I'm quitting the shredding business, I've finally started playing guitar the way I've been imagining for the last year. It's just now that it's fully coming alive, don't worry there will still be solos. But as of now I'm approaching the instrument in the way I wanted too, which is extremely minimalistic.
Best comparison would be Adam Jones of Tool. I've seriously been trying to figure out a similar playing style and just now have achieved it. So don't expect me to playing anything flashy (though I may throw in a few elements once in awhile).
Still shredding is dead to me. My style is about being as minimalistic as possible, but still bringing out the necessary emotion with as little as possible.
I'm basically throwing out fast passages and quick scale/arpeggio based solos for more, long drawn notes, feedback (I've found I really love feedback), and more rhythmic style playing.