There is more than one artist using this name: 1) Influence was a heavy metal band from the tip of North Holland. Since the band was founded in 1996, Influence has increasingly developed its own style, which could be described as melodious, energetic and powerful. From the very start, the band has written its own numbers, drawing inspiration mainly from Iron Maiden, but also from Metallica, Primal Fear, Judas Priest and Queensryche. Influence brings a modern style to the classic heavy metal mould. In the past years the band wrote a lot of songs: from classics as 'Riders of the .