hard rock
noun
: rock music marked by a heavy regular beat, high amplification, and usually frenzied performances
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The drummer has also worked with hard rock band Guns N’ Roses and alternative rock band A Perfect Circle.
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 16 May 2025
The 52-year-old hard rock singer popped the question to girlfriend model Sarah Uli during a surprise moment at his band’s Disturbed: The Sickness 25th anniversary concert in Sacramento, CA on Friday night (May 9).
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 May 2025
Down in Australia, Cage’s name is also tied to a hard rock band, Nicolas Cage Fighter.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
The other location is in Mountain Pass, California, where hard rock mining extracts a rare earth carbonate mineral called bastnaesite.
—Scott McWhorter, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 16 May 2025
The 52-year-old hard rock singer popped the question to girlfriend model Sarah Uli during a surprise moment at his band’s Disturbed: The Sickness 25th anniversary concert in Sacramento, CA on Friday night (May 9).
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 May 2025
Down in Australia, Cage’s name is also tied to a hard rock band, Nicolas Cage Fighter.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
The other location is in Mountain Pass, California, where hard rock mining extracts a rare earth carbonate mineral called bastnaesite.
—Scott McWhorter, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
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“Hard rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20rock. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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