TL;DR: Making rock'n'roll -> rock -> metal train.


Updates:
List is closed for adding now, you still can share artists you like though, it's really appreciated.

In need of giveaway contributors, since there are much more artists than games gathered so far.
Also, I think no more artists are needed, since it's time to remove like half of them, due to not enough contributions.

Template for giveaway is ready, although it's raw. Feel free to suggest how to make it better on the GA page.

bold artists are staying for sure, crossed artists will be removed, most likely (in case of not enough GA)


Hello everyone.
This is my first thread, made to celebrate:

  • Hitting level 4
  • Winning Bad Rats aka being fully initiated to SG
  • Getting an idea for a themed train right before I fell asleep (One can't stop thinking about SG even when going to sleep)

Speaking of train theme, it will be "Rock and Metal History", from the oldest artists, to the modern ones. And I'm making this thread in preparation for such train... and this is where you come in, to help me make the train!
This train will consist of 50-100 stops roughly (it really depends on community interest about it), and each stop will contain information about the artist, logo, photos and Youtube links to the best songs.

Details:

  • level 2+ (sign of the horns)
  • region-free (so no one will be left behind)
  • SGtools (all gifts activated, never won the same game multiple times, no VAC bans during past year)

It's my first train and I want it to be great! And YOU can help me make it great! Contribute your suggestions, thoughts, and ideas (for example - mention missing artists in the list below) or contribute a game, and make the train longer and better! Any game is much appreciated, it doesn't have to be related to rock'n'roll or metal, but it must be region-free, as mentioned above.
I figured that there could be two ways of contributing a game:

  1. Contributor makes giveaway on his own
    • pros: Contributor keeps CV
    • cons: Contributor may be endlessly annoyed about editing and re-editing their giveaway descriptions (text, images, Youtube and train links, ensuring matching giveaway time) for each artist
  2. Contributor allows me to create giveaway
    • pros: simplicity - the only thing Contributor would have to do is to give me game for giveaway, rest of things will be taken care of by me
    • cons: Contributor won't get CV

People who are interested in helping me with games, please send a friend request to me on Steam, and we can figure out the details in private.
If you have an idea about train improving, please make your intellectual contribution in the comment below.


And now let me finally introduce you the list of artists (which is subject to be changed), sorted alphabetically, so it will be easier to find missing ones (comment below if you see a deserving artist missing in the list):

