Various, Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne, Blue Öyster Cult, Britny Fox, Sanctuary, Quiet Riot, 220 Volt, Killer Dwarfs, John Norum, Vengeance, Riot

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.