Originally Posted by: HjorvardThis is some great advice and you're definitely right about the whole death metal thing. There are alot of great bands (Death, Asphyx, Pestilence, Cynic and Atheist) that play outside of the box if you will and these are some of my favorite bands. This is realy great advice. Thanks!

Those are some of the best death metal bands right there, particularly Cynic - others to include would be Carcass (the later albums), Nocturnus and Necrophagist. Check them out for some extreme fretwork.

PS I just discovered that Cynic have reformed, they played the Eindhoven fesiteal last year - you can get most of the gig on youtube - bloody excellent stuff! Also, there is a very strong possibility that a new album is in the wings:-) This is the only reform that has gotten me excited - can't wait to hear the new material!