This week, I’m joined by guest curator Jon Loree, drummer for Tantric, to build the ultimate hard rock road trip playlist—20 songs engineered for open highways, long nights, and heavy rotation.

Some of these tracks are built around life on the road; others earn their place through sheer propulsion. From driving riffs and massive hooks to adrenaline-charged anthems that make mile markers disappear, this playlist is designed to keep the engine running and the volume cranked. 

Whether you’re crossing state lines or just looking for an excuse to roll the windows down and push the accelerator, these are the songs that turn any drive into a rock-and-roll escape.

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Metallica – Fuel

Mötley Crüe – Kickstart My Heart

Ozzy Osbourne – I Don’t Wanna Stop

Nickelback – Animals

Shinedown – Adrenaline

Rob Zombie – Dragula

Black Label Society – Fire It Up

Slash w/ Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators – Driving Rain

Foo Fighters – The Pretender

AC/DC – Highway To Hell

Cinderella – Gypsy Road

3 Doors Down – It’s Not My Time

Chickenfoot – Big Foot

Hinder – Born To Be Wild

Saint Asonia – Blinding Lights

Avenged Sevenfold – Bat Country

The Offspring – Bad Habit

Bayside – Already Gone

Tom Petty – Runnin’ Down A Dream

Black Stone Cherry – Like I Roll