What is Rock?

Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the early 1950s, and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the United Kingdom and in the United States

Popular Artists

AC/DC

U2

Rolling Stones

REM

Bon Jovi

Alternative Rock

A genre of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s.

In this instance, the word Alternative, refers to the genres destinction from mainstream rock music.

Popular Artists

Duran Duran

The Cure

The Smiths

Depeche Mode

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Heavy Metal

Heavy metal is traditionally characterized by loud distorted guitars, emphatic rhythms, dense bass-and-drum sound, and vigorous vocals. Metal subgenres variously emphasize, alter, or omit one or more of these attributes.

Popular Artists

Black Sabbath

Iron Maiden

Metallica

Motorhead

Slayer

Synth Pop

The synth-pop genre, though, primarily originates in late 1970s/early 1980s New Wave, the post-punk "alternative" rock movement that encompasses a wide range of styles and attitudes.

Popular Artists

Devo

ZZ Top

Radiohead

New Order

Flock of Seagulls