Hard rock (or heavy rock) is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock. It is typified by a heavy use of aggressive vocals, distorted electric guitars, bass guitar, drums, and often accompanied with pianos and keyboards.
Seattle metal obscurity TEACHER’S PETT finally gets dragged out of the demo-tape underground with “Tearing Up The Night”, a 12-track archival collection built from recordings made during the band’s late-’80s and early-’90s run. Raw, melodic and proudly old-school, this is US heavy metal before grunge slammed the door shut.
Genre: Blues/Rock
Country: USA (Fort Worth, TX)
Year of Release: 2026
Genre: Blues/Rock
Country: USA (Tennessee, TN)
Year of release: 2026
Genre: Blues Rock
Country of origin (artist/band): USA
Year of release: 2026
Genre: Blues/Rock
Country: USA (Columbus, OH)
Year of publication: 2026
Artist (Band) Origin: Houston, Texas, USA
Genre: Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Art Rock
Release Years: 1994–2021
Twenty years after their debut first burst out of Modena in a shower of double-kick drums, candy wrappers and HELLOWEEN-sized choruses, TRICK OR TREAT return to “Evil Needs Candy Too” and rebuild it from the ground up. Same songs, same mischievous spirit — but played with two decades of stage scars, tighter muscles and a much bigger sonic punch.
The Dutch masters of Southern blues-rock are firing on all cylinders again! On *Plays the Allman Brothers Band II*, Leif de Leeuw and his crew bring the legendary Allman Brothers spirit roaring back to life, with scorching twin-guitar duels, growling Hammond organ, and a double-drummer groove that hits straight in the gut. This is Southern rock with real blood in its veins!
Spanish heavy metal veterans WARCRY return with “Entre La Niebla”, a compact nine-track album built on sharp riffs, soaring melodies and Víctor García’s unmistakable voice. Twenty-five years in, the band sound seasoned rather than softened — still heroic, still melodic, but with more shadow around the edges.
Big Jim Kohler keeps “Two Dollars Short” lean, dirty and straight to the point. Eight tracks, half an hour and plenty of bar-room blues attitude — the kind of record that sounds like the amps were already warm before anyone hit record.