It was a cool November morning in 1977. I woke up early, excited to celebrate my 9th birthday and open my presents. Unwrapping the big one first, I was psyched to see that it was the boombox that I had asked for, but the smaller present is the one … Learn more >>

Black Stone Cherry – “Magic Mountain”: Hard Rock Daddy Album Review
May 19, 2014 by Adam Waldman - 1 Comment
Hard rock music is an ever-evolving genre that is customarily defined by the sound of a generation, or at the very least, the sound of a

Three Days Grace – “Painkiller”: Hard Rock Daddy Review
May 13, 2014 by Adam Waldman - 23 Comments
When Three Days Grace released Transit Of Venus in October of 2012, the album immediately started gaining traction with radio-friendly songs like “Chalk Outline” and “The

WOVENWAR – “All Rise”: Hard Rock Daddy Review
April 30, 2014 by Adam Waldman - 1 Comment
From the ashes of As I Lay Dying rises WOVENWAR. When I first heard WOVENWAR’s new single, “All Rise” on SiriusXM’s Octane, I was instantly hooked

Bobaflex – “I’m Glad You’re Dead”: Hard Rock Daddy Video Review
April 13, 2014 by Adam Waldman - 2 Comments
After just one listen, the infectious melody of Bobaflex’s “I’m Glad You’re Dead” gets stuck in your head for hours, if not days. My initial instinct

Michael Sweet – "I’m Not Your Suicide": Hard Rock Daddy Review
March 16, 2014 by Adam Waldman - 2 Comments
Since 1984, Michael Sweet has been delivering powerful hard rock songs with positive messages as the frontman for Stryper. Thirty years after Stryper’s debut album The