Lol... when I used to play guitar in the late 80's and 90's (actually still havd the old RX series Ibanez tucked away) I was into Motley Crue, Metallica, Skid Row, Warrant, Def Leppard, Ratt, Pantera, Nirvana, Prodigy, Chilli Peppers, Ozzy, Hendrix, Soundgarden, ACDC, Iron Maiden, Alice in Chains, Whitesnake, Aerosmith, Guns N Roses, Van Halen, Poison, Steve Vai Lita Ford, DAD, Bon Jovi, Pearl Jam, and what not. Its more mainstream than your throaty "God is dead" metal. Still crank up Motley Crue and Pantera on the usb stick in the car. Even back in Pantera Cowboys from Hell days their riffs rocked!!! They introduced that spark that really inspired me to be more creative. Nowadays I enjoy many types of music genres... not just one and admire some of the new talent that has come out in the meantime.