This is a list of notable
hard rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...
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Nazareth
Nazareth ( ; ar, النَّاصِرَة, ''an-Nāṣira''; he, נָצְרַת, ''Nāṣəraṯ''; arc, ܢܨܪܬ, ''Naṣrath'') is the largest city in the Northern District of Israel. Nazareth is known as "the Arab capital of Israel". In ...
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Nelson
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Neon Rose
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Neurotic Outsiders
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New York Dolls
New York Dolls were an American rock band formed in New York City in 1971. Along with the Velvet Underground and the Stooges, they were one of the first bands of the early punk rock scenes. Although the band never achieved much commercial succe ...
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Nickelback
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Night Ranger
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Nirvana
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Nite City
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Ted Nugent
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Of Mice & Men
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Osmi putnik
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Osvajači
Osvajači ( sr-cyr, Освајачи; trans. ''Conquerors'') were a Serbian and former Yugoslav hard rock/ heavy metal band from Kragujevac.
Osvajači were originally formed in 1990. They recorded two studio albums, '' Krv i led'' and '' Sam'', ...
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Ozzy Osbourne
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The Outpatience
The Outpatience were an American hard rock group formed in California by guitarist West Arkeen, who is best known for co-writing several Guns N' Roses songs, in 1995. They released one album, ''Anxious Disease'' in 1996; however, the group soon d ...
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Jimmy Page
James Patrick Page (born 9 January 1944) is an English musician who achieved international success as the guitarist and founder of the rock band Led Zeppelin. Page is prolific in creating guitar riffs. His style involves various alternative ...
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Ian Paice
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A Perfect Circle
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Petra
Petra ( ar, ٱلْبَتْرَاء, Al-Batrāʾ; grc, Πέτρα, "Rock", Nabataean Aramaic, Nabataean: ), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu or Raqēmō, is an historic and archaeological city in southern Jordan. It is adjacent to t ...
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Phantom Blue
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Robert Plant
Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the English rock band Led Zeppelin for all of its existence from 1968 until 1980, when the band broke up following the ...
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P.O.D.
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Poison
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Iggy Pop
James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter and actor. Called the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Godfather of Punk", he was the vocalist and lyricist of ...
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Pop Mašina
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The Power Station
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Pražský výběr
Pražský výběr is Czech rock band formed in 1976 in Prague by keyboardist and singer Michael Kocáb. The band initially played jazz fusion in the 1970s, which was popular at the time. At the beginning of the 1980s, they changed their style an ...
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Quartz
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Suzi Quatro
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Queen
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Queen City Kids
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Queens of the Stone Age
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Quiet Riot
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Rabbit
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Rage Against the Machine
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Rainbow
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Ram Jam
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Ramatam Ramatam was a 1970s rock band featuring Mike Pinera on guitar and vocals, April Lawton on lead guitar, and, for a short time, Mitch Mitchell on drums.
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Rare Earth
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Ratt
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Red Rider
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Resurrection Band
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REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon (originally stylized as R.E.O. Speedwagon) is an American rock band from Champaign, Illinois. Formed in 1967, the band cultivated a following during the 1970s and achieved significant commercial success throughout the 1980s. The ...
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Rhino Bucket
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Randy Rhoads
Randall William Rhoads (December 6, 1956 – March 19, 1982) was an American guitarist. He was the co-founder and original guitarist of the heavy metal band Quiet Riot, and the guitarist and co-songwriter for Ozzy Osbourne's first two solo alb ...
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Riot
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Riots typically involve destruction of property, public or private. The property targete ...
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The Rockets
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Paul Rodgers
Paul Rodgers (born 17 December 1949) is a British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was the lead vocalist of numerous bands, including Free, Bad Company, The Firm, and The Law. He has also performed as a solo artist, and co ...
