GUITAR WORLD's 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists Of All Time
AJ
The March 2004 issue of Guitar World magazine includes a list of the 100
greatest heavy metal guitarists as selected by the magazine's staff. "This is
not a list that ranks who can play the fastest or with the most taste, feeling
or technique (although many players on our list have all of those arrows in
their quiver)," the editors stress in the accompanying introduction. "It is,
rather, a tribute to the great men who shit iron and piss stainless steel razor
blades, and do it every time they plug into an amplifier."
Guitar World 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists Of All Time:
01. Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH)
02. Kirk Hammett & James Hetfield (METALLICA)
03. Angus & Malcolm Young (AC/DC)
04. Randy Rhoads (OZZY OSBOURNE)
05. Eddie Van Halen (VAN HALEN)
06. Jimmy Page (LED ZEPPELIN)
07. Dimebag Darrell (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN)
08. Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY)
09. Adam Jones (TOOL)
10. Kerry King & Jeff Hanneman (SLAYER)
11. Dave Murray & Adrian Smith (IRON MAIDEN)
12. Jimi Hendrix
13. Glen Tipton & K.K. Downing (JUDAS PRIEST)
14. Ace Frehley & Paul Stanley (KISS)
15. Slash (GUNS N' ROSES)
16. Ritchie Blackmore (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW)
17. Yngwie Malmsteen
18. Joe Perry & Brad Whitford (AEROSMITH)
19. Dave Mustaine & Marty Friedman (MEGADETH)
20. Chuck Schuldiner (DEATH)
21. Brian May (QUEEN)
22. Michael Schenker (MSG, UFO)
23. Nigel Tufnel (SPINAL TAP)
24. Jeff Beck
25. Tom Morello (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE)
26. Head & Munky (KORN)
27. John Petrucci (DREAM THEATER)
28. Kim Thayil (SOUNDGARDEN)
29. Vivian Campbell (DEF LEPPARD)
30. Daron Malakian (SYSTEM OF A DOWN)
31. Scott Ian (ANTHRAX)
32. Tom G. Warrior (CELTIC FROST)
33. Chris Degarmo & Michael Wilton (QUEENSRŸCHE)
34. C.C. Deville
35. Marten Hagström & Fredrik Thorndendal (MESHUGGAH)
36. Alex Lifeson (RUSH)
37. Paul Gilbert (MR. BIG, RACER X)
38. Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN CHAINS)
