Heavy Metal Resource-Picks

This page was last updated on: August 7, 2017

Pick of the month for 7 - 2017

Alice Cooper-Paranormal

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It's amazing just how much the original shock rocker Alice Cooper has accomplished through his very lengthy career. There's really nothing left to prove here. He just keeps pushing out album after album and I just keep enjoying what is offered each time. Every now and then an album seems to climb to a different height. 'Paranormal' to me is one of those albums. I love the groove that is evident through this album. In ways the music has a vintage Cooper feel to it. I found this album to come off as memorable after the first listen and have been going back to it a lot since its recent release. The album features some very good and interesting guests including Larry Mullen from U2 and ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons. Alice Cooper is a legend and 'Paranormal' will add to his legacy I'm sure. Definitely worth checking out especially if you are a fan of his earlier work. Also, check out the other great music below!

One of my favorite bands that always seem to deliver. 'Monumentum' contains another great batch of melodic hard rock songs similar to the past few albums. This band knows what they do and they do it very well. Good incorporation of heavy edge and melodic finesse. Definitely one of the years best so far!

For Fans of: Melodic Hard Rock Website: Eclipse Official Website

The same old Junkyard delivers again. This album sticks to the winning style of the earlier albums. Good raw rock and roll that is easy to translate from the record to the stage. I honestly had lost track of this band, but was very happy to see them releasing again as I always liked their style. Blooze rock!

For Fans of: Blooze Rock Website: Junkyard Official Website

Great live content package. The set I have includes CD's of live shows including the Bang Your Head Festival and Watersound Studios Sessions which is acoustic. There is also a Blu-Ray of the video versions of these shows along with a mini documentary. Quite a bit here and definitely a good bang for your buck package.

For Fans of: Metal Website: Annihilator Official Website

Our second listen from Jace Pawlak. This records seems to be slightly edgier with a bit more polish to the sound. The songwriting is very similar to 'Perspective' and if you liked that record, you may like this one equally as well. Good melodic rockers mixed with more mellow tunes make for a good listen with this one!

For Fans of: Melodic Hard Rock Website: Jace Pawlak Official Website

New band that features former Warrior vocalist Perry McCarty. The vocals are familiar, but the music is definitely different than you might expect. A more melodically driven album with some decent edge here and there. I quite like this album and respect the many styles McCarty offers. A pretty good listen!

For Fans of: Hard Rock Website: Radiation Romeos on Youtube

The band offers up it's fifth album in fifteen years and it's another solid outing of melodic hard rock. To me the melodic tracks win out overall, but all in all this is another very good record. It is also a growing album. The more you listen the better it gets. Crazy Lixx is another band we love to keep an eye on and they never disappoint. Great melodic hard rock record!

For Fans of: Melodic Hard Rock Website: Crazy Lixx Official Website

Very smooth sounding record from Vivian Campbell and crew. The album to me is one that grows with each listen. As I go back to this one, it sounds better each time I listen to it. A very tight band with great execution. It had been a bit since I had listen to Riverdogs, but was glad I checked this one out. Great melodic hard rock!

For Fans of: Melodic Hard Rock Website: Riverdogs Official Website

Very typical fare by this band, but that's always a good thing. Do check out the epic track 'The Edge of the World' as well as the bonus cover of Death's 'Evil Dead'. The album smokes from one end to the other and fits into the catalog very well. The band don't reinvent the wheel, but they don't need to either.

For Fans of: Metal Website: Dragonforce Official Website

A Pretty decent effort from Mark. The album is a bit grittier that what I usually hear from Mark and in most ways, quite a bit heavier. It all works quite well with the core of the sound still being there. Just not as much polish this go around. I think the songs are particularly strong on this release. Great listen!

For Fans of: Hard Rock Website: Mark Slaughter Official Website