Badflower - Roxian Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA September 13, 2024

Badflower put on an electrifying show, exciting everyone with their latest tracks, ‘Teacher Has a Gun’ and ‘Detroit,’ along with all their beloved hits. The energy was off the charts, as always! As usual, you could count on singer Josh Katz to make his way through the crowd!  I had an absolute blast capturing the entire set from every angle of the venue.

Liliac - Jergels - July 15, 2024

Liliac delivered an electrifying performance, seamlessly blending their original material with stunning renditions of the classic 80s metal covers they are well known for. Their show was a perfect mix of fresh creativity and nostalgic hits, showcasing the talent and versatility they are renowned for.

 

 

HHRR's Top 10 Albums of 2023!

 We love all kinds of rock music here at HHRR, from the poppiest pop-punk to the hardest hard rock and heaviest metal.  

2022 had a lot of our favorite harder-edged bands in the Top 10:  Motionless in White, Halestorm and Shinedown to name a few.  With those bands still riding high on their 2022 albums, 2023's list leans a little poppier, as you'll see.  Maybe next year, we'll have a perfect mix across the rock spectrum.  'Til then, enjoy this, our top 10 albums of 2023!

Freaks of a Feather - Moondogs - December 9, 2023

Freaks Of A Feather featuring Anthony Sonetti of Badflower on drums and Justin Benlolo of BRKN LOVE on vocals put on an amazing set at Moondogs Pub with a set of Led Zeppelin covers!

 

 

HHRR's Top 10 Albums of 2022!

 Whew!  2022 was a crazy busy year for new music.

Maybe it was the pandemic that produced a backlog of new recordings that hit this year.  Or maybe artists felt more comfortable to book tours that were less likely to cancel and wanted to support those tours with new releases.

Whatever it was, it seemed that there was A LOT of new albums to consider for this year's top 10.  It's wild to think that there were some really, really good albums that didn't make the top 10 this year, but would have easily scored a spot in previous years.  Heck, the albums from Skid Row, Simple Plan, Dragged Under, Dorothy and Love/Hate could have easily been THE top 5 on another list and no one would bat an eyelash!

But, alas, the Helping Hands Rock Reviews team had to narrow the field down to 10 albums and here is what we came up with...

HHRR's Top 10 Albums of 2021!

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic cloud hung over the live music industry.  Many tours were postponed, keeping artists and their fans a bit separated.

However, that cloud had a silver lining:  recording artists spent a good part of 2020 recording.  This resulted in many great albums being released in 2021.  

This was the hardest year in a long time for us to narrow down our annual "best albums of the year" list to just 10.  However, we did it!

And, while there were plenty of albums that earned honorable mentions (if we awarded them), we feel that our top 10 is packed with deserving releases from top to bottom!

HHRR's Top 10 Albums of 2020!

 2020 will be remembered for many things.  

Probably most of those things won't be music.  

But, that's unfortunate, because there were some really good releases in this crazy year.  As we do every year, we'll count down our top 10 albums of 2020!

HHRR's Top 10 Albums of 2019!

We've been admittedly a bit quiet this year on Helping Hands Rock Reviews as we've had our hands in other charitable ventures.  But, that doesn't mean we haven't been paying attention to the great music that has come out in 2019!

As you're about to see from our choices for the top 10 albums of the year, we found great music in a variety of genres in 2019.  So, let's get right to it and count these great albums down from #10 to #1