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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Against All Ødds
Alice Cooper
Amber's
Avatar
Barry Rock
Battlesnake
Ben Granfelt
Between Worlds
Black Sites
Blitz Union
Blood Orchid
Broken Fate
Bruzer
Buckcherry
Budgie
Bulletboys
CHILDREN OF DOOM
Camisado
Cancel The Transmission
Carsex
Caspar Brötzmann Massaker
Castle Rat
Chaos Messerschmitt
Charlie Griffiths
Chuck Spadina
Citizen Soldier
Clawfinger
Cloudcage
Crispin Earl
DAKØTA
DIMMA
Dead Eyes
Deep Purple
Defects
Delayed Departure
Demise Of Love
Diamond Black
Dope Purple
Dustin Douglas & the Electric Gentlemen
Eric Gales
Favors The Brave
Godmode
Green Day
Ice Nine Kills
JP Hill- Bus Stop Prophet
Jethro Tull
Joe Stump's Tower Of Babel
Joe Walsh
KNUB
Keith and the Cockroaches
King Falcon
Kocchi no Kento
LASTELLE
LOWLIVES
LandBreaker
Luci Ferrum
Lynyrd Skynyrd
MONA
Mancha De Rolando
Margarita Witch Cult
Matt Wallace
MayNard
Metallica
Motörhead
NG
New Medicine
PANTERA BLUE
Paham
Peter Keys
Powerhill
Rakkere
Rock Star Vipin
Rock Workshop
SANITY
Saxon
Sheev
Sick Century
Stoner Kings
Styx
Ten Ton Mojo
The Almas
The Funeral Portrait
The Infamists
The Inspector Cluzo
The Intemperate Sons
The Lonely Ones
The Riverside
The Rolling Stones
The Steel Crows
Toby Lee
Té de Brujas
UFO
UNTIL DAWN
VAMPIRO
VZS
Van Halen
Voodoochild
Wytch Hazel
bullet tooth
def rebel
Linkin Park
Red Hot Chili Peppers
System Of A Down
Green Day
Nirvana
AC/DC
Metallica
Sleep Token
Guns N' Roses
The Rolling Stones
Måneskin
Evanescence
TOTO
Korn
Led Zeppelin
Aerosmith
Journey
Muse
Ghost
Alice In Chains
The Doors
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Black Sabbath
Scorpions
Van Halen
Marilyn Manson
Five Finger Death Punch
Iron Maiden
Billy Idol
Ozzy Osbourne
KISS
Mötley Crüe
ZZ Top
Rage Against The Machine
The White Stripes
Def Leppard
Foreigner
Soundgarden
Jimi Hendrix
Tom Petty
Men At Work
Survivor
Airbag
Hoobastank
Stone Temple Pilots
Rob Zombie
Audioslave
Bob Seger
Tom Morello
Heart
Genesis
Kansas
Stereophonics
Deep Purple
Slayer
The Who
REO Speedwagon
Boston
Rush
John Mellencamp
Judas Priest
The Animals
NOTHING MORE
Asking Alexandria
STARSET
Gojira
Motörhead
Ice Nine Kills
Europe
Kellin Quinn
Whitesnake
Within Temptation
Alice Cooper
Pat Benatar
Our Last Night
Eddie Vedder
Poison
Rick Springfield
Faith No More
Michael Bolton
Huey Lewis & The News
Memphis May Fire
Citizen Soldier
Cream
Rain City Drive
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Catch Your Breath
Kocchi no Kento
Blue Öyster Cult
Carlos Santana
Machine Head
Janis Joplin
Extreme
Twisted Sister
Meat Loaf
Thin Lizzy
Skid Row
The Black Crowes
Cheap Trick
Black Label Society