If you’re a serious music fan you have a handful, maybe more, bands that you really miss. I know I do.

Led Zeppelin is probably at the top of just about any hard rock and heavy metal fans list but that reunion can never happen with Gonzo jamming with Jimi and Janis for the past thirty plus years.

Here are the criteria I used to make my list:

• All original members from the bands considered must be living in order to qualify.
• Pre-requisite two, they are already legendary with one or more masterworks of hard rock and/or heavy metal to their credit.
• Thirdly, they haven’t done a true all original studio album in at least ten years with their original, classic lineups.
• Fourthly, they were massively popular when at their peak of popularity.

Here are the four I’d be most excited to see releases from in  2011/2012. What are your thoughts?

Who would you like to see do an all new, all original, sparkling new studio album? Is it one of the four bands below or some other legendary band? Write in your thoughts in the Other box if there is someone other than these titans you’d like to see reunite and put out one final masterpiece and recapture a bit of their glory days.

I can’t wait to see your ideas!

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Heavy metal (fiend/friend?) Writer, frustrat(or), frustrat(ee), decorated U.S. Navy veteran, Husband(twice), father(three times), grandfather(of seven), FM radio veteran, Concertgoer, music collector, muscle car aficianado. Grown up since five. Child since 45. View all posts by rbtaleman