70's:
- Aerosmith
- Bruce Springsteen

80's:
- Bon Jovi
- Guns 'N Roses
- U2

90's:
- Helloween (though formed early 80's, it was Deris' Helloween that really got me into them)

00's:
- Sonata Arctica


That's about it...I will edit this post as more bands/artists come to my mind.