As a rule I like a nice cross-section of most of the main genres, alternative, rock, hard rock, metal (both american, and progressive), but, I don't like country or rap at all. Some of my go-to bands are: Dream Theater, Theocracy, Kamelot, Epica, Aeon Zen, Axel Rudi Pell, Conception, Power Quest, ReinXeed, Apocalyptica, Avantasia, Axxis, Blind Guardian, Brian "Head" Welch, Bullet for my Valentine, Chevelle, Delain, Fireflight, Firewind, Gotthard, Impellitteri (Chris), In Flames, Iron Maiden, Kutless, Linkin Park, Metallica, Nightwish, Rammstein, Red, Sabaton, Savatage, Seventh Wonder, Skillet, Serenity, Sevendust, Slipknot, Sonata Artica, Spoken, Startovarius, Symphony X, Thousand Foot Krutch, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Van Canto, Within Temptation, and Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy games music composer)
~Etar1pAI