Stratovarious, skid row, opeth, darkane, dark tranquility, norther, finntroll, Turisas, testament, septic flesh, Dio, steve vai, joe satriani, eric clapton, cream, lorde, men at work, meatloaf, thin lizzy, rick derringer, ted nugent, alice cooper, motorhead, slayer, anthrax, exodus,queensryche, mayhem, metal church, danzig, king diamond, dokken, twisted sister, and that should sum up what I currently have in my cd collection, that wasn't on your list. If I think of more, or find more, I will let you know. And yea, most of it is metal lol, but I saw on your lists some of the basics. Oh, and make sure you give a good listen to Nevermore, esp their newer few albums, and warrel danes solo album. Immaculate metal band, and in my opinion, one of the best out there PERIOD.