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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The Way We Get It
Single - Released January 15, 2025

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Aerosmith
Alcotomic
Alice In Chains
Andy Christ
Andy Cizek
Audio Highs
Bad Company
Billy Idol
Billy Morrison
Blame My Youth
Blood Orchid
Bloodlyne
Blue Öyster Cult
Bonfire
Cloudcage
Cory Marks
Crossbone Skully
DGD
Damiano David
Danny Miles
Dark Remedy
Declaration
Delilah Bon
Doro
Eldorado
Empire Fall
Exodus
Gaskin
Gato Fiero
Ghost In The Machine
Godmode
Guys From Desert
Hawkwind
Helloween
Hot for Crime
IOMMI
Intercessor
Jacob Lizotte
Jethro Tull
Kane
Kellin Quinn
Kills Birds
King Diamond
Kreator
LOOZBONE
Living Again
Love Ghost
MONA
Machine Head
Mad Kelly
Marilyn Manson
Medusa
Merit Maker
Michael Swank
Model Child
Motörhead
Mountain
Mr. Big
Mötley Crüe
New Damage
Nightsweat
O KANENAS
RED Hands
Rachel Lorin
Relentless Pursuit
Return to Dust
RyoLouder
SAUL
Serena's Fire
Snowy Shaw / Breakfast for Champions
Sons Of Silver
Stolen Gin
Stone Angels
Super Duty Tough Work
Tarot
Tesla
The Cundeez
The Funeral Portrait
The Jansson's Temptation Experience
The Martyr
The Riverside
The Velveteers
Thee Alcoholics
Thin Lizzy
Those Stone People
Tom Petty
UFO
VS / U
Velvet Chains
WICKED
We Are The Warriors
Where Feet Fail
Where Giants Fall I Rise
World Divided
Years Of War
bullet tooth
heavy wild
ozzy
pMad
paradise fell.
AC/DC
Metallica
Guns N' Roses
Korn
Led Zeppelin
TOTO
Pearl Jam
Journey
Aerosmith
Alice In Chains
Black Sabbath
Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Doors
Ghost
KISS
Van Halen
Scorpions
Iron Maiden
Ozzy Osbourne
Mötley Crüe
Rage Against The Machine
ZZ Top
Pantera
Marilyn Manson
Foreigner
Jimi Hendrix
Def Leppard
Billy Idol
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Men At Work
Tom Petty
Megadeth
Bob Seger
Rob Zombie
Audioslave
Stone Temple Pilots
Survivor
Steve Miller Band
Soundgarden
Genesis
Heart
Judas Priest
Kansas
Slayer
Deep Purple
The Cars
The Who
REO Speedwagon
John Mellencamp
The Animals
Rush
Boston
Motörhead
Europe
Huey Lewis & The News
Rick Springfield
Allman Brothers Band
Pat Benatar
Whitesnake
Kellin Quinn
Alice Cooper
Poison
Blue Öyster Cult
Rain City Drive
Steppenwolf
Cream
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Extreme
Twisted Sister
Sepultura
Janis Joplin
Carlos Santana
Skid Row
Cheap Trick
Yes
Faith No More
Thin Lizzy
The Black Crowes
Dio
Jefferson Airplane
Black Label Society
Chris Cornell
Helloween
Slash
The Cult
Bad Company
Mr. Big
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Jethro Tull
Rainbow
Sadturs
Styx
George Thorogood & The Destroyers
38 Special
Danzig
Machine Head
Quiet Riot
Buckcherry
Eddie Money
Segah