Metal Bands/etc: Aghora, Altered Aeon, Amon Amarth, Anacrusis, Anata, Angra, Annihilator, Anthrax, Anubis Gate, Arch Enemy, Arise, Ark Storm, Arsis, Artension, Arwen, At The Gates, Atheist, Attacker, Axenstar, Behemoth, Beyond Twilight, Black Sabbath, Blind Guardian, Blistered Earth, Blue Murder, Cancer, Carcass, Carnal Forge, Carnal Grief, Chaoswave, Communic, Concerto Moon, Control Denied, Coroner, Crimson Tears, Crown The Lost, Cryonic, Cryptopsy, Crystal Eyes, Crystallion, Cynic, Daath, Dark Tranquillity, Darkane, Darkcrown, Darksun, Darkwater, Dawn Of Destiny, Death, Death Angel, Deicide, Demons & Wizards, Detonation, Dimmu Borgir, Disarmonia Mundi, Disincarnate, Divine Empire, Divine Heresy, DivineFire, Domination Black, Dragonforce, Dragonland, Dragonlord, Dream Evil, Dream Theater, Ebony Ark, Elvenking, Enforsaken, Entombed, Epoch Of Unlight, Evergrey, Exodus, Failed Humanity, Faith No More, Fatal Force, Fates Warning, Fear Factory(older), Firewind, Forbidden, Forced Entry, Freedom Call, Godflesh, Grimfist, Grip Inc., Guardians Of Time, Hallowed, Hammerfall, Hate Eternal, Heart Of Sun, Heretic, Highland Glory, Iced Earth, Icewind, Imagika, Immolation, In Flames(older), Incantation, Infinite Horizon, Intense, Into Eternity, Ion Vein, Iron Maiden, Isengard, Ivory Moon, Kamelot, Killing Joke, King's X, Kiuas, Kreator, Lacuna Coil, Liquid Tension Experiment, Lost Eden, Lost Horizon, Lost Soul, Lunatica, Malevolent Creation, Masterplan, Megadeth(older), Memory Garden, Metallica(pre 'Black' album), Morbid Angel, Mystic Prophecy, Nailbomb, Napalm Death, Necrophagist, Nevermore, Nightrage, Nightwish, Nile, Nocturnal Rites, Norther, Nuclear Assault, Obituary, Old Man's Child, Olympos Mons, Oratory, O.S.I., Overkill, Ozzy, Paradise Lost, Pantera, Paradise Lost, Pharaoh, Phoenix Rizing, Planet Alliance, Prong, Queensryche, Ritual Carnage, Saigon Kick, Sanctuary, Savatage, Scar Symmetry, Scariot, Sepultura (older), Severed Savior, Shadow(Japan), Shadowkeep, Silent Force, Sinergy, Slayer, S.O.D., Sodom, Soilwork, Solstice, Sonata Arctica, Stormwind, Stratovarius, Suffocation, Suicidal Tendencies, Sun Caged, Swordmaster, Symphony X, Symphorce, Testament, Textures, The Clan Destined, The Codex, The Crown, The Haunted, The Vision Bleak, Total Devasation, Unearthed, Vader, Vile, Vio-lence, Vital Remains, Wintermoon, etc..

Jpop: Ayumi Hamasaki, Megumi Hayashibara<, Masami Okui, Namie Amuro, Kikuko Inoue, Sakurai Tomo, Two Mix, etc, etc.

Instrumental Guitar Rock-type stuff: Joe Satriani<, Eric Johnson, James Murphy, Paul Gilbert, Shawn Lane, Tony MacAlpine, etc.

Music I don't care for: Rap, American Pop, Hardcore, Metalcore, NU-metal (aka Mall-core), Emo, etc.