List of heavy metal guitarists

List of heavy metal guitarists:

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A

*Dimebag Darrell Abbott (Pantera, Damageplan, Rebel Meets Rebel)
*Willie Adler (Lamb of God)
*Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth)
*Mike Albert (Megadeth)
*Christopher Amott (Arch Enemy)
*Michael Amott (Arch Enemy, Carcass, Spiritual Beggars)
*Nicke Andersson - (The Hellacopters)
*Phil Anselmo (Arson Anthem)
*Faraz Anwar (Mizraab, Dusk)
*Rob Arnold (Chimaira)

B

*Matt Bachand (Shadows Fall)
*Michael Angelo Batio (Nitro)
*Reb Beach (Winger, Whitesnake, Dokken)
*Corey Beaulieu (Trivium)
*Jason Becker (Cacophony, David Lee Roth)
*Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme)
*Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blackmore's Night)
*Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult)
*Vito Bratta (White Lion)
*Chris Broderick (Jag Panzer, Megadeth)
*Buckethead (Deli Creeps, Giant Robot, Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, Praxis, Guns N' Roses)

C

*Ernie C (Body Count)
*Phil Campbell (Motörhead)
*Vivian Campbell (Dio, Def Leppard)
*Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains)
*Nick Catanese (Black Label Society)
*Max Cavalera (Sepultura, Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy)
*Carlos Cavazo (Quiet Riot)
*Mike Church (Still Remains)
*Steve Clark (Def Leppard)
*Eddie Clarke (Motörhead)
*Gilby Clarke (Guns N' Roses, Supernova)
*Phil Collen (Def Leppard)
*Robbin Crosby (Ratt)
*Rusty Cooley
*Dallas Coyle (God Forbid)
*Doc Coyle (God Forbid)

D

*Robert Dahlqvist - (The Hellacopters, Thunder Express)
*D-Roc (Body Count)
*Chris DeGarmo (Queensrÿche)
*Phil Demmel (Machine Head)
*Warren DeMartini (Ratt)
*C. C. DeVille (Poison)
*Matt DeVries (Chimaira)
*Buck Dharma (Blue Öyster Cult)
*Jonathan Donais (Shadows Fall)
*Dan Donegan (Disturbed)
*K.K. Downing (Judas Priest)
*Glen Drover (Megadeth)
*Adam Dutkiewicz (Killswitch Engage)

E

*Mattias "IA" Eklundh (Freak Kitchen, Jonas Hellborg)

F

*Robb Flynn (Machine Head)
*Ace Frehley (KISS)
*Marty Friedman (Cacophony, Megadeth)

G

*Gus G. (Dream Evil, Firewind, Nightrage)
*Tracy G (Dio)
*Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold)
*Bjorn Gelotte (In Flames)
*Janick Gers (Iron Maiden)
*Paul Gilbert (Racer X, Mr. Big)
*Brad Gillis (Night Ranger, Ozzy Osbourne)
*Craig Goldy (Dio, Giuffria)
*Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy)
*Roland Grapow (Masterplan, Helloween)
*Karl Groom (Threshold)
*Tracii Guns (Guns N' Roses, L.A. Guns, Brides of Destruction)

H

*Kirk Hammett (Metallica, Exodus)
*Greg Handevidt (Megadeth)
*Jeff Hanneman (Slayer)
*Kai Hansen (Helloween, Iron Savior, Gamma Ray)
*Matt Heafy (Trivium)
*Jimi Hendrix
*James Hetfield (Metallica)
*Kenny Hickey (Type O Negative)
*Brent Hinds (Mastodon)
*Terrance Hobbs (Suffocation)
*Wolf Hoffmann (Accept)
*Dann Huff (White Heart, Giant)

I

*Scott Ian (Anthrax, Damnocracy)
*Chris Impellitteri (Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
*Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)

J

*Matthias Jabs (Scorpions)
*Heri Joensen (Týr)
*Adam Jones (Tool)

K

*Pepper Keenan (Down, Corrosion of Conformity)
*Bill Kelliher (Mastodon, Lethargy, Today Is the Day)
*Kerry King (Slayer, Megadeth)
*Andreas Kisser (Sepultura)
*Richard Z. Kruspe (Rammstein)

L

*Andy LaRoque (King Diamond, Death)
*Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom)
*Allen Lanier (Blue Öyster Cult)
*Roope Latvala (Children of Bodom, Sinergy)
*Jake E. Lee (Ozzy Osbourne, Badlands, Ratt, Rough Cutt)
*Frédéric Leclercq (DragonForce)
*Herman Li (DragonForce)
*Alex Lifeson (Rush)
*Peter Lindgren (Opeth)
*Jeff Loomis (Nevermore)
*Jens Ludwig (Edguy)
*Ahrue Luster (Machine Head)
*George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob)
*John Lowery (Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson)

