Seventh Wonder
Circus Maximus
Neal Morse (Spock's Beard, Transatlantic)
Alter Bridge (I second it)
Guns N' Roses
Metallica (early)
Symphony X
Dream Theater
Iron Maiden
Shred Guitarists (Jason Becker, Greg Howe, Tony Macalpine, Guthrie Govan, Blues Saraceno, Paul Gilbert, Steve Vai, Marty...