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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Celebrating 50 Years (Live At The Ryman)
Album - 15 Tracks - Released June 27, 2025

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ANIMALIZE
Aaron Gillespie
Amber's
Arsenic
Avatar
Barry Rock
Battlesnake
Ben Granfelt
Between Worlds
Black Door Band
Black Sites
Blitz Union
Blood Orchid
Bloodlyne
Bruzer
Buckcherry
CHILDREN OF DOOM
Camisado
Cardinal Black
Carsex
Castle Rat
Charlie Griffiths
Citizen Soldier
Crystal Spiders
DIMMA
Daveit Ferris
Deep Purple
Delayed Departure
Demise Of Love
Deraps
Donella Drive
Dustin Douglas & the Electric Gentlemen
End Of Fashion
Eric Gales
Fade to Black
Favors The Brave
Five Finger Death Punch
GIANT
Godmode
Green Day
JP Hill- Bus Stop Prophet
Jethro
Joe Walsh
KNUB
Kal-El
Kaori Kishitani
Karson City Rebels
King Falcon
Kocchi no Kento
LASTELLE
LandBreaker
Legion of Decadence
Lynyrd Skynyrd
MONA
Mancha De Rolando
Matt Wallace
MayNard
Melrose Avenue
Metallica
Motörhead
NG
NO TIME FOR SILENCE
Opał
PANTERA BLUE
Paham
Partizan
Peter Keys
REDSIX
Ragdoll
Rakkere
Relentless Pursuit
Risk
Rock Workshop
Rocky Road Heaven
Roger Ricks
SANITY
SKAMM
Sam Wood
Seethe
Sick Century
Skunk Anansie
Sleep Theory
Spider Rockets
Styx
The Almas
The Funeral Portrait
The Infamists
The Inspector Cluzo
The Lonely Ones
The Rolling Stones
The Scarlet Opera
The Steel Crows
Toby Lee
Tony Iommi
Té de Brujas
UFO
Veil Of The Serpent
Voodoochild
bullet tooth
def rebel
Linkin Park
Red Hot Chili Peppers
System Of A Down
Nirvana
Green Day
AC/DC
Metallica
Sleep Token
Guns N' Roses
The Rolling Stones
Måneskin
Evanescence
TOTO
Led Zeppelin
Korn
Aerosmith
Journey
Muse
Ghost
Alice In Chains
The Doors
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Five Finger Death Punch
Black Sabbath
Marilyn Manson
Van Halen
Scorpions
Iron Maiden
Ozzy Osbourne
Billy Idol
KISS
Mötley Crüe
Rage Against The Machine
ZZ Top
The White Stripes
Def Leppard
Foreigner
Soundgarden
Jimi Hendrix
Tom Petty
Men At Work
Stone Temple Pilots
Airbag
Audioslave
Hoobastank
Rob Zombie
Survivor
Bob Seger
Tom Morello
Heart
Genesis
Kansas
Stereophonics
Deep Purple
Slayer
The Who
REO Speedwagon
Judas Priest
NOTHING MORE
Rush
The Animals
Boston
John Mellencamp
STARSET
Gojira
Asking Alexandria
Motörhead
Ice Nine Kills
Europe
Kellin Quinn
Whitesnake
Alice Cooper
Within Temptation
Pat Benatar
Poison
Eddie Vedder
Our Last Night
Michael Bolton
Rick Springfield
Huey Lewis & The News
Citizen Soldier
Memphis May Fire
Cream
Rain City Drive
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Catch Your Breath
Kocchi no Kento
Blue Öyster Cult
Carlos Santana
Machine Head
Janis Joplin
Meat Loaf
Extreme
Twisted Sister
Faith No More
Thin Lizzy
Skid Row
The Black Crowes
Cheap Trick
Black Label Society