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Jimi Hendrix Experience

The Jimi Hendrix Experience was an American rock band formed in London in 1966. Featuring guitarist Jimi Hendrix, bassis...

American Psychedelic Rock Blues Rock 60S

9.5 Brilliant

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Nirvana

Nirvana was an American rock band formed in Aberdeen, Washington. The group achieved widespread recognition for its inno...

American Alternative Rock 90S Grunge

9.3 Excellent

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Metallica

Metallica is an American rock band formed in 1981. The group’s influential contributions to heavy metal, particularly th...

American 80S Legendary Heavy Metal

9.1 Excellent

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Tool

Tool is an American rock band established in 1990. The group’s notable complexity stems from intricate rhythmic arrangem...

American Art Rock 90S Progressive Metal

9.1 Excellent

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Ramones

The Ramones were an American rock band originating in New York City during the 1970s. They are notable for establishing...

American New York 70S Pioneering

9.0 Excellent

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Pixies

Pixies is an American rock band originating in Boston during the 1980s. The group gained recognition for its dramaticall...

American Boston Alternative Rock 80S

9.0 Excellent

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Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth was an American rock band originating from New York City in 1981. The group is notable for its pioneering ex...

American New York Art Rock 80S

9.0 Excellent

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Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden is a highly influential British rock band originating from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) move...

British 80S Legendary Heavy Metal

8.9 Great

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Black Flag

Black Flag is an American rock band originating from California during the 1980s. They are notable for pioneering the ha...

American California 80S Pioneering

8.8 Great

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Slayer

Slayer was a pioneering American heavy metal band formed in 1981. They are notable for establishing thrash metal as a di...

American 80S Heavy Metal Pioneering

8.8 Great

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Judas Priest

Judas Priest is a British rock band formed in 1969. The group is notable for its significant contribution to the develop...

British Leather 80S Heavy Metal

8.6 Great

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Megadeth

Megadeth is an American heavy metal band established in 1985. The group is notable for pioneering thrash metal with intr...

American 80S Heavy Metal Pioneering

8.4 Great

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Bathory

Bathory emerged from Hungary in 1984 as a significant force in heavy metal. The band is notable for its pioneering role...

80S Swedish Heavy Metal Pioneering

8.4 Great

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Dream Theater

Dream Theater is an American rock band known for exceptionally intricate musical arrangements. Formed in 1989, the group...

Virtuoso American 80S Heavy Metal

8.1 Great

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Dinosaur Jr.

Dinosaur Jr. is a long-running alternative rock band known for its intensely layered, fuzz-drenched guitar soundscapes a...

American Alternative Rock 80S Pioneering

7.9 Good

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Dio

Dio was a British heavy metal band formed in London in 1972, known for Ronnie James Dio’s powerful vocals and operatic i...

Classic American 80S Hard Rock

7.9 Good

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Queensryche

Queensrÿche, formed in Seattle in 1978, is recognized for its progressive metal sound characterized by complex arrangeme...

American 80S Heavy Metal Progressive Metal

7.7 Good

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Anthrax

Anthrax is an American thrash metal band formed in 1981, known for their aggressive sound incorporating elements of hard...

American New York 80S Heavy Metal

7.6 Good

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Testament

Testament emerged from the New Jersey thrash metal scene in the early 1980s, developing a signature sound characterized...

American 80S Heavy Metal Bay Area

7.3 Good

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Danzig

Danzig, formed in 1987, is known for Glenn Danzantes’ distinctive baritone vocals and darkwave music characterized by go...

American 80S Heavy Metal Horror Rock

7.0 Good