my favs hafta be:

Misfits(see pic below :D), The Grateful Dead, Slayer, Rammstein, Pink Floyd, Kmfdm, John Lennon, Slipknot, Jethro Tull, Incubus, Moody Blues, Lacuna Coil, Stray Cats, Rob Zombie, The Cure, HIM, David Bowie, Type O Negative, The Dead Kennedys, Tool, Black Dahlia Murder, T-Rex, Deicide, Led Zeppelin, Dimmu Borgir, Black Sabbath, Kittie, Himsa, Lucia Cifarelli, Opeth, &, Otep.

Has to be The Beatles........based on sheer originality, for the time, and body of work.

Rolling Stones
The Who
Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band
Alabama
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Beach Boys
Buddy Holley & The Crickets
.38 Special
The Doors
CCR
The Eagles
Fleetwood Mac
The Pretenders

lots of solo acts, especially country singers who aren't considered a true band like Alan Jackson, George Stait, Toy Keith, Faith Hill, Martina McBride.....many more :cool:

Metallica (My favourite), Iron Maiden, The Misfits, Megadeth(seeing them in February!), Pantera, Slayer, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Guns N' Roses, Helloween, Van Halen.