, melancholy and flowing choruses associated with Scandinavian melodic rock.

...The Stories We Could Tell
MR. BIG / / Hard Rock, Melodic Rock

...The Stories We Could Tell lets Mr. Big show its technical ability while keeping songcraft and accessibility at the center.

No Fixed Address
NICKELBACK / / Hard Rock, Post-Grunge

No Fixed Address builds on Nickelback’s thick rock-guitar base while reaching toward pop, dance and ballad-like elements.

High Road
NIGHT RANGER / / Hard Rock, AOR

High Road refines Night Ranger’s strengths: interlocking twin guitars, clear vocals and wide-open choruses.

Stone Pushing Uphill Man
PAUL GILBERT / / Instrumental Rock, Hard Rock

Stone Pushing Uphill Man is best heard not simply as a covers-related entry, but as a record that shows how PAUL GILBERT translates outside material

Unleash the Fire
RIOT / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Unleash the Fire carries Riot’s history forward with renewed energy and a full commitment to traditional metal.

Rubicon Cross
RUBICON CROSS / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Rubicon Cross is a debut built from strong vocals, thick guitars and the accessibility of melodic rock.

World on Fire
SLASH / / Hard Rock, Sleaze Rock

World on Fire expands Slash’s thick riffs, bluesy lead work and muscular rock ’n’ roll on a broad canvas.

All You Can Eat
STEEL PANTHER / / Glam Metal, Hard Rock

All You Can Eat loads up on the oversized choruses, fast guitar work and mischievous spirit of eighties glam metal.

Simplicity
TESLA / / Hard Rock, Blues Rock

Simplicity brings Tesla’s blues-leaning guitar, warm ensemble playing and human-scale melodies to the front.

Light of Dawn
UNISONIC / / Power Metal, Hard Rock

Light of Dawn carefully joins Unisonic’s rich vocal melodies to hard-edged guitar work.

Better Days Comin'
WINGER / / Glam Metal, Hard Rock

Better Days Comin' places detailed rhythmic shifts and layered arrangements inside Winger’s catchy hard-rock framework.

EVERGREEN
BLINDMAN / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

EVERGREEN re-records Blindman’s key songs from its early years through the early 2000s with the then-current lineup, bringing the strength of the band’s melodic hard

What About Now
BON JOVI / / Hard Rock, Melodic Rock

What About Now frames Bon Jovi’s large choruses, polished guitar work and open melodies as contemporary arena rock.

Confessions
BUCKCHERRY / / Hard Rock, Sleaze Rock

Confessions is built from Buckcherry’s rough guitar tone, direct beats and emotionally exposed vocals.

Epic Obsession
BURNING RAIN / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Epic Obsession joins thick guitar riffs, bluesy lead work and powerful vocals to deliver classic melodic hard rock with real heat.

Now What?!
DEEP PURPLE / / Hard Rock, Classic Rock

Now What?! lets Deep Purple’s organ-and-guitar exchanges, thick bass and flexible drumming carry a mature version of the band’s long-standing identity.

Sundancer
FAIR WARNING / / Melodic Rock, Hard Rock

Sundancer uses soaring vocals, delicate guitar phrases and naturally opening choruses to paint high-quality melodic rock.

Mood Swings II
HAREM SCAREM / / Melodic Rock, Hard Rock

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

Through Our Darkest Days
MERCENARY / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Through Our Darkest Days combines Mercenary’s sharp melodic-death-metal riffing with power-metal-sized vocal melody.

Ceremonial
PINK CREAM 69 / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Ceremonial balances Pink Cream 69’s melodic-hard-rock accessibility with weighty guitar riffs.

Spirit
RECKLESS LOVE / / Glam Metal, Hard Rock

Spirit packs bright synthesizers, flashy guitar and sing-along choruses into Reckless Love’s glam-rock world.

Sammy Hagar & Friends
SAMMY HAGAR / / Hard Rock, Classic Rock

Sammy Hagar & Friends brings together various guests for a relaxed run through hard rock, blues and melodic rock.

House of Gold & Bones – Part 2
STONE SOUR / / Alternative Metal, Hard Rock

House of Gold & Bones – Part 2 brings the story begun on its predecessor toward a conclusion through heavier riffs and urgent vocal melody.

Tour de Force
THE POODLES / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Tour de Force uses powerful vocals, energetic guitar and memorable choruses to capture Swedish melodic hard rock at full color.

Steelhammer
U.D.O. / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Steelhammer delivers traditional heavy metal through U.D.O.’s steel-hard riffs, forward-driving rhythm and instantly recognizable vocal character.

