The Greatest Metal Guitarists of All-Time (According to you Viewers)

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In todays video we're going to go through the results of my lastest poll. Where I asked you guys to vote for your favourite METAL GUITARISTS of all-time. How does my viewers rank Ritchie Blackmore, Dimebag Darrell, Dave Mustaine, Tony Iommi, James Hetfield and Randy Rhoads? This video will tell you who the greatest metal and had rock guitarists of all time are. Enjoy!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:48 10. James Hetfield
01:29 9. Yngwie Malmsteen
02:10 8. Criss Oliva
02:43 7. Marty Friedman
03:33 6. Eddie Van Halen
04:30 5. Ritchie Blackmore
05:41 4. Chuck Schuldiner
06:39 3. Randy Rhoads
07:41 2. Dave Mustaine
08:39 1. Tony Iommi
10:07 Summary + Honorable mentions
GREATEST METAL GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME.
Featuring bands such as: Black Sabbath, Metallica, Megadeth, Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot, Yngwie Malmsteen, Alkatrazz, Steeler, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Savatage & Van Halen
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@anti7928 Год назад

Nice to see Mustaine get some respect...

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers!

@pppl6664 Год назад

He always gets recognition for his guitar skills.

@wafflemanofficial3130 Год назад

Like he doesn't have a fuck ton of insane fans worshipping him already

@jakobgustafsson7898 Год назад

I think Dave Mustaine gets just the right amount of recognition, which is a lot. And he deserves it

@MikeysMorgue Год назад

Love Mustaine! №2 is too high, in my opinion.

@philipibaugh2925 Год назад

Glad to see Chuck from Death make the top 5 because I just love his guitar work. It's no surprise Tony Iomi make no 1 as he should because he's the OG Riff Master General

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Yes, nobody can be above god. ;) 🤘🏻

@ronniedio19422010 Год назад

@@RuthlessMetalYT No other god could play that well with plastic fingers though!

@gregoryvigneault1824 6 месяцев назад

Nice pun 👊

@carlosabad6596 Год назад

This shows your channel has a very intelligent group of followers. A great top five chosen by the viewers.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Yeah, I guess that most of my viewers are fans of 80s metal more than any other decade so. :)

@carlosabad6596 Год назад

@@RuthlessMetalYT Im really glad about the results and also seeing Chris Oliva receiving some respect. I missed the poll but it's great what people chose from 8th place forwards.

@realscience948 Год назад

More like a favourites list?…..musically speaking, there are many “metal/proto- metal” guitar players “much better” than most on this list!

@carlosabad6596 Год назад

@@realscience948 yes could be but they are the founders and the cornerstone of this type of music. I'd like see Piggy on this list. Along with Michael Weikath from Helloween. Some people forgot these two guys.

@brunomelo547 Год назад

John sykes (Tygers of pan tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, Blue Murder) deserves an honorable mention. The guy just changed everything in the 80's, he influenced many guitarists on this list

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

yes, certainly an important guitarist. Cheers! 🤘

@Hecatecrossways Год назад

How about Montalo from Witchfynde, Mark Shelton from Manila Road, Kevin Heybourne of Angel Witch, Sphinx from Ostrogoth and Jerry Fogle of Cirith Ungol. Those gentlemen took guitar playing to a much higher level. Their influence is still found in almost every popular guitar player's style

@Hecatecrossways Год назад

Jon mutha fukkking Norum

@smokerise Год назад

Gotta agree 🤘

@King_Conan Год назад

It's a shame he didn't do more with Whitesnake or something else that was more popular with the rock/metal fans because he's way too overlooked.

@GachaMetal Год назад

I love this, for putting Criss Olivia in the top 10. That guy was pure fever back in the 80’s and early 90’s. GreAt job!

@josephbobbitt7759 Год назад

Criss Oliva is so underrated. His guitar riffs on Hall of the Mountain King are awesome!!

