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Track N. 001 (05.06.09)
The Vortex Void of Inhumanity - Mayhem
Track N. 666 (12.06.09)
One Last Shot - Hans Zimmer
Track N.1000 (17.06.09)
Collapse Generation - Arcturus
Track N. 2000 (30.06.09)
Summoning Scenes - Unexpect
Track N. 3000 (12.07.09)
Regresso Tumorale (Cripple Bastards & Cole & Miss Violetta Beauregarde) - Truceklan
Track N. 4000 (24.07.09)
Nether Novas - Dark Tranquillity
Track N. 5000 (06.08.09)
Vem Styr Symmetrin? - Vintersorg
Track N. 6000 (22.08.09)
The Crumbling Realm - Vulture Industries
Track N. 7000 (04.09.09)
The Grand Design - Winds
Track N. 8000 (19.09.09)
Morning Song - Corona Borealis
Track N. 9000 (07.10.09)
Coiled In Wings - Ved Buens Ende
Track N. 10.000 (24.10.09)
Alone - Arcturus
Track N. 11.000 (10.11.09)
Intro - Angerfist
Track N.12.000 (28.11.09)
Embrace The Gods Of Suffering - Shade Empire
Track N. 13.000 (26.12.09
We, the Undead - Electric Wizard

I'm Waiting For:

Abigor - Time Is The Sulphur In The Veins Of The Saint - An Excursion On Satan's Fragmenting Principle [18.01.10]
Arsis - Starve For The Devil [09.02.10]
Borknagar - Universal [22.02.10]
Burzum - Belus [xx.03/04.10]
Carnifex - Hell Chose Me [16.02.10]
Catamenia - Cavalcade [xx.01/02.10]
Dark Tranquillity - We Are The Void [26.02.10]
Finntroll - Nifelvind [xx.02.10]
Ihsahn - After [26.01.10]
Kalmah - 12 Gauge [xx.01/02.10]
Raintime - TBA [xx.01/02.10]
Rotting Christ - Aealo [xx.02.10]
Sigh - Scenes From Hell [19.01.10]
Vintersorg - TBA [xx.xx.10]
Wintersun - Time [xx.xx.10]

My Dream Band (Genre avant-garde black metal)

Kristoffer Rygg aka Garm or Trickster G. (Ulver, Ex. Arcuturs, Ex. Borknagar, Head Control System) - Vocals.

Michal Allan Patton aka Mike Patton (Faith No More, Fantômas, Tomahawk, Peeping Tom, Ex. Mr. Bungle) - Vocals.

Vegard Sverre Tveitan aka Ihsahn (Ihsahn, Ex. Emperor, Ex. Peccatum, Thou Shalt Suffer, Ex. Zyklon-B, Ex. Wongraven, Hardingrock) - Guitar, Backing Vocals.

Anders Nyström aka Blakkheim (Katatonia, Bloodbath, Ex. Diabolical Masquerade, Ex. Bewitched) - Rhythmic Guitar, Backing Vocals

Cornelius Jakhelln (Solefald, G.U.T., Sturmgeist) - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals.

Lars Are Nedland aka Lazare (Solefald, Borknagar, Age of Silence, Ex Carpathian Forest, Ex Ásmegin) - Keyboards, Piano, Backing Vocals.

Jan Axel Blomberg aka Hellhammer (Mayhem, Ex. Arcturus, Age of Silence, Ex. Dimmu Borgir, Ex. Antestor, Ex. Shining, Ex. Den Saakaldte, Winds, Ex. The Kovenant) - Drums.

So once again one of these interesting / funny questionaires. Damn I love them ^^
Update, because of the changes last year :)

How did you get into 31?
System of a Down
Heard "Chop Suey!" somewhere...

What was the first song you ever heard by 22?
Meat Loaf
Rock 'n Roll Dreams

What is your favorite lyric by 29?
Testament - Over the Wall

"Restart my life
Or self destruction
To climb this wall
Of dark construction
Holding the quest for freedom
That beckons me"

What is your favorite album by 49?
Lordi
Get Heavy

How many albums by 13 do you own?
Judas Priest
Five.