Rise Up
W.E.T. / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Rise Up builds modern melodic hard rock from strong vocals, thick choruses and focused guitar riffs.

Stalingrad
ACCEPT / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Stalingrad drives Accept’s sharp guitar riffs, marching rhythm and commanding choruses into a concentrated statement of traditional metal weight.

Music from Another Dimension!
AEROSMITH / / Hard Rock, Blues Rock

Music from Another Dimension! moves through bluesy rock and roll, catchy arena rock and emotional balladry as if surveying Aerosmith’s long career from several angles.

XXX
ASIA / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

XXX layers Asia’s clear keyboard colors, song-focused guitar work and measured vocals with care.

reDISCOver(ed)
AXXIS / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

reDISCOver(ed) is best heard not simply as a covers-related entry, but as a record that shows how AXXIS translates outside material into its own sense

BLAZING CRISIS
BLINDMAN / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

BLAZING CRISIS joins Blindman’s expressive vocals, fluent guitar lines and full choruses into dramatic melodic hard rock.

Broken Bones
DOKKEN / / Hard Rock, Glam Metal

Broken Bones is shaped by Dokken’s hard guitar riffs, shadowed melodies and a somewhat darker sound.

Sultans of Sin
DYNAZTY / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Sultans of Sin uses fast-moving riffs, shining keyboards and forward vocals to deliver youthful melodic metal.

Bleed & Scream
ECLIPSE / / Melodic Rock, Hard Rock

Bleed & Scream joins hard, tight riffs, urgent rhythm and instantly singable choruses into a persuasive form of modern melodic rock.

Bag of Bones
EUROPE / / Hard Rock, Melodic Rock

Bag of Bones moves Europe further into the foundations of seventies hard rock and blues rock, building a mature band sound.

Firebirth
GOTTHARD / / Hard Rock, Melodic Rock

Firebirth marks Gotthard’s new beginning with a new vocalist, built from warm melody, bluesy guitar and reliable band groove.

Address the Nation
H.E.A.T / / Melodic Rock, Hard Rock

Address the Nation uses bouncing rhythm, bright keyboards and powerful vocals to deliver modern melodic rock with confidence.

Danger Zone
HARDLINE / / Melodic Rock, Hard Rock

Danger Zone combines soaring vocals, tight guitar riffs and thick choruses into a polished statement of classic melodic hard rock.

Fanatic
HEART / / Hard Rock, Classic Rock

Fanatic moves between powerful vocals, acoustic shading and heavy guitar riffs to show Heart’s continuing rock vitality.

Damage Control
JEFF SCOTT SOTO / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Damage Control brings Jeff Scott Soto’s powerful voice, modern guitar riffs and polished melody into a varied hard-rock setting.

Monster
KISS / / Hard Rock, Glam Rock

Monster puts thick guitar riffs, simple beats and full-band choruses at the front of a direct rock and roll statement.

El Dorado Hotel
LANA LANE / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

El Dorado Hotel layers Lana Lane’s clear vocals, keyboard-born fantasy colors and dramatic guitar work.

Ten Tangerine Tales
LAST AUTUMN'S DREAM / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Ten Tangerine Tales uses soft-edged vocals, rich keyboards and polished guitar to portray the warmth of Scandinavian melodic rock with care.

Vibrato
PAUL GILBERT / / Instrumental Rock, Hard Rock

Vibrato shows Paul Gilbert’s range through fluent solos, thick rock riffs and playful arrangements.

21
RAGE / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

21 joins Rage’s cutting guitars, tight rhythms and constantly changing structures into power metal that is aggressive yet intelligent.

Clockwork Angels
RUSH / / Progressive Rock, Hard Rock

Clockwork Angels joins Rush’s precise rhythms, shape-shifting bass, inventive guitar and science-fiction storytelling in a full concept work.

Amaryllis
SHINEDOWN / / Hard Rock, Post-Grunge

Amaryllis combines heavy guitars, electronic texture and emotionally expansive vocals into modern rock with real scale.

Apocalyptic Love
SLASH / / Hard Rock, Sleaze Rock

Apocalyptic Love is built around Slash’s thick, singing guitar, Myles Kennedy’s powerful vocals and a dependable rhythm section.

House of Gold & Bones – Part 1
STONE SOUR / / Alternative Metal, Hard Rock

House of Gold & Bones – Part 1 is the first half of a concept work built around a protagonist at a crossroads, using heavy rock, melodic songs and more delicate mome

Emotional Fire
SUNSTORM / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Emotional Fire centers Joe Lynn Turner’s seasoned vocals within polished keyboards, melodic guitars and high-quality choruses.

