Ro takes listeners on a global tour of the hardest-hitting new music on Hard Rock Hell Radio. We kick off with the melodic hard rock of Dark Heart before diving into the gritty, riff-heavy sounds of Dan Burn and the “emo-trap-rock” stylings of LA-based Love Ghost. There’s some personal favorites from the current metal scene, including the brutal sounds of Germany’s Mesticator and the high-energy thrash of Miami’s Acidosis, while also exploring progressive landscapes with Brazil’s Abstracted and Denmark’s Lola.

The hour isn’t just about original tracks; Ro highlights a surprising and powerful cover of Tears for Fears’ “Shout” by Michigan newcomers Botzilla. Between tracks, Ro shares anecdotes about his own teenage thrash band and gives advice to independent artists on how to get their music played on the station. The episode wraps up with atmospheric doom from Spain’s Hela and a final Norwegian rock anthem from Gjenferd, leaving listeners with plenty of new bands to follow on Bandcamp and social media.

• Dark Heart – Burned
• Dan Byrne – She’s The Devil
• Love Ghost – Vengence
• Messticator– Mass Human Extinction
• Acidosis – They Live!
• Abstracted – Languish (ft. Chaney Crabb)
• Botzilla – Shout
• Vola – Inside Your Fur (Live from The Pool)
• Hela – Emerald Mirror
• Gjenferd – Crimson Rain

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Listen again to Ro with his collection of New Metal and Hard Rock Tunes.

• Confess – Wicked Temptations
• Immolation – Adversary
• Chuck Norris Experiment – Tryin’
• Illumina A.D. – Crystal Grave
• Call Me Amour – Wrong Direction
• Nook & Cranny – Distant Galaxy
• Paganizer – Vanas Makt
• Kaleidobolt – Coping
• Saint Agnes – Song for Mia
• Lord Elephant – Leave

DarkCompass with Ro was played on Hard Rock Hell Radio on the 30th January 2026

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Listen to Ro and his new selection of Tunes from The Chuck Norris Experiment, Beltfed Weapon, Tentaclaus, Crowsilver and more.

• The Chuck Norris Experiment – Stairway to The Stars
• Beltfed Weapon – Tortured Within
• The Veer Union – Venom in My Veins
• KMFDM – Enemy
• ForeignWolf – Imposter Syndrome
• Beyond the Black – Let There Be Rain
• Tentaclaus – Backstabber
• Horror Scene – Yeah You
• Sylosis – Erased
• Crowsilver – Trapped
• Mos Generator – Lonley One Kenobi
• Mad Vamps – Demon Fuzz
• Cloud Studies – Vorticist Spa Retreat
• Horseman – Codeine Cowboy

DarkCompass with Ro was Broadcast on Hard Rock Hell Radio Friday 23rd January 2026