Guitar World's "100 Greatest Metal Guitarists of All Time" - Comments Page 16

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• 726 - HellSpawn

  Jul 05, 2011 at 9:17 pm

  Glad to see Schaffer, Morton and Adler are there.

• 727 - torres

  Jul 14, 2011 at 6:56 pm

  finally!!! Dimebag is top ten!...how can he not be anyways

• 728 - Stefan

  Jul 27, 2011 at 1:30 am

  Haahahahah! Jimi Hendrix 12th. What a shame. He's not even metal guitarist...He should be either first either gone of the list.
  James Hetfield, rank 2? He can barely solo, Good as singer, bad as guitarist. Tony Iommi? Rank 1>? I admit he's great songwriter, but not so great guitarist, I mean, when I see Ozzy's solo band with Zakk Wylde, my adrenaline is up, when I see Black Sabbath... I barely mention the song. Maybe Tony wrote the songs, but Zakk got them up to the sky. So this list suck balls.

• 729 - Wino

  Aug 08, 2011 at 5:44 am

  FuckHead and munky from KORN is better than John Petrucci from DREAM THEATER???? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME??? And Jeff Loomis isnt even here?!!

• 730 - Burzum

  Aug 20, 2011 at 7:36 am

  Matt Heafy should be on

• 731 - Sevenfoldism

  Sep 15, 2011 at 6:54 am

  where is Syn Gates and Herman Li?

• 732 - Jacob Johnson

  Sep 19, 2011 at 4:44 pm

  The fact that you have Adam Jones ahead of Alex Lifeson, Pete Townshend, Yngwie, Hell Jimi Hendrix ... negates the entire thing.

• 733 - old

  Sep 26, 2011 at 4:43 am

  Sevenfoldism
  thislist was made before Ax7 was famous, and even it was i doubt they'd be below 50

• 734 - Carl Eden

  Sep 29, 2011 at 4:23 am

  Can't see Buckethead anywhere.

• 735 - Jordan Richardson

  Sep 29, 2011 at 4:45 am

  Where's Lanslow Paniflas FOR GOD'S SAKE?

• 736 - Wolfgang Duskfang

  Oct 06, 2011 at 8:38 am

  I'm a metal fan and DAMN proud of it. I'd play my music so loud, you could hear it a full minute after I pass. Unfortunately, I don't have a car. Also, I'm severely disappointed at the lack of Synyster Gates in this list. Syn can shred AT LEAST as fast as Eddie Van Halen and is just as good at tapping. Don't believe me? Listen to Scream, Afterlife, I Won't See You Tonight Pt. 2, MIA, Dancing Dead. This is undeniable proof that Brian Haner Jr. is one of the greatest guitarists of all time.

• 737 - Deraj

  Oct 06, 2011 at 8:37 pm

  i dont think korn deserves any spot on this list.... many more capable guitarists. throw sweet sweet Jon Schaffer in thier spot I say!

• 738 - Deraj

  Oct 06, 2011 at 8:41 pm

  and Alexi Laiho at 96? That man has some serious skill

• 739 - Aniket

  Oct 15, 2011 at 2:28 am

  with you deraj man alexi should atleast be in the top 40

• 740 - T(h)rash

  Oct 17, 2011 at 8:44 pm

  Personally my list would go (with examples of killer songs where I feel that the below guitarists show off their ridiculous skill):
  
  1) John Petrucci (ridiculously fast and melodic shredder - try In the Name of God)
  2) Herman Li (Same as above but slightly slower and more random, whammy bar playing - Obvious choices include TTFAF or Valley of the Damned)
  3) Buckethead (Fast but super random notes - try Jordan)
  4) Marty Friedman (This guy pretty much goes everywhere on the guitar - Hangar 18)
  5) Dave Mustaine (He may have a certain pattern to his solos but he can do it consistently fast and I particularly like the style - again, Hangar 18)
  6) Kirk Hammett (Similar to Mustaine but only with a lot more Wah - One)
  7) Scott Ian (Simply the backbone of Anthrax with his riffs. I really love the riff in A.D.I./The Horror of It All when the song goes into hyperspeed near the end)
  8) James Hetfield (Can also lay down good riffs in his day. I particularly love the one from That Was Just Your Life)
  9) Kerry King and Jeff Hannemann (They may be lower than Ian simply because the melody is harder to distinguish, but you cannot deny their ridiculous riffs and speed. Angel of Death or Raining Blood, anyone?)
  10) Synyster Gates (He may be fast, true, but I do not prefer his solos as much as the rest. However, I do like Strength of the World.)
  
