| FAITHNOMORE | Metal group with hits "Epic" and "Easy" (5,2,4) |
| SCORPIONS | German heavy-metal group (with The) |
| THRONES | A Game of -, hit epic fantasy novel (7) |
| PALLADIUM | Element of the platinum metals group with the lowest density and melting point, discovered by chemist William Hyde Wollaston in 1802 (9) |
| STEPPENWOLF | Group with hit "Born to be Wild" in 1969 and 1999 (11) |
| LEDZEPPELIN | UK vocal and instrumental group with hit 'Whole Lotta Love' in 1997 (3,8) |
| MARIAHCAREY | American female singer with hits including Dreamlover and One Sweet Day (5, 6) |
| PUBLICENEMY | American hip hop/rap metal group whose members include Chuck D and Flavor Flav |
| ANTS | Adam and the -, new wave group with hits including Stand and Deliver (4) |
| MARTHA | ___ and the Vandellas, 1960s Motown group with hits "Nowhere to Run" and "Heatwave" |
| JAZZMEN | Kenny Ball and his --, trad group with hits in 1960s (7) |
| SNAP | German group with hits The Power and Rhythm Is a Dancer (4) |
| STEPS | British pop group with hits 5,6,7,8 and Tragedy |
| DAWN | US pop group with hits Knock Three Times and Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree (4) |
| VILLAGE | _ People; US disco group with hits such as In the Navy and Go West (7) |
| DEF | ___ Leppard (rock group with hits in the 1980s) |
| CLARK | The Dave -- Five, English rock group with hits in 1960s (5) |
| PEACE | War And _, literary epic and BBC drama in 2016 (5) |
| FLEETWOODMAC | Group with hit 'Albatross' in 1968 and 1973 (9,3) |
| TPAU | English group with hit 'Heart and Soul' in 1987 (4) |
