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Here’s your chance to win an autographed copy of Mirador<\/a>‘s self-titled debut album<\/a> on vinyl, signed by guitarist Jake Kiszka<\/a> himself. This contest comes courtesy of the Loudwire Nights<\/em> radio show, who have added Mirador’s self-titled debut as the latest offering from their Loudwire Record Club.<\/p>\n Mirador was sparked by the collaborative spirit of Greta Van Fleet<\/a>‘s Jake Kiszka and Ida Mae’s Chris Turpin, who met while on tour together back in 2018. The two musicians found their musical bond cemented by late-night jam sessions where they found a shared passion for artists such as\u00a0Charley Patton, Muddy Waters, Lightnin\u2019 Hopkins. Martin Carthy, Bert Jansch, and Fairport Convention. \u201cWe were like long lost brothers,\u201d says Kiszka. \u201cAfter we wrote those songs, I realized we had a chemistry I\u2019d never had with anybody but my own brothers. It was obvious we needed to do this.\u201d<\/p>\n “Mirador\u00a0comes from a deep passion for rock \u2018n\u2019 roll, early folk, and country blues as well as folklore,” says Turpin.\u00a0\u201cOur world lives in those traditions,\u201d Kiszka adds. \u201cThere\u2019s an unspoken mysticism. You can trace it back to the stories of meeting the devil at the crossroads, selling your soul, and losing your mind to the wind. Mirador definitely inhabits a lot of that. We\u2019re hyper aware of our lineage, so we can build our own future as a band. It\u2019s two guitar players from notable groups coming together to create a new mythology. As soon as we were in uncharted territory, we knew we were doing something right.\u201d<\/p>\n With\u00a0Mikey Sorbello on drums and Nick Pini on bass and keys, the band has yielded one of 2025’s most buzzy debuts. Led by the single\u00a0“Must I Go Bound<\/a>” and featuring such standouts as the slow burning groove of “Feels Like Gold<\/a>,” the emotionally turbulent “Fortune’s Fate<\/a>” and the cathartic\u00a0resolution\u00a0of “Skyway Drifter<\/a>.” Mirador’s debut is not one to be missed.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Mirador’s Jake Kiszka + Chris Turpin Couldn’t Say No to Starting New Band<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cFor me, it would be beautiful if this is all-consuming for listeners\u2014like when you see a movie at the cinema,\u201d Kiszka concludes. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to immerse people in the world of Mirador<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0and where we\u2019re coming from. There\u2019s so much duality in the album: the humanity, the soul, the adventure, the tyranny and the journey. It\u2019s a very important record for us, but also in terms of what has gone down in the world of rock \u2018n\u2019 roll today. We hope you feel like you belong to this place as much as we do.\u201d<\/p>\n For this contest, we’re giving away five Jake Kiszka-singed vinyl copies of Mirador’s eponymous debut. You’ll want to go ahead and enter now as this contest is set to conclude on Monday, Dec. 22. Simply use the form below to provide your contact details and we’ll reach out if your entry is chosen.<\/p>\n And just this reminder,\u00a0Loudwire Nights with Chuck Armstrong<\/em>\u00a0airs nightly starting at 7PM ET. You can tune in anytime, from anywhere right\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0or by downloading\u00a0the\u00a0Loudwire app<\/a>.<\/p>\n We’re more than half way through the decade! Let’s revisit the best rock and metal albums of 2025, in the order they were released.<\/p>\n See how many of your favorite albums from this year made the list!<\/p>\n Contributions by Chuck Armstrong (CA), Jordan Blum (JB), Rob Carroll (RC), Chad Childers (CC), Joe DiVita (JD), John Hill (JH) and Lauryn Schaffner (LS).<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Loudwire Staff<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe 51 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2025<\/h2>\n