M

*Tony MacAlpine (Planet X, Steve Vai)
*Logan Mader (Machine Head, Soulfly)
*Daron Malakian (System of a Down, Scars On Broadway)
*Yngwie Malmsteen (Rising Force, Steeler, Alcatrazz)
*Mick Mars (Mötley Crüe)
*Jim Martin (Faith No More, Voodoocult)
*Brian May (Queen)
*Vinnie Moore (Alice Cooper)
*Mark Morton (Lamb of God)
*Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave)
*James Murphy (Cancer Death, Disincarnate, Testament)
*Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)
*Dave Mustaine (Megadeth, Metallica)

N

*Vince Neil (Mötley Crüe)
*John Norum (Europe, Dokken)
*Ted Nugent (Amboy Dukes, Damn Yankees)

O

*Anders Odden (Cadaver)
*André Olbrich (Blind Guardian)
*Criss Oliva (Savatage)
*Buzz Osborne (The Melvins, Fantômas, Venomous Concept)

P

*Michael Paget (Bullet for my Valentine)
*Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
*Joe Perry (Aerosmith)
*John Petrucci (Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment)
*Al Pitrelli (Alice Cooper, Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Megadeth)
*Chris Poland (Megadeth)

R

*Jay Reynolds (Megadeth)
*Randy Rhoads (Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot)
*Vernon Reid (Living Colour)
*Mike Riggs
*Marc Rizzo (Cavalera Conspiracy, Soulfly)
*Kane Roberts (Alice Cooper)
*Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy, Motörhead)
*Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (At the Drive-In, De Facto, Sparta, The Mars Volta)
*Michael Romeo (Symphony X)
*James Root (Slipknot)
*Ulrich Roth (Scorpions)

*Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi)
*Yağmur Sarıgül (maNga)
*Claudio Sanchez (Coheed and Cambria)
*Karl Sanders (Nile)
*Joe Satriani
*Jon Schaffer (Iced Earth, Demons & Wizards)
*Dirk Sauer (Edguy)
*Michael Schenker (Scorpions, McAuley Schenker Group, Michael Schenker Group, UFO)
*Rudolph Schenker (Scorpions)
*Chuck Schuldiner (Death, Control Denied, Voodoocult)
*Marcus Siepen (Blind Guardian)
*Terji Skibenæs (Týr)
*Alex Skolnick (Testament)
*Skwisgaar Skwigelf (Dethklok)
*Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden)
*Steve Smyth (Testament, Dragonlord, Nevermore)
*David St. Hubbins (Spinal Tap)
*Mark St. John (KISS)
*Jack Starr (Virgin Steele)
*Bill Steer (Carcass)
*Troy Stetina
*Travis Stever (Coheed and Cambria)
*Joel Stroetzel (Killswitch Engage)
*Jesper Stromblad (In Flames, Sinergy)
*Joe Stump
*Muhammed Suiçmez (Necrophagist)
*John Sykes (Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, Tygers of Pan Tang)

T

*Ty Tabor (King's X)
*Akira Takasaki (Loudness)
*Ron Thal (Bumblefoot, Guns N' Roses)
*Tommy Thayer (Kiss)
*Kim Thayil (Soundgarden)
*Katherine "The Great Kat" Thomas
*Mick Thomson (Slipknot)
*Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest)
*Dallas Toler-Wade (Nile)
*Sam Totman (DragonForce)
*Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad, Devin Townsend Band)
*Nigel Tufnel (Spinal Tap)
*Matt Tuck (Bullet for my Valentine)
*Luca Turilli (Rhapsody of Fire)

V

*Steve Vai (Devin Townsend, Whitesnake, Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth)
*Adrian Vandenberg (Vandenberg, Whitesnake, Manic Eden)
*Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
*Tommy Victor (Prong)
*Varg Vikernes (Burzum)
*Zacky Vengeance (Avenged Sevenfold)
*Vinnie Vincent (KISS, Vinnie Vincent Invasion)

W

*Paul Waggoner (Prayer For Cleansing, Between the Buried and Me)
*Rich Ward (Stuck Mojo, Fozzy, The Duke)
*Toki Wartooth (Dethklok)
*Jeff Waters (Annihilator)
*Benjamin Weinman (The Dillinger Escape Plan)
*Scott "Wino" Weinrich (Saint Vitus, Hidden Hand, Spirit Caravan, Place of Skulls, The Obsessed)
*Brian "Head" Welch (Korn)
*Jordan Whelan (Still Remains)
*Hank Williams III
*Michael Wilton (Queensrÿche)
*Kirk Windstein (Down)
*Würzel - (Motörhead)
*Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne, Pride & Glory)

Y

*Angus Young (AC/DC)
*Jeff Young (Megadeth)
*Malcolm Young (AC/DC)
*Thomas Youngblood (Kamelot)

ee also

*List of guitarists by genre