Top 10 Metal guitarists today?

Paul Mesvidal (CYNIC, DEATH) Trey from MORBID ANGEL, Chuck from DEATH, Petrucci from DREAM THEATER, James Murphy (DEATH, OBITUARY, TESTAMENT)

Well, these are my favorite guitarist, but that does not mean that they are the best ones. There is some crazy kids these days that are really pushing the limits.

Angus Young

Slash

Eddie Van Halen

Joe Satriani

Jeff Beck

Mick Jones

Jimmy Page

Lenny Kravitz

Derryl- Derrick?Trucks-w/the Allman Brothers

Tony Iomi

by the impact i think of the record is a million. The Who 2. The doorways 3. Deep pink (smoke on the water,duh,duh,duh......) 4. Led Zeppelin (began heavy metallic, plus Stairway to Heaven) 5. Black Sabbath (began heavy metallic, plus Iron guy) 6. Rolling Stones (between the 1st rock bands) 7. Judas Priest (metallic gods) 8. Aerosmith (have by no ability been unpopular) 9. Queen (have made some extraordinarily memorable anthems). 10. Kiss 11. Scorpions 12. AC/DC 13. Iron Maiden (the main efficient heavy metallic band ever) 14. Motörhead 15. Manowar sixteen. Metallica (as quickly as metallic gets) 17. Nirvana (made grunge undemanding). I further another communities because of the fact they had impact interior the track of the different (as Motörhead and Manowar who had super impact on Metallica). Deep pink, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath have impact one yet another (the order can replace) and the three at the same time replace rock track. doorways and Who are not so heavy metallic yet they confirmed the path, they coach all the different.

Trey Azagthoth - Morbid Angel

Zakk Wylde - Black Label Society

Karl Sanders - Nile

Pat O'Brien - Cannibal Corpse

Kerry King - Slayer

Brian Patton - Solient Green

Moyses Kolesne - Krisiun

Matt Pike - High On Fire

Scott Kelly - Neurosis

Sammy Duet - Goatwhore

Well.....

I've played for about 25 yrs and can only give my opinion ,based on my personal tastes,so I wouldn't expect everyone to agree with me.That said, I'll give you my "TOP 5 LIST"

1. Glenn Tipton(Judas Priest)

2. K.K. Downing(Priest)

3. Dave Murray(Maiden)

4. Adrian Smith(Maiden)

5. Eddie Van Halen(Not true metal...but I can't leave him off a list like this)

1. Steve Vai

2. Michael Angelo Batio

3. Zakk Wylde

4. John Petrucci

5. Kirk Hammett (when you think of metal, Metallica has to cross your mind)

But Dimebag is number f**king one out of every metal guitarist in the history of music.. hands down, no questions asked.. and if you think differently, then you've never listened to metal until you've heard him play

I don't know if I would consider him metal, but John Petrucci of Dream Theater kicks ***. And by the way, Jimi Hendrix and Yngwie are not metal.

Daron Malakian

How about just the top three?

Adrian Smith

Dave Murray

Janick Gers

Up the Irons!!!

A Matter of Life and Death out this September!!!!!

dead or forgotten or not metal

eric clapton

Jimi hendrix

eddie van halen

carlos santana

and for metal

Jimmy Page

Dave Murray