Is L.A. Guns the only 80's hard rock/metal band still putting out new albums on the reg?

[Chip Z'Hoy]

Are they the only ones still doing the 2-year album cycle, like the old days? Tracii and Phil reunited and we got albums in 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, and one coming up in April '25.

"Yeah, and they all suck!" Okay. I don't know what to tell you. I always like them! I thought The Devil You Know was especially cool.

Looks like the Quireboys is still cranking them out.

Trying to think of others... HELP.

[Psychobolia.com]

Stryper's last 5 albums came out at 2 year intervals...next one should drop (from the heavens, of course) in 2026.

[Anthrax442]

Stryper's last 5 albums came out at 2 year intervals...next one should drop (from the heavens, of course) in 2026.

Yeah, that was probably my next mention. Sweet and Tracii seem to be making the most out of that Frontiers money.

Whitesnake was there until Coverdale's voice gave out. Everyone else seems to be on the one every 5-10 years plan.

On the heavier side of things, Overkill is still releasing albums regularly.

[Nate S Axel]

Everyone else seems to be on the one every 5-10 years plan.

That's what Winger seems to be doing with IV in 2006, Karma in 2009, Better Days Comin in 2014, and Seven in 2023.

Every two years seems a bit like overkill for a band well past their peak. Maybe they could do what some country artists do now and release a good single every now and then instead of a full-length album that a few people on the Gossip Board will care about.

[EzyRider]

Obviously Covid put a hiccup in the release cycles, just putting that out there

Megascab was fairly 'reg' until 2016 ... 2-3 year-ish

I've given their latest a spin a few times but I wind up skipping through songs, especially the one about going to Mars, it's stoopid.

The World Needs a Hero (2001)
The System Has Failed (2004)
United Abominations (2007)
Endgame (2009)
Thirteen (2011)
Super Collider (2013)
Dystopia (2016)
The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead! (2022)

Uriah Heep is a 70's band who has put out some surprisingly good albums in the recent on a 3-4 year-ish cycle
Wake the Sleeper (2008)
Into the Wild (2011)
Outsider (2014)
Living the Dream (2018)
Chaos & Colour (2023)

I think I'll go back and give these a spin now to see how they held up

[daveg]

Night Ranger releases about 3 years apart with a bunch of live albums in-between

Somewhere in California 2011

24 Strings 2012 LIVE

High Road 2014

35 Years 2016 LIVE

Don't Let up 2017

ATPBO 2021

40 Years 2023 (LIVE)

[HueyRamone]

Its not the longest track record, but KKs Priest with albums in 21 and 23... lets' see if there's one in 25.

[Anthrax442]

Its not the longest track record, but KKs Priest with albums in 21 and 23... lets' see if there's one in 25.

Might depend on if they have more than a one album deal with Napalm. Both albums were on different labels.

[EzyRider]

Its not the longest track record, but KKs Priest with albums in 21 and 23... lets' see if there's one in 25.

Ripper and KK both need cash, 25 or 26 seems like a sure thing

[Hair I Go Again]

LAG is definitely the poster child for being faster than most, but other veteran acts who have released respectable amounts of new music over the last 15 years -

Armored Saint - new albums in 2010, 2015, 2017, 2021
Alice Cooper - new albums in 2011, 2017, 2021, 2023 (plus Hollywood Vampires in 2015 and 2019)
Queensryche - since Todd joined, new albums in 2013, 2015, 2019, 2022
Geoff Tate - final "real" QR album in 2011, solo in 2012, fake QR album in 2013, Operation: Mindcrime albums in 2015, 2016, 2017
Death Angel - new albums in 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019
Mr. Big - new albums in 2011, 2014, 2017, 2024
Slash - new albums in 2010, 2012, 2013 (soundtrack), 2014, 2018, 2022, 2024, plus a few GNR singles
Accept - new albums in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2024

[Wild Obsession]

Jackyl
House of Lords

[Ralph2]

Warrior Soul -

Back on the Lash - '17

Rock n Roll Disease - '19

Covers CD - '21

Out on Bail - '22

[DonJuanDeMarco]

Mike Tramp has put out ant least 20 albums since White Lion. More including all the box sets, re recordings and live stuff and compilations.

[Hellsinkey]

After Electric Boys reunited, they've put out records about every three years.

[NeilC]

Winger put out, " Seven" not too long ago. They still deliver live. They all have side gigs, but they all still dig each other as far as I know, and since they can at least make some money on the club circuit, I don't see why they wont't eventually put out at least 1 more album together, if not more. Tom Keifer is back in the game and has put out 2 independent records.

[DonJuanDeMarco]

Enuff Znuff aka Chip have put out a ton of records and demo albums with no involvement from Donnie as far as I know.

However…. As much as I love their first few albums, I don’t think any of these are worth listening to twice.