What is your favorite song by 50?
Pantera
Fucking Hostile

Is there a song by 4 that makes you sad?
Iced Earth
Watching Over Me

What is your favorite song by 15?
Bolt Thrower
Embers

What is your favorite song by 5?
Iron Maiden
Too many very good songs. I can't point out THE Maiden song .. maybe "The Trooper"

Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
Metal Will Never Die

What is your favorite album by 40?
Edguy
Vain Glory Opera

What is your favorite song by 12?
Sodom
Bombenhagel

What is a good memory you have involving 33?
Chinchilla
Some really fun concerts in my town..

What is your favorite song by 37?
Hypocrisy
Roswell 47

How many times have you seen 24 live?
Dropkick Murphy's
Haven't seen them yet. Next time when they're in the area.

What is the first song you ever heard by 17?
Summoning
Really no Idea .. I think something of the "Let Mortal Heroes..." Album

What is your favorite album by 11?
Savatage
Dead Winter Dead

Who is your favorite member of 1?
Slayer
Dave Lombardo

Have you ever seen 14 live?
Amon Amarth
About 4 (?) times .. they're playing on nearly all metal festivals in Germany every second year.

What is a good memory involving 21?
Bruce Springsteen
Hours of calmness and relaxation

What is your favorite song by 16?
In Flames
Only for the Weak

What is the first song you heard by 47?
Dio
Holy Diver

What is your favorite album by 45?
Korpiklaani
None.. don't listen to them very often.

What is your favorite song by 18?
Accept
Monster Man

What is the first song you ever heard by 38?
Finntroll
Trollhammaren

What is your favorite lyric by 3?
Sabaton - The Price of a Mile

"And as the night falls the general calls
and the battle carries on and on
How long?
What is the purpose of it all
What's the price of a mile?"

What is your favorite song by 2?
Johnny Cash
I See a Darkness

What was the first song you heard by 32?
Cannibal Corpse
Hammer Smashed Face

What is your favorite song by 8?
Metallica
Seek and Destroy

How many times have you seen 10 live?
Motörhead
Not yet. Always had no money or no time.

Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy?
Queen
Don't Stop Me Now

What is your favorite album by 9?
Blind Guardian
Somewhere Far Beyond

What is the worst song by 46?
Kalmah
No idea .. haven't listened to them for a long time.

What was the first song you heard by 34?
Volbeat
Maybellene I Hofteholder

What is your favorite album by 42?
Rammstein
Sehnsucht

How many times have you seen 39 live?
Dismember
Once at the Summer Breeze Festival

What is your favorite album by 35?
Ensiferum
Victory Songs

What was the first song you heard by 28?
Immortal
One by One

What is your favorite album by 7?
Running Wild
Death or Glory

...Top 30 on Last.FM over the last 7 days...

Carcass - 57
Sinisstar - 39
Machines of Loving Grace - 39
VAST - 32
Mudvayne - 30
Full Devil Jacket - 30
Dimmu Borgir - 29
Soundgarden - 29
In Flames - 28
Gravity Kills - 28
Rollins Band - 16
Alice Cooper - 14
Napalm Death - 14
Katatonia - 14
Flybanger - 12
Cradle of Filth - 12
Full Scale - 11
Fear Factory - 10
Dragonlord - 9
Lo-Pro - 8
Slaves on Dope - 8
Jack Frost - 6
Obituary - 5
Graveworm - 5
Ghost Brigade - 4
Avenged Sevenfold - 4
Darkane - 4
NMSO4 - 3
Kalmah - 3
Rikets - 3
Gardenian - 3
Bullet For My Valentine - 3
Flaw - 3

Every band I've seen live. Some in support slots, a lot at festivals. Some I wish I hadn't seen.