  The top 6 and 10 are in the list simply because they shred fast and hard, the rest due to their riffs. True, Buckethead's not entirely metal, but on a good day he can probably shred just as fast as, if not faster than, Petrucci. He's only lower because Petrucci's solos have a lot more melody and are a lot crazier.
  
  People like Tony Iommi are not in there simply because their solos are simply repeats and repeats of a certain 4 notes (even War Pigs is guilty of this!).
  
  I would probably put Schaffer 11, but I haven't really listened to Iced Earth yet.

• 741 - T(h)rash

  Oct 17, 2011 at 8:47 pm

  And unfortunately, I left out one person. Chris Poland. (These Boots)

• 742 - Shredder79

  Oct 22, 2011 at 9:39 pm

  Where is Muhammed Suicmez from Necrophagist??? He is if not the best than one of the best technical metal guitar players to ever walk this earth! Not very impressed with the list. Could have gone much deeper.

• 743 - RedMonkeys24

  Oct 28, 2011 at 9:28 pm

  this is bullshit!. Where is John Frusciante!!!!!!!!!!!

• 744 - Dr Dreadful

  Oct 28, 2011 at 9:38 pm

  I see him. He's over in the corner near the hot dog cart.
  
  Right there, look - next to Waldo.

• 745 - articlemonkey

  Oct 30, 2011 at 5:32 am

  This list, while slightly out of date, was nonetheless a hunk of rubbish when it was first devised. John Petrucci BELOW the guitarists from Korn?! Joe Satriani at 77? Is the author of this article deaf?

• 746 - Gustav Holst

  Oct 31, 2011 at 3:59 am

  Where is Robert Fripp... Thats a genius for ya... Oh yeah don't forget Adrian Belew.. As per way above, The reason why Adam Jones is above Hendrix is because Hendrix played blues really.. lulz

• 747 - Atreyufan

  Nov 01, 2011 at 11:58 am

  Where's dan jacobs and synyster gates on here? Lol

• 748 - Atreyufan

  Nov 04, 2011 at 1:03 pm

  and stefan weinerhall of falconer!

• 749 - tommychong

  Nov 15, 2011 at 4:47 pm

  2 things, California dog, since you love rap so much, i am gonna kick your ass, and 2 Dave Mustaine of Megadeth just got burned by Joe Perry of Aerosmith.

• 750 - Me

  Nov 20, 2011 at 6:27 pm

  For once in my life, I just want to see a "Top ___ _______ Guitarists of All Time" that doesn't have Jimi Hendrix on it. Seriously, the guy was extremely influential, but most of the other guitarists listed here blow him out of the water.

• 751 - Me

  Nov 20, 2011 at 6:28 pm

  P.S. He also NEVER PLAYED METAL!

• 752 - bruce

  Nov 21, 2011 at 8:50 am

  Kirk Hammett & James Hetfield SECOND?
  WTF?
  JIMMY PAGE GOES 2nd ONLY AFTER IOMMI

• 753 - go

  Dec 13, 2011 at 9:36 pm

  What about Devin Townsend?

• 754 - Renga

  Dec 14, 2011 at 10:12 pm

  Whoa...Dimebag #7 n Page #6. Wtf is wrong with you people. That dude(only 60%) who wears tight jeans play heavy metal? Dimebag could not have rank less than #5, he revolutionised the great 'Harmonic squeals' which no other guitarist could pull it off like he does. Moreover, if he lived as long as those that you put above him he would defenitely be #1, i'm fuckin sure about this. The days when they really get into the skin shredding real heavy metal is too short... You really need to reconsider this

• 755 - Renga

  Dec 14, 2011 at 10:24 pm

  Rap...hahaha, you're kidding right? Dude, i call them 'black recitation'. Think this way a marijuana(cheap) or A Blacktooth Grin. This page is for man, dude. It's for those who use their dicks, not assholes. I tell you, there cannot be more than 10 styles in rap, and that circles around n around, wheres the originality, man? The uniqueness? Your fuckin 'yo momma' shits are gay, man. Talking thrash is for women. I'll shredd the shit out of you with some harmonic squeals

• 756 - NINJA

  Dec 15, 2011 at 4:04 am

  Someone is missing from top 10 and yes its Criss Oliva (SavaTage)

• 757 - Cats

  Dec 19, 2011 at 6:15 pm

  What about guys from cannibal corpse and dimebag from pantera

• 758 - kalbe

  Jan 01, 2012 at 9:49 pm

  tosin abasi should be number 1 animals as leaders, look em up

• 759 - Ben

  Jan 04, 2012 at 12:14 pm

  Wow this list is horrible. I like Metallica, but no way in hell are James and Kirk better than Glenn & KK, Dave + Janick & Adrian, Friedman and Mustaine and many more.
  
