hard rock
noun
: rock music marked by a heavy regular beat, high amplification, and usually frenzied performances
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The masked band led by songwriter and vocalist Tobias Forge, has shown time and again that their pop-sensible hard rock is meant for the masses.
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Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The legendary hard rock groups will set up shop from November 7-9 for the Rock the Tides fest, which will also include sets from Poison singer and solo performer Bret Michaels, Extreme, the Struts, Buckcherry, Dorothy, Living Colour, Moon Walker and Velvet Daydream.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2025
Two of hard rock’s most legendary acts — Alice Cooper and Judas Priest — are heading for the Bay Area.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
The band will headline the 30,000-seat Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, PA on Sept. 20 along with a gang of other new and classic thrash/hard rock bands including Knocked Loose, Suicidal Tendencies, Power Trip, Cavalera (performing Chaos A.D. in full) and Exodus (performing Bonded by Blood).
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Apr. 2025
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Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The legendary hard rock groups will set up shop from November 7-9 for the Rock the Tides fest, which will also include sets from Poison singer and solo performer Bret Michaels, Extreme, the Struts, Buckcherry, Dorothy, Living Colour, Moon Walker and Velvet Daydream.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2025
Two of hard rock’s most legendary acts — Alice Cooper and Judas Priest — are heading for the Bay Area.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
The band will headline the 30,000-seat Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, PA on Sept. 20 along with a gang of other new and classic thrash/hard rock bands including Knocked Loose, Suicidal Tendencies, Power Trip, Cavalera (performing Chaos A.D. in full) and Exodus (performing Bonded by Blood).
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Hard rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20rock. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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