TOP 5....METAL GUITARISTS..

[DumbAss]

Steve Vai ( ThrasherGod )
Devin ( you really get to hear his skills in his solo stuff )
...can't think of more right now.

 

[Carcassian]

Adrian Smith - Iron Maiden (the killer, awesome melodic guitar playing genius)
Tony Iommi - Black Sabbath (Invented 99.4% of all known riffs)
Mike Amott - Carcass etc etc etc (Revolutionalised death metal almost single handedly, though not underestimating the influence of Bill Steer)
Dave Mustaine - Megadeth (You can't touch how many quality songs this guy has written)
Piotr - Vader (This bloke dragged death metal from its tomb in 1996 - and continues to write riffs that King and Hanneman can only wish they had produced)

 

[Whiplash402]

3 Zak Wyld. i have heard that in real life, he is little more than a stinky obnoxious tool, but that man can jam!

5 Kerry and Jeff. i know they're two guys, but they play off each other and you couldn't really have one without the other. i don't usually like their solos, but for the note for note proficiency when they're live, they gotta be on this list

how can u tell i have a lot of time on my hands at work?

i should slap you for putting zakk before kerry and jeff

 

[lokey]

yeah my fave guitarists are more about style n sound than just out n out pace, tho some of em can bust it no order..........

scott ian
jerry cantrell
andreas kisser
dave mustaine
tim sult


i'd put in tom morello, buckethead, satriani, friedman and vai too for more of the crazy stuff, oh shit and dime.......bah too many.....kim thayil

 

[Stormwatch]

Joe Satriani - nuff said!
Adrian and Dave - nuff said! Janick? Pfft.
Steve and Phil (Leppard - alright not metal but fuck off) Hysteria anyone?
Glenn and KK - nuff said!
Piotr (Vader) - Great riffs although his solos aren't my favourite (other than on The Beast), and he replies to emails too. Cool guy.

 

[jpike]

dime
alex skulnick
Dave Murray & Adriane Smith
jeff hanomen

I dont want to sound like a smart ass but it's Jeff hennemann not Hanomen.

 

[DiscipleOfThePit]

Adrian Smith

Everyone else pales in comparison.

 

[schenkadere]

Adrian Smith

Everyone else pales in comparison.

How about the Amott bros. from Arch Enemy...very talented...mucho tasty licks. I'm talking about the early stuff before the horrible chick.

 

[Arg_Hamster]

Dave Murray.
Alex Skolnick.
Jim Martin.
Patrik Jensen.
Bill Steer.

 

[sweden rock]

there are two names that sadly been forgotten.....

Malcom Young

Pete Koller

 

[Stormwatch]

there are two names that sadly been forgotten.....

Malcom Young

Not forgotten! Malcolm is a god - but AC/DC aren't metal, or I'd have said him, Jimmy Page, Martin Barre etc etc.

 

[Md Player]

Chuck Schuldiner
Jeff Loomis
James Murphy
Trey Azaghtoth
Muhammed Suicmez

 

[Stormwatch]

Umm. Jeff Waters should be on this list>

The solo from Stonewall is incredible. Melodic yet technical, with no wanking. He is a great guitarist, no doubt.

 

[Carcassian]

Chuck Schuldiner
Jeff Loomis
James Murphy
Trey Azaghtoth
Muhammed Suicmez

Good call with Trey.

 

[johnnieCzech]

Dimebag Darrell, Zakk Wylde, Jerry Cantrell, Andy LaRocque, Scott Ian

 

[dbluntman]

joe satriani, dave murray, adrian smith, al pitrelli, yngwie, dave mustaine, frank hannon,tommy skeoch...just a few

 

[efkarpos]

Scott Ian
kerry king
Dimebag Darrel
Dan spitz
Chuck Schuldiner

 

[lokey]

there are two names that sadly been forgotten.....

Malcom Young

Pete Koller

hey good shout, pete koller chucks out some damn cool riffs, i'd say he'd be good competition for scott on the jumping front too........its damn close anyway, koller moves so much in a live show i dunno how he plays so tight, crazy jumps

 

[j_landen]

Tony Iommi
Glenn and KK
Adrian and Dave
Dimebag
Zakk Wylde

 

[vojdan]

Nothing new but 5 is just not enough:
Dave Mustaine
Chuck Schuldiner
James Murphy
Zakk Wylde
James Hetfield
and many others...