MF Ruckus took a beating to get here, losing guitarist Parker Meehan and its European label mid-pandemic like a car losing wheels in fast traffic. The Denver band formed in 2013 on classic rock swagger and heavy metal muscle, citing Thin Lizzy and Iron Maiden as touchstones. The Front Line of Good Times Vol. I, out on Glory or Death Records, was years in the making and carries dedications to friends and family the band lost along the way.