How about ... Frozen Plasma? is one of my favorite group. If rock is to be HIM

There are a few local bands you might like:

Bloody Hammers (the singer's previous band, Anders Manga, is also awesome but very different from Bloody Hammers, more gothic industrial)

Birds With Teeth--their second album, Two, is damn good, and they're amazing live

2013 Wolves

Babyshaker

Thanks for the suggestion Sadista

the black dahlia murder hard

eyes set to kill softer yet still kinda hard

kind of unheard of rock bands are: we are scientists and portugal the man.

the bloodhound gang, offspring, cake, nirvana, and beck. / maybe some beastie boys
blink 182

rap: (old school only)
westside connection, krs one, ol dirty bastard, rakim, mos def, papoose, epmd(personal fav)
ludacris ( word of mouf is is best album), juvenile, method man, dr dre, and N.W.A.

damian marley and bob marley.

john legend(r&b) ((love makin music)) lol

dance/ party/ house music.

armin van buuren, ladytron, morgan page, zedd, krewella (personal fav.), dada life, inna, alexandra stan, deepside deejays, ela rose, sunrise inc, tara, mandinga, mia martina, bounty killer, cascada, dj sava, kaskade, raluka, nadia ali, eurithmics, september, glass vase cello case, thaya, wynter gordon.

and if your into jamaican stuff

captain barkey, elephant man, konshens, spragga benz, beenie man,