Running (up to Marathons) Computers (big Solaris or Linux boxes are really fun), History (middle-europe before year 1000) & Mythology, Guitar playing, meeting friends, parties, a good beer, going to concerts (most were The Gathering...), traveling, WACKEN, motorcycle-driving, learning Languages :-)
So many: The Gathering, Swallow The Sun, Amon Amarth, Arch Enemy , Mike Oldfield (the early Albums like Ommadawn and Tubular Bells), Iron Maiden, Therion, Kate Bush, Yngwie Malmsteen, Porcupine Tree, Pelican, J.S.Bach, Tchaikovsky, Dream Theater, Slayer, Metallica (the early ones), Bolt Thrower, Epica, After Forever, Judas Priest, Tangerine Dream , Rage Against The Machine, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Ozzy, Rammstein, Clawfinger, In Flames, Faith No More, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Led Zeppelin, Uli Roth, Hendrix, Megadeath, Björk, The 3rd and the Mortal, Monster Magnet, Saxon, Mountain, Yes, Atomic Rooster, Beethoven, Cream and so on
First these 3: The 13th Warrior, Lord Of The Rings, Braveheart And also all of Quentin Tarantino, Dawn Of The Dead (inc. Remake), School's Out, Leon, Alien I, many more
TV is useless
all about middle european history before year 1000, northern/german mythology (before "christianisation"), I am a big Hermann Hesse fan, Lord of the Rings, of course a lot of computer books...