Top 20 Hard Rock (Recommendations)

Between me and you, all these bands listed below are amazing and their songs equally great! I love each of them. For some reason their music just speak to one's soul... their songs are sung from the heart making it very deep. They're also good for when you wanna do some hardcore gaming and need a few jams to get pumped up. I've also added top 3 of my most favorite songs of each band.

~~Either hate or love it.~~

1. Shinedown

Shinedown is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida.

Some of my top favorites:

1. Sound of Madness
2. Cut The Cord
3. Diamond Eyes

2. Starset

Starset is an American rock band from Salem, Ohio.

Some of my top favorites:

1.Carnivore
2. Demons
3. Infected

3. Fame on Fire

These guys are hands down the BEST cover artists I've ever come across. They do the best hard rock covers of modern day songs. Fame on Fire is an alternative rock band from Florida, formed in 2013.

Some of my top favorites:

1. Heavy (Linkin Park Cover)
2. Shape of You (Ed Sheeran Cover)
3. Without Me (Halsey Cover)

4. Godsmack

Godsmack is an American rock band from Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Some of my best favorites:

1. Bulletproof
2. Every Part of Me
3. When Legends Rise

5. ENMY

ENMY (pronounced “Enemy”) is a four-piece band originating from Cincinnati, OH.

Some of my top favorites:

1. Never Healing
2. Clarity
3. Shadow of The Night

6. Three Days Grace

Three Days Grace is a Canadian rock band formed in Norwood, Ontario.

Some of my top favorites:

1  Painkiller
2  Never Too Late
3. Get Out Alive

7. Citizen Soldier

Citizen Soldier is a  Salt Lake City, Utah, based music group. These guys are amazing! Most if their music is based on abuse and pain and meant for encouragement and motivation.

Some of my top favorites:

1. Make Hate To Me
2. Cannibal
3. Let It Burn

8. Fivefold

Fivefold is an American rock n roll band formed in Missouri.

Some of my top favorites:

1. Liar
2. Worst Mistake
3. Lost Within

9. No Resolve 

NO RESOLVE modern alternative rock based in Detroit, Michigan, from 2010.

Some of my top favorites:

1. Get Me Out
2  Crossed The Line
3. Pusher

10. Onlap

ONLAP is an alternative rock band created in 2006 and based in Paris (FRANCE) with US alternative rock influences of the 90's.

Some of my top favorites:

1. Rock Ain't Dead
2. The Awakening
3. Whispers In My Head

11. All Good Things

All Good Things is an American Alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles in 2013.

Some of my top favorites:

1. Born Ready

2. Fight
3. Get Up

12. Egypt Central

Egypt Central was formed on October 2, 2002. Based in  Memphis, Tennessee. Man! Before the lead singer went all Johnny Sins, he looked like a hot version of Captain Jack sparrow, no lies!

Some of my top favorites:

1. White Rabbit

2. Over And Under
3. Push Away

13. Through Fire

Through Fire is an American rock band from Omaha, Nebraska.

Some of my top favorites:

1. All Animal
2. Doubt
3. Stronger

14. Cold Driven

Cold Driven was a hard rock band from Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada.

Some of my top favorites:

1. The Wicked Side of Me
2. Straight For Disaster
3. Kingdom Come

15. Crown The Empire

Crown the Empire is an American metalcore band formed in 2010 in Dallas, Texas.

Some of my top favorites:

1. Signs of Life
2. Weight of The World
3. Aftermath

16. Rise Against

Rise Against is an American punk rock band from Chicago, formed in 1999.

Some of my top favorites:

1. Satellite
2. Wait for Me
3. Prayer of The Refugee

17. Nine Lashes

Nine Lashes is an American Christian rock band from Birmingham, Alabama formed in 2006.

Some of my top favorites:

1. Never Back Down
2. Anthem of The Lonely
3. Dear Self

18. From Ashes to New

From Ashes to New is an American rock band from Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Some of my top favorites:

1. Let Go

2. Bulletproof
3. The Scars That I'm Hiding 

19. Solence

Formed during 2012 by five young, multi-instrumentalist and music students from Sweden, Stockholm/Norrköping.

Some of my top favorites:

1. Thunder
2. Heaven
3. Animal In Me

20. Skillet

Skillet is an American Christian rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1996.

Some of my top favorites:

1. Surviving The Game
2. Legendary
3. Finish Line