Various, Trixter, Jon Bon Jovi, Danzig, Winger, Winger, Vixen, Sweet F.A., Sweet F.A., Bruce Dickinson, Great White, Beau Nasty, Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Jetboy, Savatage, Savatage, Savatage, Savatage, Savatage, Savatage

Seattle Grunge

Heavy riffs played by people raised on punk, recorded cheap in the Pacific Northwest and then sold worldwide.

Detroit Proto-Punk

Pull this thread and you get Michigan guitar noise from 1969 ballrooms to 1999 basements, unbroken.