Top Metal Guitarists

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Top metal guitarists. This is not a list that ranks who can play the. We took 170 guitarists from our big list and grouped them into six categories. Originality influence in the metal world creativity and technical skill. The history of hard rock and metal is littered with blistering riffs delivered by incredible shredders providing memorable licks that just beg you to.
Six categories and six polls later we had some results. Let the debate begin. Clearly the list contains a broad selection of guitarists who can still be classified as metal though some of the featured guitarists predate the period in which heavy metal was enjoying mainstream popular success. 100 greatest metal guitarists criteria.
This list of metal guitarists was compiled considering. The march 2004 issue of guitar world magazine includes a list of the 100 greatest heavy metal guitarists as selected by the magazine s staff. He is considered the most influential figure in death metal with some publications referring to chuck read more.