39. Mantas (VENOM)
40. Jason Becker (DAVE LEE ROTH)
41. Phil Collen & Steve Clarke (DEF LEPPARD)
42. Mikael Åkerfeldt & Peter Lindgren (OPETH)
43. Fast Eddie Clarke (MOTÖRHEAD)
44. Nuno Bettencourt (EXTREME)
45. Warren DeMartini (RATT)
46. Mick Mars (MÖTLEY CRÜE)
47. George Lynch (DOKKEN)
48. Ted Nugent
49. Jake E. Lee (OZZY OSBOURNE, BADLANDS)
50. Rudolf Schenker & Uli John Roth (SCORPIONS)
51. Oystein "Euronymous" Aarseth (MAYHEM)
52. Scott Gorham & Brian Robertson (THIN LIZZY)
53. Steve Vai (DAVE LEE ROTH)
54. Reb Beach (WINGER, DOKKEN)
55. Trey Azagthoth (MORBID ANGEL)
56. John Sykes (THIN LIZZY, BLUE MURDER)
57. Hank Shermann & Michael Denner (MERCYFUL FATE)
58. Richie Sambora (BON JOVI)
59. Jon Donais & Matt Backhand (SHADOWS FALL)
60. Stephen Carpenter (DEFTONES)
61. Alex Skolnick & Eric Peterson (TESTAMENT)
62. Brian Tatler (DIAMOND HEAD)
63. John Christ (DANZIG)
64. Scott "Wino" Weinrich (THE OBSESSED)
65. Pepper Keenan & Woody Weatherman (C.O.C.)
66. Tommy Victor (PRONG)
67. Leslie West (MOUNTAIN)
68. Vernon Reid (LIVING COLOUR)
69. Glen Buxton & Michael Bruce (ALICE COOPER)
70. Bjorn Gelotte & Jesper Stromblad (IN FLAMES)
71. Jim Matheos (FATES WARNING)
72. Gary Holt & Rick Hunolt (EXODUS)
73. Donald Buck Dharma Roeser (BLUE ÖYSTER CULT)
74. Michael Amott (ARCH ENEMY)
75. Robert Fripp (KING CRIMSON)
76. Andre Olbrich (BLIND GUARDIAN)
77. Joe Satriani
78. Frank Hannon & Tommy Skeoch (TESLA)
79. Ty Tabor (KING'S X)
80. Mark Morton & Will Adler (LAMB OF GOD)
81. Dino Cazares (FEAR FACTORY)
82. Pete Townshend (THE WHO)
83. Jon Schaffer (ICED EARTH)
84. Timo Tolkki (STRATOVARIUS)
85. Neil Young
86. Abbath Doom Occulta (IMMORTAL)
87. Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY)
88. Uffe Cederlund & Alex Hellid (ENTOMBED)
89. Leigh Stephens (BLUE CHEER)
90. Jim Martin (FAITH NO MORE)
91. Michael Romeo (SYMPHONY X)
92. Bill Steer (CARCASS)
93. Piggy (VOIVOD)
94. Tony Bourge (BUDGIE)
95. Sammy Hagar (VAN HALEN)
96. Alexi Laiho (CHILDREN OF BODOM)
97. Akira Takasaki (LOUDNESS)
98. Michael Angelo
99. John Kay & Michael Monarh (STEPPENWOLF)
100. Nick Bowcott (GRIM REAPER)
classic-rock-fan
earth calling Orson...come in Orson
Randy Rhoads not number one !!...hellooooooooooooooo
Tony Iommi the best...i fuckin` think not, old 9 and a half fingers only
knows one chord, even Status Quo know more than him
"AJ" <misfits...@aol.comdotcom> wrote in message
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> 33. Chris Degarmo & Michael Wilton (QUEENSRYCHE)
Bone Machine
"Intoxication? I'm polytoxic."
--Keith Richards
Peter Alerich
>Guitar World 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists Of All Time:
>23. Nigel Tufnel (SPINAL TAP)
>24. Jeff Beck
Oh yeah. Chris Guest rocks.
</sarcasm>
Peter
Al
>34. C.C. Deville
LOL! He shouldn't of even been on the list.
>52. Scott Gorham & Brian Robertson (THIN LIZZY)
>56. John Sykes (THIN LIZZY, BLUE MURDER)
Where the hell is Gary Moore?
Al
Bone Machine
>Where the hell is Gary Moore?
>
Good point. The intro to End Of The World alone should have him on
the list.
balloonhead
HA HA HA HA HA KIRK 2 LOL FUCKING HELL
TONY NUMBER 1 LOL
Don Wan
(balloonhead) wrote:
There aore so many people left out of this list that it isn't worth
even reading the magazine after seeing how dumb these fucks are
geneinstein
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> 33. Chris Degarmo & Michael Wilton (QUEENSRYCHE)
GotPlan
NOW I UNDERSTAND WHY THEY'RE CALLED
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vonRigby
> >>56. John Sykes (THIN LIZZY, BLUE MURDER)
> >
> >Where the hell is Gary Moore?
> >
> >
With respect, that list was a HEAVY METAL list - Gary isn't really known for
playing heavy metal.
Steamer
>> >Where the hell is Gary Moore?
>> >
>> >
>> There's goes GW's credibility
>
> With respect, that list was a HEAVY METAL list - Gary isn't really known for
> playing heavy metal.
Neither were Robert Fripp and John Kay, but they made the list anyway.
And I ask seriously, did Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) really play
the guitar on those Spinal Tap albums?
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Pyro Messiah
>vonRigby wrote:
>
>>> >Where the hell is Gary Moore?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> There's goes GW's credibility
>>
>> With respect, that list was a HEAVY METAL list - Gary isn't really known for
>> playing heavy metal.
>
>Neither were Robert Fripp and John Kay, but they made the list anyway.
>
>And I ask seriously, did Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) really play
>the guitar on those Spinal Tap albums?
Believe it or not, all three actors played on both albums and wrote
most of, if not all of their own music. They also did the music when
they were their alter ego folk band.
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Steamer
>>And I ask seriously, did Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) really play
>>the guitar on those Spinal Tap albums?
>
> Believe it or not, all three actors played on both albums and wrote most
> of, if not all of their own music. They also did the music when they
> were their alter ego folk band.
>
Wow, I never knew that Guest, McKean and Shearer were really musically
inclined. I had heard some Spinal Tap songs on the radio and saw the
movie, but I never bought the albums. How were the musicians credited
inside the albums? I had figured that if it said Tufnel, St. Hubbins and
Smalls played their instruments, I might have questioned that. Hmmm,
doesn't that sound all too familiar? :-)
So which one of their many drummers played on those albums? :-D
Pyro Messiah
>Pyro Messiah wrote:
>
>>>And I ask seriously, did Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) really play
>>>the guitar on those Spinal Tap albums?
>>
>> Believe it or not, all three actors played on both albums and wrote most
>> of, if not all of their own music. They also did the music when they
>> were their alter ego folk band.
