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)
• Lord Ahriman (Dark Funeral)
• Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth)
• Mike Albert (Megadeth)
• Jimmy Allen (Against All Will)
• Paul Allender (Cradle of Filth)
• Lee Altus (Exodus)
• Christopher Amott (Arch Enemy)
• Michael Amott (Arch Enemy, Carcass, Spiritual Beggars)
• Nicke Andersson - (The Hellacopters)
• Ole Petter Andreassen (Thulsa Doom, The Cumshots)
• Phil Anselmo (Arson Anthem)
• Faraz Anwar (Dusk)
• Rob Arnold (Chimaira)
• Trey Azagthoth (Morbid Angel)
• Antti Kokko (Kalmah)
• Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden)

B

• Matt Bachand (Shadows Fall)
• Rob Barrett (Cannibal Corpse, Malevolent Creation)
• Zoltan Bathory (Five Finger Death Punch)
• Michael Angelo Batio (Holland, Nitro)
• Reb Beach (Winger, Whitesnake, Dokken)
• Corey Beaulieu (Trivium)
• Jason Becker (Cacophony, David Lee Roth)
• Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme)
• Jack Black (Tenacious D)
• Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blackmore's Night)
• Doug Blair (W.A.S.P)
• Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult)
• Vidoja Božinović (Rok Mašina, Riblja Čorba)
• Vito Bratta (White Lion)
• Chris Broderick (Jag Panzer, Megadeth)
• Michael Bruce (Alice Cooper
• Buckethead (Deli Creeps, Giant Robot, Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, Praxis, Guns N' Roses)
• Jordan Buckley (Every Time I Die)
• Adam Buszko (Hate)
• Glen Buxton (Alice Cooper)

C

• Ernie C (Body Count)
• Phil Campbell (Motörhead)
• Vivian Campbell (Dio, Def Leppard, Thin Lizzy)
• Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains)
• Stephen Carpenter (Deftones)
• Nick Catanese (Black Label Society)
• Max Cavalera (Sepultura, Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy)
• Carlos Cavazo (Quiet Riot, Ratt)
• David T. Chastain (Chastain)
• Janne JB Christoffersson (Grand Magus)
• Mike Church (Still Remains)
• Mike Clark (No Mercy, Suicidal Tendencies)
• Steve Clark (Def Leppard)
• Eddie Clarke (Motörhead)
• Gilby Clarke (Guns N' Roses, Supernova)
• Andy Classen (Holy Moses)
• Phil Collen (Def Leppard)
• Rusty Cooley
• Korey Cooper (Skillet)
• Randy Cooper (Texas Hippie Coalition)
• Robbin Crosby (Ratt)
• Doc Coyle (God Forbid)
• Andrew Craighan (My Dying Bride)
• John Christ (Danzig)

D

• Jean-François Dagenais (Ex Deo, Kataklysm)
• Robert Dahlqvist (The Hellacopters, Thunder Express)
• D-Roc (Body Count)
• Mahyar Dean (Angband)
• Chris DeGarmo (Queensrÿche)
• Phil Demmel (Machine Head)
• Michael Denner (Mercyful Fate, King Diamond)
• Isaac Delahaye (Epica, God Dethroned)
• 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)
• Matt Drake (Evile)
• Ol Drake (Evile)
• Oscar Dronjak (HammerFall, Ceremonial Oath)
• Glen Drover (Megadeth)
• Jeff "Mantas" Dunn (Venom)
• Joe Duplantier (Gojira, Cavalera Conspiracy)
• Adam Dutkiewicz (Killswitch Engage)
• Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)

E

• Mattias "IA" Eklundh (Freak Kitchen, Jonas Hellborg)
• Dani Evans (Alestorm)
• Grant Estes (Suicidal Tendencies, Hostage, AgainST)

F

• Richie Faulkner (Judas Priest)
• John 5 (Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie)
• Henrik Flyman (Evil Masquerade, Moahni Moahna, Lacrimosa)
• Robb Flynn (Machine Head)
• Lita Ford
• Herman Frank (Accept, Victory)
• Ace Frehley (KISS)
• Jay Jay French (Twisted Sister)
• Marty Friedman (Cacophony, Megadeth)
• John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
• Simon Füllemann (Cataract)

G

• Gus G. (Dream Evil, Firewind, Nightrage, Ozzy Osbourne)
• Tracy G (Dio)
• Anthony Gallo (Suicidal Tendencies, Los Cycos, Nick Menza)
• Galder (Dimmu Borgir, Old Man's Child)
• Enrik Garcia (Dark Moor)
• Kyle Gass (Tenacious D)
• Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold)
• Bjorn Gelotte (In Flames)
• Rocky George (Suicidal Tendencies)
• Janick Gers (Iron Maiden)
• Paul Gilbert (Racer X, Mr. Big)
• Brad Gillis (Night Ranger, Ozzy Osbourne)
• Hamish Glencross (My Dying Bride)
• Craig Goldy (Dio, Giuffria)
• Pier Gonella (Mastercastle, Necrodeath)
• Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy)
• Roland Grapow (Masterplan, Helloween)
• Karl Groom (Threshold)
• Tracii Guns (Guns N' Roses, L.A. Guns, Brides of Destruction)

