favorite soloist?

[Saparmurat_Niyazov]

Yeah, Trey Azagtoth, Jeff Loomis, and Muhammed Suicmez are also favorites of mine. Ihsahn is also really good, especially on the last 2 Emperor albums and his Peccatum/Ihsahn projects. Also, let's not forget James Murphy.

 

[Episteme]

I always forget about James Murphy.

 

[thesushi]

I second Alexi Laiho

 

[just metal]

Michael Amott

 

[Avigrus]

Michael Amott, Mikael Akerfeldt, Trey Azagthoth, Devin Townsend

 

[challenge_everything]

Akerfeldt, followed by Suicmez.

 

[Hez]

Friedman and Therion dude take the medal for pure balls IMO. The guys from Stam1na and Blind Guardian have written some aurally pleasing solos.

 

[Belligerent]

Tony Iommi, Mikael Akerfeldt, Trey Azagthoth, Devin Townsend, Chuck Schuldiner, Dan Swano.

 

[Kthulhu]

Wojtek Lisicki is one of the best, Murphy, Skolnick, Schuldiner, Azagthoth, August from Winds/Arcturus. Tägtgren does some impressive solos from time to time, Dimebag (the Floods solo alone is enough to give him some credit), Masvidal.

 

[Jimmy... Dead.]

Trey Azagthoth

Yes! His solos are like listening to a jazz trumpet player.



Fucking amazing last 3 min solo

 

[10293847]

any dudes that combine feeling with technicality, that fits the song they're soloing in, i'm a fan of.

 

[Vithon]

Jeff Loomis.

 

[mutantllama]

Lars Johansson

 

[CF87]

Dan and Dag Swanö,Esa Holopainen,Jerry Cantrell,Gregory Mackintosh,Gary Jennings,
John Perez,Kenny Hickey,Mikael Åkerfeldt,Thomas Petersson,
Trey Azagthoth,Barre Gambling,
Bryan Hipp,etc...

Lars Johansson

^

 

[Lord Insane]

John Petrucci

 

[Destructo_Pat]

Kirk Hammett

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

I really need my ass kicked for not listening to enough Morbid Angel

 

[Vitor]

Ritchie Blackmore, Andy Larocque and the master blaster: Dimebag Darrell.

 

[SweptbackFlame]

Gus G & Jeff Waters

 

[Saparmurat_Niyazov]

I really need my ass kicked for not listening to enough Morbid Angel

I have the same problem.