Guitar Woeld top 100 metal guitarists...

[Evil C.]

Here ya go guys. Guitar World will have in the march issue, the top 100 "metal" guitarists...

Im feeling verklempt...

Some of these are neither Metal, nor are they heavy metal. Discuss....

Here's the list:

1. Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH)
2. Kirk Hammett & James Hetfield (METALLICA)
3. Angus & Malcolm Young (AC/DC)
4. Randy Rhoads (OZZY OSBOURNE)
5. Eddie Van Halen (VAN HALEN)
6. Jimmy Page (LED ZEPPELIN)
7. Dimebag Darrell (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN)
8. Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY)
9. Adam Jones (TOOL)
10. Kerry King & Jeff Hanneman (SLAYER)
11. Dave Murray & Adrian Smith (IRON MAIDEN)
12. Jimi Hendrix
13. Glen Tipton & K.K. Downing (JUDAS PRIEST)
14. Ace Frehley & Paul Stanley (KISS)
15. Slash (GUNS N' ROSES)
16. Ritchie Blackmore (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW)
17. Yngwie Malmsteen
18. Joe Perry & Brad Whitford (AEROSMITH)
19. Dave Mustaine & Marty Friedman (MEGADETH)
20. Chuck Schuldiner (DEATH)
21. Brian May (QUEEN)
22. Michael Schenker (MSG, UFO)
23. Nigel Tufnel (SPINAL TAP)
24. Jeff Beck
25. Tom Morello (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE)
26. Head & Munky (KORN)
27. John Petrucci (DREAM THEATER)
28. Kim Thayil (SOUNDGARDEN)
29. Vivian Campbell (DEF LEPPARD)
30. Daron Malakian (SYSTEM OF A DOWN)
31. Scott Ian (ANTHRAX)
32. Tom G. Warrior (CELTIC FROST)
33. Chris Degarmo & Michael Wilton (QUEENSRŸCHE)
34. C.C. Deville
35. Marten Hagström & Fredrik Thorndendal (MESHUGGAH)
36. Alex Lifeson (RUSH)
37. Paul Gilbert (MR. BIG, RACER X)
38. Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN CHAINS)
39. Mantas (VENOM)
40. Jason Becker (DAVE LEE ROTH)
41. Phil Collen & Steve Clarke (DEF LEPPARD)
42. Mikael Åkerfeldt & Peter Lindgren (OPETH)
43. Fast Eddie Clarke (MOTÖRHEAD)
44. Nuno Bettencourt (EXTREME)
45. Warren DeMartini (RATT)
46. Mick Mars (MÖTLEY CRÜE)
47. George Lynch (DOKKEN)
48. Ted Nugent
49. Jake E. Lee (OZZY OSBOURNE, BADLANDS)
50. Rudolf Schenker & Uli John Roth (SCORPIONS)
51. Oystein "Euronymous" Aarseth (MAYHEM)
52. Scott Gorham & Brian Robertson (THIN LIZZY)
53. Steve Vai (DAVE LEE ROTH)
54. Reb Beach (WINGER, DOKKEN)
55. Trey Azagthoth (MORBID ANGEL)
56. John Sykes (THIN LIZZY, BLUE MURDER)
57. Hank Shermann & Michael Denner (MERCYFUL FATE)
58. Richie Sambora (BON JOVI)
59. Jon Donais & Matt Backhand (SHADOWS FALL)
60. Stephen Carpenter (DEFTONES)
61. Alex Skolnick & Eric Peterson (TESTAMENT)
62. Brian Tatler (DIAMOND HEAD)
63. John Christ (DANZIG)
64. Scott "Wino" Weinrich (THE OBSESSED)
65. Pepper Keenan & Woody Weatherman (C.O.C.)
66. Tommy Victor (PRONG)
67. Leslie West (MOUNTAIN)
68. Vernon Reid (LIVING COLOUR)
69. Glen Buxton & Michael Bruce (ALICE COOPER)
70. Bjorn Gelotte & Jesper Stromblad (IN FLAMES)
71. Jim Matheos (FATES WARNING)
72. Gary Holt & Rick Hunolt (EXODUS)
73. Donald Buck Dharma Roeser (BLUE ÖYSTER CULT)
74. Michael Amott (ARCH ENEMY)
75. Robert Fripp (KING CRIMSON)
76. Andre Olbrich (BLIND GUARDIAN)
77. Joe Satriani
78. Frank Hannon & Tommy Skeoch (TESLA)
79. Ty Tabor (KING'S X)
80. Mark Morton & Will Adler (LAMB OF GOD)
81. Dino Cazares (FEAR FACTORY)
82. Pete Townshend (THE WHO)
83. Jon Schaffer (ICED EARTH)
84. Timo Tolkki (STRATOVARIUS)
85. Neil Young
86. Abbath Doom Occulta (IMMORTAL)
87. Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY)
88. Uffe Cederlund & Alex Hellid (ENTOMBED)
89. Leigh Stephens (BLUE CHEER)
90. Jim Martin (FAITH NO MORE)
91. Michael Romeo (SYMPHONY X)
92. Bill Steer (CARCASS)
93. Piggy (VOIVOD)
94. Tony Bourge (BUDGIE)
95. Sammy Hagar (VAN HALEN)
96. Alexi Laiho (CHILDREN OF BODOM)
97. Akira Takasaki (LOUDNESS)
98. Michael Angelo
99. John Kay & Michael Monarh (STEPPENWOLF)
100. Nick Bowcott (GRIM REAPER)