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers! 🤘

@RicardoLopez-vn6cn Год назад

Without Iommi and Ritchie none of us would be having this conversation right now

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

true

@marcobaroncelli7763 8 месяцев назад

Classifica ridicola. Non è una questione di gusti sempre discutibili ma din soggettività, di storia. In questa classifica NON può mancare Jimmy Page l'altro grande padre, forse in ordine di tempo il primo, dell'hard rock insieme a a Toni e a Ritchie. "While Lotta Love", Smoke On The Water" e "Paranoide" sono rispettivamente il Blues stravolta ed indurito, la meravigliosa influenza della musica classica ed il lato oscuro nel percorso dell'hard rock e poi dell' heavy. Possono non piacere ma questo sono lo si voglia o no

@metalmaniac6667 Год назад

Great Video 👍👍🤘 I miss Jeff Hannemann RIP from Slayer.....

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers! 🤘

@daroblackheart383 Год назад

Nice to see Criss Oliva in the top 10. Great player but definitely underrated in a similiar best lists. Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads are true gamechangers in metal playing, but of course number one is grandfather Iommi :)

@seagullpoet Год назад

Oliva was so damn dark and unique ! Great albums.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Yeah, he should be in every mans top 10. cheers

@daroblackheart383 Год назад

@@RuthlessMetalYT True words. Cheers!

@DanielGarcia-sh8gk Год назад

Hetfield? 😅

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers!

@Qliphirot Год назад

He's the best rhythm guitar player in metal

@ivanildocafu3452 Год назад

Can you compose historical riffs like him? 🤔

@andrettski8686 Год назад

Riff machine and song writing, I guess, but Scott Ian is a bad ass rhythm guitarist/songwriter as well and didn't make Top 50

@CizerKedi Год назад

NO.

@thefateshavewarned Год назад

Very pleasantly surprised to see Criss Oliva on this list. RIP to the legends Criss, Eddie, Randy, and Chuck.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers!

@sonountaleban Год назад

This is roughly my list ;) but one important guitarist is missing for me: Uli Jon Roth.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

yes! Cheers! 🤘

@SPak-rt2gb Год назад

I voted for The Mad Axe Man, Michael Schenker. He was an influence to some of these guys on the entire list.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

yes, certainly one of the most important guitarists of all time. Still somewhat underrated.

@deantodd8103 Год назад

Tony Iommi was number one. As he should be. It's nice to know he got his money's worth when he sold his soul for rock and roll. Lol. 😂

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

yeah who else. Cheers!

@Fomich22 Год назад

Kind of disappointed that Andy LaRoque didn't make it on the list. But still good video! :))

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

yeah, he is easily a top 10 guitarist for me.

@daroblackheart383 Год назад

Indeed. I love Andy, he is in my top 5 guitarists for sure.

@Qliphirot Год назад

His work with King Diamond and that album with Death are top notch

@Roargus Год назад

Nice to see Iommi as winner. Surprised not to see Hendrix among top 50s, though.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

He was disqualified. more of a rock guitarist in my opinion. Got to draw the line somewhere.

@LongLiveRockAnRoll Год назад

@Ruthless Metal It's harder to draw the line with older musicians. These days Angus Young usually isn't counted, Jimmy Page is sometimes, Ritchie Blackmore a bit more and Tony Iommi almost always. If I speak to my dad or other people who were around back then they all had pretty much the same fan base and the metal/hard rock distinction wasn't so clear.

@Wanderer_1877 Год назад

@@woodguy4410 Van Halen was obviously hard rock and not metal, but the vote was about the greatest guitarist "in metal and hard rock", wasn't it?

@arturoalmazan5262 Год назад

@@woodguy4410 thats what I said . EVH was hard rock. but whatever the people voted for him

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Sure, hard rock. But Jimi Hendrix is more of a rock guitarist for me. plus it was another era when metal wasn't a thing.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

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@dragonqueen6589 Год назад

There’s not a placement I honestly disagree with… now following you on IG btw🤘🤘

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cool, I just added the instagram link, I forgot that it wasn't in this message that I post in every video. haha great timing then. Cheers!

@franciskocher200 Год назад

For me:Michael Schenker 👍

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers!

@TheThreeCount Год назад

Great to see Priest Duo KK and Tipton on honourable mention. without even mentioning him, Iommi deserve to be on the greatest of all time list (whether on Top 10 or Honourable Mention) without him, there's no many subgenres in Metal.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

yeah, they should have been higher if I would have made the list myself. hehe, maybe a topic for a future video despite me not knowing shit about guitar playing. hehe

@claudio6512 Год назад

Great List!Randy Rhoads,Criss Oliva,Van Halen,including David Pritchard,David Chastain,Akira Tagasaki,Joey Tafolla,and many of 80's Metal!!!🤘

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

yyes sir

@SaintMartins Год назад

My Top 5 1. Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen/ Van Hagar) 2. Yngwie Malmsteen (Solo) 3. Kirk Hammet (Metallica) 4. Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple/ Rainbow) 5. Alex Lifeson (Rush)

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

cheers!

