This week I’m joined by Royal Tusk’s Sandy MacKinnon, and together we’re curating a high-energy playlist featuring our favorite modern hard rock bands. From heavy riffs to powerful vocals, these tracks showcase the best of today’s hard-hitting rock scene.

We also take a deep dive into the stories behind several songs from Royal Tusk’s album Altruistic, exploring the inspiration and creative process that shaped this dynamic release.

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SIDE A

• Architects – Seeing Red
• Black Stone Cherry – Out Of Pocket
• Deftones – You’ve Seen The Butcher
• Royal Blood – Out Of The Black
• Metallica – Blackened
• Mammoth WVH – You’re To Blame
• Mastadon – More Than I Could Chew
• Lacey Sturm – Reconcile
• Brutus – War
• Papa Roach – Kill The Noise

SIDE B

• Royal Tusk – Hated
• Brkn Love – Like A Drug
• Eva Under Fire – Blow
• Rage Against The Machine – How I Could Just Kill A Man
• White Reaper – Fog Machine
• Beartooth – The Surface
• The Struts – Too Good At Raising Hell
• Tool – Jambi
• Badflower – The Jester
• Sleep Token – Euclid