Choice of Weapon
THE CULT / / Hard Rock, Alternative Rock

Choice of Weapon uses thick riffs, psychedelic echo and distinctive vocals to create mature alternative hard rock.

New Audio Machine
TRIXTER / / Glam Metal, Hard Rock

New Audio Machine is Trixter’s return to straightforward American hard rock, driven by bright choruses, lively guitar and easy-rolling rhythm.

Unisonic
UNISONIC / / Power Metal, Hard Rock

Unisonic’s debut brings seasoned members together around powerful high-register vocals, polished guitar and heavy rhythm to play classic melodic metal.

A Different Kind of Truth
VAN HALEN / / Hard Rock, Glam Metal

A Different Kind of Truth reunites Van Halen with David Lee Roth and brings the band’s thick riffs, bouncing rhythm and unruly vocal personality back to the front.

Reinventions
WIGELIUS / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Reinventions is Wigelius’s debut, built from fresh vocals, shining keyboards and melodic guitar to portray the brightness and polish of Scandinavian AOR.

Atmosphere
BAD HABIT / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Atmosphere layers Bad Habit’s soft-edged vocals, full choruses and glossy keyboards into the warmth associated with Scandinavian AOR.

Hell Yeah!
BLACK'N BLUE / / Glam Metal, Hard Rock

Hell Yeah! puts Black ’n Blue’s catchy choruses, thick guitar riffs and good-time rock-and-roll spirit up front.

Chickenfoot III
CHICKENFOOT / / Hard Rock, Classic Rock

Chickenfoot III brings Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony and Chad Smith together around thick riffs and a free-breathing sense of performance.

Knock You Down
DYNAZTY / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Knock You Down is a hard-rock record built around Dynazty’s thick guitar riffs, energetic beats and instantly singable choruses.

Age of the Joker
EDGUY / / Power Metal, Hard Rock

Age of the Joker by EDGUY: track list, Spotify player, music videos and English liner notes on METAL BOOST.

Nine Lives
LAST AUTUMN'S DREAM / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Nine Lives uses soft vocals, tasteful keyboards and emotional guitar to portray the warmth of Scandinavian melodic rock.

Metamorphosis
MERCENARY / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Metamorphosis layers Mercenary’s heavyweight guitar, melodic leads and clean-to-harsh vocal contrast to show the band’s strength amid change.

What If...
MR. BIG / / Hard Rock, Melodic Rock

What If... lets the reunited Mr. Big members play to each other’s strengths across catchy rock songs and emotional ballads.

Here and Now
NICKELBACK / / Hard Rock, Post-Grunge

Here and Now uses thick guitar, heavy beats and instantly memorable choruses to deliver Nickelback’s arena-ready hard rock directly.

Somewhere in California
NIGHT RANGER / / Hard Rock, AOR

Somewhere in California reaffirms Night Ranger’s American hard-rock identity through bright choruses, lively twin guitars and colorful keyboards.

Animal Attraction
RECKLESS LOVE / / Glam Metal, Hard Rock

Animal Attraction packs Reckless Love’s flashy guitars, bouncing beats and instantly chantable choruses into bright, compact songs.

Immortal Soul
RIOT / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Immortal Soul combines Riot’s sharp twin guitars, speedy rhythm and powerful high-register singing to renew the heat of traditional US metal.

Comeblack
SCORPIONS / / Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Comeblack is best heard not simply as a covers-related entry, but as a record that shows how SCORPIONS translates outside material into its own sense of

Balls Out
STEEL PANTHER / / Glam Metal, Hard Rock

Balls Out delivers Steel Panther’s oversized eighties glam-metal riffs, flashy solos and giant choruses with full commitment to humor.

Performocracy
THE POODLES / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Performocracy uses The Poodles’ large choruses, melodic guitar and bright keyboards to create polished Scandinavian hard rock.

Rev-Raptor
U.D.O. / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Rev-Raptor puts U.D.O.’s hard riffs, forceful drums and Udo Dirkschneider’s unmistakable raspy voice at the front of traditional metal.

Rockaholic
WARRANT / / Glam Metal, Hard Rock

Rockaholic is built around Warrant’s catchy choruses, easy-moving riffs and positive rock-and-roll feel.

Forevermore
WHITESNAKE / / Hard Rock, Blues Rock

Forevermore layers Whitesnake’s blues-rooted thick riffs, weighty arrangements and David Coverdale’s expressive voice.

Blood of the Nations
ACCEPT / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Blood of the Nations finds Accept rebooting the classic heavy-metal frame with Mark Tornillo and a modern sense of weight.

