Various, King Barry And The Sinister Soulsters, Todlachen, Otto's Chemical Lounge, Halo Of Flies, The Thrown Ups, Mudhoney, God Bullies, Lubricated Goat, King Snake Roost, Unsane, Helmet, Melvins, Vertigo, Hammerhead, Janitor Joe, Cows, Today Is The Day, Chokebore, Guzzard, Unsane, Love 666, Halo Of Flies, Gay Witch Abortion, Helios Creed

Seattle Grunge

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

Boston Alternative

College radio, cheap rehearsal rooms and loud guitars: the US underground's most literate, least glamorous engine room.