Another year of killer releases from some of the eighties biggest bands and a ton of great new releases from up and coming hard rock/metal bands. There were some great albums released this year, making this one of the hardest years to narrow it down to the top 20. Check the bottom of the page for our honorable mentions. #20 - Freedom Call "M.E.T.AL." Since their 1999 debut Stairway To Fairyland, the act from southern Germany has been synonymous with anthemic melodic metal, dr

The Defiants are back with their sophomore album, "Zokusho". Comprised of Paul Laine, Bruno Ravel, and Rob Marcello, The Defiants is three fabulous musicians who, as fans in the know will immediately recognize, all have ties to popular hard rockers, Danger Danger. On how the new album compares to their debut, bassist Bruno Ravel says, "I think the “sound” of the album, while very similar to the debut, is a bit more focused. I also think that the songs, as a collection, are st

The Defiants are back with their sophomore album, "Zokusho". Comprised of Paul Laine, Bruno Ravel, and Rob Marcello, The Defiants is three fabulous musicians who, as fans in the know will immediately recognize, all have ties to popular hard rockers, Danger Danger. They are even joined on this album by special guest drummer, Steve West, also of Danger Danger. Less than a month to go before The Defiants "Zokusho" is released worldwide!! Until then, Here's our third, and final s

THE DEFIANTS are back with their sophomore album, "Zokusho". Comprised of Paul Laine, Bruno Ravel, and Rob Marcello, The Defiants is three fabulous musicians who, as fans in the know will immediately recognize, all have ties to popular hard rockers, Danger Danger. On how the new album compares to their debut, bassist Bruno Ravel says, "I think the “sound” of the album, while very similar to the debut, is a bit more focused. I also think that the songs, as a collection, are st

THE DEFIANTS are back with their sophomore album, "Zokusho". Comprised of Paul Laine, Bruno Ravel, and Rob Marcello, The Defiants is three fabulous musicians who, as fans in the know will immediately recognize, all have ties to popular hard rockers, Danger Danger. On how the new album compares to their debut, bassist Bruno Ravel says, "I think the “sound” of the album, while very similar to the debut, is a bit more focused. I also think that the songs, as a collection, are st

The Defiants are back with their sophomore album, "Zokusho" on September 13th. The band has released the first single and video from the album "Fallin' For You". Comprised of Paul Laine, Bruno Ravel, and Rob Marcello, The Defiants is three fabulous musicians who, as fans in the know will immediately recognize, all have ties to popular hard rockers, Danger Danger. On how the new album compares to their debut, bassist Bruno Ravel says, "I think the “sound” of the album, while v

The Defiants "Zokusho" will be released worldwide on Sept. 13 in all formats via Frontiers Music srl. Singles, and video releases will be announced soon! - The Defiants "Zokusho" Tracklist: 1. Love Is The Killer 2. Standing On The Edge 3. Hollywood In Headlights 4. Fallin' For You 5. Hold On Tonite 6. Allnighter 7. U X'd My Heart 8. It Goes Fast 9. Stay 10. Alive 11. Drink Up! #THEDEFIANTS #DANGERDANGER

Bruno Ravel, Rob Marcelo, and Paul Laine aka The Defiants have finished recording their sophomore album. There is still work to be done before it can be released, so expect details to be released this summer. Oh, Steve West from Danger Danger plays drums on this album too. And all four guys will be playing Frontiers Rock Festival later this month! #THEDEFIANTS #DANGERDANGER