STARTING MONDAY, METALSUCKS PRESENTS THE TOP 25 MODERN METAL GUITARISTS
So we’ve been teasing our new list this week. Yesterday we had some readers guess that the list was of “Best Living Guitar Players,” and, hey, that’s close! It’s actually The Top 25 Modern Metal Guitarists. (Worth mentioning: the awesome above banner was done by the Derek Riggs to our Iron Maiden, Rodney Githens from Vertebrae 33.)
So what does that mean? Well, there were three qualifications for a musician to be eligible for this list:
- The musician in question has to play metal. (Duh.)
- The musician in question has to play guitar. (Double-duh.)
- The musician in question has to have released a new recording within five years of May 1, 2011 (thus, no Dimebag).
We didn’t invite any industry peeps or musicians to vote on this list — it was decided solely by The MetalSucks Get High Council. So if you love the list, you’ll have us to thank, and if you hate the list, you’ll have us to blame.
We obviously can’t tell you who’s on the list just yet, but we can give you this hint: Dan Donegan’s name never even came up.
It starts Monday. Get ready to be angry.
-Axl, Vince, and Everyone at MetalSucks
