Heavy Metal is harder rock and has less soul and blues elements.
Heavy metal has double bass, and hard rock has it less frequently.
Heavy metal has more classical influences.
Heavy metal isn't heard as often on classic rock stations
Hard rock is party down music and has funkier grooves, heavy metal's sole intent is to be hard.
Hard rock is about sex, heavy metal is about metal(or sex without love, or dragons, satan, and sorcery.)
....some bands that used to be called metal-like zeppelin and thin lizzy, are now considered hard rock
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