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hard rock

genre of rock music often characterized by chordal guitar riffs accompanied by root notes on the bass guitar and "big" drums
Intangible music_genre Q83270
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Summary

hard rock is a music genre[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of music genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,676 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: rock music[3]
  • Commons category: Hard rock[4]
  • Country of origin: United States[5], United Kingdom[6]
  • Inception: 1967[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Hard rock[8]
  • Native label: Hard rock[9]

Why It Matters

hard rock has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

It has been cited as an influence by heavy metal music[12], a music genre[13], founded in 1970[14]; sleaze rock[15], a music genre[16]; and Pat O'May[17], a composer[18], b. 1961[19], of France[20].

FAQs

Who did hard rock influence?

hard rock has been cited as an influence by heavy metal music[12], sleaze rock[15], and Pat O'May[17].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24w ago · Sldst-bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → music genre
    Has characteristic → Q107975727
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30051|batch #30051]]: formatting following the current schema"
  2. 24w ago · StarTrekker · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → music genre
    Country of origin → United States, United Kingdom
    Topic's main category → Category:Hard rock
    Inception → +1967-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: rock genre"
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