AC/DC,
After Forever,
Amon Amarth (x6),
Anthrax (x2),
AntiProduct,
Arch Enemy,
Ascension,
Battlelore (x2),
Black Sabbath,
Blaze Bayley,
Blind Guardian (x2),
Bob Catley,
Bob Dylan,
Böhse Onkelz,
Brainstorm,
Carcass,
Celesty,
Children of Bodom (x3),
Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult,
Deathrage,
Defenestration,
Deströyer 666,
Devious,
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter,
Dimmu Borgir (x2),
DIRTY DEEDS,
Disturbed,
DragonForce,
Dragonland,
Eastern Front,
E-Force,
Ektomorf,
Electric Eel Shock,
Elexorien,
Eluveitie,
Elvenking,
Emperor,
Ensiferum (x2),
Enslaved (x2),
Entombed (x2),
Equilibrium (x2),
Falconer,
Fairlyand,
Finntroll (x3),
Genetic Wisdom,
Grave,
Grave Digger (x2),
Halford,
HammerFall,
Hanging Doll,
Heavenly,
Highland Glory,
Iced Earth,
Immortal,
Insomnium (x2),
Iron Maiden (x5),
Iron Savior,
Ithica,
Kalmah,
Kittie,
Korpiklaani,
Krisiun,
Kutschurft,
Legion of the Damned,
Mambo Kurt (x2),
Marshall Law,
Megadeth (x2),
Metsatöll,
Michael Angelo Batio,
Michael Schenker Group,
Moonsorrow,
Moonspell,
Morbus Exire,
Motörhead (x6),
Municipal Waste (x2),
Murderdolls,
NecroMorticA,
Next Waste Dimension,
Northland,
Odin's Blood,
The Offspring,
Omnium Gatherum (x2),
One Minute Silence,
Orden Ogan,
Overkill,
Papa Roach,
Powerquest,
Queens of the Stone Age,
Rose Tattoo,
Satyricon (x2),
Saxon,
Silvanesti,
Slayer,
Slipknot (x2),
Stormlord,
Swallow the Sun,
Sylver Myst,
Thyrfing,
Tool,
Touchstone,
Tracedawn,
Type O Negative,
Týr (x3),
Uncle Rotter,
The V-Plates,
Vision Divine,
Warchild,
Warpath,
The Wayriders,
Whitesnake,
The Wildhearts,
Wintersun (x2),
Wolf,
Xandria

Festivals attended:
Aaltjesrock 2007 (Netherlands)
Bloodstock 2005 (UK)
Bloodstock Open Air 2009 (UK)
Eindhoven Metal Meeting 2009 (Netherlands)
Metalfest 2009 (UK)
Ozzfest 2002 (UK)
Paganfest 2008 (UK)
Wacken Open Air 2004, 06, 07 (Germany)

Disclaimer: my top 50 don't really reflect my current taste in music all that well. I'm working on changing that.

1. How did you get into 31?
In Flames. I was looking for a good metal instrumental, and someone recommended Man Made God.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?
Ah, Cynic's Veil of Maya. This may be my favorite album opener of all time.

3. What's your favorite lyric by 29?
"Bow to the savior of the fearful and desperate / Shepherd of deception / Prophet of infection / Behold the Xenochrist!". Awesome outro. The Faceless were the ones who convinced me that Deathcore wasn't all shit.

4. What is your favourite album by 49?
No contest, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). The first hip-hop album I ever liked.

5. How many albums by 13 do you own?
Mastodon. All five of their full-lengths. I also bough the ATHF movie soundtrack just for Cut You Up With A Linoleum Knife.

6. What is your favorite song by 50?
Demons and Wizards. Probably Fiddler On The Green.

7. Is there a song by 4 that makes you sad?
I'm pretty sure that there's a Beatles song for every emotion. I'll go with Julia.

8. What is your favorite song by 15?
Tough one, because The Doors have a lot of amazing tracks, but I'll say The Unknown Soldier.

9. What is your favorite song by 5?
Kalmah is another tough one. Doubtful About It All, maybe?

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?
The Jimi Hendrix Experience, of course. Off the top of my head, Angel.

11. What is your favorite album by 40?
Definitely Caught Somewhere in Time. Where Iron Maiden peaked in my opinion.

12. What is your favorite song by 10?
Ensiferum. Has to be Into Battle. The guitar solo... rock.

13. What is a good memory you have involving 33?
Explosions in the Sky. Too many to count, mostly involving psychedelics.

14. What is your favorite song by 37?
Radiohead. Surprisingly, I guess it's Meeting In The Aisle, a random instrumental B-side off of some EP.

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy?
Fuck yeah Necrophagist. To Breathe in a Casket always makes me glad that I'm not currently buried alive, I guess.

16. How many times have you seen 24 live?
Lamb of God - just once, in LA. Not that great a show.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?
Nirvana. Almost certainly Smells Like Teen Spirit.

18. What is your favorite album by 11?
Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here.

19. Who is a favorite member of 1?
Death? The obvious answer, Chuck Schuldiner (R.I.P.).

20. Have you ever seen 14 live?
Nope, never seen Joe Satriani.

21. What is a good memory involving 45?
Sir Mix-A-Lot? Well, this is embarrassing. The time the Pitt band played Jump on It at halftime at some football game, maybe? (This is one of the artists covered in the above disclaimer, by the way.)