@aaroncoroner5915 Год назад

Nice to see Criss Oliva is not forgotten. Hall of the Mountain King is probably the only perfect metal album.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers! 🤘

@216Numbskull Год назад

No doubt! Criss deserves his props for sure. But IMO the dude who was mainly responsible for the "Hall of the Mountain King" LP was Paul O'Neill. That's the album when Savatage pretty much did a 180° in their songwriting. And also the time Savatage was first under Paul's direction who influenced & pushed the band to write in more of a progressive, classical symphonic style with a concept to the album. O'Neill was assigned to come in to help with the songwriting & produced the "Hall of the Mountain King" album from then on forward. It's easy to see if you connect the dots really how they eventually developed into creating TSO. Which the idea who came up with the TSO project also was by Paul & another guys idea. Just saying...

@xhannesx8881 Год назад

For my it is Tony iommi and randy rhodes but I love marty too

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers!

@declanoshaughnessy7733 Год назад

Jeff Watters from Annihilator should definitely be in the list without a doubt 🤘🤘🤘

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers! 🤘

@declanoshaughnessy7733 Год назад

@@RuthlessMetalYT Oh Yes Jeff Watters should be there and obviously I think in the list is the Olivia brothers Chris Olivia was a genius guitarist rest in peace always remembered never forgotten 🤘👍👍🤘🤘🤘

@thedeschannel3169 Год назад

Nice to see Criss Oliva in this list. I would have put KK or Tipton in the top 10. They are just beasts on the strings.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

yeah, both of 'em should be in it. Cheers! 🤘

@RonaldT2113 3 месяца назад

For those against Mustaine.... Go watch him play live at the age of 62, post throat cancer, sing AND shred. It's incredible, THIS MAN IS A GOD. And he still does it to this day. Great list!!

@RuthlessMetalYT 3 месяца назад

Cheers!

@LedgerJoker77 Год назад

eddie van halen is too low but looking at who’s above him, it’s hard to push anyone back. great list

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers! 🤘

@cristianconnolly2709 3 месяца назад

Eddie should be higher if it were a rock/metal list like rock in general, but being a metal top, him being hard rock even though he obviously influenced metal players... number 6 is not bad.

@kathydukakis1663 Год назад

I woiuld like to suggest an Honorable Mention: Jimi Hendrix. Way ahead of his time, and set the stage for all the stage antics we're familiar with today.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

yes, I didn't include those 60s and 70s rock guitarists in this one. :)

@kenfrederick6223 Год назад

Michael Schenker for me.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers!

@Jakelyn7133 Год назад

My List (no order) : Yngwie Malmsteen Joey Tafolla Vinnie Moore Eddie Van Halen Ritchie Blackmore Randy Rhoads Tommy Bolin Jake E. Lee Tony Iommi Jimmy Page

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers! 🤘

@MetalPilgrim Год назад

I personally think Glenn Tipton should have been in as well

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Yeah I agree, he would be on my personal list. :)

@damiananglada4685 11 месяцев назад

Mustaine should be always at any top 5 metal guitar player👌

@RuthlessMetalYT 11 месяцев назад

Songwriter perhaps

@sirdarklust Год назад

form me, #1 is Blackmore and #2 Iommi. I'd also throw Leslie West in there somewhere Take care.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

yeah, He seemed like a talented guy, haven't listened that much to him though.

@ggcade8896 Год назад

Awesome to see my favorites at Number 2 and 4.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers! 🤘

@KittenRaptor 3 месяца назад

Quick Reminder for any newcomers: Eddie Van Halen: Metal AF Van Halen: Not Metal Ace Frehley: Metal KISS: Not Metal Lemmy: Literally the definition of Metal Motorhead: 'Rock'n'Roll'

@RuthlessMetalYT 3 месяца назад

Cheers!

