Yet another great guitarists list

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This months issue of Guitar World (with Dimebag from Pantera/Damageplan on the cover) has yet another list in it. This time it is the "100 Greatest Metal Guitarists of All Time". For your discussion pleasure:

1 : Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
2 : Kirk Hammett & James Hetfield (Metallica)
3 : Angus & Malcolm Young (AC/DC)
4 : Randy Rhoads (Ozzy)
5 : Eddie Van Halen
6 : Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
7 : Dimebag Darrell (Pantera/Damageplan)
8 : Zakk Wylde (Ozzy/Black Label Society)
9 : Adam Jones (Tool)
10: Kerry King & JEff Hanneman (Slayer)
11: Dave Murray & Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden)
12: Jimi Hendrix
13: Glenn Tipton & K.K. Downing (Judas Priest)
14: Ace Frehley & Paul Stanley (Kiss)
15: Slash (Guns N Roses/Slashs Snakepit)
16: Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple)
17: Yngwie Malmsteen
18: Joe Perry & Brad Whitford (Aerosmith)
19: Dave Mustaine & Marty Friedman (Megadeth)
20: Chuck Schldiner (Death)
21: Brian May (Queen)
22: Michael Schenker (Scorpions/UFO/MSG)
23: Nigel Tufnel (Spinal Tap)
24: Jeff Beck
25: Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine/Audioslave)
26: James "Munky" Shaffer & Brian "Head" Welch (Korn)
27: John Petrucci (Dream Theater)
28: Kim Thayil (Soundgarden)
29: Vivian Campbell (Dio/Def Leppard)
30: Daron Malakian (System Of A Down)
31: Scott Ian (Anthrax)
32: Tom G. Warrior (Celtic Frost)
33: Chris DeGarmo & Michael Wilton (Queensryche)
34: C.C. Deville (Poison)
35: Marten Hagstrom & Fredrik Thordendal (Meshuggah)
36: Alex Lifeson (Rush)
37: Paul Gilbert (Racer X/Mr Big)
38: Jerry Cantrell (Alive In Chains)
39: Mantas (Venom)
40: Jason Becker (Cacophony/David Lee Roth Band)
41: Phil Collen & Steve Clark (Def Leppard)
42: Mikael Akerfeldt & Peter Lindgren (Opeth)
43: "Fast" Eddie Clark (Motorhead)
44: Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme)
45: Warren DeMartini (Ratt)
46: Mick Mars (Motley Crue)
47: George Lynch (Dokken/Lynch Mob)
48: Ted Nugent
49: Jake E. Lee (Ozzy/Badlands)
50: Rudolf Schenker & Uli Jon Roth (Scorpions)
51: Oystein "Euronymous" Aarseth (Mayhem)
52: Scott Gorham & Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy)
53: Steve Vai
54: Reb Beach (Winger)
55: Trey Azagthoth (Morbid Angel)
56: John Sykes (Tygers Of Pang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake)
57: Hank Shermann & Michael Denner (Mercyful Fate)
58: Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi)
59: Jon Donais & Matt Bachand (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, St Vitus)
65: Pepper Keenan & Woody Weatherman (Corrosion Of Conformity)
66: Tommy Victor (Prong)
67: Leslie West (Mountain)
68: Vernon Reid (Living Colour)
69: Glen Buxton & Michael Bruce (Alice Cooper)
70: Bjorn Gelotte & Jasper Stromblad (In Flames)
71: Jim Matheos (Fates Warning)
72: Gary Holt & Rick Hunolt (Exodus)
73: Donal "Buck Dharma" Roeser (Blue Oyster Cult)
74: Michael Arnott (Arch Enemy)
75: Robert Fripp (King Crimson)
76: Andre Olbrich (Blind Guardian)
77: Joe Satriani
78: Frank Hannon & Tommy Skeoch (Tesla)
79: Ty Tabor (Kings 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 (Helloween/Gamma Ray)
88: Uffe Cederlund & Alex Helllid (Entombed)
89: Leigh Stephens (Blue Cheer)
90: Jim Martin (Faith No More)
91: Michael Romeo (Symphony X)
92: Bill Steer (Napalm Death/Carcass)
93: Piggy (Voivod)
94: Tony Bourge (Budgie)
95: Sammy Hagar
96: Alexi "Wildchild" Laiho (Children Of Bodom)
97: Akira Takasaki (Looudness)
98: Michael Angelo
99: John Kay & Michael Monarch (Steppenwolf)
100: Nick Bowcott (Grim Reaper)

 

[KoichCPA]

Thats generally pretty good, i don't like Steve Vai is 53, and Nigel tufnell is 30 places before him at 23.

 

[TRrEiTxIxRiE DTrash]

We already had this didn't we?

 

[spawn]

Yep

 

[TinMan666]

utterly fucking ridiculous.

especially this bit:

26: James "Munky" Shaffer & Brian "Head" Welch (Korn)
27: John Petrucci (Dream Theater)

 

[Winmar]

gayness

 

[Goreripper]

Brent's been away for a while. Spawn posted this a month ago.

 

[weetbix]

Yeah I didn't see it when catching up .... and I just got the mag on Sunday for this month.

So sue me

 

[Spiff]

I can't believe [insert name here] wasn't mentioned and [insert name here] was!

 

[phlogiston]

Bah! [insert name here] SUCKS! How can you call yourself a metal fan? You don't know what you're talking about. You idiot.

 

[spawn]

YOU BOTH SUCK! Everyone knows [insert name here] is better than all of them. BAH!

 

[Sydo]

I can't believe Sydo wasn't mentioned and Randy Rhoads was!

Thanks Spiff!
I'm glad someone remembered me.

 

[Spiff]

 

[The Amazer]

wow, first I've seen it. I like the list heaps, not only because my favourite guitarist got 2 (carn THE RIPPER!) Randy Rhoads got 4... but because NIGEL TUFNEL MADE THE LIST!

Christopher Guest is highly overlooked as an amazing guitarist