Hate to awaken ya,Laurent,but.... most of what I mentioned from Swedish bands IS on the bluesier side,guy. You may need to investigate Plankton (instrumental group with two lead guitarists with Hendrix/Clapton influences). Night Flight Orchestra has an early Whitesnake vibe going at times,but it's MUCH more than just that. Kamchatka is a 3 piece power trio-hard rockin' blues with Trower/Hendrix,etc vibes. Sweden has been impressing the crap outta me the past 3-4 years. Before that, I felt similarly towards their 'brand' of melrock. But there are tons of different sounding groups emerging there. Literally something for everyone. If you dig prog at all,there's also Moon Safari (very Yes influenced with 4-5 part harmonies). Don't let Sweden pass you by,dude... T