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The Rolling Stones
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Axl Rose
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Rose Tattoo
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The Runaways
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Rush
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Mitch Ryder
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Saigon Kick
Saigon Kick is an American hard rock band from Miami, Florida, that formed in 1988. When they recorded their debut album and second album the band consisted of lead vocalist Matt Kramer, lead guitarist Jason Bieler, bassist Tom Defile, and drum ...
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Saraya
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Scorpions
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The Screaming Jets
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Bob Seger
Robert Clark Seger ( ; born May 6, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as Bob Seger and the Last Heard and The Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s, break ...
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The Seeds
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The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
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Sharks
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Shihad
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Shinedown
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Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; he, חיים ויץ, ; born August 25, 1949) is an Israeli-American musician. Also known by his stage persona The Demon, he is the bassist and co-lead singer of Kiss, the hard rock band he co-founded with Paul ...
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Skid Row
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Slade
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Slipknot
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Spooky Tooth
Spooky Tooth were an English rock band originally formed in Carlisle in 1967. Principally active between 1967 and 1974, the band re-formed several times in later years.
History
Prior to Spooky Tooth, four of the band's five founding members h ...
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Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American singer and songwriter. He has released 21 studio albums, most of which feature his backing band, the E Street Band. Originally from the Jersey Shore, he is an originat ...
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Billy Squier
William Haislip Squier (, born May 12, 1950) is an American rock musician and singer who had a string of arena rock and crossover hits in the early 1980s. His best-known songs include "The Stroke", "Lonely Is the Night", "My Kinda Lover", "In t ...
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Starchild
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Status Quo
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Steeler
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Steppenwolf
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Stone Temple Pilots
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The Stooges
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Strapps
Strapps was a British hard rock group formed in 1975. The band was popular for the straightforward rock songs and for the raunchy visual image created by photographer Mick Rock. Strapps toured with Deep Purple and Ian Gillan Band, and have reco ...
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Streetheart
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Stryper
Stryper is an American Christian metal band from Orange County, California. The group's lineup consists of Michael Sweet (lead vocals, guitar), Oz Fox (guitar), Perry Richardson (bass guitar), and Robert Sweet (drums).
Formed in 1983 as Roxx ...
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Surgery
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Survivor
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* Survivors, characters in the 1997 ''KKnD'' video-game series
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The Sweet
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John Sykes
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T. Rex
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Michael Tait
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Teška Industrija
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Tesla
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Therapy?
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Thin Lizzy
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Tin Machine
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Toad
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Toronto
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Triumph
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Robin Trower
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Trust
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Tucky Buzzard
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Joe Lynn Turner
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Twisted Sister
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Steven Tyler
Steven Victor Tallarico (born March 26, 1948), known professionally as Steven Tyler, is an American singer, best known as the lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, in which he also plays the harmonica, piano, and percussion. ...
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UFO
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Uriah Heep Uriah Heep may refer to:
* Uriah Heep (character), a character in the Charles Dickens novel ''David Copperfield''
*Uriah Heep (band), a British rock band active since 1969
*''Uriah Heep Live
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Valient Thorr
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Van Halen
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Vandale
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Vandenberg
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Vanilla Fudge
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Velvet Revolver
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Vixen
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Volbeat
Volbeat are a Danish rock band formed in Copenhagen in 2001. They play a fusion of rock and roll, heavy metal, and rockabilly. Their current line-up consists of vocalist and guitarist Michael Poulsen, guitarist Rob Caggiano, drummer Jon Lars ...
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Dick Wagner
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Joe Walsh
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Whitesnake
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The Who
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Widowmaker
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Wild Cherries
The Wild Cherries were an Australian rock group, which started in late 1964 playing R&B/ jazz and became "the most relentlessly experimental psychedelic band on the Melbourne discotheque / dance scene" according to commentator, Glenn A. Bake ...
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Winger
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Wolfmother
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The Yardbirds
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Yesterday's Children
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Zephyr
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Zephyr may also refer to:
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ZZ Top
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