Rock sub genres

[Littestu66]

having a discussion of rock and roll sub genres with a friend...we lost count of em and putting specific bands and artists in correctly, but here is a sample of what we came up with as far as we see it. this is strictly opinions and input or education is appreciated

Heavy Metal- Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath
Thrash Metal- Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax
Hard Rock- AC/DC, Guns n Roses, Motley Crue
Arena Rock- Queen, Styx, Journey
Hair Metal- Def Leppard, Whitesnake, Bon Jovi
Progressive Rock- Rush, Yes, Pink Floyd
Grunge Rock- Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots, Pearl Jam

I guess the question is where Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, and other bands like Kiss are considered

probably some cross over with some of these bands as well

 

[Diesel 11]

I guess the question is where Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, and other bands like Kiss are considered

Zep is “rock”, Stones are “rock / rock ‘n’ roll”, and Kiss are “hard rock”, as far as I can make out.

 

[PieceofMind89]

Rock/Rock n roll: The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Kinks, The Who.
Traditional heavy metal: Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Ozzy, Scorpions, Van Halen, Dio, Saxon, Riot.
Thrash Metal: Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Exodus, Anthrax.
Hard rock: AC/DC, KISS, Thin Lizzy(metal at times), Queen, Deep Purple,, Aerosmith, Blue Oyster Cult.
Glam/Hair metal: Bon Jovi, Cinderella, Poison, Dokken, Warrant.
Progressive rock: Rush, Yes, Pink Floyd, Emerson Lake and Palmer.
Southern Rock: Lynyrd Skynyrd, 38 Special, Molly Hatchet, The Allman Brothers, ZZ Top.
Doom Metal: Pentagram, Candlemass, Saint Vitus.