Hard Rock · GenresWhat is hard rock?
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage, blues rock and psychedelic rock. It is typified by a heavy use of distorted electric guitars, bass guitar, drums, pianos, and keyboards.
About hard rock
One of the major influences of hard rock is blues music. American and British rock bands began to modify rock and roll, adding to the standard genre harder sounds, heavier guitar riffs, bombastic drumming and louder vocals.
From Last.fm, where 115,417 listeners have tagged music as hard rock.
Artists to start with
Albums to hear first
Highway to Hell
Dynasty
Nightmare
One-X
Comeblack
Lovedrive
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Let There Be RockHard Rock songs
- Highway to Hell by AC/DC
- Thunderstruck by AC/DC
- Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N' Roses
- Sweet Child o' Mine by Guns N' Roses
- I Was Made for Lovin' You by Kiss
- T.N.T. by AC/DC
- Kickstart My Heart by Mötley Crüe
- November Rain by Guns N' Roses
- A Little Piece of Heaven by Avenged Sevenfold
- Comfortable Liar by Chevelle
Hard Rock on Risocast
AudioslaveAudioslave · 2002
Songs For The DeafQueens of the Stone Age · 2002
Greatest HitsQueen · 1981
Phobia (Explicit Version)Breaking Benjamin · 2006
Phobia (Clean Version)Breaking Benjamin · 2006
Out of ExileAudioslave · 2005
Bohemian Rhapsody (The Original Soundtrack)Queen
Greatest Hits IIQueenChildren of the Sea (Live in San Antonio, May 13, 1982) - 2023 RemixBlack Sabbath · 2023
Neighbouring genres
In the rock & punk family. All genres
alternative rockrockcrust punkart rockart punkdeathrockindietronicaexperimental rockanarcho-punkglam rockgrungeheartland rockQuestions
- What is hard rock?
- Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage, blues rock and psychedelic rock. It is typified by a heavy use of distorted electric guitars, bass guitar, drums, pianos, and keyboards. One of the major influences of hard rock is blues music.
- Who are the best-known hard rock artists?
- By Last.fm listening: Guns N' Roses, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Van Halen and Scorpions.
- What genres are similar to hard rock?
- On Risocast it sits with alternative rock, rock, crust punk, art rock, art punk and deathrock.
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Updated 6 October 2026
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