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.

Latest Hard Rock Release
undefined album image
A Plan in Motion (Instrumental)
Single - Released December 20, 2025

RecentMusic users are tracking 2889 Hard Rock artists for new releases, and have access to the full timeline of 43,468 releases

Join them and feed your new music addiction, and add the Hard Rock artists you love!

Get Started Browse Releases
5ROCK
Aerosmith
Alissa White-Gluz
Alter Bridge
American Standard
Ann My Dice
Art Of Dying
Asia
Avenged Sevenfold
Axel Rudi Pell
Battering Ram
Beartooth
Billy F Gibbons
Billy Idol
Black Veil Brides
Blegh! Label
Blitz Union
Bobby Amaru
Bonafide
BreakingRules
Bryan Adams
Buckcherry
Crispin Earl
Dangerous Toys
Death
Dorothy
Escape the Fate
Eyal Levi
FYVR
Faces
Faith in Failure
Fields Of The Nephilim
From Ashes to New
Ghost
Ghostshaft
Graham Bonnet Band
Guns N' Roses
Gwazi
Gyroscope
Ivan & The Parazol
Jason Aalon Butler
Jimi Jamison
Joe Bonamassa
Kane
Kreator
LeGrand
Love Ghost
Lydia Can't Breathe
Lynch Mob
MC5
MUCC
Megadeth
Mountain
Myles Kennedy
Neil Young
Nico Borie
Nue
Peter Goalby
Phoenix Wise & The Resistance
Rain Paris
Riggs
Rob Moratti
Rockout Danny
RudyWade
SEARCHING FOR A REPLY
Saliva
Scorpions
Shadows Of Earth
Shallow Side
Skillet
Slash
Soho Dukes
Starmen
Steel God
Steve Howe
Stolen Gin
Strike Force
TRUSTcompany
The Cold Stares
The Darkness
The Flints
The Martyr
The Smithereens
TheUnbornBand
Thrice
Tianastacia
Till Lindemann
Transgalactica
Trouble
Tyler Keith
UVERworld
VITO
Veil Of The Serpent
WARFIELD
WHATMORE
WWE
Warren Zevon
We Are The Warriors
Work of Wolves
def rebel
Linkin Park
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Deftones
AC/DC
Nirvana
Metallica
Oasis
Sleep Token
System Of A Down
Guns N' Roses
Måneskin
Foo Fighters
TOTO
Avenged Sevenfold
Led Zeppelin
Bon Jovi
Bryan Adams
Korn
Journey
Black Sabbath
Alice In Chains
Skillet
Aerosmith
Muse
Ghost
Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Doors
Van Halen
Ozzy Osbourne
Scorpions
Billy Idol
Iron Maiden
Marilyn Manson
ZZ Top
Rage Against The Machine
Shinedown
The White Stripes
Def Leppard
Five Finger Death Punch
KISS
Foreigner
Soundgarden
Men At Work
Tom Petty
Mötley Crüe
Neil Young
Survivor
Megadeth
Audioslave
Seether
Hoobastank
Bob Seger
Stone Temple Pilots
Heart
Slayer
Rob Zombie
Kansas
Stereophonics
Deep Purple
Mägo de Oz
Boston
Rush
The Animals
The Who
Asking Alexandria
STARSET
John Mellencamp
REO Speedwagon
Gojira
Judas Priest
Motörhead
Kellin Quinn
P.O.D.
Europe
princess paparazzi
Eddie Vedder
WWE
Halestorm
Huey Lewis & The News
Pat Benatar
Rick Springfield
Whitesnake
Faith No More
Alice Cooper
NOTHING MORE
Poison
Rain City Drive
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Catch Your Breath
Memphis May Fire
HIM
Blue Öyster Cult
Cream
Meat Loaf
Machine Head
Yes
Carlos Santana
Extreme
VIOLENT VIRA
38 Special