  • The 13th Floor Elevators, 3 Doors Down(?), The 69 Eyes(?)
  • AC/DC, Accept, Adema(?), Aerosmith, Airbourne, Alestorm(?), Alice Cooper, Alice In Chains(?), All That Remains(?), The Allman Brothers Band, Alter Bridge(?), Amon Amarth(?), Anathema(?), The Animals, Annihilator(?), Anouk(?), Anthrax, Apocalyptica, Arch Enemy(?), The Arrows, Asia(?), Audioslave(?), Avatar(?), Avenged Sevenfold(?), Axel Rudy Pell(?)
  • Bachman–Turner Overdrive, Backyard Babies(?), Bad Company, Bad Religion, The Band(?), Barenaked Ladies(?), Beastie Boys(?), The Beatles, Beck(?), Beware of Darkness(?), Billy Idol, Billy Joel, Billy Talent(?), Black Label Society, Black Sabbath, Black Veil Brides(?), Blind Guardian(?), Blood(?), Blood, Sweat & Tears(?), Bloodbound(?), Blue Oyster Cult, Blur(?), Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Bon Jovi, Bonnie Tyler, Boston(?), The Box Tops, Bring Me the Horizon(?), Bruce Dickinson, Bruce Springsteen, Buddy Holly, Budgie(?), The Byrds
  • Caifanes(?), Candlemass(?), Canned Heat, Cannibal Corpse, Chicago(?), Chevelle(?), Children of Bodom(?), Chris de Burgh(?), Christie, Chuck Berry, Cinderella, The Clash, Coldplay(?), Cradle of Filth(?), The Cranberries(?), Crashdiet(?), Cream(?), Creed(?), Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Cult(?), The Cure(?)
  • Danzig, David Bowie, Death(1971)(?), Death(1983)(?), Deep Purple, Def Leppard, Delain(?), Depeche Mode(?), DIO, Disturbed(?), Dokken, The Doors, Dope(?), Dragonforce(?), Dream Theater(?), Dreamtale(?), Drowning Pool, Duran Duran
  • Eagles, Echo & the Bunnymen, Electric Light Orchestra, Elvis Presley, Elton John(?), Enanitos Verdes(?), Enrique Bunbury(?), Epica(?), Eric Clapton, Europe(?), Evanescence(?), Exodus(?)
  • Faith No More, Fall Out Boy(?), Fates Warning(?), Fats Domino, Fear Factory(?), Five Finger Death Punch(?), The Flaming Lips, Fleetwood Mac(?), Flowers(?), Focus, Foghat, Foo Fighters(?), Foreigner, Frank Zappa(?), Free
  • Gamma Ray(?), Garbage(?), George Thorogood, Gojira(?), Godsmack, Golden Earring, Gov't Mule, Grand Funk Railroad, Grateful Dead, The Great Society(?), Green Day(?), Guns N' Roses
  • Halestorm(?), Hammerfall(?), Hardcore Superstar(?), Hatebreed(?), Heart, H.E.A.T(?), Heathen(?), Heavenly(?), Helloween, Heroes del Silencio(?), The Hives(?), Hollywood Undead(?), Hypnogaja(?)
  • I Am I(?), Iced Earth(?), Iggy Pop, Imagine Dragons(?), In Flames(?), Incubus(?), Insomnium(?), Iron Maiden
  • J. Geils Band(?), Jaguares(?), James Gang(?), Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane (Hot Tuna, Jefferson Starship, Starship)(?), Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, JJ72(?), Joan Jett, Joe Cocker, Joe Satriani, John Mellencamp, Johnny Cash(?), Jokers Wild(?), Journey, Joy Division, Judas Priest
  • Kansas, King Crimson, The Killers(?), Kings Of Leon(?), The Kinks, KISS, Kix(?), Klaxons(?), The Knack(?), Korn(?), Kraken(?), Kreator(?), Krokus, Kyuss
  • Lacrimosa(?), Lamb of God(?), Led Zeppelin, Lee Aaron, Limp Bizkit(?), Linkin Park(?), Lita Ford, Little Richard, Living Colour, Lordi(?), Los Piojos(?), Lou Reed, Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Machinae Supremacy, Machine Head(?), La Maldita Vecindad(?), Mago de Oz(?), Manic Street Preachers(?), Manowar, Marillion(?), Marylin Manson, Megadeth, Men at Work, Metal Church, Metallica, Ministry(?), Misfits(?), The Monkees(?), Motley Crue, Mountain(?), Motörhead, Mott the Hoople, Municipal Waste(?), Muse(?), My Inner Burning(?)
  • Napalm Death(?), Nazareth, Neil Young, New York Dolls, Night Ranger, Nightwish(?), Nine Inch Nails(?), Nirvana
  • Oasis, Of Mice & Men(?), The Offspring, Oomph!, Otep(?), Overkill(?), Ozzy Osbourne
  • Pantera(?), Papa Roach, Paradise Lost(?), Pat Benatar, Pearl Jam(?), A Perfect Circle(?), Peter Frampton, Pink Floyd, Placebo(?), The Police, Pulp
  • Queen, Queens Of The Stone Age(?), Queensrÿche, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Quiet Riot
  • Radiohead(?), RAGE, Rage Against the Machine, Rainbow, Rammstein, Ramones(?), Rancid(?), Rata Blanca(?), Reckless Love(?), Red Hot Chili Peppers(?), Reel Big Fish(?), Relish(?), R.E.M., Riot, Rise Against, Ritchie Valens, Rob Zombie(?), The Rolling Stones, Rory Gallaher, Rush(?)
  • Sabaton(?), Santana, Savatage, Saxon(?), Scorpions, Sebastian Bach, Serj Tankian, Sex Pistols, Sha Na Na(?), Simon & Garfunkel, Siouxsie and the Banshees(?), Sister(1976)(?), Sister(2006)(?), Skid Row, Skillet(?), Slade(?), Slaughter(?), Slayer(?), Slipknot(?), The Smiths, Soda Stereo(?), Soil(?), Sonata Arctica(?), Soundgarden(?), Staind(?), Static-X(?), Status Quo, Stealing Eden(?), Steel Panther(?), Steppenwolf, Steve Vai(?), Sting, Stone Sour(?), Stone Temple Pilots(?), The Stooges, The Stranglers(?), The Strokes(?), Styx, The Subways(?), Suicide Silence(?), Sum 41(?), SunStrike(?), Supertramp(?), Survivor, System of a Down
  • Talking Heads, Ten Years After, Tenacious D, Therapy?(?), Thin Lizzy(?), Thor(?), Three Days Grace(?), Thunderstone(?), Tom Petty (and the Heartbreakers), Tool(?), Toto, Toxic Holocaust(?), Trivium(?), Twisted Sister
  • U2(?), U.D.O., UFO, Unleashed(?), Uriah Heep, Utopian Trap(?)
  • Vampire Weekend(?), Van Halen, Velvet Revolver, The Velvet Underground, Verve(?), The Vines(?), Vixen, Voivod(?), Volbeat(?)
  • Waltari(?), Warrant, WASP, Weezer(?), White Lion, Whitesnake, The White Stripes(?), White Zombie(?), The Who, Windir(?), Winterborn(?), Within Temptation(?)
  • Xentrix(?)
  • The Yardbirds, Yes(?), Yngwie Malmsteen(?)
  • Zed Yago(?), Zoe(?), ZZ Top