The Showdown
ALLEN/LANDE / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

The Showdown centers on the powerful voices of Russell Allen and Jørn Lande, building dramatic melodic metal around their contrast.

Omega
ASIA / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Omega layers Asia’s grand keyboards, refined guitar and open choruses to connect progressive sensibility with AOR-style songcraft.

Order of the Black
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Order of the Black puts Zakk Wylde’s thick guitar riffs, heavy groove and bluesy song sense at the front in classic Black Label Society fashion.

Re-rise
BLINDMAN / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Re-rise reaffirms Blindman’s melodic-hard-rock strengths through fluent guitar work, rich melody and flexible rhythm.

All Night Long
BUCKCHERRY / / Hard Rock, Sleaze Rock

All Night Long delivers Buckcherry’s thick riffs, rough-edged vocals and no-frills rock and roll directly.

In the Night
DREAM EVIL / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

In the Night drives traditional heavy metal straight ahead with Dream Evil’s thick riffs, heroic choruses and passionate vocals.

First Signal
FIRST SIGNAL / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

First Signal is a self-titled AOR and melodic-rock debut built around warm vocals, rich choruses and polished keyboards.

Promise Land
GIANT / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Promise Land reaffirms Giant’s melodic-rock strengths with rich choruses, refined guitar and a sense for emotional balladry.

The Oracle
GODSMACK / / Post-Grunge, Hard Rock

The Oracle pushes Godsmack’s aggressive hard rock through low, rolling riffs, heavy drums and tense vocals.

Freedom Rock
H.E.A.T / / Melodic Rock, Hard Rock

Freedom Rock delivers youthful Scandinavian melodic rock through H.E.A.T’s soaring vocals, gleaming keyboards and lively guitar.

Split Your Lip
HARDCORE SUPERSTAR / / Sleaze Rock, Hard Rock

Split Your Lip joins Hardcore Superstar’s punk-like roughness to heavy guitar and poisoned melody.

Red Velvet Car
HEART / / Hard Rock, Classic Rock

Red Velvet Car shows Heart’s mature rock character through deep vocals, weighty guitar and measured arrangements.

A Touch of Heaven
LAST AUTUMN'S DREAM / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

A Touch of Heaven layers Last Autumn’s Dream’s warm vocals, soft keyboards and graceful melody into Scandinavian AOR.

Yes
LAST AUTUMN'S DREAM / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Yes is a useful way to hear LAST AUTUMN'S DREAM from a different angle within the 2010 catalogue.

Scream
OZZY OSBOURNE / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Scream combines Ozzy Osbourne’s unmistakable vocal character with heavy guitar and modern rhythm to create dark, hard-edged metal.

Fuzz Universe
PAUL GILBERT / / Instrumental Rock, Hard Rock

Fuzz Universe lets Paul Gilbert move freely between rock, fusion, metal and pop-minded ideas in an instrumental showcase of guitar expression.

Strings to a Web
RAGE / / Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Strings to a Web combines Rage’s hard riffs, speed and multi-part large-scale construction.

Infestation
RATT / / Glam Metal, Hard Rock

Infestation revisits Ratt’s L.A. hard-rock appeal through catchy riffs, loose-but-satisfying groove and husky vocals.

Reckless Love
RECKLESS LOVE / / Glam Metal, Hard Rock

Reckless Love is Reckless Love’s full-color debut, firing off huge choruses, bouncing beats and sweetly catchy melodies.

Sting in the Tail
SCORPIONS / / Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Sting in the Tail balances Scorpions’ hard guitar riffs, forceful rockers and emotional balladry.

Slash
SLASH / / Hard Rock, Sleaze Rock

Slash pairs Slash with a wide range of guest vocalists, moving from bluesy riff rock to arena-sized hard rock.

Audio Secrecy
STONE SOUR / / Alternative Metal, Hard Rock

Audio Secrecy combines Stone Sour’s heavy guitar with melancholic melody and a sensitive ballad instinct.

A Farewell to Arms
TNT / / Melodic Rock, Hard Rock

A Farewell to Arms layers TNT’s beautiful vocal melodies, delicate yet bright guitar and clear keyboards.

Coup de Grace
TREAT / / Melodic Rock, Hard Rock

Coup de Grace brings Treat back with thick choruses, sharp guitar and refined keyboards, powerfully restoring Scandinavian melodic rock’s appeal.

Facemelter
Y&T / / Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Facemelter delivers classic hard rock through Y&T’s bluesy guitar, sturdy rhythm and direct vocals.