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Best Metal Guitarists and Guitar Teams
List of the greatest Metal Guitarists of All Time, with photos. Clearly, the list contains a broad selection of guitarists who can still be classified as "metal," though some of the featured guitarists predate the period in which "heavy metal" was enjoying mainstream, popular success. It also includes guitarists such as Brian May and Jimi Hendrix who are not typically referred to as "metal guitarists" as their primary genre.
The list also notably contains memorable duos or guitar groups, as line-ups featuring multiple guitarists who compliment one another is such a fixture of the metal genre. Guitarists who are featured as part of a group (such as Megadeth's Dave Mustaine and Marty Friedman or KISS's Ace Frehley and Paul Stanley) should not be listed individually except in rare circumstances where that guitarist had notable success and a specific style while playing solo as well as with a metal group.
The list also notably contains memorable duos or guitar groups, as line-ups featuring multiple guitarists who compliment one another is such a fixture of the metal genre. Guitarists who are featured as part of a group (such as Megadeth's Dave Mustaine and Marty Friedman or KISS's Ace Frehley and Paul Stanley) should not be listed individually except in rare circumstances where that guitarist had notable success and a specific style while playing solo as well as with a metal group.
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- 1Up 48Down 25Rock music, Hard rock, Progressive rock More
- 2Up 38Down 17Hard rock, Heavy metal, Folk rock More
- 3Up 43Down 21Rock music, Hard rock, Heavy metal More
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Dave Mustaine & Marty Friedman
- 8Up 38Down 11Rock music, Hard rock, Progressive rock More
- 9Up 28Down 19Rock music, Hard rock, Progressive rock More
- 10Up 38Down 15Hard rock, Heavy metal, Glam metal More
- 11Up 21Down 16Progressive rock, Jazz fusion, Jazz More
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Kirk Hammett & James Hetfield
- 13Up 32Down 15Rock music, Hard rock, Pop rock More
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Angus & Malcolm Young
- 15Up 30Down 13Hard rock, Heavy metal, Southern rock More
- 16Up 31Down 11Hard rock, Progressive rock, Jazz fusion More
- 17Up 23Down 19Rock music, Hard rock, Heavy metal More
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Yngwie Malmsteen
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Dave Murray & Adrian Smith
- 22Up 22Down 11Rock music, Hard rock, Jazz fusion More
- 23Up 23Down 13Hard rock, Heavy metal
- 24Up 14Down 16Rock music, Hard rock, Progressive rock More
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Glen Tipton & K.K. Downing
- 26Up 22Down 15Folk music, Alternative rock, Rock music More
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Ace Frehley & Paul Stanley
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Joe Perry & Brad Whitford
- 29Up 9Down 14Rock music, Hard rock, Heavy metal More
- 30Up 17Down 13Hard rock, Progressive rock, Heavy metal
- 31Up 14Down 9Alternative rock, Hard rock, Heavy metal More
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Kerry King & Jeff Hanneman
- 33Up 11Down 8Rock music, Hard rock, Heavy metal More
- 34Up 9Down 16Rock music, Hard rock, Heavy metal
- 35Up 13Down 8Rock music, Hard rock, Jazz fusion More
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- 37Up 12Down 9Hard rock, Heavy metal, Speed metal More
- 38Up 11Down 8Hard rock, Heavy metal, Glam metal
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Head & Munky
- 40Up 13Down 16Rock music, Blues-rock, Rhythm and blues More
- 41Up 11Down 10Hard rock, Pop rock, Heavy metal More
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Alex Skolnick & Eric Peterson
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Nigel Tufnel
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Chris Degarmo & Michael Wilton
- 46Up 9Down 6Hard rock, Heavy metal, Glam metal
- 47Up 8Down 9Alternative rock, Heavy metal, Alternative metal More
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Chris Dair
Fusion, Blues Rockadded by: SaphyreBlues“ World Blues, Blues Rock, Jazz Fusion
„ - 49Up 4Down 6Heavy metal, Thrash metal, Death metal More
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Phil Collen & Steve Clarke
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