22. What is your favorite song by 16?
Metallica. Easily The Call Of Ktulu.

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47?
Black Sabbath. Dunno, likely Iron Man.

24. What is your favorite album by 21?
Not much of a selection as far as Dethklok albums go. I liked Dethalbum II better than the first one.

25. What is your favorite song by 18?
Pixies. Hmm... I Bleed.

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 38?
Guns N' Roses. First I can remember is Welcome To The Jungle.

27. What is your favorite lyric by 3?
Sigh... Children of Bodom. Who knows, it's not like the lyrics to any of their songs are distinguishable anyways. Maybe "Warheart! With no compassion or love / Warheart! Hate your fellow as yourself" from Warheart.

28. What is your favorite song by 2?
Sublime. A lot of great songs, but I'll go with Boss D.J..

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32?
Slayer. I think it was Angel of Death, which I still regard as their best song.

30. What is your favorite song by 8?
Wow, this is a tough choice for Led Zeppelin. I have to say Nobody's Fault But Mine, but this is very very close.

31. How many times have you seen 17 live?
I have no idea what OutKast is doing in this position. Never.

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy?
Yep, nearly all of Tenacious D's songs will do the trick. Double Team always cracks me up.

33. What is your favorite album by 12?
God Dethroned. Easily Bloody Blasphemy.

34. What is the worst song by 46?
Where to start with Styx? I used to like Mr. Roboto, but all it does now is raise my urge to kill.

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34?
Elvis. Hound Dog, I guess?

36. What is your favorite album by 42?
Immortal Technique. Revolutionary Vol. 2 is amazing.

37. How many times have you seen 39 live?
Jay-Z, never.

38. What is your favorite album by 36?
Also a pretty sparse selection for Gorillaz. Between the two, I'll say Demon Days.

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28?
The Who. This is unusual, but the first one I can remember is Christmas.

40. What is your favorite album by 7?
Queen, A Night At The Opera.

What I consider to be the best album released each year, starting from 1987 (my birth year). I forgot where I got this idea from.

1987: Scream Bloody Gore by Death
1988: Leprosy by Death
1989: Doolittle by Pixies
1990: Rust in Peace by Megadeth
1991: Human by Death
1992: The IVth Crusade by Bolt Thrower
1993: Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan
1994: Transilvanian Hunger by Darkthrone
1995: Symbolic by Death
1996: Sublime by Sublime
1997: Something Wild by Children of Bodom
1998: The Sound of Perseverance by Death
1999: Bloody Blasphemy by God Dethroned
2000: Elvenfris by Lykathea Aflame
2001: Ensiferum by Ensiferum
2002: They Will Return by Kalmah
2003: Revolutionary Vol. 2 by Immortal Technique
2004: Wintersun by Wintersun
2005: Řád a trest by !T.O.O.H.!
2006: Leading Vision by Gorod
2007: Colors by Between the Buried and Me
2008: In Hatred's Flame by Exmortus
2009: ...A Splendid Chaos by Coram Lethe

So what does this say about my taste in music? My favorite artist Death got top billing for four of their six releases, which is no real surprise (although they just narrowly edged out Gorguts in '98). Besides the past couple of years, for which my opinions are still solidifying, the hardest choices were in 1993 (the other contenders were Atheist, Death, and Pestilence) and 2004 (which had releases by Deathspell Omega, Disillusion, Ensiferum, The Fiery Furnaces, Mastodon, and Necrophagist. Whew!).

1, What's your favorite song by 15? (Die Ärzte)
It's "Madonnas Dickdarm", because it's just so simply plain stupid :D


2, How did you get into 20? (Bullet For My Valentine)
I started listening to metalcore, after I recognized, that it's not as bad as I first thought.
After listening to Trivium I just listened to some songs on youtube and that's it.


3, Who is your favorite member in 1? (In Flames)
Björn Gelotte, because of his kick-ass beard and awesome tiger-tatoo


4, Whats your favorite lyric bit by 29? (Dark Age)
"Because your outside shapes my inside, every day I find to see, that this world that you are lovin' is a smiling enemy. I don't know why I have followed without asking where we go, I guess it's just to hard and hollow in a world that I don't know" - Dark Age - Outside the Inside


5, Have you ever seen 22 live? (Green Day)
Nope. I think they suck live, because of some live-videos I have seen.


