Hinder is a rock group signed under Universal Records. They are of a post-grunge style, with many influences from classic rock bands, such as Guns & Roses. Their sound is characterized by soft drumlines and an almost monotone "grumbling" vocal style pioneered by such bands as Creed and Nickelback. The band formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 2002, when guitarist Joe Garvey and drummer Cody Hanson discovered Austin Winkler singing for a cover band. Cody says he was "blown away" and "has the kind of charisma very few people have and that unique voice.

Papa Roach is a four-piece nu metal band from Vacaville, California.They broke through in to the mainstream with their three times platinum major-label debut album Infest (2000). The group's success continued with later releases lovehatetragedy (2002) and Getting Away With Murder (2004). The group's fourth major album, The Paramour Sessions was released on September 12, 2006.

Come jam with Ben Lindholm from guitartricks.com as he demonstrates the use of pedal notes over a standard metal progression. Learning to play guitar with Ben is made easy with close ups, slow motion, and narration This lessons is an add-on to how to harmonize simple arpeggios over a standard metal progression.

Nirvana was a popular American rock band originating from Aberdeen, Washington. With the lead single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from their 1991 album Nevermind, Nirvana exploded into the mainstream, bringing along with it a subgenre of alternative rock called grunge. Other Seattle grunge bands such as Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden also gained in popularity, and, as a result, alternative rock became a dominant genre on radio and music television in the United States during the early-to-middle 1990s.