Punk isn't dead. There will always be punks out there but it is true it is hard to evolve and has sort of died but isn't dead. A lot of bands are mixing punk with other music like AFI(who are great) and Avenged Sevenfold.
afi, misfits, danzig, nile, opeth, sentenced, nirvana, alice in chains, otyg, ramones, johnny cash, hank williams III, dave matthews band, bob dylan, floggin molly, down, graves, samhain, son of sam, metallica, megadeth
no particular order and not everything i like is metal
tool - 46 & 2
dave matthews band - two step
opeth - harvest
down - stone the crow
pantera - walk
nirvana - where did you sleep last night?
merle haggard - mama tried
johnny cash - hurt
johnny cash - thirteen
misfits - london dungeon...
Anybody into the new rock bands like Buckcherry, Beautiful Creatures, and Pure Rubbish. I don't really consider Default and Fuel and those type of bands rock more of an extension of grunge. Rock to me is Aerosmith, AC/DC and Van Halen, that type of shit and these 3 bands I have listed are good...