After several years of New Jersey Devils fans getting to listen to New Jersey band Gaslight Anthem’s “Howl” as the team’s goal song, now the team is holding an election for a new song. For years, the New Jersey Devils used Rock and Roll part II, but because of the despicable acts by Gary Glitter, the Devils smartly stopped using his music so he couldn’t profit off them. The New Jersey Devils recently posted a few days back a “goal song fan vote” on the NJ Devils website.
There is so much rich history for New Jersey Devils fans and expats alike that connects the New Jersey hockey and music scene. From a plethora of artists and bands to select from here are 5 ideal bands that could have fans nominate a goal song from a NJ band.
Gaslight Anthem
Gaslight Anthem is a New Brunswick, New Jersey based band that has been very fortunate to have had “Howl” airing after every Devils goal the past few seasons at the Prudential Center. One of the things fans will notice is that the Devils only made the playoffs once while this song was used. There are Devils fans that want to keep this super jovial jam going.
There has been a plethora of great moments from Nico Hischier scoring his first points to Taylor Hall winning the Hart Trophy in the 2017-2018 season, and getting the New Jersey Devils to their first playoffs since 2012. Even in the past few seasons, fans have warmed up to Gaslight Anthem opening up the door to more local bands. This kind of New Jersey pride has been getting untapped since the “One Jersey” campaign.
If fans had to vote on a song for the Devils goal song it should stay “Howl”. “Howl” is such a lively jam that people can’t stop playing it online. Gaslight Anthem has done an amazing job repping the state of New Jersey in their music videos, and it’s amazing to play Howl even when the team is away and pretend it is a home goal. Honestly, this would be an amazing jam for Jack Hughes‘ first NHL goal. One of the things Gaslight Anthem should do is come up with a customized song called “Rock The Rock!”