We’re changing things up a bit this week, asking you for your preferred hard rock style. Do you always have your lighter ready for a killer tender-hearted power ballad or would you prefer a little physical contact was we crank up a mosh pit anthem? That’s the battle this week in Chuck’s Fight Club on the Loudwire Nights radio show.
Though there are plenty of power ballads from throughout the rock era, they primarily came to prominence in the ’80s. Yes, band such as Guns N’ Roses may rock your world with a fierce grit, but they can also tap into a more sensitive side expressing the emotion you’re feeling while doing so with a wailing guitar solo thrown in. Power ballads have become a staple of hard rock music, bringing depth to band’s catalogs and change-of-pace material to albums for years on end.
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On the other side of this battle, we bring you the mosh pit anthem. Cause sometimes you just need to unleash that inner aggression. Give me a killer groove from Pantera or some undeniable guitar and drum beats pushing your pulse commanding you to join others in the mosh pit any day. For bands that toil in hard rock, you always want that mosh pit anthem banger to ensure the crowd goes off at your performances.
As with all Chuck’s Fight Club battles, Loudwire Nights host Chuck Armstrong will introduce the matchup in the 8PM hour of Monday’s show. Individual arguments will be made for both styles on Tuesday and Wednesday while you continue to rank each. On Friday, the votes will be tallied and the higher ranked style will be featured in a Loudwire Nights rock block during the 8PM hour.
Just this reminder, Loudwire Nights with Chuck Armstrong airs nightly starting at 7PM ET. You can tune in anytime, from anywhere right here or by downloading the Loudwire app.
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