P.S. There probably will be no folk artists or artists from Asia, because it would make train neverending.

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Do you like this idea?

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Yes. Can't wait to get a ticket.
No. No one listens to that. Go away, out-of-touch grandpa.
Yes, and I'm willing to contribute.
No, but I'm willing to contribute, so others can enjoy.
Contribute? Get good and make your own train. Fine, have a potato, you dirty beggar.

Reserved.
Huge thanks to blackenedEvn for being my editor.

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Day 1: around 40 artists were added.

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Day 2: around 40 more artists were added.
Sidenote: I was blacklisted today by a person who actually didn't comment in this thread. I wonder why :| Oh well.

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Day 3: huge amount of artists to check, around 100 or more, expect delayed replies
Update: Checked around 50 artists, 50 more left for tomorrow.
Today is going to be last day to add missing artists to the list.
After that, it will be rare exceptions only.

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Day 4: checking remaining artists.
List of artists is kinda sealed for now.

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Day 5: Adding remaining artists.
Re-checking and finalizing list (for now).

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Day 6: last portion of artists checked, going to be added tomorrow.

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Day 7: list is finished.
307 artists so far.
Available games amount (aka stops) so far will be checked today and tomorrow.

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Day 8: around 120 games collected so far, but i didn't check all the contributors yet, might be closer to 150.
Sidenote: I was blacklisted today again. Sigh.

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Day 9: Template is ready.
Sidenote: 3rd blacklist since thread creation. Haters gonna hate.

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Day 10: Checking artists for last time, preparing to remove like half of list due to not enough contributions.
Going to be hard.

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Day 11: noone suggested anything about template, so i believe it's finalized.
Still checking last bunch of artists.

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Day 12: (late note, sorry) still checking artists

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Day 13: preparing to mark some artists for removing.

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Day 14: last check of artists.

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Day 15: Closing list for adding, further marking artists for staying or removal (sketch version).

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Day 16: added legend:
bold artists are staying for sure, crossed artists will be removed, most likely (in case of not enough GA)

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Day 17: started uploading artists marks.
Sidenote: 4th blacklist :|

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Day 18: rechecking games for giveaways.

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Day 19: continuing sorting out list of artists.

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Day 20: started assigning artists to contributors.

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Day 21: updating list.

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Lita Ford seems to be missing from the list.

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thanks, she is totally on the list, no idea how i missed her.

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^^

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I like the list already.

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Yngwie Malmsteen for Y?

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he was there, guess i somehow didn't transfer him here, thanks :)

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The Y should be for YES!!!