  And KORN? TOOL?!?!
  
  While he's not anywhere near the level of Glenn Tipton or possibly even Kirk Hammett, I would put Dan Donegan before any of those two bands.
  
  Overall, this list is total crap. It's either a shitload of bias or from someone who doesn't know crap about guitar.

• 760 - The next EVH :D

  Jan 13, 2012 at 3:35 pm

  Look guys. I'm a metal-head forever. Guitar is my life. But it's very ignorant to say that one type of music is better than another. They are just DIFFERENT. I love rock, metal, jazz, reggae, classical, fusion, rap, r&b... It's all great. The only music I don't like is scream-o and statanic music (which is not the same) because Im a more chill person (and a catholic). You just have to listen to what people are saying, try to feel what they are feeling, and not judge people. Saying that all rap fans are thugs or white people trying to be thugs is a stereotype. Saying that all metal fans are satanists with tattoos and peircings all over their body is a stereotype. That's why the world is so messed up. Everyone is different and everyone thinks they're right. I love everything. From Zeppelin to Jay-Z. From Sabbath to Drake. From Van Halen to A Tribe Called Quest. From Mozart to Firewind. That's true music appreciation.

• 761 - Joe

  Jan 16, 2012 at 4:53 am

  So.... where are either of the guitarists from Avenged Sevenfold

• 762 - paquita ladel barrio

  Jan 16, 2012 at 5:31 pm

  Woow srsly guys Alexi Laiho in 96 and Petrucci in 27 , what kind of dark sorcery is this!?

• 763 - sachin

  Jan 21, 2012 at 6:43 am

  Alexi Laiho (CHILDREN OF BODOM) 96????.. no way!!

• 764 - Miguel Burney

  Jan 26, 2012 at 12:33 pm

  Randy Rhoads Should Have Been Second! Ugh and why is Vai and Hendrix so far down the list?

• 765 - Oscar

  Feb 15, 2012 at 5:34 pm

  Iommi number 1 slash 2, buckethead 3

• 766 - edward

  Mar 08, 2012 at 9:36 pm

  Stupid list...Wylde 8th??¿WHY 8THHHHHH!!!! ...and Tipton and Downing 12th?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿

• 767 - edward

  Mar 08, 2012 at 9:38 pm

  Ace Frehley & Paul Stanley better than Blackmore? hahhaaha...stupids don't know anything about guitar!!!!

• 768 - Tom D

  Mar 12, 2012 at 9:41 am

  Nice post. Tony Iommi for importance but not really the greatest IMHO.
  
  -Tom

• 769 - JAckS

  Apr 18, 2012 at 11:00 pm

  Bricklayer- The dude in the gorilla costume IS the bald dude from slayer (kerry king)

• 770 - s.kche

  Apr 23, 2012 at 3:24 pm

  no way

• 771 - SkiDRowFan

  Apr 29, 2012 at 2:46 pm

  I laughed at CC Deville being number #34 get real hahaha

• 772 - devil

  May 08, 2012 at 7:20 pm

  This list of Guitar World's "100 Greatest Metal Guitarists of All Time" is awesome. Most of my favorite metal guitarists are in top 10 (kirk, james, dimebag, zakk, kerry and jeff). Unlucky for dave mustaine and marty though. But at least their on the list.
  
  

• 773 - Guitarplayer

  May 31, 2012 at 2:31 pm

  Srsly NO Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold) in the Top 100? Was this list made by a retard or a monkey? "Metal Guitarists" --> 21. Brain May (QUEEN). I mean; QUEEN? Metal?! Just 2 words: HAH GAYYYYY!

• 774 - Where is Syn?

  May 31, 2012 at 2:33 pm

  ^ Amen.

• 775 - Jon

  Jul 12, 2012 at 2:33 pm

  Whoever compiled this list of greatest metal guitarists needs to be fired immediately. First of all, many of these guitar players aren't in the genre of 'metal'. Secondly, John Petrucci-No.26...Kirk Hammett-No.2...???

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