I listen to these bands: Iced Earth, Iron Maiden, Blind Guardian, Demons and Wizards, Helloween, Gammaray, Dying Fetus, Necrophagist, Cannibal Corpse, older Metallica, older Megadeth, and Exodus. The list goes on, but these are the only ones I could think of off the top of my head. I play bass for a Thrash/Power/Technical Death Metal (riff wise) band named Fatal Wraith, and I do second guitar/backing vocals for a technical Death Metal band named Obsidian. www.myspace.com/fatalwraith We have a lot more songs written then whats on the Myspace. We're also trying to tour the states this summer, if you have any useful info cmail me!