Forged in the seedy clubs of San Dimas, CA, Wyld Stallyns burst onto the metal scene in 1989 with their debut album, Excellent. The band's latest album, Bogus, blends Theodore "Ted" Logan's earth-shattering screams with blazing drums to concoct a bevy of technical masterpieces. With standout tracks like "Dude," look for Wyld Stallyns to be a major member in the metal landscape for years to come.

Born in the depths of Tukwila, WA, Cockgodz climbed to the top of the metal scene in 1978 with their debut album, Trouser Trout. The band's latest album, Fisted By Reality, welds Billy Rubin's ominous snarls with gnashing atmospherics to produce yet another disc full of spine-tingling classics. With standout tracks like "Love Injection ," already certified platinum in Europe, Cockgodz can count on loads of future success.

Originally from the riverside parks near Toronto, Blind Tippy Killamuk and the Delta Ombudsmen broke into the blues scene in 1968 with their debut album, Miss Me Like You Mean It. The band's latest album, Jelly On The Highway, layers Blind Tippy Killamuk's spit-shined originals with road-seasoned pedal steel rhythms to churn out the group's most exhilarating album of storied career. With standout tracks like "Why Can't You Fix My Oatmeal?" dominating radio airwaves far and wide, Blind Tippy Killamuk and the Delta Ombudsmen is an essential addition to any music lover's library.

Emerging from the roughneck honky tonks of Austin, TX, Mudpuppie and the Dirty Dogs broke into the blues scene in 1982 with their debut album, Smells Like Wet Dog. The band's latest album, Best Of: Hounds of Hell Reunite, juxtaposes Mudpuppie's muddy whoops and hollars with back-to-basics Delta Blues to churn out the group's most satisfying brand of musical gumbo. With standout tracks like "Robert Johnson's Labrador," dominating radio airwaves far and wide, Mudpuppie and the Dirty Dogs is an essential addition to any music lover's library.

Spawned in the back alleys of Wheaton, MD, Sardonahue roared onto the metal scene in 1992 with their debut album, Wily E Peyote. The band's latest album, Armageddon: Let's Get it On, joins Rilthe's chilling lyrics with jaw-rattling atmospherics to cook up yet another disc full of sludgy anthems. With standout tracks like "Blowtorch Job," look for Sardonahue to be a major force in the metal landscape for years to come.

Rising from the garages of Seattle, Matildaben climbed to the top of the pop scene in 2006 with their debut album, You Can't Be Serious. The band's latest album, Has A, melds Beanie Weenie's easily digested hooks with straightforward singalongs to generate a record boiling over with teenage anthems. With standout tracks like "Bald Men Are Cute," already certified platinum in Europe, Matildaben can count on loads of future success.

After starting out in an abandoned laundromat in Portland, OR, Kitties In The Meadow found themselves at the top of the the indie rock scene in 2006 with their debut album, Sunny Silly Boo-Boo Kat. The band's latest album, OMG Kitties!, juxtaposes Melanie Haber's introspective vocal narratives with rollicking instrumentation to somehow churn out a bevy of chart-topping creations. With standout tracks like "Twee As Fuck" dominating radio airwaves far and wide, Kitties In The Meadow is an essential addition to any music lover's library.