Dan Tregenna

I'm from the UK and i'd say i'm very keen on the following: Dystopian Wrath - Symphonic Blackened Death Sidious - Symphonic Blackened Death Verdelet - Orthodox Black Primitive Graven Image - Black Saor - Black with Scottish folk overtones Cnoc an Tursa - Black with Scottish folk overtones Hecate Enthroned - Symphonic Black Ethereal - Symphonic Black Vehement - Blackened Death Winterfylleth - Black with folk overtones Wodensthrone - Black with folk overtones Fen - Atmospheric Black The Infernal Sea - Black Anaal Nathrakh - Blackened DeathGrind Eastern Front - Orthodox Black Stahlsarg - Orthodox Black I'm missing one or two bands of course but it's mental seeing people suggest there's nothing to offer from the UKBM scene, it's ferociously strong right now and several of the bands are starting to venture to the mainland for festivals and tours.

Miika Tenkula of Sentenced, his tone seems to have influenced the tone of a high number of subsequent Finnish guitars, he did a good job of conveying a particular atmosphere or emotion into his playing and always seemed to be holding back so the guitar work fit the song not the other way around. I know and listen to plenty of other guitarists but frankly he's the one i consider the most influential on me personally.