Hoobastank: For(N)ever

Release Date: 
26th June, 2009
Publisher: 
Island
Highlights: 
Good rock tracks, powerful beats, "dirty" and distorted guitar chords
For Fans of: 
Indie Rock, Punk Rock, Alternative Metal
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Being Hoobastank, I expected to hear something even lighter than their last hit album "The Reason", but I came to find this album a good mixture of rock and neo-punk, with lyrics mostly referring to relationships [which, let’s face it, it's always good to be reminded the fact that we need to love... even with maximum distortion!].

So, overall, good tracks, strong lyrical force and amazing yet simple guitar work [for all you fans who happen just to play guitar...].
About the band, turns out they can still write music you can actually bang your head to, even after producing masterpieces like "Crawling in the Dark" [yeah, that video with that hot girl, sorry, 'gurl']. And the fact that they have the same drive, musically, as when they started truly says that we can expect more from this band.
Definitely a good listen!