Tom and Mark discuss some of their favorite albums released so far in 2025 as they review albums hitting the shelves in the first half of this year.

Here are the releases we discussed, so you can track them down if you're interested in what we had to say!

WET "Apex"

Dream Theater "Parasomnia"

Brother Firetribe "Number One EP"

Don Airey "Pushed To The Edge"

Tokyo Blade "Time Is The Fire"

Harem Scarem "Chasing Euphoria"

Alien "When Yesterday Comes Around"

H.E.A.T "Welcome To The Future"

Dazr "Dazr EP"

Wildness "Avenger"

Ray of Light "Salute"

Crazy Lixx "Thrill of the Bite"

Perfect Plan "Heart of a Lion"

Young Gun Silver Fox "Pleasure"

Hellacopters "Overdriver"

Adrian Smith / Richie Kotzen "Black Light / White Noise"

Childz Play "First Toy" & "Big City"

Two Wolf "Two Wolf"

Sign of the Wolf "Sign of the Wolf"

Enjoy!

Tim Feehan is a Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter and producer known for his standout solo albums Tim Feehan, Full Contact, and Pray for Rain. His music has appeared in major films like Licence to Kill, Arthur 2, and The Wraith (featuring his hit “Where’s the Fire”). A longtime collaborator with music legends like Steve Lukather, Richard Marx, and Randy Jackson (Journey, American Idol), Tim also wrote “Memories Will Last Forever,” the tribute song played when the Edmonton Oilers unveiled Wayne Gretzky’s statue and again at his jersey retirement. Now based in L.A., he runs ParkDriveProductions.com, spotlighting his music and emerging indie artists.

Carl Dixon remains one of Canada's stellar rock voices. He's a musician and keynote speaker. Carl joined Coney Hatch in the 80s, opening for Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Peter Frampton, Ted Nugent, Accept, and Rush. Four decades later, Coney Hatch is still rocking.

They performed at Sweden Rock Festival in June 2023 to rave reviews, they have a new vinyl double album out & and played a slate of 2024 shows in Ontario, NY, UK, and France. Carl's written music for film and television, was the lead singer of The Guess Who for eight years, and played in April Wine for four years.

In 2008, a high-speed car accident in Australia almost killed Carl and left him comatose for 10 days with 52 injuries and a traumatic brain injury. He's reshaped his life as an inspirational speaker, author of "Strange Way to Live", a book of his memoirs. He continues to tour extensively as a solo artist and speaker, along with a slew of bands, including Coney Hatch.