>>
>Wow, I never knew that Guest, McKean and Shearer were really musically
>inclined. I had heard some Spinal Tap songs on the radio and saw the
>movie, but I never bought the albums. How were the musicians credited
>inside the albums?
I've got their second album, "Break Like The Wind."
The credits read as follows:
David St. Hubbins - guitar/vocals
Nigel Tufnel - Lead guitar/vocals
Derek Smalls - bass/vocals
Caucasian Jeffery Vanston - keyboards
Ric Shrimpton - drums (fairly certain that he was credited as Mick
Shrimpton on the fist album but listed differently to keep up with
their mutliple drummer stories)
Later in the credits it lists each actor's name next to his "Spinal
Tap Name." Also, every song on the album was written by the three
actors.
I had figured that if it said Tufnel, St. Hubbins and
>Smalls played their instruments, I might have questioned that. Hmmm,
>doesn't that sound all too familiar? :-)
>
>So which one of their many drummers played on those albums? :-D
See above.
They also used a few guest musicians on the album and credited them as
well.
Bone Machine
>I've got their second album, "Break Like The Wind."
>
>The credits read as follows:
>David St. Hubbins - guitar/vocals
>Nigel Tufnel - Lead guitar/vocals
>Derek Smalls - bass/vocals
>Caucasian Jeffery Vanston - keyboards
>Ric Shrimpton - drums (fairly certain that he was credited as Mick
>Shrimpton on the fist album but listed differently to keep up with
>their mutliple drummer stories)
>
>Later in the credits it lists each actor's name next to his "Spinal
>Tap Name." Also, every song on the album was written by the three
>actors.
>
They also did a tour or two around that time.
"We're such bad ass dudes, almost can't stand it myself"
--Motörhead
guitarious jamicus
Subjective.
==================================
Yes very, I myself would have EVH at #1....in any case, it's a far
better list then the Rolling Stone list from a couple months ago.
Steamer
>>I've got their second album, "Break Like The Wind."
>>
>>The credits read as follows:
>>David St. Hubbins - guitar/vocals
>>Nigel Tufnel - Lead guitar/vocals
>>Derek Smalls - bass/vocals
>>Caucasian Jeffery Vanston - keyboards Ric Shrimpton - drums (fairly
>>certain that he was credited as Mick Shrimpton on the fist album but
>>listed differently to keep up with their mutliple drummer stories)
>>
>>Later in the credits it lists each actor's name next to his "Spinal Tap
>>Name." Also, every song on the album was written by the three actors.
>>
>>
> They also did a tour or two around that time.
>
I don't remember a full tour, but I remember them performing at the
Freddie Mercury tribute at Wembley in '92.
Pyro Messiah
>Bone Machine wrote:
>
>>>I've got their second album, "Break Like The Wind."
>>>
>>>The credits read as follows:
>>>David St. Hubbins - guitar/vocals
>>>Nigel Tufnel - Lead guitar/vocals
>>>Derek Smalls - bass/vocals
>>>Caucasian Jeffery Vanston - keyboards Ric Shrimpton - drums (fairly
>>>certain that he was credited as Mick Shrimpton on the fist album but
>>>listed differently to keep up with their mutliple drummer stories)
>>>
>>>Later in the credits it lists each actor's name next to his "Spinal Tap
>>>Name." Also, every song on the album was written by the three actors.
>>>
>>>
>> They also did a tour or two around that time.
>>
>I don't remember a full tour, but I remember them performing at the
>Freddie Mercury tribute at Wembley in '92.
Around that time, they did do a full tour. I remember them playing my
area. I also remember them doing an appearance on the old Aresenio
show.
Ali Assa Seen
> >And I ask seriously, did Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) really play
> >the guitar on those Spinal Tap albums?
>
> Believe it or not, all three actors played on both albums and wrote
> most of, if not all of their own music. They also did the music when
> they were their alter ego folk band.
For trivia's sake: Nigel Tufnel is also credited as guitarist on the
1977 sitcom-rock album by "Lenny and the Squigtones" (Mike McKean and
David Lander from "Laverne and Shirley") five years before the Spinal
Tap movie came out. There's a photo of Guest and the rest of the band
included, but he's outfitted in an early Beatles suit, nothing like
the Tap guitarist's typical appearance. Either he or McKean lets loose
with some inappropriate metal leads on a song or two for comic relief.
A kilt-wearing Nigel also appeared on David Letterman's show duelling
with Les Paul in the early 1990s while promoting the "Return of Spinal
Tap" video release. I'm no guitarist myself, but most of my musician
friends that watch the tape are deeply ashamed of Guest for his sheer
gall as well as his actual performance.
- Dr Strangemonde