A Dying Planet

Progressive Metal Band

The Oneira

Progressive Rock Ensemble

Bleeding

Game Zero

Italian Hard Rock Band

The Vicious Head Society

Progressive Metal Project

Max Pie

Belgian Progressive Metal Band

Haar

Ur Draugr

Australian Extreme Metal Band

Esprit D'Air

Japanese Rock Band

Resolve

Becoming The Archetype

American Christian Metal Band

Ahasver

Tegmentum

Scientist

Jamaican dub music pioneer

Will 'O' Wisp

Emerging Psychedelic Folk Ensemble

Bestial Invasion

Thrash Metal Band

Separatist

Varga

Canadian Progressive Metal Band

ProgressiveXperience

Innovative Electronic Music Collective

Iron Maiden

British heavy metal band

John Zorn

Avant-garde Composer and Saxophonist

Mayhem

Norwegian black metal band

Ministry

Industrial Metal Pioneers

My Dying Bride

British Gothic Doom Metal Band

Therion

Swedish symphonic metal band

Machine Head

American heavy metal band

Bear McCreary

Versatile Film and Television Composer

Flotsam And Jetsam

American Thrash Metal Band

Soilwork

Swedish melodic death metal band

Yngwie Malmsteen

Swedish neoclassical metal guitarist

Stratovarius

Finnish power metal band

Visions Of Atlantis

Austrian symphonic metal band

Arena

Thy Catafalque

Hungarian Avant-Garde Metal Project

Deliverance

Varathron

Greek black metal band

Tobias Sammet's Avantasia

German Power Metal Opera Project

Mystery

Edge Of Sanity

Swedish progressive death metal band

Pelican

Post-metal instrumental quartet

Truckfighters

Swedish stoner rock band

Controlled Bleeding

Experimental Music Pioneers

Royal Blood

British rock duo

Sigh

Japanese Avant-Garde Black Metal Band

Jonas Hellborg

Swedish virtuoso bass guitarist

Satyricon

Norwegian black metal band

Imperial Triumphant

Avant-garde black metal trio from New York City

Long Distance Calling

German Post-Rock Band

Keep Of Kalessin

Norwegian black metal band

Thisquietarmy

Canadian Ambient Music Project

Zombi

Instrumental Synth-Prog Duo

Edenbridge

Austrian symphonic metal band

Armia

Polish punk rock band

Angel Dust

Hardcore Punk Band

ISIS

Wind Rose

Italian Power Metal Band

Waltari

Finnish genre-defying alternative metal band

Karg

Dødheimsgard

Norwegian avant-garde black metal band

Gandalf's Fist

British Progressive Rock Band