I'm going to sure check out some of these ones I hav'nt heard of.
I got into Triumph quite heavily. As well as other Canadien acts.

Frank Hannon and Tommy Skeoch also spring to mind.
Tesla (an L.A. band) seemed to be one of those few metal acts out of the mid to late eighties that survived the alternative scene, and actually sold more even after their hit heyday.
I always thought they had more of a classic rock quality to them.