+**Hard Rock** is a broad subgenre of [Rock Music](/wiki/rock_music) characterized by loud, distorted [Electric Guitar](/wiki/electric_guitar) riffs, prominent drums, and strong vocals. Emerging in the mid-1960s, it developed from blues rock and psychedelic rock, laying the groundwork for genres like [Heavy Metal](/wiki/heavy_metal).
+## See also
+- [Blues Rock](/wiki/blues_rock)
+- [Classic Rock](/wiki/classic_rock)
+- [Heavy Metal](/wiki/heavy_metal)
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