6, What's your favorite album from 10? (Disarmonia Mundi)
hard question. I think I'd guess Mind Tricks because of "A Taste of Collapse".


7, Do you own any merchandise from 3? (Kalmah)
Yes! Three shirts :D


8, What is a good memory you have of 7? (Nightrage)
good memory... I like to get to sleep while listening to the amazing instrumental songs by nightrage. And I like sleeping very much, so... that's it :D


9, Is there a member of the same age as you in 2? (Me First and the Gimme Gimmes)
Nope, don't think so. The guys are some years older than me ;)


10, When did you first get into 8? (Mando Diao)
That's a long time ago! I watched MTV 2 late in the night and saw the video to "sheepdog". The next day I discovered the band and the song "Down in the past" which is still one of my favourite songs.


11, Who likes 4 along with you? (Children of Bodom)
Don't understand the question ._."
Fuckin' many people like 'em xD


12, Which song did you first hear from 16? (Soilwork)
Rejection Role - what an awesome song!


13, What song made you fall in love with 5? (Kreator)
Phobiaaaaaaaaaaa!!! XD because it kicks ass and it was the first thrash song I played on guitar :D


14, Which song do you not like by 18? (Arctic Monkeys)
Wow, eeehm I'd say... Fake Tales of San Francisco.


15, Why do you like 14's songs? (Senses Fail)
Their songs are melodic and some kind of "touching" xD I like that xD


16, Where did you first hear 6? (Norther)
Last.fm recommendation -> youtube (midnight walker) -> <3 :D


17, How long was 19 a singer before you liked them? (Lamb of God)
omg! 16 years or so :D


18, Does 13 have a song that gives you a bad memory? (Sum 41)
no :D sum 41 is too awesome and powerful for givin' bad memories to anyone ;D


19, When did you get into 17? (Insomnium)
2008 i'd say or 2007... definately too late ;D


20, How long have you been into 9? (Trivium)
since 2 or 3 years I think. They were my first metalcore band :)


21, If 11 had a concert 300 miles away, would you drive there to see them? (Sonata Arctica)
Hmm, I don't think so. Saw them live in Wacken. Ok but Wacken is about 700 km away, sooo I did it drive more than 300 miles to see them :D


22, How many CDs do you own of 12? (Scar Symmetry)
4


23, Does 21 have a song that makes you cry? (Slayer)
NO xD


24, Does 27 have a song that makes you happy? (Tenacious D)
yeah, ALL songs of Tenacious D make me happy. Just have to think about Jack Black and I'm smiling ;D


25, Does 23 have a song that makes you smile? (myGRAIN)
Veil of Suns - Because the beginning keyboard is sooooooo awesome :D


26, What's the last song you've listened to from 28? (Avatar)
Shattered Wings I think. Awesome new song of them :)


27, Is there a song by 32 that you've listened to more than 30 times? (Equilibrium)
Yes - UNBESIEGT - 59 times and coutin' ;D


28, What is a song from 50 that you've only listened to once? (Raintime)
Nope - the song I've listend the less is Rainbringer


29, Is there a song you are sick of hearing by 24? (At the Gates)
Nope because At the Gates is plain awesome :D


30, What song got you into 40? (Haste the Day)
When everything falls - recommended by a friend who had heared it on a metal radio.


31, What is your favorite single by 25? (Anti-Flag)
wtf ._." don't know their singles xD my favourite song is "the press corpse" I think.


32, If 49 hated you, what would you do? (Akrea)
omg I think I'd do anything for them so that they like me ^^
Awesome and funny guys :)


33, What would you say if 42 or one of the members from 42 asked you out? (All That Remains)
Bass-chick OK! xD - guys NO :D


34, Would you care if 41 had a boyfriend/girlfriend? (Rhapsody of Fire)
nope ._." their ugly old men xD


35, Who has the best voice in 46? (36 Crazyfists)
the singer xDDD


36, Do you think 26 is/are good looking? (Skyfire)
their ok I think xD


37, How many times have you listened to your favorite song by 36? (Eläkeläiset)
Vihaan humppaa - 30 times :D


38, How many CDs do you own of 30? (Less Than Jake)
3 :)


39, Is there a song from 38 that makes you mad? (Arch Enemy)
EVERY song by Arch enemy makes me mad! I wanna play such crazy melodies and stuff, too! :D


40, Which member from 31 do you want to see go solo? If 31 is only one artist, what would you do if they joined a group? (Imperanon)
the singer joined norther or so... don't know. stupid question ._."


