The Hellion’s 10 most anticipated 2018 releases

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LOUDNESS – Rise To Glory (Ward Records/earMusic)

“MZA…MZA…” Who else remembers those “Crazy Nights” from 1985? Loudness releases its 30th studio album on January 26th!!! This will be the first one released in North America since 1991. I am anticipating listening to tracks like “Massive Tornado”, “Let’s All Rock”, and “Go For Broke”.

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY – No Cross No Crown (Nuclear Blast) 

Damn I love Corrosion Of Conformity. I get to see them this February and am damn excited. Their latest release  drops on January 12th and it finds the band as tight as ever. No bullshit, just straight up rock n’ roll right here. You can see for yourself with the video for the track “Wolf Named Crow” below, enjoy!

SAXON – Thunderbolt (Silver Lining Music)

“Were you wearing DENIM, wearing LEATHER, did you run down to the front?” Boy I sure did. 2018 gives us the 22nd studio album from Saxon. Biff Byford and company are still bringing it and then some. Check out the video for the title track below and be sure to pick up Thunderbolt and see some OG heavy metal!

OZZY OSBOURNE – TBA (TBA)

Ok, this one is a maybe. Recently Ozzy and Zakk Wylde have reunited and rumors of new music have surfaced. While Ozzy has reportedly said he was on the fence about making a new album or just releasing singles we can just hope something new comes from his camp. Let’s all just cross our fingers and toes and wait. Check out our ranking of Ozzy’s studio albums. Ranking Ozzy Osbourne

MYLES KENNEDY – Year Of The Tiger (Napalm)

Myles Kennedy has been one of my favorite vocalists for quite a while now. While we are used to hearing him with Slash and Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, and Alter Bridge he is going solo on this fine release. It is my understanding that this is a concept album and features a variety of styles of music. I believe this album will show us the versatility of Myles. The first single from this is the title track “Year Of The Tiger” please watch it and give me some feedback on your thoughts.

it’s loud, it’s dirty, it’s ROCK N’ ROLL!

-the Hellion

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My mom introduced me to music at a very young age. There was always some kind of music playing somewhere in the house. One of my earliest musical memories is running around with my cousins screaming in our tiny off key voices “Yellow Submarine” by the Beatles.

The music my mom listened to was across the map, but mostly rock oriented. My stepfather, however, was a country man and there was no alternative. I learned to appreciate the sounds I was hearing from songs that they both listened to. I felt the stories they were telling, and that was how I interpreted them, as stories. These “stories” would end up becoming my best friends as my childhood took some nasty turns. They were always there and wouldn’t ever let me down. I ultimately developed an affinity for rock and that became my preferred style of music. I never did lose my appreciation for classic country music though.

The 70’s were a great time for music on the radio. I could hear a broad spectrum of artists on one rock station from ABBA to ZZ Top. I LISTENED and devoured all of the music that I could, often staying up until the wee hours with a small radio under my pillow. I remember a conversation with my mom once where I asked her why she liked music so much her reply was “Because the songs take me away to different places.” I got it, and found myself taking the same journeys. The music was fresh and entertaining and never ever seemed to go stale for me. There was no sub, sub, sub genres, just good music.

This was a time when it was cool to one day wear a Bee Gees shirt and a KISS one the next. We just loved the music. We were clueless and we loved it. We used our imaginations to think about what our favorite musicians were doing and what they would do next, there was bliss in our ignorance.

…it was just music and we simply loved it.

-the Hellion

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