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)
• Paul Allender (Cradle of Filth)
• 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)
• John 5 (Rob Zombie)
• 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)
• Alexander Kuoppala (Children of Bodom)

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)
• Gian Pyres (Cradle of Filth, Gorerotted)

R

• Jay Reynolds (Megadeth)
• Randy Rhoads (Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot)
• Vernon Reid (Living Colour)
• Mike Riggs (Rob Zombie)
• 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)

S

• Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi)
• Yagmur Sarigül (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)
• Randy Shawver (Iced Earth)
• 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)
• Larry Tarnowski (Iced Earth)
• Tommy Thayer (Kiss)
• Kim Thayil (Soundgarden)
• Katherine "The Great Kat" Thomas
• Mick Thomson (Slipknot)
• Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest)
• 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)

See also

• List of guitarists by genre

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