hard rock

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Most of the fossil remains encased in hard rock, and manually removing it could take years.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

"The estimated yield of the event was a 10 tonne nuclear explosion, or five tonnes conventional equivalent, which assumes the explosion was fully coupled in hard rock below the water table," he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

The song is the fastest, heaviest track on the band’s eclectic self-titled debut EP, which features music styles that soundtracked Harvey’s adolescence, including ’80s metal, hard rock, and alternative.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

For a time they were based in Ann Arbor, Mich., where their band Leatherwood “connected with the burgeoning Michigan hard rock circuit,” opening for Ted Nugent’s Amboy Dukes, Alice Cooper and others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

This wasn’t hard rock against hard rock; harmonic tremors were earthquakes of solid rock against magma, “like squishy rock sliding on solid rock,” explained Malone.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone