| Soundgarden | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | Grunge | 1984–1997 | Chris Cornell |
| Audioslave | Glendale, California, U.S. | Hard rock | 2001–2017 | Chris Cornell |
| Judas Priest | Birmingham, England | Heavy metal | 1969 | Rob Halford |
| Guns N’ Roses | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Hard rock | 1985 | Axl Rose |
| The Rolling Stones | London, England | Rock | 1962 | Mick Jagger |
| Van Halen | Pasadena, California, U.S. | Hard rock | 1972–2020 | David Lee Roth / Sammy Hagar |
| Black Sabbath (Dio era) | Birmingham, England | Heavy metal | 1968–2017 | Ronnie James Dio |
| Black Sabbath (Ozzy era) | Birmingham, England | Heavy metal | 1968–2017 | Ozzy Osbourne |
| AC/DC | Sydney, Australia | Hard rock | 1973 | Bon Scott / Brian Johnson |
| Led Zeppelin | London, England | Hard rock | 1968–1980 | Robert Plant |
| Aerosmith | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Hard rock | 1970 | Steven Tyler |
| Pantera | Arlington, Texas, U.S. | Groove metal | 1981–2003 | Phil Anselmo |
| Nirvana | Aberdeen, Washington, U.S. | Grunge | 1987–1994 | Kurt Cobain |
| Journey | San Francisco, California, U.S. | Rock | 1973 | Steve Perry |
| Queen | London, England | Rock | 1970 | Freddie Mercury |
| Metallica | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Heavy metal | 1981 | James Hetfield |
| Iron Maiden | London, England | Heavy metal | 1975 | Bruce Dickinson |
| Def Leppard | Sheffield, England | Hard rock | 1977 | Joe Elliott |
| Alice Cooper | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | Hard rock | 1964 | Alice Cooper |
| Poison | Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Glam metal | 1983 | Bret Michaels |
| Kiss | New York City, New York, U.S. | Hard rock | 1973 | Paul Stanley / Gene Simmons |
| Ted Nugent | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | Hard rock | 1965 | Ted Nugent |
| Ratt | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Glam metal | 1976 | Stephen Pearcy |
| Twisted Sister | Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, U.S. | Glam metal | 1973–2019 | Dee Snider |
| Heart | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | Hard rock | 1973 | Ann Wilson |
| Dokken | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Glam metal | 1978 | Don Dokken |
| Scorpions | Hanover, Germany | Hard rock | 1965 | Klaus Meine |
| Whitesnake | London, England | Hard rock | 1978 | David Coverdale |
| Deep Purple | London, England | Hard rock | 1968 | Ian Gillan |
| Mötley Crüe | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Glam metal | 1981 | Vince Neil |
| Pink Floyd | London, England | Progressive rock | 1965–1994 | David Gilmour / Roger Waters |
| Airbourne | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia | Hard rock | 2003 | Joel O’Keeffe |
| Faster Pussycat | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Hard rock | 1985–1993 | Taime Downe |
| Skid Row | Toms River, New Jersey, U.S. | Heavy metal | 1986 | Sebastian Bach |
| Bon Jovi | Sayreville, New Jersey, U.S. | Hard rock | 1983 | Jon Bon Jovi |