I have been emailing Humi for music advice lately - he knows a lot.
Currently a lot of Dream Theater but the ones I like the best lately are Transatlantic and Joe Satriani's anthology.
Some of Nightwish (I don't really like the headbanging songs more the melodic ones they do) and Spocks Beard are my other favorites.
Transatlantic have 3 albums and the first 2 are great and just starting to listen to the latest 3rd one which seems good in spots.
Flower Kings also are good in spots.
I find most bands are very inconsistent and only occasionally good. But then again
so are my images hehehehe.
Greg