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Hard Rock

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Hard Rock, as a subcategory of rock music, emerged in the late '60s and early '70s. It is distinguished by its intense and orchestrated sound, often with the use of distorted electric guitars, loud drums, and strong vocals. The lyrics usually focus on themes such as freedom, revolution, and personal emotions. Significant bands that defined this genre are Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, and AC/DC. Hard Rock remains popular for its dynamism and energy.

Hard Rock Albums

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Road
Road

• Alice Cooper • United States of America

Power Up
Power Up

• AC/DC • Australia

Anthem Of The Peaceful Army
Anthem Of The Peaceful Army

• Greta Van Fleet • United States of America

Rock Or Bust
Rock Or Bust

• AC/DC • Australia

Black Dog Barking
Black Dog Barking

• Airbourne • Australia

Black Ice
Black Ice

• AC/DC • Australia

Chinese Democracy
Chinese Democracy

• Guns ‘n’ Roses • United States of America

Runnin' Wild
Runnin' Wild

• Airbourne • Australia

Crush
Crush

• Bon Jovi • United States of America

Stiff Upper Lip
Stiff Upper Lip

• AC/DC • Australia

Ballbreaker
Ballbreaker

• AC/DC • Australia

Balance
Balance

• Van Halen • United States of America

Face The Heat
Face The Heat

• Scorpions • Germany

For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge

• Van Halen • United States of America

Use Your Illusion I
Use Your Illusion I

• Guns ‘n’ Roses • United States of America

Use Your Illusion II
Use Your Illusion II

• Guns ‘n’ Roses • United States of America

Tattooed Millionaire
Tattooed Millionaire

• Bruce Dickinson • United Kingdom

Brick By Brick
Brick By Brick

• Iggy Pop • United States of America

The Razors Edge
The Razors Edge

• AC/DC • Australia

Crazy World
Crazy World

• Scorpions • Germany

Pump
Pump

• Aerosmith • United States of America

Trash
Trash

• Alice Cooper • United States of America

Skid Row
Skid Row

• Skid Row • United States of America

Sonic Temple
Sonic Temple

• The Cult • United Kingdom

G N' R Lies
G N' R Lies

• Guns ‘n’ Roses • United States of America

Vivid
Vivid

• Living Colour • United States of America

Blow Up Your Video
Blow Up Your Video

• AC/DC • Australia

OU812
OU812

• Van Halen • United States of America

Hysteria
Hysteria

• Def Leppard • United Kingdom

Wild Frontier
Wild Frontier

• Gary Moore • Ireland

Appetite For Destruction
Appetite For Destruction

• Guns ‘n’ Roses • United States of America

Surfin’ With The Alien
Surfin’ With The Alien

• Joe Satriani • United States of America

1987
1987

• Whitesnake • United Kingdom

The House Of Blue Light
The House Of Blue Light

• Deep Purple • United Kingdom

5150
5150

• Van Halen • United States of America

Done With Mirrors
Done With Mirrors

• Aerosmith • United States of America

Run For Cover
Run For Cover

• Gary Moore • Ireland

Fly On The Wall
Fly On The Wall

• AC/DC • Australia

Afterburner
Afterburner

• ZZ Top • United States of America

Perfect Strangers
Perfect Strangers

• Deep Purple • United Kingdom

VOA
VOA

• Sammy Hagar • United States of America

Love At First Sting
Love At First Sting

• Scorpions • Germany

1984
1984

• Van Halen • United States of America

Slide In It
Slide In It

• Whitesnake • United Kingdom

Eliminator
Eliminator

• ZZ Top • United States of America

Flick Of The Switch
Flick Of The Switch

• AC/DC • Australia

Bent Out Of Shape
Bent Out Of Shape

• Rainbow • United Kingdom

Lick It Up
Lick It Up

• KISS • United States of America

Coda
Coda

• Led Zeppelin • United Kingdom

Straight Between The Eyes
Straight Between The Eyes

• Rainbow • United Kingdom

Corridors Of Power
Corridors Of Power

• Gary Moore • Ireland

Fire Of Unknown Origin
Fire Of Unknown Origin

• Blue Öyster Cult • United States of America

Come an' Get It
Come an' Get It

• Whitesnake • United Kingdom

I Love Rock 'n Roll
I Love Rock 'n Roll

• Joan Jett And The Blackhearts • United States of America

For Those About To Rock We Salute You
For Those About To Rock We Salute You

• AC/DC • Australia

Difficult To Cure
Difficult To Cure

• Rainbow • United Kingdom

Back In Black
Back In Black

• AC/DC • Australia

Unmasked
Unmasked

• KISS • United States of America

Chinatown
Chinatown

• Thin Lizzy • Ireland

Animal Magnetism
Animal Magnetism

• Scorpions • Germany

Cultösaurus Erectus
Cultösaurus Erectus

• Blue Öyster Cult • United States of America

Ready an' Willing
Ready an' Willing

• Whitesnake • United Kingdom

Lovedrive
Lovedrive

• Scorpions • Germany

Black Rose: A Rock Legend
Black Rose: A Rock Legend

• Thin Lizzy • Ireland

In Through The Out Door
In Through The Out Door

• Led Zeppelin • United Kingdom

Mr. Universe
Mr. Universe

• Gillan • United Kingdom

Van Halen II
Van Halen II

• Van Halen • United States of America

Top Priority
Top Priority

• Rory Gallagher • Ireland

Down To Earth
Down To Earth

• Rainbow • United Kingdom

Dynasty
Dynasty

• KISS • United States of America

Ace Frehley
Ace Frehley

• Ace Frehley • United States of America

Never Say Die!
Never Say Die!

