Hard rock

Hard rock is a genre of rock music characterised by heavy guitar riffs, powerful vocals, driving rhythms and blues-based song structures. Emerging during the late 1960s and early 1970s from blues rock, psychedelic rock and garage rock, hard rock helped lay the foundations for heavy metal while maintaining a strong emphasis on melody and groove.

Pioneering artists including Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, the Who and AC/DC established the genre’s signature sound, which was later expanded by bands such as Aerosmith, Van Halen, Guns N’ Roses, Def Leppard and Foo Fighters.

Hard rock has remained one of the most enduring and commercially successful forms of rock music, influencing generations of musicians while continuing to evolve through modern alternative and metal-influenced acts.

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Hard rock is a style of rock music built around distorted electric guitars, forceful vocals, prominent riffs and a blues-influenced rhythmic foundation, emerging in the late 1960s and becoming one of the defining sounds of modern rock.
Early hard rock was shaped by bands including Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, the Who, Cream, Black Sabbath and AC/DC, whose music helped define the genre during the late 1960s and 1970s.
Hard rock generally retains stronger roots in blues rock and traditional rock and roll, often placing greater emphasis on melody and groove. Heavy metal typically features heavier riffs, darker themes, faster tempos and more aggressive vocals, although the two genres frequently overlap.
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