| MEGADETH | American thrash metal band formed in 1983 by former Metallica guitarist Dave Mustaine (8) |
| SLAYER | American thrash metal band formed in 1981 by guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman |
| HAMMETT | Metallica guitarist Kirk |
| BURTON | Former Metallica bassist Cliff |
| SWATCH | Swiss timepiece company founded in 1983 by Ernst Thomke, Elmar Mock and Jacques Muller (6) |
| GODISCS | London-based record label launched in 1983 by Andy MacDonald and Lesley Symons |
| BRONSKIBEAT | Band formed in 1983, fronted by Jimmy Somerville |
| BONJOVI | U.S. rock band formed in 1983 noted for the songs Always and It's My Life (3,4) |
| MARYCHAIN | The Jesus and -, rock band formed in 1983 in 36 across (4,5) |
| IRONWEED | Pulitzer winning novel from 1983 by William Kennedy (8) |
| MACISAAC | "Nimble Fingers" CD guitarist Dave |
| MODULATE | Thrash metal duo soften (8) |
| PRIEST | Judas ____, heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1969 (6) |
| JUDAS | ___ Priest, heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1969 (5) |
| IRONMAIDEN | Heavy-metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 (4,6) |
| DEFLEPPARD | Heavy metal band formed in the 1970s in Sheffield |
| AWAITS | Hell ---, an album by the thrash metal band Slayer (6) |
| IRON | ____ Maiden, British heavy metal band formed in 1975 whose lead vocalist is Bruce Dickinson (4) |
| CRUE | Motley ____, U.S. heavy metal band formed in 1981 (4) |
| MYBLOODYVALENTINE | Irish-English shoegaze rock band fronted by Kevin Shields, formed in 1983 |
