Meaning of the word "hard rock" in English

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hard rock

US /ˌhɑːrd ˈrɑːk/
UK /ˌhɑːrd ˈrɑːk/
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Noun

1.

a genre of rock music characterized by a heavy use of distorted guitars, strong drum beats, and often aggressive vocals, typically originating in the late 1960s and early 1970s

Example:
Led Zeppelin is considered one of the pioneers of hard rock.
Many classic rock stations play a lot of hard rock from the 70s and 80s.
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