i bow to to opeth, one of my fav bands, i think iv posted here before, , but anywayz , im now a major technical death metal geek(anata, spawn of possession, necrophagist ,the faceless etc) , old school black metal(not stuff like immortal but stuff from old staryicon , old mayhem etc) and major progressive metal /death metal as well( opeth ,nevermore,into eternity and arsis being on top of my list)