Founded as a side project by Slipknot’s Corey Taylor and Jim Root, Stone Sour is arguably a softer version of the latter band, in that Taylor’s vocals aren’t nearly as aggressive.  This does not take away that this was a very good Alternative Band in its time, but Slipknot members are not going to get inducted twice, if they do at all!

Something Corporate is a great name for an Emo Band, though we never really thought that was a label that suited them.  This group was a very slick and polished band that arguably were more of amalgamation of Elton John and Alternative Rock.  They did not make a huge splash commercially but might historically become more significant than those who outsold them.

Death Metal and Scandinavia seem to go hand and hand and Norway’s Sirenia might be one of the most cerebral (or melancholy) of the genre.  This makes them a lock for a Death Metal Hall of Fame, but that means nothing to the voters in Cleveland.

Possibly one of the most successful bands to come out of Quebec, Simple Plan followed in the mode of the Pop-Punk bands of the mid 2000’s.  While their music was never considered deep, it was fun for what it was and sold quite a few albums.  Whether or not the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame pays attention to them at all remains to be seen.