good taste man. its rare to find people on here like that. i especially like how you included the album fates by erik mongrain. brilliant guitarist he is. i haven't heard the entire album, but i've listened to everything he has on his website and youtube. brilliantly technical and musical.
yeah fates is better than equilibrium I think
the only way I got a hold of them was through torrenting
If you like Mongrain, you'll love Preston Reed
technically, I think he's faster but less inventive
Check out Candyrat records, they have all the great fingerstyle artists associated with them, and lots of good slide guitarists, electric guitarists, and singer-songwriters as well