🇨🇦I'm Chris, fan of 70s, 80s, 90s, and new rock/metal. Guest contributor on The Hook Rocks, Def Lep Pod, Ugly American Werewolf pod & Tim's Vinyl Confessions
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31 Dec 2025
2025 was another great year for new rock music. Fantastic new releases from some of my favorite legacy & newer artists. Here are my Top 20 Favorite Albums of 2025, including my #1 choice Mammoth's "The End"
#BestOf2025 #NewMusic #RockAintDead
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Calling all @AprilWineBand fans!
Tim Durling's latest book "On Record: The April Wine Album Review" is now available. Grab a copy here 👉a.co/d/08p3XNgB
I was honoured to be a small part of Tim's panel for this book
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Enjoyed being back on @TimsVinyl to discuss the latest Bryan Adams album "Tough Town" with Tim.
Link below, and don't forget to like and subscribe!
Less than a year since his last album, #bryanadams is back. @RockTheseTweets and I discuss #toughtown on the latest episode.
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#OnThisDay in 1986, "A Kind of Magic", the title track from Queen's 12th studio album, was being blasted in car stereos everywhere ahead of the release of the album. Ad from Billboard June 14th, 1986 calls it "The Best Car Tune of the Summer" #ClassicRock #80s
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#OnThisDay in 1986, Judas Priest was "burning on Turbo power" with the 2nd single Turbo Lover hitting stores and rock radio and their North America "Fuel For Life" tour in full swing. Ad from Billboard's June 14th 1986 issue #80sMetal #80s #ClassicRock
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Interesting list. A couple of no brainers, and a couple of surprises.
I wish these sites would do proper research though. Pyromania did not have 7 singles .... Hysteria did
THE DECADE'S FINEST: The Best Hard Rock Album for Each Year of the 1980s:
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#OnThisDay in 1981, #VanHalen's 4th album "Fair Warning" peaked at #5 on the Billboard Top LP's & Tape chart. Although not as commercially successful as their first 3 records, it's regarded as their best by many fans #80sMetal #ClassicRock
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#OnThisDay in 1992, Bryan Adams earned his second Diamond certified (1 million copies sold) album in Canada with "Waking Up The Neighbours" making the first Canadian artist to achieve the milestone twice. His 1984 album Reckless was his first to go Diamond in Canada.
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#OnThisDay in 1987, Motley Crue's 4th album "Girls, Girls, Girls" debuted at #5 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. It eventually peaked at #2 while going 4x platinum in the US. #80sMetal #ClassicRock #80s
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#OnThisDay in 1995, Alanis Morissette released her 2nd album "Jagged Little Pill" which saw her move away from her dance/pop style to alt rock. The album was a global smash, reaching #1 in over 10 countries while selling over 33 million copies worldwide #90s
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I was hoping we would get an official video for "Rejoice", and lo and behold here it is!
Shot during the bands residency at Caesars Palace. Rejoice opened the show. #DefLeppard
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#OnThisDay in 2001, Blink 182 released their 4th studio album "Take Off Your Pants and Jacket" featuring singles First Date, The Rock Show and Stay Together For the Kids. The album peaked at #1 in the both the US & Canada and has sold over 14 million copies worldwide
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#OnThisDay in 1987, Motley Crue's 4th album "Girls, Girls, Girls" was dominating rock radio with the title track rocketing up the charts. Ad below from industry publication FMQB's June 12th 1987 issue #80sMetal #ClassicRock
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"Around", the new single from @bigwreckmusic's latest album The Rest of The Story, is out now! Another fantastic song and video (shot in and around Toronto- including Graffiti Alley) from one of the best rock bands in the business #NewMusicFriday
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Here we go! @TheWarningBand2's latest single and video "Ritual" is out now. Ritual is the 3rd single from their forthcoming new album "Everything's Falling" out August 28th. Great track and wow, what an amazing video. #NewMusicAlert #TheWarning
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#OnThisDay in 1990, Bad Company released their 9th album (and third with lead singer Brian Howe) "Holy Water" featuring If You Needed Somebody (#16 on the Hot 100) and the title track. The album peaked at #35 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart and is certified platinum #90s
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#OnThisDay in 1991, Skid Row released their 2nd album "Slave To The Grind", featuring the title track, Monkey Business and Wasted Time. It was the first heavy metal album to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 in the SoundScan era and is certified 2x platinum in the US
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#OnThisDay in 1988, Great White was celebrating "1 million bitten" with the platinum certification of their classic album Once Bitten. Ad from Billboard, June 11th, 1988. #80sMetal #ClassicRock
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These kind of lists are always interesting, music is subjective so this is just one person's opinion, but how can you not include Frontiers?
What Are the ‘Big 4′ of Journey Albums? ultimateclassicrock.com/jour… @UltClassicRock
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#OnThisDay in 2021, @WolfVanHalen released his long awaited first album Mammoth WVH. Wolf wrote all the songs and played all the instruments on the album which went to #1 on the Billboard Independent, Hard Rock and Top Rock Albums charts. It's a KILLER record!
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