hard rock
hard rock is a genre. hard rock grew out of Rock, desert rock, British blues, British rhythm and blues and Post-grunge. It sits close to progg, Psychedelic rock, piano rock, Alternative rock and country rock, scenes that trade players, venues and ideas with it. Its influence carried into stoner rock, deathrash and Heavy metal, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 14 connections around hard rock. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where hard rock came from and where it led.
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hard rock connections
hard rock grew out of Rock, desert rock, British blues and British rhythm and blues, shares an orbit with progg, Psychedelic rock, piano rock and Alternative rock, went on to shape stoner rock, deathrash and Heavy metal. 14 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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