Anthony Gomes

"A very talented guitarist... and where did that voice come from?" - B.B. King
"Hendrix on crank guitar phrasing... all the soul of Otis Redding and the swagger of Steven Tyler. Anthony joyfully blends the distinction between blues and rock." - Blues Rock Review
"Gomes is a power player who is at his best when his gear is in the scorched earth between blues and rock. After all, it’s the electric guitar; sometimes tickling it is not enough." - Guitar World

Anthony Gomes is a Canadian vocalist, guitarist, songwriter and producer. Over the years, he has reached #1 on the Billboard Blues chart, received support from artists such as B.B. King, accumulated tens of millions of streams, and performed on multiple continents. In April 2025, he released his 14th studio album, Praise the Loud, on Rat Pak Records.

“I’ve learned how to embrace my voice as a guitarist and as a singer,” he states. “I understand who I am, and I use my strengths to my advantage. I have a blues soul and a rock ‘n’ roll heart. I love to jump back and forth between both with a modern day approach. When I play rock, it’s got a little more dust on it."

Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, he fell in love with music as a kid, listening to everyone from Muddy Waters and Jimi Hendrix to Jeff Beck and Eddie Van Halen. At 14 years old, Anthony gravitated to the guitar and his relationship with the instrument was born. After grinding it out, his chops caught the attention of B.B. King’s bus driver at a jam night. The driver introduced him to B.B., who invited him to open a string of tour dates in 2005. He went on to share the stage with Buddy Guy, Robert Plant, Joe Bonamassa, Heart, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and more. His concert attendees have included Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman, John Goodman, Vince Vaughn and Eric Clapton.

2022’s High Voltage Blues reached #1 on the iTunes Top Blues Albums chart, #1 on Amazon Music’s New Release Blues chart and debuted at #1 on the Billboard Blues chart. It remained on the Billboard Blues chart for 58 consecutive weeks, landing on Billboard's Top 15 Blues Albums of the Year for both 2023 and 2024.

Guitar World noted, “Gomes is another power player who is at his best when his gear is in the scorched earth between blues and rock.”

Praise the Loud (2025) includes 12 studio tracks.

Reflecting on the album, Anthony shares, “On Praise the Loud, we pushed our musical boundaries in every direction. We wanted it to rock, and at the same time, we wanted it to have a deeper, more soulful blues feel. When people ask me what I sound like, I say, ‘If B.B. King was in AC/DC, that’s what it would be.’ That’s Praise the Loud in a nutshell.”

Gomes cites the track Rock & Roll Bluesman as the thesis of the album. “My favorite line on the album comes from the song Rock & Roll Bluesman: ‘I don’t care if they love or hate us, gonna turn it up so they won’t forget us.’ That lyric captures the spirit of the album—declaring that we’re playing blues rock on our own terms, no matter what.”

The album opens with Praise the Loud and includes Netflix & Chill, Meet My Maker, Black Diamond Heavy, Electric Blues Crusade, Love Song Gone Wrong and In the Name of the Blues. Produced by Peter Carson and Anthony Gomes and mixed by Chris Collier.

“I still believe in a world of guitar heroes,” he says. “I strive for a world where you don’t have to be 19 years old to sell a lot of records and tickets and to make a statement. I’m one of those people who doesn’t think rock, or the blues, is dead. I’m looking for fresh ways to bring them together. I’m at the table rolling the dice all in the name of blues and rock ‘n’ roll.”