Smeags on 17 November 2014
A few others I want to mention are:
Growing up in Orange County, SoCal during the 90's, The Offspring were at the forefront of that California rock movement along with Sublime, No Doubt, and Red Hot Chili Peppers, Queens of the Stone Age, and many others. But The Offspring were my favorite, and it's awesome to see them still making some awesome tunes to this day.
Within Temptation is another female lead symphonic rock band that I really dig. I love her powerful, almost classical styled vocals meshed with powerful guitar chords and strings backing her up. I'm a sucker for a pretty voice combined with awesome rock. 
