speakers with balls

Ok, so oddly no one has mentioned it but if you want a speaker that truly rocks and does everything else extremely well Klipsch Palladium is what you have to consider, either the p37f, 38 or 39. They pop up here and there on different sites used occasionally and do exactly what you're looking for. No, they are not bright if they're driven with quality gear. Frankly my search would start and stop there.

Tekton Pendragons

I think my Zu Omen Defs rip the paint off the walls. I'm pushing them with Bryston amps and pre. Possible that the power is the issue?

Lots of good advice so far. I’ve had JBL, Klipsch, Paradigm, Infinity, you name it.

Klipsch Heresy, Forte, Chorus, Reference, Cornwall -- all incredible rock speakers. I listen to alt rock, classic punk, rock from the 70s to modern, acid rock, metal (nothing too severe).

Alt Rock is my favorite. I have Klipsch RF-7 IIs in walnut connected to a Parasound HCA-3500 -- it’s like having an amp dedicated to each speaker. Someone here said "hearing protection". This is an understatement. I’ve knocked pictures off the walls upstairs in my home!

The horns are mega bright. To temper this a little I put something like dynamat on the backside of the horn which helped smooth the high resonant freq of the horn material (I think it’s ABS or similar).

All in all, you can’t go wrong with Klipsch. In your situation (medium size modern unit?), you’ll love the Heresy. They’re beautiful inside and out.