 

[Black Winter Day]

32. Tom G. Warrior (CELTIC FROST)

 

[lurch70]

This list is totally random ... Vai and Azagtoth in the 50's ?!?!?! ... and Scott Ian and Morello in the 30's ?!?!?!

Nick Bowcott #100 ... ok I agree with this

 

[JayKeeley]

Before I tear this list to shreds, what's it based on? Ability to play or song writing? Who voted - readers or writers?

And either way, how are Tom Morello, Korn, and CC Deville higher than Joe Satch or Steve Vai (or indeed the rest of that entire list)?

 

[NAD]

Hmm. It's not a bad list, and 4 of my top 5 are in the list (Fripp, Azagthoth, Cantrell, and Steer), but Guitar World still sucks ass.

What I find strange is that Robert Fripp is on the list, but not in the top 10. What I mean by that is that the man is a god, and the 74 guitarists above him couldn't outplay him to save their life. Trust me.

 

[Black Winter Day]

haha, euronymous was in front of him

 

[JayKeeley]

It's ridiculous. Tony Iommi only wishes he was Jimi Hendrix or Jimmy Page (as a guitar virtuoso, NOT song writer).

However, if you look at this list and read it in order of 'importance / influence' on the heavy metal genre, then it begins to look significantly more accurate. In that regard, however, I would still put the Slayer and Maiden boys higher than Pantera and Tool.

 

[Nate The Great]

You have to argue that Tony Iommi invented heavy metal guitar. So I agree with number 1.

I quit reading Guitar World a long time ago. They started to concentrate on popular bands, not good guitarists.

 

[J.]

26. Head & Munky (KORN)
30. Daron Malakian (SYSTEM OF A DOWN)
70. Bjorn Gelotte & Jesper Stromblad (IN FLAMES)
96. Alexi Laiho (CHILDREN OF BODOM)

uke: :zombie:

86. Abbath Doom Occulta (IMMORTAL)

hahaha, I like this one. But I always thought Demonaz was the better guitarist.

92. Bill Steer (CARCASS)

92? Steer was Carcass. Both the man and the band were/are better than Amott/Arch Enemy.


Stupid magazines.....

 

[JayKeeley]

You have to argue that Tony Iommi invented heavy metal guitar. So I agree with number 1.

Absolutely - unfortunately that doesn't explain how they came up with #2-#100. It's an interesting list, I'd just like to see what basis they used to position each player(s).

Also, where's Megadeth? If Kirk Hammet is at #2...you know the rest.

EDIT: oops, I just noticed Megadeth at #19. Glad that Friedman was included too.

 

[Black Winter Day]

dude, they voted st. anger as like 2nd best guitar album of the year. so there.

 

[JayKeeley]

dude, they voted st. anger as like 2nd best guitar album of the year. so there.

credibility = *toilet flush*

 

[Demonspell]

Between that and #2, their editor must have his lips stapled to Kirk's asshole.

 

[jimbobhickville]

The list was based on who they thought were the best in terms of songwriting and influence, not actual ability. That said, this list is utter shite.

 

[Ayeka]

I can't understand how Dimebag Darrell outranks Jimi Hendrix. That alone makes the list mindboggling...

 

[HarmonyDies....]

I also can't understand why Jimi Hendrix is there. In all fairness, he wasn't metal. He sang about peace, that's not metal. It's about war, destruction, and killing stuff.

 

[NAD]

I was once told that the term "heavy metal" was coined from Hendrix' playing, one critic said his guitar sounded like heavy, falling chunks of metal.

Granted, I'm sure that story is utter shite, but maybe the idiots over at Guitar World heard the same one.

 

[Papa Josh]

Actually there are many who think Hendrix laid down the prototype for what would become heavy metal. His "heavy" style of blues...

I even remember a MTV documentary on metal guitar players (back when they did such things..) where VJ Alan Hunter (flash from the past) said such.

 

[JayKeeley]

I was once told that the term "heavy metal" was coined from Hendrix' playing, one critic said his guitar sounded like heavy, falling chunks of metal.

Granted, I'm sure that story is utter shite, but maybe the idiots over at Guitar World heard the same one.

Yeah, I reckon that's bullshit. Both in how the term was derived and certainly in the description of his music.

I thought it was pretty common knowledge that the term "heavy metal" came from the Steppenwolf lyrics in "Born to be Wild" ?

 

[Demonspell]

I've also heard that it originated when a critic borrowed the phrase from a William Burroughs novel to describe Black Sabbath.