These are some of my favourite bands, grouped by style.

Metal#

  1. Nightwish
  2. Ghost
  3. Sabaton
  4. Moonspell
  5. Dan Swano
  6. MONO Inc.
  7. Dream Theater
  8. Wilderun
  9. The Dreadnoughts
  10. Gloryhammer
  11. Opeth
  12. Blind Guardian
  13. Sonata Arctica
  14. Wind Rose
  15. Anciients
  16. Rhapsody (of Fire)
  17. Black Sabbath
  18. Dio

Hard Rock#

  1. The Devil’s Blood
  2. AC/DC
  3. Coheed and Cambria
  4. Shinedown
  5. Disturbed
  6. The Sword

Alt Rock#

  1. Weezer
  2. The Killers
  3. Ween
  4. Sublime
  5. Pearl Jam
  6. The Verve Pipe

Rock#

  1. Creedence Clearwater Revival
  2. Collective Soul
  3. Crash Test Dummies
  4. Fleetwood Mac
  5. Crowded House
  6. Big Wreck
  7. Guilt Machine
  8. Ayreon
  9. The Rolling Stones
  10. Dire Straits
  11. Terra Lightfoot

Indie#

  1. Ronald Jenkees

Instrumental Rock#

  1. Joe Satriani
  2. John Petrucci
  3. Neil Zaza
  4. Steve Vai
  5. Paul Gilbert
  6. Yngwie Malmsteen

Pop#

  1. Elton John