41, What does your favorite song from 48 remind you of? (Mors Principium Est)
of fuckin awesome melodic-death-metal xD


42, Did you hate 43 at first? (Three Days Grace)
Nope - cause their awesome :D


43, Does your best friend also listen to 33? (Wintersun)
Yep :)


44, Do you think your parents would like 37? (Bad Religion)
Awww, don't think sooo ^^" They arn't big fans of punkrock xD


45, Does 47 have a song that makes you want to dance? (Stormwarrior)
If pogo counts yes... xD


46, Have you ever seen 34 in person? (Ensiferum)
wtf is "in person" - saw em live 2 times sooo... yes I'd say ^^"


47, Do you like 44's name? (Deadlock)
hmm It's ok ^^


48, Is there someone in 45 that you want to go out with? (Sworn)
gwaaaaaaah xD NO! NEVER!


49, Do you know anyone that hates 39? (Die Apokalyptischen Reiter)
Due their big popularity - NO! :D


50, Have you ever danced to a song from 35? (Sonic Syndicate)
Pogo anyone? XD

I've had a long list of artists I need to listen to or need to listen to more of sometime for some time now and felt I should put it up on Last.fm incase anyone is willing to suggest me tracks or albums for the listed artists. Forgive me if any of the artist have been placed under the wrong genres. Most of these artist are there for me to refer to sometime in the future whenever I'm wanting to listen to more of a certain genre.

black metal

1349
Abaddon Incarnate
Agatus
Bal-Sagoth
Belphegor
Blut aus Nord
Dark Funeral
Darkthrone
Dragonlord
Graveworm
Hellhammer
Immortal
Leviathan
Mercyful Fate
Negurã Bunget
Primordial
Rotting Christ
Summoning
Ulver
Vintersorg

death metal (including melodic death metal)

Atheist
Dark Tranquillity
Gojira
Kalmah
Mael Mordha
Necrophagist
Norther
Obituary
Vader

doom metal

Aarni
Accept Death
Bongzilla
Buried at Sea
Burning Witch
Cathedral
Cirith Ungol
Daylight Dies
Doomsword
Grand Magus
Grief
HeavyLord
High on Fire
Hooded Menace
Iron Monkey
Lazarus Blackstar
Mammatus
My Dying Bride
Neurosis
OM
Pentagram
Place of Skulls
Reverend Bizarre
Rwake
Saint Vitus
Solitude Aeturnus
Spirit Caravan
The Hidden Hand
Trouble
Ufomammut
Umbra Nihil
Void of Silence
Warning
Weedeater
Yearning

folk metal

Alkonost
Bucovina
Cruachan
Equilibrium
Odroerir
Scald
Skyclad
Svartby
Waylander

traditional metal/hard rock/misc.

Angel Witch
Anvil
Armored Saint
Battlelore
Blue Öyster Cult
Brocas Helm
Budgie
Def Leppard
Dokken
Grim Reaper
Hawkwind
Iron Butterfly
King Diamond
Nevermore
Omen
Samson
Scorpions
Satan
Thin Lizzy

industrial metal

KMFDM
Ministry
Mnemic

power metal

3 Inches of Blood
Axenstar
Brainstorm
Circle II Circle
Dark Moor
Dragonland
Dream Evil
Firewind
Freedom Call
Heavenly
Jag Panzer
Kamelot
Machine Men
Magica
Majesty
Pagan's Mind
Power Quest
Primal Fear
Pyramaze
Rage
Skylark
Stormwarrior
X JAPAN

progressive metal

Age of Nemesis
Ayreon
Blotted Science
Communic
Dysrhythmia
Evergrey
Gordian Knot
James LaBrie
John Petrucci
King's X
Pain of Salvation
Planet X
Platypus
Psychotic Waltz
Spastic Ink
Threshold
Vanden Plas
Zero Hour

progressive rock

Genesis
Jethro Tull
Spock's Beard
Tool

speed metal

Animetal
Exciter

symphonic metal

Epica
Haggard
Therion
Trans-Siberian Orchestra

thrash metal

Annihilator
Destruction
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
Evile
Exhorder
Testament

All recommendations are appreciated.