Best Metal Guitarist
by zacharyzendric | created - 14 Aug 2011 | updated - 14 Aug 2011 | Public
1. Kirk Hammett
Soundtrack | Jungle Cruise
Hammett was born in San Francisco, California on November 18, 1962, to Teofila (Oyao) and Dennis L. Hammett, a merchant seaman. He learned guitar at age 15 and joined Metallica to replace Dave Mustaine in 1982. He has won several Grammys with Metallica and participated in their class action law ...
2. Dave Mustaine
Soundtrack | Last Action Hero
Dave Mustaine was born on September 13, 1961 in La Mesa, California, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Last Action Hero (1993), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) and Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997). He has been married to Pamela Anne Casselberry since March 3, 1991. They have two children.
3. Synyster Gates
Soundtrack | Big Momma's House 2
Synyster Gates was born on July 7, 1981 in Huntington Beach, California, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Big Momma's House 2 (2006), Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005) and EA Sports UFC (2014).
4. Randy Rhoads
Soundtrack | Ghost Rider
Randy Rhoads was born on December 6, 1956 in Santa Monica, California, USA. He was a writer, known for Ghost Rider (2007), Megamind (2010) and Tag (2018). He died on March 19, 1982 in Leesburg, Florida, USA.
5. Dimebag Darrell
Soundtrack | Triple Frontier
Dimebag Darrell was born on August 20, 1966 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Triple Frontier (2019), The Big Short (2015) and Lethal Weapon (2016). He died on December 8, 2004 in Columbus, Ohio, USA.
6. Alexi Laiho
Soundtrack | Kohtalon kirja
Alexi Laiho was born on April 8, 1979 in Espoo, Finland. He was an actor, known for The Book of Fate (2003), Brütal Legend (2009) and Your Man (2008). He was married to Kelli Wright-Laiho and Kimberly Goss. He died on December 29, 2020 in Helsinki, Finland.
7. Mick Thomson
Actor | Rollerball
Mick Thomson was born on November 3, 1973 in Iowa, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Rollerball (2002), Rage (1987) and Slipknot: Psychosocial (2008).
8. John Petrucci
Producer | Dream Theater: Breaking the Fourth Wall
John Peter Petrucci was born on July 12, 1967 in Long Island, New York, USA. He is best known as guitarist, composer, lyricist and producer of the progressive metal band Dream Theater, which he founded in 1985 together with drummer Mike Portnoy and bassist John Myung while they attended the Berklee...
9. Slash
Soundtrack | Barbie
Saul Hudson, mainly known as Slash, was born on July 23, 1965, and was raised in Stoke-on-Trent. Both his parents worked in the entertainment business, his mother being a clothing designer (she did some of David Bowie's costumes) and his father being an art director for a record company. When Slash...
10. James Hetfield
Soundtrack | Metallica Through the Never
His parents were divorced, and at a young age, he lost his mother to cancer. He grew up hunting, playing guitar, and was an ordinary quiet kid. Lars Ulrich put out an ad in 1981 in a newspaper asking somebody to jam out and listen to rock music with him and he replied. Lars Ulrich and James hooked ...
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