The worlds of rock and rap have collided in recent years in the form of sub-genres such as rap metal and rapcore. And though rap artists have sampled rock songs for several decades, rock acts rarely cover rap songs. In recent weeks, SiriusXM’s Octane has been playing a cover version of Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise” by […]
3 Years Hollow – The Cracks: Hard Rock Daddy Album Review
It has been a long road for 3 Years Hollow to get to this point in their career. Like many hard rock bands today, this Midwestern quintet financed their early releases on their own. They used a Kickstarter campaign to help finance regional tours, and secured a national spot on the Rockstar Energy UPROAR Festival […]
Top 30 Octane Big ‘Uns Countdown Songs of 2013
Each week, hard rock music fans around the world tune in to SiriusXM’s Octane to listen to the fifteen songs that make up the Big ‘Uns Countdown. For the final week of the year, Octane released the Top 30 Big ‘Uns Countdown Songs of 2013. Many of the artists featured on the list were also […]
Halestorm – “Get Lucky” (Daft Punk Cover): Hard Rock Daddy Review
Few, if any, hard rock bands today can compete with Halestorm when it comes to creating interesting cover versions of other artists’ songs, so it comes as no surprise that the band decided to release ReAniMate 2.0: The CoVeRs eP. The six-song EP features cover versions of songs originally recorded by fellow hard rock brethren […]
Emphatic – “Remember Me”: Hard Rock Daddy Review
Imagine pursuing your dream, and achieving it against all odds. Imagine seeing your dream shattered by an unforeseen tragic event shortly thereafter. Imagine picking up the pieces, defying the odds a second time, and having another shot at making your dreams come true. If you are Justin McCain, the founder/lead guitarist/songwriter of the band Emphatic, […]