H

• Shannon Hamm (Death, Control Denied)
• Kirk Hammett (Metallica, Exodus)
• Greg Handevidt (Megadeth)
• Brian Elwin Haner (Avenged Sevenfold)
• Michael Hankel (Holy Moses)
• Jeff Hanneman (Slayer)
• Kai Hansen (Helloween, Iron Savior, Gamma Ray)
• Mitch Harris (Napalm Death, Goatlord, Defecation)
• Dan Hawkins (The Darkness, Stone Gods)
• Justin Hawkins (The Darkness, Hot Leg)
• Matt Heafy (Trivium)
• Helmuth (Belphegor)
• Jimi Hendrix
• James Hetfield (Metallica)
• Kenny Hickey (Type O Negative)
• hide (X Japan)
• Scotti Hill (Skid Row)
• Brent Hinds (Mastodon)
• Nick Hipa (As I Lay Dying)
• Hizaki (Versailles)
• Terrance Hobbs (Suffocation)
• Wolf Hoffmann (Accept)
• Chris Holmes (W.A.S.P.)
• Gary Holt (Exodus)
• Jason Hook (Five Finger Death Punch)
• Petr Hošek (Root)
• Dann Huff (White Heart, Giant)
• Scott Hull (Pig Destroyer, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Anal Cunt)

I

• Scott Ian (Anthrax, Damnocracy)
• Chris Impellitteri (Impellitteri)
• Infernus (Gorgoroth, Borknagar)
• Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
• Anders Iwers (Ceremonial Oath)

J

• Matthias Jabs (Scorpions)
• Heri Joensen (Týr)
• Eric Johnson
• Ruud Jolie (Within Temptation)
• Adam Jones (Tool)
• Håvard Jørgensen (Ulver, Satyricon)
• Janick Gers (Iron Maiden)

K

• Ben Kasica (Skillet)
• The Great Kat
• Pepper Keenan (Down, Corrosion of Conformity)
• Bill Kelliher (Mastodon, Lethargy, Today Is the Day)
• Mark Kendall (Great White)
• Jeff Kendrick (DevilDriver)
• Wacław Kiełtyka (Decapitated, Vader)
• Kerry King (Slayer, Megadeth)
• Andreas Kisser (Sepultura)
• Richie Kotzen (Mr. Big, Poison, The Winery Dogs)
• Richard Z. Kruspe (Rammstein, Emigrate)
• Gábor Kukovecz (Pokolgép)
• Alexander Kuoppala (Children of Bodom)
• Kaiser Kuo (Tang Dynasty)

L

• Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom)
• Morgan Lander (Kittie)
• Paul Landers (Rammstein)
• Allen Lanier (Blue Öyster Cult)
• Andy LaRoque (King Diamond, Death)
• Roope Latvala (Children of Bodom, Sinergy)
• Blackie Lawless (W.A.S.P., Sister)
• Jake E. Lee (Ozzy Osbourne, Badlands, Ratt, Rough Cutt)
• Frédéric Leclercq (DragonForce)
• Helmuth Lehner (Belphegor)
• Herman Li (DragonForce)
• Alex Lifeson (Rush)
• Peter Lindgren (Opeth)
• Petri Lindroos (Ensiferum, Norther)
• Sead Lipovača (Divlje Jagode)
• Michael Locher (Samael)
• Pete Loeffler (Chevelle)
• Jeff Loomis (Nevermore)
• Jens Ludwig (Edguy)
• Steve Lukather (Toto)
• Ahrue Luster (Machine Head)
• George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob)

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)
• Doug Marks (Hawk, Metal Method)
• Mick Mars (Mötley Crüe)
• Mauser (Vader)
• Jim Martin (Faith No More, Voodoocult)
• Lisa Marx (Kittie)
• Sergey Mavrin (Aria)
• Brian May (Queen)
• Tara McLeod (Kittie)
• Chaq Mol (Dark Funeral)
• Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy)
• 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)
• Dave Meniketti (Y&T)

N

• Dávid Nagy (Pokolgép)
• Nergal (Behemoth)
• Jon Nelson (Suicidal Tendencies, Nasty Habits)
• Kristian Niemann (Therion, Demonoid)
• Pontus Norgren (HammerFall, The Poodles)
• John Norum (Europe, Dokken)

O

• Pat O'Brien (Cannibal Corpse, Slayer)
• Anders Odden (Cadaver)
• Eddie Ojeda (Twisted Sister)
• André Olbrich (Blind Guardian)
• Criss Oliva (Savatage)
• Orianthi (Michael Jackson, Alice Cooper)
• Buzz Osborne (The Melvins, Fantômas, Venomous Concept)
• Jack Owen (Deicide, Cannibal Corpse)

