Favorite Heavy Metal Guitarists?

[PoopHead]

Hey guys throw down some names and tell me your favorite guitarists. I wouldn't mind using this to check them out as well. Also any guitarists from lesser know bands that you think deserve more attention or credit? My opnion has to be the guys in Artillery their rhythm and lead playing is extremely memorable but underated

[VitaminG]

Gary Moore
Randy Rhoads
Jeff Loomis (Nevermore)
Gus G (Firewind)
Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth)
Jorn Viggo Lofstad (Jorn Lande/Pagan's Mind)
Kiko Loureiro (Angra)
Emil Werstler (Daath)
Henrik Danhage (Evergrey)
Matt Wicklund (Warrel Dane/Ghost Ship Octavius)
Brent Hinds (Mastodon)
Tore Ostby (Ark, Conception)
Mark Morton (LOG)
Criss Oliva (Savatage)
Magnus Karlsson (Last Tribe, Allen-Lande, Primal Fear)

[TKEblue]

Randy Rhoads
Vivian Campbell
Marty Friedman
Jeff Loomis
Wes Haunch
Joe Cocchi
Luke Hoskins
Keith Merrow

[Razor]

Randy Rhoads
George Lynch'
Warren DeMartini
Frank Hannon
Doug Aldrich
Tom Keifer
Marty Friedman
John Sykes

[PoopHead]

Nice list guys what do you guys think of the neoclassical shred guys? I see some of you guys have Marty Friedman on here.

[Force]

Victor Smolski
Adrian Smith
Jorn Viggo Lofstad
Kee Marcello
Jake E Lee
Randy Rhoads
Phil Collen
Gus G
Wolf Hoffmann
Zakk Wylde
Kiko Loureiro
Andy LaRocque
Jeff Waters
Glenn Tipton
Michael Schenker

[Razor]

Victor Smolski
Adrian Smith
Jorn Viggo Lofstad
Kee Marcello
Jake E Lee
Randy Rhoads
Phil Collen
Gus G
Wolf Hoffmann
Zakk Wylde
Kiko Loureiro
Andy LaRocque
Jeff Waters
Glenn Tipton
Michael Schenker

Jesus Christ! I totally forgot Jake E Lee & Adrian Smith!

[toejam]

Henrik Danhage (Evergrey)

Singer Tom Englund is a pretty awesome player, also!

[TKEblue]

If we all edited when people brought up names we forgot, can you imagine how long the lists would end up being?

I'm gonna have to check the ones I don't know out, I've been in a rut lately where all I've really been listening to is Conquering Dystopia and Tool. Not that that's a bad thing. If any of you haven't heard Conquering Dystopia, Jeff Loomis and Keith Merrow, should check them out for sure. The only reason I want a 7 string is to learn their songs.

[Mudlark]

Trey Azagthoth was the first name that came to mind.
That sick lick he plays during the solo of the Where The Slime Lives video dropped my jaw first time I saw it.

Those guys from Nile can blow your mind with the same expression on their faces as someone reading the newspaper. They do videos on youtube with no time keeping device and are tighter than all hell.

Of course, Lynch, E Lee, DeMartini, Rhoads.

[eakinj]

What? No one has Guy Mann Dude on here?

Randy Rhoads, Steven Clark and Phil Collen, Zacky Mylde, that one guy who played that one solo in Ghost, you know the one. Dave Mustaine, James Hetfield, dudes from Judas Priest, Dave Davies, yeah, maybe Kinks aren't "Metal" but fuck it, they played as much a roll in creating metal and punk as sabbath did.

Basically I like most metal guitarists not named Jeff Watson.

[Codex]

A bunch already mentioned, but I'll add Rocky George and Paul Gilbert.

[PoopHead]

Jeff Waters and Andy LaRocque fucking rip

[PoopHead]

Dude totally man Trey is a fucking machine the same goes for the Nile guys. Pat O'brien comes into mind when I think about quality Death Metal guitarists as he hs absolute control of both right and lefts hands.

[eakinj]

I'm really digging the guitarist in Avatar, no idea their names, but I picked up the last two albums and they've been played non stop for weeks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edxLG9FYpbU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvSIW36C6XQ