Sorry for the delay on more articles. I guess the heat (along with a bunch of smoky haze) really ruined my motivation to get these done. Still, I was eventually able to find some pretty awesome stuff, pulling this collection of great songs together!
Despite being a big post-grunge fan, Tantric isn't a band I'm very familiar with. However, they seem to be carrying on pretty well, if this solid track is anything to go by. Kind of standard for the genre, but it crunchy and has a solid chorus.
After listening to their last album, Paradigm, these guys are at the top of my AOR/Hard Rock watchlist now, and it looks like they have a new album coming soon. This single is more of the same: straight-forward anthemic rock, with tons of energy. Definitely looking forward to this!
Here's another barn-burner from Brainstorm. I know I've listened to this band before, but I remember thinking they were just okay, but stuff is great! Full of epicness and high speed crunch, their upcoming album is starting to sound like a must-hear for 2021!
Vega is just so good! Their music always seems to have a lot of energy, and this one is no different. Just another great, stomping straight-ahead rock song. I mostly can't believe they're putting out another album already. I feel like I can barely keep up with these guys!
Despite the ridiculous name, this is another side project that involves a few Yes folks, with singer/guitarist Craig Maher (who I've never heard of before). They released one single before this one, which I found lackluster, but this one is definitely better, featuring a lot of Yes-isms, if you will. There's certainly some promise here, but we'll have to see if a full album comes out of this (no announcements from them yet).
I admit I don't know anything about Flostam and Jetsam beyond the fact that's where Metallica got Jason Newstead, and I'm wondering if I've missed an interesting band. This is some melodic thrash, much in the vein of Metal Church, but much more uptempo, as they really tear this one up!
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