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thanks, added it to the list few minutes ago.

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actually i was gathering list of rock'n'roll artists separately, merging lists right now, thanks for your contribution :)
about not qualifying - well, rock wouldn't exist without rock'n'roll, it's sort of rock'n'roll successor

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yes, it's totally about influential and noteworthy music artists, or unique ones, some of them were already on list, some were missing, list isn't even close to final state yet, any contribution is very valuable <3
p.s. not sure if MJ shall be here, he is the king of pop, so even that i wanted to add him, it might be not so good idea. :<
Otis Redding seems to be soul and rhythm and blues artist
Howlin' Wolf is blues artist.

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Just wondering, what are the question marks for? Also, I think you're talking about Pantera? It's spelled differently if you're talking about the one I know ^^

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thanks for fixing my typo.
artist(?) - i'm pretty unsure if it will stay after list is stable, that's the only reason.
example: Queen stays in list for sure, and Alestorm might not.

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Hmm, it sounds like an interesting way to find new/old rock bands to listen to :) I think I'd be interested in participating for a few bands (Pantera, Municipal Waste, Toxic Holocaust), although the games I'll have to give won't be super amazing haha.

It would be helpful to have some sort of format for people who'd like to join. Like placement, train links, whether to write only the genre or a little bit of bio too, approximatively how many songs to put, stuff like that.

I'll keep looking for updates on this thread and make up my mind ^^

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added your artists to the list
well, game value doesn't matter at all, to be honest, i'd rather get 10 games worth $1 together instead of 1 game worth $2, more games - longer train :)
Page template will be done, once list is complete :p

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pssst, made your mind yet?:p
looks like list is ready (before artists will be removed in case of not enough games)
template will be ready in 1-2 days

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Turns out I don't have the possibility right now to give something at least reasonable, so I'd rather not ;-; I wish you good luck though, can't wait to see how it turns out :)

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As I mentioned few times game price/quality doesn't matter at all. Basically 1 game = 1 stop, that's it.
And looks like i have 90-100 games as for now, means i'll have to destroy two thirds of the list :|

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Billy Talent ?

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added, thanks.

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A few bands:
Alice In Chains, Amorphis, Anathema, Carcass, Clawfinger, Danzig, Dark Tranquility, Devin Townsend, Dimmu Borgir, Faith No More,the Gathering, In Flames, Moonspell, My Dying Bride, Pearl Jam, Samael, Stone Temple PIlots, Type O Negative,

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took a while to check them all, added some of them to the list, thanks for your contribution :)

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Went hrough my music list, these rolled out:
Delain, Dream Theater, Epica, Guano Apes, Iced Earth, Lacuna Coil, Nemesea.

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added some of them, thanks for your contribution :)

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I took a quick look through my collection to find something that hasn't been mentioned, up for your consideration:

  • Boston
  • Bruce Springsteen
  • Chicago
  • Fleetwood Mac
  • Foo Fighters
  • Free
  • The James Gang
  • Santana
  • The Who
  • Uriah Heep
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Most of your list was added (maybe even whole list o.o), i somehow managed to miss them (Uriah Heep was in list though ;p)

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thanks
videos were kinda excessinve, BUT, you actually made me to add Tenacious D (they are just unique) and The Stranglers to the list.
thanks for contributing.

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Ghost for G?
Windor for W?
Them croocked vultures for T?

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thanks for contributing, not sure about Ghost and Them croocked vultures, and i didn't manage to find any band named "windor", is there any typo?

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Damn, it is! Windir*

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added it, thanks.

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Yes, Ghost! =)

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Some of my favourites. Tenacious D, Foo Fighters and Smashing Pumpkins?

Edit: AND Queens of the Stone Age, my absolute favourite!

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thank for contributing.
Tenacious D and Foo Fighters are already on the list, not sure about Smashing Pumpkins though.
added Queens of the Stone Age too.

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Amon Amarth
Insomnium
I will make the GAs for those two so I will send an invite on steam.

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thanks for contribution of artists AND games :)

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Avenged Sevenfold :3

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thanks for contributing, but i'm not sure about this artist for now.

