Richard Paul Ashcroft (born 11 September 1971 in Billinge Higher End, England) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and occasional guitarist of alternative rock band The Verve from their formation in 1990 until their split in 1999, and continues as a lead vocalist working with guitars and keyboards.

Iced Earth is an American power metal band from Tampa, Florida, formed in 1985, by guitarist and main songwriter Jon Schaffer and original drummer Greg Seymour.

16 Horsepower was an American alternative country music group based in Denver, Colorado. Their music often invoked religious imagery dealing with conflict, redemption, punishment, and guilt through David Eugene Edwards's lyrics and the heavy use of traditional bluegrass, gospel, and Appalachian instrumentation cross-bred with rock.

Even 10 years after founding the band, TORIAN (from Paderborn/Germany) are still calling their music „Power Metal“ - with pride and passion;

Cynthia Yih Shih (b. October 3, 1978, Saratoga, California), better known by her stage name Vienna Teng, is a Taiwanese American pianist and singer-songwriter based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band formed in 1967 in London. Due to numerous line-up changes, the only original member present in the band is its namesake, drummer Mick Fleetwood.

Hideaki Ishi (Ishi Hideaki, born 1962 in Tokyo, Japan), better known by his stage name DJ Krush, is an alternative hip hop producer and DJ. He is known for his atmospheric instrumental production which incorporates sound elements from nature and extensive use of jazz and soul samples.

The Odd Squad was a Southern hip-hop group consisting of Devin the Dude, Jugg Mugg, and Rob Quest. The first album, Fadanuf Fa Erybody!! was released in 1994 on Rap-A-Lot Records. The album was considered by Scarface to be the label's finest release.