@dersumc4343 Год назад

Are you planing to make a video of your List aswell?

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

That's not in the plans right now, maybe in the future. I have some other guitarist video ideas coming up sometime later this year. Cheers!

@KevinOrtega1980 11 месяцев назад

Hell Yes!

@RuthlessMetalYT 11 месяцев назад

Cheers!

@user-lz4if1iz4z Год назад

Vito Bratta from"White lion".Nuno Bettencourt from "Extreme".

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers!

@gavinrabinowitz1255 Год назад

Chuck at number 4 !! Yeah right !!!! There are numerous and far better guitarists in the top 50 that should have filled that spot

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

he is better than a lot of the other top 10 guitarists. :)

@ilios0026 Год назад

yeahhhh 😛🤘

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers! 🤘

@gerardoa9179 Год назад

Good to See Death Metal Godfather Chuck

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

yes, he is by far the most popular death metal musician. :D

@josephbobbitt7759 Год назад

I was surprised Andy LaRoque and Alex Skolnick didn't make the top 10. I'm glad Tony Iommi is number 1.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Yeah Andy should be on a list like this. :) Cheers! 🤘

@independenceltd. Год назад

Surprised Chuck made the list. Not surprised Hetfield made the list. Nice to see Oliva.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Chuck is more popular than ever before. Cheers!

@independenceltd. Год назад

@@RuthlessMetalYT so i see

@fettz5426 Год назад

My list would look something like this: 10) Jake E. Lee (Ozzy Osbourne) 9) Marty Friedman (Megadeth) 8) Michael Schenker (Scorpions, Michael Schenker Group) 7) Warren DeMartini (Ratt) 6) Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) 5) Ritchie Blackmore (Rainbow, Deep Purple) 4) Chuck Schuldiner (Death) 3) Dave Mustaine (Megadeth, Metallica) 2) Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen) 1) Randy Rhoads (Ozzy Osbourne)

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Solid list, I plan to do more videos about some guitar heroes. Maybe during the summer or so. :)

@solaris70 Год назад

nice to see Eddie Van Halen play 3,458 extra notes 🎶 for three minutes 😅

@RuthlessMetalYT 8 месяцев назад

Cheers! 🤘

@jehudavis5422 10 месяцев назад

Evh next question please!

@RuthlessMetalYT 10 месяцев назад

Cheers!

@Hecatecrossways Год назад

It was great to see Chriss Oliva make the list

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers! 🤘

@hellrider2844 Год назад

Hi ruthless ,, A good list 👍,, Will you do your own top 10,,,,,👌

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

I don't know, I'm not a guitar player so it would be a bit amateurish. hehe

@hellrider2844 Год назад

@@RuthlessMetalYT I think you will do good 👍

@Protometal66 Год назад

Glad to see Chris and Chuck on the list. Dave would make my top 10 , not top 5 but thats just me.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers! 🤘

@hmetaljustin Год назад

So happy to see Criss Oliva in the top ten! Also always wondered what Randy would've done beyond the first two Ozzy solo albums. Very solid list!

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

go back to quiet riot maybe. hehe Cheers!

@Dobrulez70 11 месяцев назад

Randy had the best metal sound backed with so much skill his spooky eerie sound fit the genre perfectly

@RuthlessMetalYT 10 месяцев назад

Cheers!

@markbaston8147 Год назад

John Petrucci not number 1...WOW. Where's Tony Macalpine? and Micheal Romeo all the way down the list.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

HEHE Cheers! 🤘

@joebleaux2321 Год назад

Every honorable mention beats hetfield by MILES! WTF

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

hehe Cheers!

@Keratosedeath Год назад

As a guitarist and nerd 🤓 I hundred 💯% agree with this video

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers!

@aldersmoke1 Год назад

Criss Oliva was a welcome surprise. I've always thought he should be talked about the same way as Randy Rhoads. Also, good to see the Godfather at number one where he belongs.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers! 🤘

@krisu101 Год назад

For me the hardest pick is a guitarist. There is so many great ones in this list!

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers!

@Wanderer_1877 Год назад

For me it's easier than for example the greatest bassist or drummer, since you're emotionally more attached to the guitarist, so you have those really special ones :)

@krisu101 Год назад

@@Wanderer_1877 You may have a point there. I just find it hard to pick just one clear favorite.

