Metal Reviews

Guitarists that possess a combination of unique style, agility and speed tastefully executed.

Hank Shermann
Andy Laroque
Malmsteen
Craig Locicero
Cris Oliva
Chuck Shuldiner
George Lynch
Gary Moore
David Gilmour (well, no speed here, but, fuck it)
Michael Shenker
John Sykes
Eddie Van Halen
Steve Vai
Trey Azagtoth
Uli Jon Roth
Al Di Meola
that's all I can think of right now.

Any others?

Dead ones ?
Randy Rhoads
Frank Zappa

And living ones:
Jeff Beck
Ritchie Blackmore
Joe Satriani
Robert Fripp
Neal Schon
Stephan Forté (of Adagio)
Steve Hackett
Dave Murray (too underrated)
...

Haha, how could I have forgotten Rhoads??? Or Blackmore, for that matter?
Nice list.
Out of the three, Clapton / Page / Beck, I always thought Beck was the better all around guitarist, though Page is pretty damn good, too.

Indeed.
But Beck is more versatile...

Beck seems more disciplined.

Another one from way back when that doesn't get the glory he deserves is Frank Marino.

Yes, you're right.
Though he takes an awful lot from Jimi Hendrix...

While we're at it, there's Randy California too.
And lets not forget good old Tony Iommi, he may not be the greatest soloist but he was a true riffmaster!

i thought this was going to be about the Omen song

in the days of darkness, men feared not the sword and the lance, nor did he fear the beast of fire. he feared... the axeman!

i'll do an actual list with writing and stuff later

Jesse Pintado (RIP)
Mitch Harris
Justin K Broadrick (well, he used to be speedy)
Ivar Bjornson
Ice Dale
Ihsahn
Samoth
Leon Macey

more when I think of them

Marty Friedman
Jimmy Hendrix
Jack Frost
Chastain
Tony Clarkin
Matthias Jabs
Rik Emmett
Keith Richards
Pete Townshend

hey! Keith Richard is FAST!

Dave Murray!
Joe Bonamassa if ye like yer blues
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Ihsahn
John Petrucci should probably be mentioned
Michael Romeo isn't bad
Mats Eriksen
Oystein Sunde
Angus Young has his own style
Rory Gallagher
Frank Zappa of course
Paul Gilbert is awesome
Eric Johnson

At falling from a coconut tree maybe...

Rory Gallagher, great pick triple X!

Shawn Lane, Stefan Koglek, Rory Gallagher, Shawn Lane, Ritchie Blackmoore, Mike Scalzi, Jon Cobbett, Shawn Lane, Ben Weinman, Dave Knudson, Shawn Lane, Robert Fripp, Shawn Lane, Johnny Greenwood (never realized how awesome his solos were until i saw Radiohead live), Kurt Ballou, Shawn Lane, guys from Protest the Hero, guys from Buried Inside, Chris Arp, wee

What about Shawn Lane ?

if his albums with Jonas Hellborg and Jeff Sipe were people they'd be a threesome between Kate Beckinsale, Emily Mortimer and Saffron Burrows

Tipton/Downing
Nergal (Yeah, I know but I love him.)
Mike Scalzi
Azagthoth
Luc Lemay
Eggers/Sotelo (Odious Mortem, Decrepit Birth)
Peter Vicar (such riffs!)
Jus Oborn (riffs extraordnaire)

Kurt Vanderhoof, who is as underrated as he is unique.

yes, and another underrated guitar player: Jeff Waters.

Wot, no Michael Angelo Battio?

He is good, even if he is cheesier than the state of Wisconsin.

I have not yet seen anybody else play two guitars at once, and pretty decently, at that.

Reason for editing: Don't know my states, apparently.

Rusty Cooley is pretty insane..

Jason Becker