• Black Sabbath • United Kingdom

Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll
Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll

• Rainbow • United Kingdom

Van Halen
Van Halen

• Van Halen • United States of America

Obsession
Obsession

• UFO • United Kingdom

Jazz
Jazz

• Queen • United Kingdom

Little Queen
Little Queen

• Heart • United States of America

News Of The World
News Of The World

• Queen • United Kingdom

Firefly
Firefly

• Uriah Heep • United Kingdom

Let There Be Rock
Let There Be Rock

• AC/DC • Australia

Taken By Force
Taken By Force

• Scorpions • Germany

Love Gun
Love Gun

• KISS • United States of America

Destroyer
Destroyer

• KISS • United States of America

Rising
Rising

• Rainbow • United Kingdom

Rocks
Rocks

• Aerosmith • United States of America

Jailbreak
Jailbreak

• Thin Lizzy • Ireland

Technical Ecstasy
Technical Ecstasy

• Black Sabbath • United Kingdom

Presence
Presence

• Led Zeppelin • United Kingdom

Virgin Killer
Virgin Killer

• Scorpions • Germany

A Day At The Races
A Day At The Races

• Queen • United Kingdom

In Trance
In Trance

• Scorpions • Germany

Welcome To My Nightmare
Welcome To My Nightmare

• Alice Cooper • United States of America

Ted Nugent
Ted Nugent

• Ted Nugent • United States of America

Physical Graffiti
Physical Graffiti

• Led Zeppelin • United Kingdom

Hair Of The Dog
Hair Of The Dog

• Nazareth • United Kingdom

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow

• Rainbow • United Kingdom

Come Taste The Band
Come Taste The Band

• Deep Purple • United Kingdom

Sabotage
Sabotage

• Black Sabbath • United Kingdom

Burn
Burn

• Deep Purple • United Kingdom

Kiss
Kiss

• KISS • United States of America

Fly To The Rainbow
Fly To The Rainbow

• Scorpions • Germany

Hotter Than Hell
Hotter Than Hell

• KISS • United States of America

Not Fragile
Not Fragile

• Bachman–Turner Overdrive • Canada

Secret Treaties
Secret Treaties

• Blue Öyster Cult • United States of America

In For The Kill!
In For The Kill!

• Budgie • United Kingdom

Stormbringer
Stormbringer

• Deep Purple • United Kingdom

Sheer Heart Attack
Sheer Heart Attack

• Queen • United Kingdom

Rocka Rolla
Rocka Rolla

• Judas Priest • United Kingdom

Aerosmith
Aerosmith

• Aerosmith • United States of America

Never Turn Your Back On A Friend
Never Turn Your Back On A Friend

• Budgie • United Kingdom

Razamanaz
Razamanaz

• Nazareth • United Kingdom

Queen
Queen

• Queen • United Kingdom

Montrose
Montrose

• Montrose • United States of America

Billion Dollar Babies
Billion Dollar Babies

• Alice Cooper • United States of America

Who Do We Think We Are
Who Do We Think We Are

• Deep Purple • United Kingdom

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

• Black Sabbath • United Kingdom

Houses Of The Holy
Houses Of The Holy

• Led Zeppelin • United Kingdom

Machine Head
Machine Head

• Deep Purple • United Kingdom

Vol. 4
Vol. 4

• Black Sabbath • United Kingdom

Lonesome Crow
Lonesome Crow

• Scorpions • Germany

Fireball
Fireball

• Deep Purple • United Kingdom

Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin IV

• Led Zeppelin • United Kingdom

Look At Yourself
Look At Yourself

• Uriah Heep • United Kingdom

One Way... Or Another
One Way... Or Another

• Cactus • United States of America

Who's Next
Who's Next

• The Who • United Kingdom

The Man Who Sold The World
The Man Who Sold The World

• David Bowie • United Kingdom

Master Of Reality
Master Of Reality

• Black Sabbath • United Kingdom

Paranoid
Paranoid

• Black Sabbath • United Kingdom

In Rock
In Rock

• Deep Purple • United Kingdom

Climbing!
Climbing!

• Mountain • United States of America

Medusa
Medusa

• Trapeze • United Kingdom

Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath

• Black Sabbath • United Kingdom

Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin III

• Led Zeppelin • United Kingdom

Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin II

• Led Zeppelin • United Kingdom

Led Zeppelin I
Led Zeppelin I

• Led Zeppelin • United Kingdom

Deep Purple III
Deep Purple III

• Deep Purple • United Kingdom

Hard Rock Artists

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Ace Frehley
Ace Frehley
Aerosmith
Aerosmith
Airbourne
Airbourne
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Bachman–Turner Overdrive
Bachman–Turner Overdrive
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Blue Öyster Cult
Blue Öyster Cult
Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson
Budgie
Budgie
Cactus
Cactus
Gary Moore
Gary Moore
Gillan
Gillan
Golden Earring
Golden Earring
Grand Funk Railroad
Grand Funk Railroad
Greta Van Fleet
Greta Van Fleet
Guns ‘n’ Roses
Guns ‘n’ Roses
Heart
Heart
Humble Pie
Humble Pie
Joan Jett And The Blackhearts
Joan Jett And The Blackhearts
KISS
KISS
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Living Colour
Living Colour
Montrose
Montrose
Mountain
Mountain
Nazareth
Nazareth
Queen
Queen
Rainbow
Rainbow
Sammy Hagar
Sammy Hagar
Scorpions
Scorpions
Skid Row
Skid Row
Ted Nugent
Ted Nugent
Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy
Trapeze
Trapeze
UFO
UFO
Uriah Heep
Uriah Heep
Van Halen
Van Halen
Whitesnake
Whitesnake