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Top 10 Metal Guitarists of All Time (Gibson) - IceWizard - 12-30-2015

Of all of rock ‘n’ roll’s many styles, metal is the most brutal, with its high volume, broadening textures and pure drama. No matter the exact sub-genre, metal music is held together by a reliance on loud, riffing guitars and, of course, an inspiriting lead guitarist.

In honor of these electrifying players, Gibson.com counts down our Top 10 Metal Guitarists of All Time, showcasing axemen who pack both fantastic soloing and technical percussion, inspiring generations to keep on shredding.


10. George Lynch (Dokken)
With fantastic solos and a high-energy, guitar-wizard style, George Lynch helped drive Dokken towards mainstream rock success, before the original lineup disbanded, leaving Lynch to pursue his own solo fame.

Lynch still issues solo albums regularly, and tracks such as “Rattlesnake” (which packs a pretty snazzy hook from Lynch) and smoky blues-rocker “Son or Scary” off 2011’s Kill All Control show creativity and killer shred-work haven’t run dry from this former headbanger.


09. Dave Murray, Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden)
When Iron Maiden came onto the scene, guitarists Dave Murray and Adrian Smith were quickly recognized for their high-speed agility of soloing, sinuous technique and telepathic rhythm work in partnership together.

This duo, so it seemed, were true musical soulmates.

Adrian Smith left Iron Maiden after 1988’s Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, altering the band’s musical chemistry and foreshadowing a grim creative drop for a period. But with Smith and Murray both back in toe, Iron Maiden is at their proggiest, and almost every track on 2010’s The Final Frontier has a riff-heavy chorus that leaves its own stamp.


08. Adam Jones (Tool)
Tool had a talent for capturing the choked up angst of ‘90s alternative America and spitting it out in the form of striking metal songs that had something meaningful to say.

Much of that knack had to do with guitarist Adam Jones’ winning combination of heavy riffs, technical brilliance and artsy, experimental passages.

With Jones’ unorthodox technique and disciplined aggressive attack, Tool proved that underground metal could be intellectual, emotional, vicious and very commercially popular.
07. Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society)
With a musical backstory that includes playing lead guitar for Ozzy and fronting his own heavy metal group Black Label Society, Wylde is certainly one of the most distinguished metal guitarists in the world.

As the axeman for Ozzy, each song became a guitar showcase. Blues-inspired hooks, sky- scraping solos and snarling riffing became something of Wylde’s crowd-pleasing stage shows, and his golden guitar still shines bright in Black Label Society.


06. Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
Guitar icon Eddie Van Halen altered what it means to play electric guitar with Van Halen’s 1978 self-titled debut, creating a dazzlingly, lightning-fast technique with meticulous tapping, hammer-ons, pull-offs and wild-sounding effects. It was madly dramatic, and coupled with theatrical singer David Lee Roth, the style brought metal to a new level of performance art.

Flying solo, Eddie also backed other artists’ records, everyone from Michael Jackson (on “Beat It”) to Rodger Waters (“Lost Boys Calling”).

With Van Halen’s new album reportedly almost finished, Van Halen interest is at a peak, and Eddie, once again, is stealing the spotlight.


005. Dimebag Darrell (Pantera, Damageplan)
The most popular metal band of the first part of the '90s, Pantera cut through ‘80s hair metal to establish their own unmistakable style. That signature sound largely came from guitarist Dimebag Darrell, whose rhythmic attack and hard-hitting sledgehammer tactic proved metal guitar could shred wildly, but still groove.
Tragedy struck on December 8 of 2004, when Darell, then 38, was shot and killed by a concertgoer during a club show in Columbus, Ohio.

He’ll always be remembered as one of the most significant engineers of modern metal.


04. John Petrucci (Dream Theater)
When Dream Theater’s rank rose in the early ‘90s, six (at times, seven)-stringer John Petrucci was straight away recognized as one of the most technically proficient guitarists in all of contemporary heavy metal.

Even as the band makeup has changed, Petrucci’s hard work and constant drive to push have helped take Dream Theater to new heights with their instruments, delivering imaginative, razor sharp progressive metal music.
03. Randy Rhoads (Ozzy Osbourne)
With Randy Rhoads on lead guitar, Ozzy Osbourne's debut solo release, 1980's Blizzard of Ozz, had no chance to fail.

The record was one of heavy metal’s supreme releases, very much thanks to Rhoads' blistering playing. While other guitarists of the era emulated Eddie Van Halen, Rhoades stepped out on his own, incorporating classic music into his passages.

His untimely death in a freak airplane accident in 1982 remains one of metal’s biggest heartbreaks.


02. Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield (Metallica)
Metallica is the definitive metal band, and Flying V man Kirk Hammett certainly helped secure that tag, shaping the band’s sound on 1984's wildly popular Ride the Lightning and 1986's groundbreaking Master of Puppets.

As the years went on, Hammett’s playing evolved and shifted from primarily metal to a soul-filled, near-blues style, locked in with James Hetfield’s metal riffs and shout-y vocals.
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01. Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
Tony Iommi’s dark, distinct guitar textures in Black Sabbath helped spearhead the heavy metal movement and its signature massive riffing. “Iron Man” “Black Sabbath” and “Paranoid” boast some of the most memorable riffs of all time, with lumbering heavy metal and crushingly heavy choruses.

Iommi’s playing is certainly immortalized through the generations of heavy metal bands that have followed.

