Hard Rock

Hard rock is a high-energy genre characterized by powerful guitar riffs, driving rhythms, and often, raw, emotive vocals. Emerging in the late 1960s, it evolved from blues-rock and psychedelic rock, with bands incorporating heavier sounds and distortion. By the 1970s and 1980s, hard rock had become a staple of popular music, with its anthemic choruses and guitar-driven melodies captivating audiences worldwide. As a cultural phenomenon, hard rock embodied rebellion and excess, reflecting the era's social and economic upheaval. While closely tied to heavy metal, hard rock tended to be more commercially oriented and radio-friendly, with a focus on catchy hooks and guitar heroics. Its influence can be seen in later genres like grunge and alternative, and its iconic guitarists and frontmen continue to inspire new generations of musicians.

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21st Century Schizoid Band
Aaron Gillespie
Arsenic
Art Nation
Backhand
Basht.
Ben Granfelt
Between Worlds
Billy Idol
Black Door Band
Bloodlyne
Breathe Me In
Bruzer
Buckcherry
Cab
Cardinal Black
Carsex
Charlie Griffiths
Crystal Spiders
Damiano David
Daniel Davies
Daveit Ferris
Demise Of Love
Deraps
Donella Drive
Dustin Douglas & the Electric Gentlemen
Dyrect
El Camino
End Of Fashion
Europe
Favors The Brave
Focus
Forces United
Francis Rossi
From Fall to Spring
Fury In The Slaughterhouse
GIANT
Ghost
GhostSeeker
Girl Tones
Green Day
H.E.A.T
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InMe
Insight
JP Hill- Bus Stop Prophet
Jethro
Kal-El
Kaori Kishitani
Karson City Rebels
Keith Streng
Kocchi no Kento
LandBreaker
Lilith Czar
Linkin Park
MONA
Mad Sneaks
Matt Simon
MayNard
Mick Blankenship
Misfire
NO TIME FOR SILENCE
Opał
PANTERA BLUE
Paradise Slaves
Paul Di'Anno
Peter Keys
REDSIX
Ragdoll
Rain City Drive
Risk
Rockout Danny
Roger Ricks
SKAMM
Sam Wood
Scarlet Tantrum
Seethe
Skunk Anansie
Slamdinistas
Sleep Theory
Sleep Token
Spider Rockets
Stereophonics
TETSU!!
The Black Amends
The Lonely Ones
The Riven
The Scarlet Opera
Thelemite
Tom Morello
Tommy Henriksen
Tony Iommi
UFO
Veil Of The Serpent
Velvet Grove
Whitesnake
Who on Earth
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Sleep Token
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Ghost
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Foreigner
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Faith No More
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