Most Underrated Metal Guitarists?

[JoshDRAH]

Who do you think are some of the most underrated or underappreciated metal guitarists out there today?

Awhile back I would of said Jeff Loomis, but he seems to be getting a lot more popular, which is awesome. Jeff is amazing...

But IMO Paul Waggoner from Between the Buried and Me doesnt get nearly enough recognition as he should. The arrangements and solos in the BTBAM shit, especially Colors, are fucking masterpieces.

Honorable mention to the guys from Woe of Tyrants...they have some sick riffs and solo's as well. Kingdom of Might is one of my absolute favorite albums to come out in awhile.

 

[Aaron Smith]

I think Joel from KsE slays. Obviously KsE isn't a small unknown band, but Joel definitely doesn't get a whole lot of individual attention as a guitar player. I think this is likely due to the fact that the musical style of KsE doesn't attract the type of people who are thoroughly interested in playing ability, the same way that a more technical band does. Regardless...Joel slays. I would love to hear him playing/writing in a more musically "advanced" metal band someday.

 

[Felix Neumann]

I don´t know, how famous Jari Mäenpää really is..but he´s one of the MASTERS. He should get some more attention imo!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jari_M%C3%A4enp%C3%A4%C3%A4

 

[cobhc]

I don´t know, how famous Jari Mäenpää really is..but he´s one of the MASTERS. He should get some more attention imo!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jari_M%C3%A4enp%C3%A4%C3%A4

+1,000,000 he's an amazing multimusician, see Wintersun's first album, everything bar drums is Jari.

 

[Felix Neumann]

+1,000,000 he's an amazing multimusician, see Wintersun's first album, everything bar drums is Jari.

Hey Steven The best Solo of him is "death and the healing" imo, he actually immitates some bird piping with his skill

 

[cobhc]

Our own ShreddyMarz can play that solo Felix.

 

[Felix Neumann]

Our own ShreddyMarz can play that solo Felix.

ShreddyMarz is a god, too

 

[slashvanyoung]

Tipton from Priest! He's never been hailed as a god... except for thos who really know.

 

[JMarz]

I don´t know, how famous Jari Mäenpää really is..but he´s one of the MASTERS. He should get some more attention imo!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jari_Mäenpää

+985,196,853

 

[Felix Neumann]

Tipton from Priest! He's never been hailed as a god... except for thos who really know.

+10000

Also one of my heros! I love the solo on "Touch of Evil". Ganz großes Kino

 

[Mikaël-ange]

Wojtek Lisicki (Luciferion), Jaroslaw "Mister" Misterkiewicz (Trauma), Marek "Hudy" Chudzikiewicz (Yattering) and Trufel (Masachist, Azarath, Yattering), Stéphane Souteryrand and Geoffrey Gautier (Yyrkoon) for me

 

[Felix Neumann]

+985,196,853

Hell yeah, dude. But let´s talk a bit about YOU, ShreddyMarz.

How old are you?
how long do you play guitar so far?
Did you start with acoustic guitars or directly with electric guitars?

Probably a couple of questions will follow...

 

[462studio]

I would agree with Joel from KSE.

I'd add Matt Devries and Rob Arnold from Chimaira. They're kind of stuck in the same boat as Joel. Their music doesn't come across as super technical, but they're both excellent players.

 

[slayercannibalsuffohead]

Pat Obrien (cannibal corpse), Terrence Hobbs (suffocation), Trey Azagoth (Morbid angel), Eric Rutan (hate eternal) and Mantas (venom )

 

[16S]

Dave Murray!

 

[slashvanyoung]

Pat Obrien (cannibal corpse)

Oh yeah... Pat's a monster!

 

[JMarz]

Hell yeah, dude. But let´s talk a bit about YOU, ShreddyMarz.

How old are you?
how long do you play guitar so far?
Did you start with acoustic guitars or directly with electric guitars?

Probably a couple of questions will follow...

19
5 years
electric

 

[Greatdeceiver]

Jari slays... One more guitarrist that comes to my mind is Kristian Neumann (ex-therion). His solos are killer.

 

[DaWolf]

I would agree with Joel from KSE.

I'd add Matt Devries and Rob Arnold from Chimaira. They're kind of stuck in the same boat as Joel. Their music doesn't come across as super technical, but they're both excellent players.

A lot of guys don`t get that much praise because they play in straight forward bands.
For example I really like the solos from Lasse Johansson.

 

[Chryst Krispies]

I'd agree with Joel from Kse, also Mike Wead doesn't get enough cred, as well as Johnny Ohlins, a Swedish dude from the old band Dionysus.