# Help me convince my friend that American hard rock didn't die in 1990

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 25, 2008, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-convince-my-friend-that-american-hard-rock-didnt-die-in-1990/465179 "2008-09-25T17:36:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-convince-my-friend-that-american-hard-rock-didnt-die-in-1990/465179/41 "2008-09-27T00:13:45Z")

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Now that the American qualifier has been rescinded, I would suggest the Polish band Riverside, though I think they’re more prog rock than hard rock.

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**Author:** ![Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine_and_Smiles)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-convince-my-friend-that-american-hard-rock-didnt-die-in-1990/465179/42 "2008-09-27T07:38:41Z")

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I’d recommend **Fall of Troy** , **La Dispute** , hell even **Heavy Heavy Low Low**.

All rock hard as all get out.

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