Everyone's different. I mostly can't stand thick picks, they're just not for me. My go-to is still the Tortex Jazz III .88.
I like the Gravity mini Sunrise but I don't go thicker than 1.5
Slayer - Angel of Death
Dying Fetus - Praise the Lord (Opium of the Masses)
Dying Fetus - Your Treachery Will Die With You
Cannibal Corpse - Time to Kill is Now
Kreator - Enemy of God
Arsis - We Are the Nightmare
My dad: "Alex, why the hell do you need all those guitars (I only have 3 but he's also refering to my bass) and all that gear? One guitar and one amp is well enough. If I were you, I'd be smart and sell everything to buy a nice car"
My answer: "I already have a car, why would I need 2 cars?"
I do play as a one man band for my side project. I played a few shows so far and I'm doing my best. I had mostly good ones but I also did embarassed myself once.
Let me just say that you should apply Murphy's law on your project and just prepare for anything and have backups or solutions if...