Discography: - The Dark Discovery (1998) - Solitude, Dominance, Tragedy (1999) - In Search of Truth (2001) - Recreation Day (2003) - The Inner Circle (2004) - Monday Morning Apocalypse (2006) - Torn (2008)
Discography: - Spell of Iron (1986) - Follow Me Into Madness (1988) - To Live Forever (1993) - Stigmata (1995) - For the Glory of Nothing (1998) - Suffer Our Pleasures (2003) - Crows Fly Back (2006)
Origins: Finland Genre: Melodic/death/doom/folk/gothic/progressive metal
Discography: - The Karelian Isthmus (1992) - Tales from Ten Thousand Lakes (1994) - Elegy (1996) - Tuonela (1999) - Am Universum (2001) - Far from the Sun (2003) - Eclipse (2006) - Silent Waters (2006) - Skyforger (2009)
Discography: - Call of the Wind (1986) - D.A.D. Draws a Circle (1987) - No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims (1989) - Riskin' It All (1991) - Helpyourselfish (1995) - Simpatico (1997) - Everything Glows (2000) - Soft Dogs (2002) - Scare Yourself (2005) - Monster Philosophy (2008)
Origins: England Genre: Hard rock/blues-rock/heavy metal
Discography: - Snakebite (1978) - Trouble (1978) - Lovehunter (1979) - Ready an' Willing (1980) - Come an' Get It (1981) - Saints & Sinners (1982) - Slide It In (1984) - Whitesnake (1987) - Slip of the Tongue (1989) - Restless Heart (1997) - Good to be Bad (2008)
Origins: USA/Denmark Genre: Glam/heavy metal/hard rock
Discography: - Fight to Survive (1985) - Pride (1987) - Big Game (1989) - Mane Attraction (1991) - Remembering White Lion (1999) - Return of the Pride (2008)
Origins: Pennsylvania, USA Genre: Alternative/hard/funk rock/post-grunge
Discography: - Mental Jewelry (1991) - Throwing Copper (1994) - Secret Samadhi (1997) - The Distance to Here (1999) - V (2001) - Birds of Pray (2003) - Songs from Black Mountain (2006)
Discography: - Europe (1983) - Wings of Tomorrow (1984) - The Final Countdown (1986) - Out of This World (1988) - Prisoners in Paradise (1991) - Start from the Dark (2004) - Secret Society (2006) - Last Look at Eden (2009)
Origins: Germany Genre: Power/heavy/neo-classical metal
Discography: - No Escape (1999) - Heart of Steel (2000) - Dragonchaser (2001) - Early Works - Centers (2001) - Only Human (2002) - The Evil in You (2003) - Chained (2005) - VII (2007)
Origins: Connecticut, USA Genre: Progressive/power metal
Discography: - Night on Brocken (1984) - The Spectre Within (1985) - Awaken the Guardian (1986) - No Exit (1988) - Perfect Symmetry (1989) - Paralells (1991) - Inside Out (1994) - A Pleasant Shade of Gray (1997) - Disconnected (2000) - FWX (2004)
Discography: - Deaf Dumb Blind (1993) - Use Your Brain (1995) - Clawfinger (1997) - A Whole Lot of Nothing (2001) - Zeros & Heroes (2003) - Biggest & the Best (2005) - Hate Yourself with Style (2005) - Life Will Kill You (2007)
Origins: Finland Genre: Gothic/melodic death metal
Discography: - Shadows of the Past (1991) - North from Here (1993) - Amok (1995) - Down (1996) - Frozen (1998) - Crimson (2000) - The Cold White Light (2002) - The Funeral Album (2005)
Discography: - Three Dollar Bill Yall (1997) - Significant Other (1999) - Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (2000) - Results May Vary (2003) - The Unquestionable Truth Part 1 (2005)
This page was made to list my handpicked bands of rock and metal. There is a playlist to each band so you can listen to their music and form your own opinion about the bands.
The bands are not listed in alphabetical order, so if you want to find a specific band you should use the search bar on the top left.
You will probably notice that several important contributing rock/metal bands are missing from the list, that's because this page is still in development. Several more bands will be posted on the list in a matter of a very short time.