@abboed.4076 Год назад

Somewhat weird list, but I still kind of like it. 😉👍 PS: Loudness guitarist Akira Takasaki should be in the honorable mentions as well. 😎

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

only the 50 who got the most votes were in the honorable. :)

@renbontherui 9 месяцев назад

All they are guitar heroes till the end of music but amongst them Randy n EVH are my chosen RIP the two n respect 'em all.

@RuthlessMetalYT 9 месяцев назад

Cheers

@RuthlessMetalYT 6 месяцев назад

cheers

@KingTvlip Год назад

the Iommi clip is from Heaven and Hell if I'm not mistaken right? Either way, this was another banger list, very good choices by the followers.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

yeah, I would change it a bit but yeah. Glenn Tipton needs to be up there.

@KingTvlip Год назад

@@RuthlessMetalYT For sure, I'm kinda surprised he didn't get on the list, considering he has written some of the most iconic Metal Riffs, but still a great list at the end of the day

@67lylef.lepageiii91 Год назад

And fucking Lars U. will bitch about not being on the list stating "uh, I thought about being a guitarist once".Excellent Fucking Channel, keep up the good work.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers!

@anthonyw5261 Год назад

Wken it comes to the ultimate influence in metal and impact Black Sabbath is number 1. Bassist, drummer singer and guitarist.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

yes, long live Dio hehe

@MrGusano975 11 месяцев назад

Feliz de ver en esta lista al inmenso Cris Oliva y, me alegra que Tony Iommi haya sido escogido como el mejor. No es el más técnico ni el más veloz pero, si el que transmite mucho sentimiento en su manera de tocar. Ovación para el creador de esta música.

@RuthlessMetalYT 10 месяцев назад

Cheers!

@JamesBondAstonMartin Год назад

Not guitarist but bassist, for me is forever Peter Steele.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

I did a video on the greatest bassists too. :)

@amcavallaro 6 месяцев назад

Mustaine, Friedman, & Blackmore are my favorites!

@RuthlessMetalYT 6 месяцев назад

cheers

@MikeysMorgue Год назад

Mustaine at 2? I love Mustaine, but that's a bit too high, in my opinion..

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

yeah, he has had even more misses than hits in my opinion when it comes to their albums.

@figu6ka379 Год назад

My top would be 10. KK Downing and Glenn Tipton 9. Jeff Hanneman 8. Jeff Waters 7. Dave Mustaine 6. Marty Friedman 5. James Hetfield 4. Chuck Schuldiner 3. Randy Rhoads 2. Tony Iommi 1. Dimebag Darrell

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers!

@michaelmontana71 Год назад

I know this is about the guitarists,but it was nice to see footage of Nick Menza with Dave.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

cheers!

@cristianconnolly2709 3 месяца назад

Great list! The only one missing that surprised me is dimebag

@RuthlessMetalYT 3 месяца назад

overrated. ;)

@mattiapramotton7486 Год назад

Michael Schenker deserved to be here, he was very influential for both hard rock and heavy metal. Also Tipton-Downing, as they were the most famous guitar twins of metal.

@arturoalmazan5262 Год назад

agreed. UFO strangers in the night is one of the best live metal albums ever. better than kiss alive; unleashed in the east which was not live at all lol. schenker so influential

@sonountaleban Год назад

Yeah, those three should be stay much more higher.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers!

@dantelombardi Год назад

🤘wow fabulous list🤘#5 #3 #2 #1 👏👏👏👏🤘brilliant video🤘

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Thanks! Cheers!

@ligamentpull1 10 месяцев назад

I am sorry but EVH should have been way higher on this list, considering his impact, innovation, songwriting, and tons of influence.

@RuthlessMetalYT 10 месяцев назад

it's a vote after all. ;) Cheers!

@KittenRaptor 3 месяца назад

I'd have to have Brian May in there somewhere because like Eddie he may not have made Metal music as a rule, but was hugely influential to guitarists who would and played a part in creating the sound that would form the base of NWOBHM and hence speed and thrash. You can literally hear the seeds of Kill Em All on Sheer Heart Attack (the 1974 album and the 1977 song oddly enough).

@RuthlessMetalYT 3 месяца назад

yeah, not really metal though. I think he was in my guitarist series that I posted earlier.

