the beatles and deep purple you have heard but i have to say it again... one band that isn't quite legendary yet but is definately goin off is the living end. They are like a modern version of the stray cats and Chris Cheney (singer and guitarist) is awesome. If you like iron maiden you will also definately like a band called dragonforce... they are crazy and sing about fighting dragons and conquering the world and the like (listen to heart of a dragon). Ridiculous...