History Music / Hardline

* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "This Gift", from ''II'', has lyrics that would feel [[NotChristianRock right at home in a church hymnal.]]

Hardline is an American HardRock[=/=]HeavyMetal band, it is the pet project of Johnny Gioeli (of Music/{{Crush 40}} and Music/AxelRudiPell fame). Formed in 1991 by Johnny and his brother Joey, it started life as a HairMetal band, and they released their first album, ''Double Eclipse'', in 1992. A fairly standard melodic hair metal piece, ''Double Eclipse'' sported a sound straight out of {{The Eighties}}. The album featured a cover of Danny Spanos' Top 40 hit "Hot Cherie", which became a modest radio hit. Notably, this album features Neal Schon of Music/{{Journey}} on guitars. Due to the rise of {{Grunge}}, the album unfortunately didn't become very successful, and the band went mostly silent for about 10 years.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: generally a 5-7, with ballads being a 1-4.

[[caption-width-right:350:''Day after day, like a lifetime away, I keep holding on...''[[note]]Left to right: Alessandro Del Vecchio, Josh Ramos, Johnny Gioeli, Francesco Jovino, Anna Portalupi[[/note]]]]

In September of 2002 the band released their sophomore album, ''II''. This album, featuring a more traditional HeavyMetal sound and an almost completely different lineup, was followed by a live album, ''Live at the Gods Festival 2002''. After this, the band went silent once again. Their next album came in 2009, under the name ''Leaving the End Open''. This album was yet again a fairly radical change from the sound of its preceding album, albeit featuring the same musicians as ''II''. This would have been Hardline's last hurrah, had it not been for one Alessandro Del Vecchio. A fan of the band, he wrote several songs with Johnny's voice in mind and, after recording some demos, sent them to him. Johnny liked the sound of these and immediately got to work writing another album, featuring Del Vecchio on keyboards. This album,, ''Danger Zone'', was released in mid-2012.

'''Albums'''

-->We are alive, [[EvilPoachers no matter]] [[WarForFunAndProfit what the cost]]

* ClusterFBomb: Not in their songs so much, but Johnny can get quite potty-mouthed in concerts.

Hardline is an American HardRock[=/=]HeavyMetal band, it is the pet project of Johnny Gioeli (of Music/{{Crush40}} and Music/AxelRudiPell fame). Formed in 1991 by Johnny and his brother Joey, it started life as a HairMetal band, and they released their first album, ''Double Eclipse'', in 1992. A fairly standard melodic hair metal piece, ''Double Eclipse'' sported a sound straight out of {{The Eighties}}. The album featured a cover of Danny Spanos' Top 40 hit "Hot Cherie", which became a modest radio hit. Notably, this album features Neal Schon of Music/{{Journey}} on guitars. Due to the rise of {{Grunge}}, the album unfortunately didn't become very successful, and the band went mostly silent for about 10 years.

* NotChristianRock: In one song on ''II''. "This Gift" is a SurprisinglyGentleSong with lyrics that wouldn't be out of place in a church hymnal.

* BadassBoast: the song ''Danger Zone'' is made of this.
* BreakUpSong: a lot of their songs could be interpreted as such

* CoverVersion / CoveredUp: ''Hot Cherie''. Almost no one has heard the original version.

* HairMetal: especially starting out. Their second and third albums had strains of this, especially in their ballads, but they generally went in a different direction. Their fourth album returns to this, but does it in a more modern style.

* PowerBallad: They'll have at least one an album.

* Josh T. Ramos - Guitar

* ClusterFBomb: Not in their songs so much, although they do have some swearing, but during live shows Johnny can drop quite a few F bombs. This might come as a surprise to some considering he's commonly associated with a [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog kid-friendly game series]].
* HairMetal: especially starting out. Their second and third albums had strains of this, especially in their ballads, but they generally went in a different direction. Their fourth album returns to this, but does it in a more modern style
* HardRock: Their first album was pretty much standard 80s 'somewhere between HardRock and HairMetal' fare. Their later albums had more metallic riffs and moved away from this.
* IntercourseWithYou: A lot of songs on their first album had this theme, for example ''Hot Cherie'' and ''Dr. Love''. Their later albums had considerably less of this.

* NotChristianRock: In one song on ''II''. ''This Gift'' is a SurprisinglyGentleSong with lyrics that wouldn't be out of place in a church hymnal. It is surprisingly sincere and beautiful.

Hardline is an American HardRock[=/=]HeavyMetal band, it is the pet project of Johnny Gioeli (of Music/{{Crush40}} and Music/AxelRudiPell fame). Formed in 1991 by Johnny and his brother Joey, it started life as a HairMetal band, and they released their first album, ''Double Eclipse'', in 1992. A fairly standard melodic Hair Metal piece, ''Double Eclipse'' sported a sound straight out of The80s. The Album featured a cover of Street Heart's song, ''Hot Cherie'', which became a modest radio hit. This album is perhaps most notable for featuring Neal Schon of Music/{{Journey}} fame. Due to the rise of {{Grunge}}, the album unfortunately didn't become very successful, and the band went mostly silent for about 10 years.

