| 100% | ANTHRAX | 7 | Metal band with a killer name? |
| 74% | RATT | 4 | Glam metal band with a rodent-inspired name |
| 73% | KORN | 4 | Grammy-winning metal band with a tasty-sounding name |
| 70% | SLAYER | 6 | Heavy-metal band with a killer sound? |
| 68% | RIOT | 4 | Quiet ___ (heavy metal band with a rhyming name) |
| 68% | RIOT | 4 | Quiet ___(heavy metal band with a rhyming name) |
| 68% | AXE | 3 | Kick ___ (heavy metal band with a punny name) |
| 64% | IDBRACELET | 10 | Band with a person's name |
| 62% | ACDC | 4 | Band with a juiced-up name? |
| 60% | ASIA | 4 | 1980s band with a continental name |
| 60% | ABBA | 4 | Pop band with a palindromic name |
| 60% | NSYNC | 5 | Band with a bass named Bass |
| 60% | ACDC | 4 | Band with a slash in its name |
| 59% | EELS | 4 | Indie band with a "fishy" name |
| 59% | ASIA | 4 | 1980s band with a "continental" name |
| 59% | MOTORHEAD | 9 | "Ace of Spades" band with a "metal umlaut" over an O in its name |
| 59% | ACDC | 4 | Band with a lightning bolt in its name |
| 58% | HEART | 5 | "Barracuda" band with a romantic name |
| 57% | PHISH | 5 | Band with a Ben & Jerry's flavor named for it |
| 57% | XTC | 3 | 1970s-'90s band with a euphoric-sounding name |
| 57% | ACDC | 4 | Rock band with a slash in its name |
| 57% | GTOS | 4 | 1960s band with a car-related name, with "the" |
| 56% | BLUEOYSTERCULT | 14 | "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" band with a "metal umlaut" over an O in its name: 3 wds. |
| 56% | GORILLAZ | 8 | "Feel Good Inc." band with a purposely misspelled animal name |
| 56% | KORN | 4 | Metal band whose name sounds like a vegetable |
| 55% | AMERICA | 7 | "Sister Golden Hair" rock band with a country for a name |
| 55% | THEMONKEES | 10 | "Daydream Believer" band with a purposely misspelled animal name: 2 wds. |
| 55% | IMPALA | 6 | Tame ___ (psychedelic rock band with a horned animal in its name) |
| 55% | PHISH | 5 | Jam band with a Ben & Jerry's flavor named for them |
| 55% | METALLICA | 9 | A metal band with James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich |