hard rock
stylistic origins: Blues Rock, Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Rock and Roll
cultural origins: Mid 1960s, United Kingdom and United States
sub-genres: 25
artists listed: 4,676
albums: 21,735
tracks: 304,905
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Hard Rock

stylistic origins: Blues Rock, Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Rock and Roll
cultural origins: Mid 1960s, United Kingdom and United States

Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid 1960s garage and psychedelic rock. It is typified by a heavy use of distorted electric guitars, bass guitar, keyboards and drums.

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