ANTHONY GOMES – Praise The Loud (2025) HQ *Exclusive*

With a guitar slung over his shoulder and the amps turned up full tilt, ANTHONY GOMES electrifies blues and rock at a 21st century crossroads of his own. The Canadian vocalist, guitarist, songwriter and producer wails with all the force of a hurricane in the Mississippi Delta and enough fret-burning fireworks to leave his strings in flames.
2025 Anthony Gomes is back with his 14th studio album, ”Praise the Loud”, and believe us, makes justice to its title. Yeah, blues based, but a fierce hard rockin’ album with some killer riffs and melodies. Song titles speaks; ‘Blame It on Rock & Roll’, ‘Black Diamond Heavy’, ‘Rock and Roll Bluesman’, ‘Praise the Loud’. This is a rock n’ roll LP, and a hot one.
Three songs were co-written with magician Jim Peterik (Survivor, Pride Of Lions), so quality abound here. Producer / engineer Peter Carson shared co-producing duties with Gomes on this album that transmits an atypical sound for the blues-oriented Gomes – that of hard rocking songs and a shredding guitar. On these rocking songs, vocally Gomes sounds like John Corabi.
The title track and first song on the album captures Gomes’ exploding on guitar, juxtaposing crunchy power chords and the skillful use of his wah-wah pedal, belting out vocals with conviction and a heavy metal edge.

Nex, “True That,” is a humor-filled, radio-friendly rock tune about a cheater getting their covers pulled. Co-written with Peterik, this song is an instant classic that offers the jilted and heartbroken a unique way of framing a double-dealing lover.
Tastefully borrowing or certainly paying homage, Gomes’ wide-ranging vocal repertoire employs sounds and techniques from influential acts. For example, “Love Song Gone Wrong” has a vocal reminiscent of ’70s Rod Stewart, yet “Inside Out” will remind the listener of “All Right Now” by Free.
“Blame It On Rock and Roll” may cause even the most casual listener to wonder if they are hearing an AC/DC song.

This album blurs the lines beautifully between blues-rock and hard rock, but perhaps that’s not what really concerns Gomes, as much as he seems to care about how the music in all its range and diversity moves the listener.
”Praise The Loud” is an album that all bluesy hard rock / classic rock fans need to hear. It’s plenty of mojo, passion, and timeless rock n’ roll.
Highly Recommended

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01 – Praise the Loud
02 – True That
03 – Netflix and Chill
04 – Inside Out
05 – Meet My Maker
06 – Electric Blues Crusade
07 – Black Diamond Heavy
08 – Rock and Roll Bluesman
09 – Half
10 – Love Song Gone Wrong
11 – In the Name of the Blues
12 – Blame It on Rock & Roll

Anthony Gomes – vocals, guitars
Jacob Mreen – bass, backing vocals
Chris Whited – drums, backing vocals

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