hard rock
noun
: rock music marked by a heavy regular beat, high amplification, and usually frenzied performances
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Yet their influence far exceed even those record sales — nearly every hard rock band since the 1970s bears their mark.
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
With their Kangol hats, unlaced Adidas, and leather jackets, Run-DMC redefined the look as well as the sound of hip-hop at the end of the disco era, ushering in harsh drum machine beats, staccato cadences, and occasional explosions of hard rock guitar.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 28 Jan. 2025
The music escalates from banjo picking to hard rock with a shredding lead guitar, as the woes of fame scale up.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Metallica claims some of the biggest hits in hard rock history.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
With their Kangol hats, unlaced Adidas, and leather jackets, Run-DMC redefined the look as well as the sound of hip-hop at the end of the disco era, ushering in harsh drum machine beats, staccato cadences, and occasional explosions of hard rock guitar.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 28 Jan. 2025
The music escalates from banjo picking to hard rock with a shredding lead guitar, as the woes of fame scale up.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Metallica claims some of the biggest hits in hard rock history.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Hard rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20rock. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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