That is not the issue that I have with Velvet Revolver. The issue that I have with Velvet Revolver is that they insist that they are looking for a new singer & then when awesome major league singers who would fit in perfectly with the band's style audition they are always turned away

Which they are perfectly entitled to do; it is their band after all ... I can't stand them either though.

dont know if you'll like them, my favorite rock band is Manic Street Preachers, their music is very good, and the lyrics are very deep with real meanings

If you tolerate this then your children will be next.

If you wanted some Punk bands that aren't mentioned, I'd put in a vote for Alkaline Trio, and Bad Religion.

That's funny... I have all of those bands loaded up on WinAmp right now :-) I knew there was something I liked about you.
Also not Emo... NIN

I sort of outgrew NIN over the years, but I'll never outgrow Trent Reznor himself. The guy is a genius. His soundtrack to The Social Network is brilliant, and he's now signed on to do the music for the American remake of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (so I expect that music to be great too)

so many great recommendations already, and i'll add Sonata Arctica and The Union

Motorcycle Emptiness, Little Baby Nothing, Ocean Spray, So Wjy So Sad, A Design For Life, Kevin Carter, Empty Souls, The Everlasting, Be Natural, You Stole The Sun From My Heart, Always Never, Black Dog On My Shoulders

great band!, I had the oportunity to watch the Manics on Cuba when they make a concert in La Havana :)

Meden Agan (Greece), (UK/Sweden), [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRHNLI74UE4]Distorted (Israel), (UK/Hungary), [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiINgyz1vVs]Infinite Tales (Ukraine), Interitus (Czech Republic :)

Nice to see a bit of appreciation for the often over looked Caerphilly boys :)

Been a rocker for quite a while now and I can't argue with the lists you've got so far. Plenty to get stuck into. For something a lil more diverse with a rock twist I'd reccomend having a listen to:

Mad Caddies - Well established US Ska punk band, brilliantly diverse with their sound. Absolute master musicians.

Flogging Molly - American-Irish-Folk-Punk. Outstanding, so much energy!

Skindred - to quote their own description "Ragga-metal-punk-hiphop". Very different from what I normally go for but have a listen and you'll understand the reccomendation. outstanding!

Hot snakes/ Drive like Jehu
Shout out louds
Voxtrot
Grinderman
Iwrestledabearonce
Not rock:
Fleet foxes
Beirut

Kamelot (The newer material)

Power/Heavy/NWOBHM/Progressive Metal
Circus Maximus
Pagans Mind
Dragonland
Hammer
Hibria
Seven Kingdoms (Some friends of mine are/were in this band. Plugging them here :D)
Symphony X
Sonata Arctica
Brocas Helm
Galneryus

Thrash
Biomechanical (Bit difficult to pin a genre down for these, but close enough)
Vektor
Toxik
Forbidden
Realm
Intruder

(Melo)Death Metal
Amon Amarth
Death
Kalmah
Insomnium
Akercocke (Blackened Death)
Bolt Thrower

Black/Viking/Folk Metal
Bathory
Bathory yet again
Even more Bathory
Finntroll
Trollfest
Korpiklaani
Agalloch
Austere
Wolves in the Throne Room

Doom/Stoner Metal
Ahab (Perfect atmosphere)
The Foreshadowing
Anathema
My Dying Bride (Official remix of the original track, but it far exceeds it in my opinion)
Acid Witch
Goblin Cock (Greatest. Name. Ever.)
Electric Wizard
Candlemass (Music video to this song is hilariously bad)
Solitude Aeternus

Avant-garde
Diablo Swing Orchestra
More Diablo Swing Orchestra
Diablo Swing Orchestra
Arcturus
More Arcturus
Mr. Bungle
Mr. Bungle again (Amazing fan-made music video)
Ram-zet

That took a while...

My favorite dudes:
Nine Inch Nails, Aphex Twin, Amon Tobin, Venetian Snares, Squarepusher

My favorite ladies:
Bjork, Tori Amos, Imogen Heap, PJ Harvey, Kathleen Hanna.

almost forgot it, SKUNK ANANSIE.
good band, the singer have an awesome voice