hard rock

noun

: rock music marked by a heavy regular beat, high amplification, and usually frenzied performances

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As longtime fans of the hard rock legends prepare for what may very well be Ozzy Osbourne’s final time performing to a crowd, the band and its frontman are already enjoying a resurgence on the charts. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 Billy Joel Live at Madison Square Garden, which aired on CBS to over 20 million viewers and the concert film Ghost: Rite Here Rite Now, which became the highest-grossing hard rock concert film of all time, surpassing a record long held by rock legends Queen. Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025 Hardy, the country music singer who mixes hard rock with Nashville country, has canceled the European dates of his current tour. Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025 The pair fused Lee’s love of classical with Moody’s taste for metal and hard rock and eventually released two EPs that earned some airplay in Little Rock. Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for hard rock

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hard rock was in 1959

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“Hard rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20rock. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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