Hardline’s Shout draws a straight line back to Double Eclipse, with the Los Angeles band focused on their core strengths and playing with renewed force.

Fronted by Johnny Gioeli alongside Alessandro Del Vecchio, Luca Princiotta, Anna Portalupi, and Marco Di Salvia, Hardline lean into the same melodic hard rock core that built their reputation, but with a sharper, modern production that keeps it from feeling locked in the past. Gioeli says it outright: “This band doesn’t want to reinvent its music. Hardline are Hardline, and our fans know what to expect from us!” That mindset shapes Shout from top to bottom. Big choruses, direct hooks, and songs built to hit in the car with the volume pushed all the way up.

The record moves easily between styles that have always been part of the band’s makeup. The title track carries a darker edge, while “Candy Love” taps into an ’80s melodic streak, and “Welcome To The Thunder” lands with a more forceful punch. There’s also a curveball in their take on the Scorpions’ “When You Came Into My Life,” reworked with enough respect to the original while still fitting into Hardline’s sound.

One of the album’s most personal moments comes with “Glow,” a ballad tied to something outside the usual rock narrative. Del Vecchio wrote it with Gioeli’s longtime commitment to animal rescue in mind, along with the shared losses that come with it. Gioeli has spent years flying shelter dogs to safety as a pilot, and the band plans to bring that connection into their live shows, handing out glow sticks during the song in exchange for donations, turning the performance into something communal rather than just another quiet moment in the set.

By the time Shout lands, Gioeli will have been involved in over 100 albums across his career, a number he admits still catches him off guard. That kind of mileage shows up here, not in excess, but in how direct everything feels. There’s no sense of overthinking it. Just a band that knows its lane and drives it hard.