hard rock
noun
: rock music marked by a heavy regular beat, high amplification, and usually frenzied performances
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This performance, recorded for the annals of music history, ultimately marked the end of an era for a band that helped define the scope of modern hard rock.
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Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
As an elder, Mellencamp often jokes about how many tours he was fired from in his salad days, usually because the headlining acts (KISS, REO Speedwagon, British hard rock act Rainbow) and their audiences didn’t take to his kiss-off attitude and misfit energy.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
One of the largest hard rock quarries in the Western United States, the quarry has been a key source of building materials for the Bay Area and Central Coast for the past 126 years.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Takaichi is a hard rock and heavy metal music fan and was an avid drummer in her college days.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
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Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
As an elder, Mellencamp often jokes about how many tours he was fired from in his salad days, usually because the headlining acts (KISS, REO Speedwagon, British hard rock act Rainbow) and their audiences didn’t take to his kiss-off attitude and misfit energy.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
One of the largest hard rock quarries in the Western United States, the quarry has been a key source of building materials for the Bay Area and Central Coast for the past 126 years.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Takaichi is a hard rock and heavy metal music fan and was an avid drummer in her college days.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Hard rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20rock. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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