P

• Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
• Michael Paget (Bullet for my Valentine)
• Marek Pająk (Vader)
• Pata (X Japan)
• Joe Perry (Aerosmith)
• Mille Petrozza (Kreator)
• John Petrucci (Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment)
• Matt Pike (High on Fire, Sleep)
• Al Pitrelli (Alice Cooper, Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Megadeth)
• Lex Plotnikoff (Black Obelisk)
• Chris Poland (Megadeth)
• Samuli "Skrymer" Ponsimaa (Finntroll)
• Gian Pyres (Cradle of Filth, Gorerotted)

R

• Vernon Reid (Living Colour)
• Randy Rhoads (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne)
• Mike Riggs (Rob Zombie)
• Marc Rizzo (Cavalera Conspiracy, Soulfly)
• Kane Roberts (Alice Cooper)
• Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy, Motörhead)
• Omar Rodríguez-López (At the Drive-In, De Facto, Sparta, The Mars Volta)
• Antonio Romano (Hermética)
• Michael Romeo (Symphony X)
• Mick Ronson (David Bowie, Bob Dylan)
• James Root (Slipknot)
• Ulrich Roth (Scorpions)

S

• Dave "the Snake" Sabo (Skid Row)
• David St. Hubbins (Spinal Tap)
• Mark St. John (KISS)
• Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi)
• Karl Sanders (Nile)
• Ralph Santolla (Deicide)
• Yağmur Sarıgül (maNga)
• Joe Satriani
• Henri Sattler (God Dethroned)
• Dirk Sauer (Edguy)
• Jon Schaffer (Iced Earth, Demons & Wizards)
• Michael Schenker (Scorpions, McAuley Schenker Group, Michael Schenker Group, UFO)
• Rudolph Schenker (Scorpions)
• Chuck Schuldiner (Death, Control Denied, Voodoocult)
• Troy Seele (Iced Earth)
• Seth (Behemoth)
• Phil Sgrosso (As I Lay Dying)
• James Shaffer (Korn)
• Hank Shermann (Mercyful Fate, Force of Evil)
• Marcus Siepen (Blind Guardian)
• Silenoz (Dimmu Borgir)
• Terji Skibenæs (Týr)
• Alex Skolnick (Testament)
• Skwisgaar Skwigelf (Dethklok)
• Slash (Guns N' Roses, Slash's Snakepit, Velvet Revolver)
• Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden)
• Steve Smyth (Testament, Dragonlord, Nevermore)
• Henri Sorvali (Moonsorrow, Finntroll)
• Dan Spitz (Anthrax)
• Mike Spreitzer (DevilDriver)
• Paul Stanley (KISS)
• Jack Starr (Virgin Steele)
• Bill Steer (Carcass)
• Troy Stetina
• Izzy Stradlin (Guns N' Roses)
• Dennis Stratton (Iron Maiden)
• Joel Stroetzel (Killswitch Engage)
• Jesper Stromblad (In Flames, Sinergy)
• Sugizo (X Japan)
• Muhammed Suiçmez (Necrophagist)
• Niklas Sundin (Dark Tranquility)
• Andy Susemihl (U.D.O., Sinner, Bangalore Choir)
• Steve Swanson (Six Feet Under, Massacre)
• John Sykes (Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, Tygers of Pan Tang)
• Syu (Galneryus)

T

• Ty Tabor (King's X)
• Akira Takasaki (Loudness)
• Set Teitan (Watain, Arckanum, Dissection)
• Teru (Versailles)
• Ron Thal (Guns N' Roses)
• Tommy Thayer (Kiss)
• Kim Thayil (Soundgarden)
• Mick Thomson (Slipknot)
• Fredrik Thordendal (Meshuggah)
• Olaf Thörsen (Vision Divine, Labyrinth)
• Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest)
• Markus Toivonen (Ensiferum)
• Bernie Torme (Gillan, Dee Snider, Ozzy Osbourne, Atomic Rooster)
• Tormentor (Gorgoroth, Orcustus)
• 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, Frank Zappa
• Adrian Vandenberg (Vandenberg, Whitesnake, Manic Eden)
• Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
• Zacky Vengeance (Avenged Sevenfold)
• Morten Veland (Sirenia)
• Tommy Victor (Prong, Danzig, Ministry)
• Varg Vikernes (Burzum)
• Vinnie Vincent (KISS, Vinnie Vincent Invasion)
• Emppu Vuorinen (Nightwish, Altaria)

W

• Paul Waggoner (Prayer For Cleansing, Between the Buried and Me)
• Rich Ward (Stuck Mojo, Fozzy)
• 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 Welch (Korn)
• Robert Westerholt (Within Temptation)
• Jordan Whelan (Still Remains)
• Brad Whitford (Aerosmith)
• Hank Williams III
• Michael Wilton (Queensrÿche)
• Kirk Windstein (Down)
• Piotr Wiwczarek (Vader)
• Michael Wulf (Sodom, Kreator)
• Würzel - (Motörhead)
• Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne, Pride & Glory)

Y

• Liu Yijun (Tang Dynasty)
• Sami Yli-Sirniö (Kreator)
• Angus Young (AC/DC)
• Jeff Young (Megadeth)
• Malcolm Young (AC/DC)
• Thomas Youngblood (Kamelot)

See also

• List of guitarists by genre