Avulsed - Faves. Can't shed 'em...and don't wanna.

King Diamond - Always. ALWAYS.

Kamelot - Brilliance in the form of deep, longingly beautiful power metal.

Cannibal Corpse - Oh...well...I never grow tired of the first 6 albums. Some bands just stick.

Sabaton - Such gritty, melodic, and bombastic fluff. Gotta love it.

Waltari - Man. I just love artists that are hard to define, yet do all aspects of their craft well.

Delerium - Need to cleanse the palette with *something*...

Jorn - The dude's a vocal soul-surgeon. Absolute genius with everything he touches.

Dark Moor - Elisa was great, but the albums with Alfred Romero are so classy and other-worldly. It doesn't get much better than this.

Gojira - L'Enfant Sauvage (Well...I specified an album on this one 'cause I'm blown away by it. Instant classic for sure.)

Nile - Fokkeen' shit, mang! These dudes have always ripped. (And yes, I like the new album too.)

Woods Of Ypres - Too bad I'm just getting into them once David passed... It's never to late to recognize genius.

Obituary - I come back to these rancid rednecks often to revel in their excellent grooves, slick solos, and the ever-monolithic vocals of the inimitable John Tardy.

Ramones - For a metal enthusiast, it might seem strange that they tend to reign above the Misfits as my punk band of choice; but they do. I even dig the later stuff.

Demilich - Transcendental and alien. Killer art-death.

Agathodaimon - Only the early stuff...but, damn, was it some good shit!

Manticora - I LOVE finding instant favorites like this. Pure METAL.