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Led Zeppelin was the definitive heavy metal band. It wasn't just their crushingly loud interpretation of the blues -- it was how they incorporated mythology, mysticism, and a variety of other genres (most notably world music and British folk) -- into their sound. Led Zeppelin had mystique. They rarely gave interviews, since the music press detested the band. Consequently, the only connection the audience had with the band was through the records and the concerts. More than any other band, Led Zeppelin estab... Read More

Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Muddy Waters, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Howlin' Wolf, Robert Johnson, Sonny Boy Williamson and Otis Rush

AC/DC, Aerosmith, Alice in Chains, Beastie Boys, Blue Oyster Cult, Guns N' Roses, Jeff Buckley, Kiss, Lenny Kravitz, Metallica, Mötley Crüe, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Primus, Prince, Queen, R.E.M, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rush, Skank, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, Van Halen, T. Rex, Hanoi Rocks, Heart, Henry Rollins, Mother Love Bone, Journey, Meat Puppets, Queens of the Stone Age, Iron Maiden, Jane's Addiction, David Lee Roth, Def Leppard, Ratt, The Cult, Zakk Wylde, Tool, Tesla, W.A.S.P., Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Poison, Scorpions, Cheap Trick, Chris Cornell, Styx, Twisted Sister, Wolfmother, Whitesnake, Ween, Blind Melon, Dispatch, Foghat, Hawthorne Heights, Llama, Michelle Branch, Secret Machines, Sponge, The Mars Volta, Billy Squier, Judas Priest, Lita Ford, Extreme, Queensrÿche, Foreigner, The Power Station, Godsmack, Golden Earring, Black Oak Arkansas, Nazareth, UFO, Young Heart Attack, Brian May, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Bedlam, J Mascis, From Autumn to Ashes, Jon Bon Jovi, The Black Crowes and Marc Bolan