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You put Linkin Park which is pretty much electronic now but you are not sure about metal band? Or you have to like the band or what ;p

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Linkin Park has question mark near it, it means it might not be included in the final list.
edit: since there were few requests, i'll add it for now.

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Disturbed
Drowning Pool
Godsmack
Halestorm
In This Moment
Lacuna Coil
Nonpoint
Static-X
Tool

Don't have my new PC up, so I can't get on Steam or check my spreadsheet to see what games I have available to giveaway.

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I'm embarrassed I missed Disturbed and Godsmack in my list below...

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Disturbed and Godsmack were in list from the start, but thanks for your contribution :)

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Ah, I didn't see them when I looked.

Looks like my list didn't make the cut.

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thanks for your contribution! :)
Disturbed and Godsmack were in list from the start;
Drowning Pool and Halestorm were added;
In This Moment, Lacuna Coil, Nonpoint, Static-X, Tool - not sure about these artists, some of them might be in train, it will depend on amount of games contributed.

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In This Moment is "fairly" new, but you've never heard of Lacuna Coil, Nonpoint, Static-X or Tool? O.o

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of course i did, by "not sure" i mean that i have doubts about including them in train (you see, amount of contributed artists is way way more than amount of contributed games (at least for now), so i'll have to cut that list saving most valuable artists at some point :\ )

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Some artists I like:

Asia
Foreigner
Genesis
Pat Benatar
The Police
Starship (Jefferson or otherwise)
Styx
Supertramp
Survivor
Tears for Fears
U2

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Thanks for your contribution :)
Added most of listed artists.
Can't believe i actually forgot about Foreigner and Survivor.
Had to add Jefferson Airplane (Hot Tuna, Jefferson Starship, Starship), because it's pretty hard to pick one. I'll decide later.
Genesis, Tears for Fears, U2 - not sure about these artists.

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WTF? There's no ...

I'm not sure what to say...

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Thanks for your contribution, added first 3 artists, i'm unsure about The Pretty Reckless though.

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Sweet.

TPR has Taylor Momsen (she was Cindy Loo Who in the Jim Carey version of Grinch) She's actually got a great voice, plus she's pretty hot as well.

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Some of the artist that I don't see in the comments also - Adema, Axel Rudy Pell, Bullet for my Valentine, Iced Earth, Demon Hunter, Gamma Ray, Esoterica, Hypnogaja, Shinedown, Staind, StoneSour, The Cramberries.
A quick shout out for my home country's talented bands - Odd Crew and Sevi \m/
Me and my avatar, of course vote with 10 000 fists for Disturbed and I'll love to help with some of the wagons on this (to be) epic train!

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Thanks for contribution of artists AND games :)
Disturbed was already on the list, together with Iced Earth.
Added some artists from your list.
However, i'm really not sure about Bullet for my Valentine, Demon Hunter, Esoterica and Shinedown.
I'll have to listen more songs by Odd Crew and Sevi to decide as well :)

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Few more to add:
Sonata Arctica,
Lee Aaron (?),
Anouk (??),
Limp Bizkit (??),
The Cranberries^^.

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Thanks for contribution of artists AND games :)
added some artists to the list

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Hi,

suggestions, one for (nearly) each letter (mostly metal):

Annihilator
Blind Guardian
Candlemass
Death
Exodus
Fates Warning
Genesis
Heathen
In Extremo
Joe Satriani
Kreator
Lordi
Marillion
Napalm Death
Overkill
Paradise Lost

Riot
Savatage
Therapy?
Unleashed
Voivod
Waltari
Xentrix
Yes
Zed Yago

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whoa, that's a huge list, thanks for your contribution!
Going to check whole, it will take quite a lot of time, so i'll respond tomorrow

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PHEW. Finally finished checking all the artists.
HUGE thanks for making this contribution, most of the artists were added.
Not sure about Genesis though.
In Extremo is a folk artist, so i won't include it to the list for now as well.

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HIM, Roxette
missing from the list?

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thanks for your contribution
I'm unsure about adding these to the list atm.

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Too many chords - list incomplete without those stalwarts Status Quo

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Thanks for reminding me about this artist!
Added to the list.

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