RE: Top 10 Metal Guitarists of All Time (Gibson) - IceWizard - 12-30-2015

Ms Hepburn... You are just fine... And always on topic...

Ice

RE: Top 10 Metal Guitarists of All Time (Gibson) - JimboS - 02-14-2016

Ice Wizard and Audrey that is a very impressive list. But I would have to add
Jimmy Page- Led Zepplin
Mark Knopfler- Dire Straits
Stevie Ray Vaughn.
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RE: Top 10 Metal Guitarists of All Time (Gibson) - BoomerB - 02-19-2016

I am all about chunky shredding riffs. Because i learned tablature from a book and anything else is beyond me.

I don't get enough into bands to know guitarist names but here's my fav riffs.

Judas Priest- breaking the law, electric eye, nightcrawler
Metallca- ride the lightning, fade to black, call of ktulu, for whom the bell tolls, master of puppets, sanitarium,and justice fo all
Scorpions- no one like u, rock/hurricane, rhythm of love, believe in love
Rammstein- du hast, spiel mit mir , seamann, clavier
Dio- holy diver, shame on the night, dont talk to stranger s, rainbow in the dark
Sabbath (with dio, i think this lineup still has iommi)- heaven and hell, children of the sea

And for the hell of it the crazy train rap w lil jon and trick daddy pwns all rap rock

RE: Top 10 Metal Guitarists of All Time (Gibson) - IceWizard - 02-19-2016

Du.. Du Hast.. Du Hast Mich...

Love that song! Oh yeah as well as dern near any Metallica (except Garage Inc).. And who does like Judas Priest? I know Rob Halford's a bit wierd but they rock none the less...

And the old Sabbath ... Tony is great.. Ozzy made them better...

Ice

RE: Top 10 Metal Guitarists of All Time (Gibson) - BoomerB - 02-19-2016

I have a friend who turned down chance to see judas prieest. "Uhhhh the dude is gay". So? Does that mean his penis will somehow enter your ear thru the speaker?

RE: Top 10 Metal Guitarists of All Time (Gibson) - Ivortheenginedriver - 02-24-2016

(02-19-2016, 06:55 PM)BoomerB Wrote: I have a friend who turned down chance to see judas prieest. "Uhhhh the dude is gay". So? Does that mean his penis will somehow enter your ear thru the speaker?

I think it depends on the quality of the speakers. If you have the right set up, you might just get funked in the earhole. 

Sorry for the off topic I just couldn't help myself.

On that note lets see...
Eddie Van Halen-Eruption- fucking masterpiece
Randy Rhodes- Rip, how come we lose all the true talent
Steve Vai- even though he was Roths replacement EVH, I  used to listen to flexibility religiously
I know its not really Metal, but Brian May from Queen makes me tingle whenever "keep yourself alive" comes on
Dimebag Darrell-RIP
Ace Frehley, I know he didn't do harmonics or tapping, but he was the soul of Kiss for me, and on a side note, Peter Criss could sing Paul and Gene under the fucking table.
Dave Mustaine and Marty Friedman together, they really did it for me technically.

So there are 8, sorry so many are so predictable.
Forgot about the Gibson qualification, so sorry about the double post.
Dimebag, Ace, and Randy Rhoads still sit in that category for me.
Have to add Angus Young now of course. I have to think about it, once again, sorry for the DP, that whole dick in the ear thing got me excited. :p And the fact that you called Halford "a little funny" in the one post. Sorry, but I cracked up when I read that. No judgement, it just struck me funny. He wore nothing but BDSM clothes, in fact, I think if he didn't have to sing, he would of wore a ball gag on stage. Again, not judging, I could give a fuck less about a musicians, or anyone elses sexual orientation, some of my favorites people were, are, and probably will be homosexual. So please don't feel that I am trying to be defamatory. I love everyone. I am a Turbolover after all. I will shut up and go to bed now. Sorry for all the OT. DEL if you wish.

RE: Top 10 Metal Guitarists of All Time (Gibson) - JimboS - 02-24-2016

And to add to the list maybe top 15 of all time would have to be Joe Walsh. Does anyone remember the movie Heavy Metal. Movie might not have been that great, an R rated animated movie but music kicked ass. (The Eagles)

RE: Top 10 Metal Guitarists of All Time (Gibson) - IceWizard - 02-24-2016

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Heavy Metal, Sammy Hagar (Written by Judas Priest members Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton and K K Downing)

Heartbeat, Riggs

Working in the Coal Mine, Devo

Veteran of The Psychic Wars,Blue Öyster Cult

Reach Out, Cheap Trick

Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride), Don Felder

True Companion, Donald Fagen

Crazy (A Suitable Case for Treatment), Nazareth

Radar Rider, Riggs

Open Arms, Journey

Queen Bee, Grand Funk Railroad

I Must Be Dreamin', Cheap Trick

The Mob Rules, Black Sabbath

All of You, Don Felder

Prefabricated, Trust

Blue Lamp Stevie Nicks

Through Being Cool Devo

Vengeance (The Pact) Blue Öyster

I think this is surely a "cult classic"... One, if not the best, animated movies of all time... I personally have seen it at least 10 times and have the vinyl...

Ice

RE: Top 10 Metal Guitarists of All Time (Gibson) - BoomerB - 02-24-2016

Great flick, i bought the 1 and 2 boxed set. I love Jon Candy.