1. Done
2. N.M.E.
3. Generations
4. Rise
5. Saddest Song
6. California Burning
7. True Faith
8. Let Go
9. Intro/Beautiful
10. Beautiful
11. Love To Hate

Joey Duenas has finally returned with Anew Revolution, and chances are this time he's headed down the right track.

With his former band Unloco, they fell into the trap of being part of the then trend of nu metal bands. They got a high profile gig playing Ozzfest, and they were also on a major label, but at the end of the day, when a trend dies, nothing can save you from being dropped, or falling apart.

It's been 5 years though, and now we have Anew Revolution. Nothing more than a straight ahead hard rock band, with a slight metal edge. And while nothing is ever guaranteed, going the straight up hard rock route is typically pretty safe. There aren't too many changes to the foundation of hard rock, and as long as you can write solid songs, you're doing good.

In that sense, Anew Revolution shouldn't have anything to worry about. The songwriting is even more solid than it was with Unloco. Alot less filler, and there's no trends here. Just solid rock songs with some catchy grooves and some great sing along choruses. And they even manage to throw in some guitar leads. Not to mention, their modern take on New Order's "True Faith" is simply stellar. There's nothing better than being able to sing along to an old 80's song, with a more modern sound to it!

With Koch's distribution and marketing behind them, Anew Revolution should manage to build a seriously solid foundation for themselves.

Their sound is the stuff that rock radio eats up and feeds to it's listeners every hour on the hour, so there shouldn't be a problem in getting their name out to the masses of asses that still listen to rock radio. And they're also a perfect fit for MTV's run of the mill commercial rock shows, which should gain them a ton of fans on that end as well.

This is about as solid as it gets for a hard rock record. "Rise" is an enjoyable listen from start to finish, which isn't typical amongst more commercial rock records. This record is in the same league as the likes of Breaking Benjamin, and even Nickelback in terms of commercial appeal and solid songwriting. With the exception of poor marketing and distribution, there's no reason why Anew Revolution won't be all over MTV, Rolling Stone, and Clear Channel radio stations in the months and years to come.