hard rocker
Loud music performer
A hard rocker is someone who performs or is devoted to hard rock—guitar-driven rock music with heavy beats and aggressive sound.
The term describes both musicians in bands like AC/DC or Led Zeppelin and their devoted fans: He's been a hard rocker since the seventies.
Aggressive amplified rock genre
- thrashBeat violently or defeat utterly
- headbangerDevotee of loud rock
- moshpitConcert crowd-collision zone
- shreddingCutting into thin pieces
distortion · power chord · guitar solo · double bass · growl · screamo · riff · breakdown
One who plays six strings
- drummerOne who keeps rhythm
- bassistDeep-string instrumentalist
- vocalistOne who sings professionally
- frontmanLead performer of group
band · tour · concert · gig · setlist · roadie · soundcheck · backstage
Pioneering heavy metal act
- Iron MaidenBritish heavy metal group
- MetallicaSandman's musical summoners
- Judas PriestPioneering British metal group
- AC/DCAttracted to both sexes
Led Zeppelin · Ozzy Osbourne · Lemmy · Angus Young · Slash · Van Halen · Deep Purple · Alice Cooper
Resisting authority or control
- defiantOpenly resisting control
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
- outlawFugitive from justice
wild · intense · aggressive · edgy · badass · anarchic · anti-establishment · loud
heavy metal
Aggressive amplified rock genre
- thrashBeat violently or defeat utterly
- headbangerDevotee of loud rock
- moshpitConcert crowd-collision zone
shredding · distortion · power chord · guitar solo · double bass · growl · screamo · riff · breakdown · whammy bar
guitarist
One who plays six strings
frontman · band · tour · concert · gig · setlist · roadie · soundcheck · backstage · encore
Black Sabbath
Pioneering heavy metal act
- Iron MaidenBritish heavy metal group
- MetallicaSandman's musical summoners
- Judas PriestPioneering British metal group
AC/DC · Led Zeppelin · Ozzy Osbourne · Lemmy · Angus Young · Slash · Van Halen · Deep Purple · Alice Cooper · Gene Simmons
rebellious
Resisting authority or control
- defiantOpenly resisting control
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
outlaw · wild · intense · aggressive · edgy · badass · anarchic · anti-establishment · loud · unapologetic
hard rockerfolk singer
Traditional song performer
lounge singer · crooner · balladeer · jazz vocalist · acoustic artist
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