Whatever your persuasion, there's no denying that Adelitas Way has the Nickelback / Seether / Puddle of Mudd / Godsmack thing down to a science, and with the Nick Raskulinecz ( Foo Fighters, Rush. They have also successfully headlined the US and are a part of some of the biggest festivals in rock n roll year after year. The third studio album from the Las Vegas-based outfit, Stuck is a master class in late-'90s/early-aughts melodic hard rock, depending on one's predilection either a beacon of melodiousness in a sea of grating metalcore or a collection of potential audio cues for future UFC highlight reels. And Canada with Guns N Roses, Shinedown, Creed, Alter Bridge, Three Days Grace, Halestorm, Theory of a Deadman, Breaking Benjamin, The Pretty Reckless, Godsmack, Staind, Flyleaf, RED, 10 years, Chevelle, In this moment, and more. The album “Stuck” was released July 29, and had a Top 10 single with “Dog on a Leash”(#6) at active rock. In July 2013, they entered the studio with Grammy Award-winning producer Nick Raskulinecz to record. The record was the band’s highest selling album to date, selling over 150,000 copies and close to 1 MILLION singles.Īt the end of 2012, Adelitas Way began writing their third album, which would be the first featuring Cushing and Robert Zakaryan with writing credits. The band’s sophomore effort, “Home School Valedictorian”, arrived in Summer ‘11 spawning four Top 5 singles including two #1 hits at Rock radio. Invincible has also been featured on ESPN Monday night football, and The ALCS on Fox.įormed in the late 2000’s by lead vocalist Rick DeJesus, the band released its debut on Virgin Records in July ‘09. Their anthemic song “Invincible”, from their self-titled debut album paved the way into numerous television spots, including the “CSI Miami” finale, served as the theme song for the weekly WWE Superstars show, was also featured in the THQ video game “Raw vs Smackdown” and on Fox Sports Network theme song for college football. It’s a shame they couldn’t continue the upward momentum with 2016’s Getaway, but Stuck makes me feel less guilty about my favorite guilty pleasure band and produces a ray of hope that 2017’s Notorious could be a satisfying endeavor.Edgy Las Vegas-based hard rock outfit Adelitas Way formed in 2006, but it wasn’t until 2009 when they broke into the mainstream.
It suggests that Adelitas Way can develop a bit of a range as performers, even if it is a slight one. Even the synth string-laden “Something More,” which offers up a snapshot of mid-’10s Top 40 Pop springiness, provides a nice change of pace for the album without suffering in quality like “Undivided” does. “Blur” in particular is probably Adelitas Way’s greatest song other than “Brother” from their first album, and there’s an argument to be made that it’s their absolute peak. However, the Grungy “Not Thinking About Me” and the excellent “Blur” bring listeners back to New Rock nirvana. Unfortunately, the next three songs from “Keep Me Waiting” to “Drive” don’t bring anything new to the table (aside from the regrettably Pop oriented “Undivided”), thus resulting in the typical downward curve of quality to which most Adelitas Way albums are subject. The first four tracks from “Dog on a Leash” through the excellent title track (featuring a slow-burning, brooding mood that stands out as one of Adelitas Way’s greatest songs) are great, filled with killer riffs, catchy hooks, and lyricism that doesn’t make you want to completely ignore Rick DeJesus’ words. Gone are the regrettable cliche-riddled songs that plagued Home School Valedictorian (or at least there’s less of them) and they’re replaced by some of the most sonically satisfying New School Rock music on the market, thanks mostly to Slashesque guitarist Robert Zakaryan and the excellent production acumen of Nick Raskulinecz.Īs is usually the case with Adelitas Way albums, most of the best songs are packed toward the beginning of the album. Armed with a new, much better producer, yet another different guitarist, and some great songs, Stuck is by far the best of Adelitas Way’s four studio albums.
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