In September of 2002 the band released their sophomore album, ''II''. This album, featuring a more traditional HeavyMetal sound and almost completely different musicians, was proceeded by a live Album, ''Live At the Gods Festival 2002''. After this, the band went silent once again. Their next album came in 2009, under the name ''Leaving the End Open''. This album was yet again a fairly radical change from the sound of its preceding album, albeit featuring the same musicians as ''II''. This would have been where Hardline's story ended, had it not been for one Alessandro Del Vecchio. A fan of the band, he wrote several songs with Johnny's voice in mind and, after recording some demos, sent them to him. Johnny liked the sound of these and immediately got to work writing another album, featuring Del Vecchio on keyboards. This album,, ''Danger Zone'', was released in mid 2012 and opens up the possibility to future albums.

Compare Music/DangerDanger , another similar band that came in during the tail end of the HairMetal scene and later had a member do music for the [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] series

* Johnny Gioelli - Vocals

* Mike Terrana - Drums

* ClusterFBomb: Not in their songs so much , although they do have some swearing, but during live shows Johnny can drop quite a few F bombs. This might come as a surprise to some considering he's commonly associated with a [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog kid-friendly game series]].

* ClusterFBomb: Not in their songs so much , although they do have some swearing, but during live shows Johnny can drop quite a few F bombs.

* CoverSong / CoveredUp: ''Hot Cherie''. Almost no one has heard the original version.

* SequelGap: Besides their latest album, which had a more normal amount of time between it and its predecessor, all of their albums where very spread apart, each time sparking rumors that they had retired.

Compare music/DangerDanger , another similar band that came in during the tail end of the HairMetal scene and later had a member do music for the [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] series

Compare music/DangerDanger , another similar band that came in during the tail end of the HairMetal scene and later had a member do music for the [[franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] series

Hardline is an American HardRock[=/=]HeavyMetal band, it is the pet project of Johnny Gioeli (of Music/{{Crush40}} and Music/AxelRudiPell fame). Formed in 1991 by Johnny and his brother Joey, it started life as a GlamMetal band, and they released their first album, ''Double Eclipse'', in 1992. A fairly standard melodic Hair Metal piece, ''Double Eclipse'' sported a sound straight out of The80s. The Album featured a cover of Street Heart's song, ''Hot Cherie'', which became a modest radio hit. This album is perhaps most notable for featuring Neal Schon of Music/{{Journey}} fame. Due to the rise of {{Grunge}}, the album unfortunately didn't become very successful, and the band went mostly silent for about 10 years.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: Many new fans getting into the band will probably be familiar with Johnny Gioeli from the band Music/{{Crush40}} , the band that does music for the fairly family friendly SonicTheHedgehog game series. This band has a number of songs with IntercourseWithYou themes and mild to moderate swearing.

Hardline is an American HardRock[=/=]HeavyMetal band, it is the pet project of Johnny Gioeli (of {{Crush40}} and AxelRudiPell fame). Formed in 1991 by Johnny and his brother Joey, it started life as a GlamMetal band, and they released their first album, ''Double Eclipse'', in 1992. A fairly standard melodic Hair Metal piece, ''Double Eclipse'' sported a sound straight out of The80s. The Album featured a cover of Street Heart's song, ''Hot Cherie'', which became a modest radio hit. This album is perhaps most notable for featuring Neal Schon of Music/{{Journey}} fame. Due to the rise of {{Grunge}}, the album unfortunately didn't become very successful, and the band went mostly silent for about 10 years.

Hardline is an American HardRock / HeavyMetal band, it is the pet project of Johnny Gioeli (of {{Crush40}} and AxelRudiPell fame). Formed in 1991 by Johnny and his brother Joey, it started life as a GlamMetal band, and they released their first album, ''Double Eclipse'', in 1992. A fairly standard melodic Hair Metal piece, ''Double Eclipse'' sported a sound straight out of The80s. The Album featured a cover of Street Heart's song, ''Hot Cherie'', which became a modest radio hit. This album is perhaps most notable for featuring Neal Schon of {{Journey}} fame. Due to the rise of {{Grunge}}, the album unfortunately didn't become very successful, and the band went mostly silent for about 10 years.

* IntercourseWithYou: A lot of songs on their first album had this theme, for example ''Hot Cherie'' and ''Dr. Love''. Their later albums had considerably less of this.

In September of 2002 the band released their sophomore album, ''II''. This album, featuring a more traditional HeavyMetal sound and almost completely different musicians, was proceeded by a live Album, ''Live At the Gods Festival 2002''. After this, the band went silent once again. Their next album came in 2009