Hard Rock 2020s Albums - Page 4

The Hellacopters' eighth album, released on 1 April 2022: their first new record in fourteen years, and the first with Dregen on it since 1997.

The Endgame further refines the hard-edged, modern melodic-rock identity Treat have established since their reunion.

A five-track EP centered on “CRY OUT,” moving between heavy confrontation, playful tension and a more lyrical sense of connection.

The second re-recording EP, rebuilding earlier material through TRiDENT’s current trio sound across five songs of impulse, resistance, utopia and renewal.

A four-track EP issued on 22 April 2022: the title song and "Red Mist" alongside 2022 re-recordings of "Fireclown" and "Killers", both of which come from the 1980 debut Wild Cat.

A three-song single — the title track with "火花" and "Corallium" — all three of which carried over to the following year’s EP Unleash.

An album that sharpens both aggression and melody, presenting BAND-MAID’s musicianship on a world-class hard-rock scale.

Black Label Society’s eleventh album is packed with Zakk Wylde’s thick, sustaining riffs, blues-rooted phrasing and low-slung groove.

Hellbound strips Buckcherry’s straight-ahead hard rock down to its most immediate form.

Turning to Crime is Deep Purple’s first studio album built entirely from songs written by others.

Wired sharpens Eclipse’s modern melodic-rock momentum with very little wasted space.

Greta Van Fleet's second album, released on 16 April 2021 and produced by Greg Kurstin. Built on what the band saw while touring the world and framed in Biblical and ancient imagery, it reached No. 7 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on Top Rock Albums. The Japanese edition (UICY-15978) adds live versions of "Heat Above" and "Stardust Chords".

Heart, Mind and Soul tightly connects Hardline’s thick guitar riffs with soaring vocal melody.

The thirteenth L.A. Guns studio album, released by Frontiers Music on 12 November 2021. Marquee Incorporated issued the Japanese edition the same day as MICP-11659 with one bonus track. Eleven songs.

Sunburst, released on 29 December 2021, marks the band's fortieth anniversary. It is their first double album and the first record issued on their own label, Katana Music; earMUSIC released it worldwide in 2022.

Wolfgang Van Halen handles vocals, guitar, bass and drums on this debut, establishing a musical identity of his own.

Made with a varied group of guest vocalists, Immortal feels like a celebration of Michael Schenker’s long career.

An international early compilation collecting NEMOPHILA’s three independent singles plus an English version of “DISSENSION.”

NEMOPHILA’s debut album, rebuilding its early independent songs into a worldwide statement of the band’s “hellishly heavy, otherwise fluffy” sound.

Named after the phrase “And The Band Played On,” ATBPO reasserts Night Ranger’s arena-rock momentum and the strength of its seasoned ensemble.

Werewolves of Portland again shows Paul Gilbert using the guitar not merely as a vehicle for speed, but as a singing voice.

Built around Paul Shortino, Amir Derakh and Matt Thorne, Rough Cutt 3 arrives after a long gap with a sound that keeps traces of eighties L.A.

Lockdown 2020 is a covers album SAMMY HAGAR made remotely with friends during the restrictions of 2020, recasting each original in his positive sound.

The Darkness's seventh album, released in November 2021: made across distances during the pandemic, and called good-time rock'n'roll by Justin Hawkins.

21st Century Love Songs gathers the Wildhearts’ punk impulse, hard-rock weight and power-pop melodic gift into one restless body of work.

TRiDENT’s first full album after the name change, establishing the trio’s restart, future-facing outlook and physical intensity across twelve tracks.

A three-track EP that imagines emerging above ground through forward motion, the clarity after rain and a quieter moment of reflection.

A five-track re-recording EP that rebuilds songs from the band’s earlier era as future-facing music for the three-member TRiDENT lineup.

A three-track EP that turns confinement and survival into low-end weight, urgent speed and a determined wake-up call.

W.E.T.’s fourth album brings the strengths of Jeff Scott Soto, Erik Martensson and Robert Säll into one focused band sound.

With Brian Johnson, Phil Rudd and Cliff Williams back in the fold, Power Up returns AC/DC to thick rhythm guitar, a straight beat and shouted vocals.

Evoke 2010-2020 is the ALDIOUS decade-anniversary project, recasting the band's earlier songs with its current lineup, twin guitars and clear vocals.

Evoke II 2010-2020, the companion to Evoke 2010-2020, marks ten years of ALDIOUS by recasting its songs and familiar material in today's sound.

Explosive!! -studio jam- is credited to Anthem featuring Graham Bonnet and was released in 2020. It grew out of a friendship of more than twenty years: eight songs recorded in Tokyo, drawn in roughly equal measure from Anthem's own catalogue and from Bonnet's.

Three tracks — the title song, "Don't be long" and an 89-second version — and the band's last single for Nippon Crown.

Released for the band’s twenty-fifth anniversary, Expansion reinforces BLINDMAN’s identity as a melodic and emotional hard-rock band with a stronger sense of ensemble.

As its title suggests, Bon Jovi’s fifteenth album is closely tied to the atmosphere of 2020.

Continuing its collaboration with producer Bob Ezrin, Deep Purple’s twenty-first album balances hard-rock weight with a relaxed sense of play.

Alter Echo develops Dizzy Mizz Lizzy’s alternative-rock edge into more detailed, narrative-minded structures.

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H.E.A.T II revives the energy of eighties arena rock with modern punch and speed.

Change the World brings together Harem Scarem’s strengths—smart chord movement, muscular guitar and unforgettable choruses—with a high level of finish.

Wide Awake (In My Dreamland) gathers Jeff Scott Soto’s experience across AOR, melodic rock and hard rock into one solo record.

The seventeenth album, out on 10 April 2020: thirteen tracks built on changing his own style to suit each song.

Ordinary Man, Ozzy Osbourne’s first studio album in nearly a decade, places his enduring defiance beside direct thoughts about age and mortality.

Cowboy Man is Peyton Parrish’s debut, mixing country earthiness, post-grunge directness and metal weight into one songwriting world.

Rise brings together the personalities of Deen Castronovo, Doug Aldrich and Jack Blades with no wasted motion in service of melodic rock.

A studio album released in 2020.

Lions, Tokyo Motor Fist's second album, sets Ted Poley's likable voice and Steve Brown's bright guitar to eighties-style melodic hard rock.

2020 is Adrian Vandenberg’s first Vandenberg studio album in roughly thirty-five years.