Heavy Metal. Heavy Metal. and Heavy Metal.
I've already met Dave Murray, Dave Chandler and Bruce Franklin. I'm done.
Black Sabbath, Trouble, Saint Vitus, Sixteen Horsepower, Bathory, Celtic Frost, Hellhammer, Kreator, Grand Funk, ZZ Top, Hawkwind, Bang!, Hate Forest, Mayhem, Iron Maiden, Bad Brains, Poison Idea, Drudkh, Angel Witch, MC5, Integrity, Death SS, Venom, Pentagram/Death Row/Macabre, Force/Iron Man, Judge, Aphrodite's Child, Kreig, Cloven Hoof, Witchfinder General, Manilla Road, Pagan Altar, Godspeed! You Black Emperor, Wishbone Ash, Rainbow, Repulsion, Misfits/Samhain/Danzig, Sir Lord Baltimore, The Who, Discharge, Sodom, Captain Beyond, Amebix, Slayer, Mountain, Master, Xasthur, Big Business, Montrose, Tragedy, Amon Duul 2, Judas Iscariot, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Onslaught, From Ashes Rise, Leafhound, Lord Weird Slough Feg, Johnny Cash, Metallica (early), Carcass, Raging Slab, Sigrblot, COC, The Obsessed, Kinghorse, Atheist, AC/DC, Death, Ted Nugent, Dark Angel, Groundhogs, Death Angel, Motorhead, Watain, Dissection, Darkthrone, Nightsun, Warhorse(UK), Josefus, Sabbat, Nuclear Assault, Allman Brothers, Tygers Of Pang Tang, Venom, Brocas Helm, Dismember, Otis Redding, Riot, Saxon, Cirith Ungol, Confessor, Deep Purple, Wasted Youth, Ike & Tina Turner, Warhammer, Von, Riot, Dio, Steve Earle, Horna, Katharsis, Lost Breed, Only Living Witness, Johnny Winter, Primordial, Satanic Warmaster, Abyssic Hate, Robin Trower, Hallow's Eve, Zeke, Clandestine Blaze, Tearstained, Holy Terror, Vargsang, Graven, Tellurian, (old) Malmsteen, Oz, Hard Stuff, Ymir, Forest (rus), Kraze, Root, Mercy, Nortt, Ludicra, Axegrinder, Raw Power, Heathen, Countess, Six Organs Of Admitance, Nunslaughter, Ares Kingdom, Anal Vomit, Avenger, Run After To, Sortilege, Killer, Ostrogoth, Heavy Load,Plasmatics, Stormqueen, Vulcano, Nifelheim, Helix, Loudness, Atomic Rooster, Y&T, Celestial, Nigromantia, Loch Ness, Bodkin, Crushed Butler, Grave/Putrefaction, Sacrifice, Destruktor, Blues Creation, Preyer, Warlock, Whitesnake, Warning, Tellurian, TenHornedBeast, Tyrant (UK & US), Lord, Hammer Witch, Witchcross, Diamond Lil, Sodomizer...
Conan The Barbarian. The Warriors. Captain Blood.
The Young Ones. QI. A Bit Of Fry + Laurie.
R E Howard. George R R Martin. Terry Pratchett. Richard Holmes. Peter Ackroyd. Steven Fry. Mark Twain.
Calvin (from Calvin and Hobbes) Michael Schenker Tony Iommi Richie Blackmore Bruce Franklin Dave Murray