@Wanderer_1877 Год назад

I voted for Randy and I'm happy for his 3rd place, which is really mindboggling considering he was around only for a few short years. His package of composition, virtuosity, melodies, adding the looks and the attitude on stage, were not of this earth. 😍 And he was always thinking in the totality of music and the songs, so he never overplayed just to show off his skills. 👍 I think he was the greatest loss ever which the musical world has suffered, bc his time was cut so short and his passing was not at all his own making. 😢 Other than Randy I think Iommi's first place is evident. 😉 I think the guitarists of Priest and Maiden would have got a higher ranking if they were evaluated as guitar duos and not as single guitarists.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

yeah some people make a huge impact in such a small time, kinda like cliff burton who was in Metallica for like 3-4 years.

@techdeath3609 Год назад

My top 10 is really different 1. The almighty Chuck 2. Randy Rhoads 3. Adrian Smith 4. Tommy Vetterli 5. Muhammed Scuiçmez 6. Alex Skolnick 7. Dimebag 8. Andy Laroque 9. James Murphy 10. Tony Iommi

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheerios!

@gogito7448 Год назад

My top 5 metal guitarist James hetfield Dave mustaine Chuck schuldiner Marty Friedman Paul Masadof

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheerios!

@robertrowan9893 Год назад

Talking of Mr Mustaine, or should I say making reference to the written word, his autobiography is one recommended read...indeed! Singling out Tornado of Souls, I've never listened to it in quite the same way since he outlined its emotional heritage. No hyperbole or anything and in no way eishing to come across mysoginistic - but some couples are each other's worst enemy. Throww in booze, drugs, more drugs and more drugs agsin - and the farrer two folk are apart the better. Sure made for a mean song though. Not all metal songs sre autobiographical, but the one's that are have a certain stamp to them, and some. Coming back to the poll, always a pleasure to hear a few players from a less trodden path to my normal diet. As variety truly is the same said spice of life.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

I haven't read his book, maybe some time in the future though. :) Cheers!

@allendean9807 Год назад

When i was 12, blizzard of Ozz came out- and I’d just started playing guitar. Saint Rhoads was a huge influence in my desire to play like him. Then i heard Vivian Campbell, Tony Iommi, And the new wave of west coast thrash, with Officer Holt and Alex Skolnick, further shaping my playing, and altering my perception of what makes a player “great”. Is it solos? Riffs? Rhythm? A combination of all these? I dunno. I still dunno. I switched to vocals in ‘85, thanks to Tate, and still play, but mainly as a writing tool. With that said; Vivian Campbell is severely underrated Steve Clarke was an incredible songwriter on guitar Gary Holt IS thrash metal Skolnick is incredible, and an amazing person. Though he did steal the last chicken breast back stage at mayhem, 2009… heheh Scott Ian has very, very few rivals when it comes to riff writing, lyrics, arrangement, and rhythm playing. Finally, if i asked 100 players who came up in the 80’s who put their first guitar in their hands and drive them to want to be rock stars, ACE FREHLEY would be the answer for most.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers!

@Kriegter Год назад

Jason Becker

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers! 🤘

@smokerise Год назад

They all deserve to be there 🤘

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

cheers

@masterofmicrowave Год назад

Great list. In my own list Uli Jon Roth would play a more significant role. Good to see Kurdt Vanderhoof in the honourable mentioned. And I like Mick Mars!

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers!

@Bravilor Год назад

I'm glad some of those on the list aren't all about solos/shredding. Riffs are better than solos!

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

But no Ragne Wahlquist. :)

@2doobsmcjubes555 Год назад

Wow, Mustaine up there but no Maiden or Priest in the 10, that's a bit of a surprise. I understand he's a personality so he gets in the headlines a bit more but... man. Other than that a pretty solid list.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers! 🤘

@n0b1rium23 Год назад

As a young metalhead who got into this only recently, it makes me sad that Chuck was kinda the Van Gogh of metal as far as I understand. Death's music is absolutely timeless, mean riffs and solos damn near every song, great trailblazing drumming on most records, thought-provoking lyrics in many of their songs (we don't talk about the zombies he gets down with in SBG lol), powerful vocals and a sweet person fronting the band. Still the music Death made will be here forever and it MUST be respected and listened to.

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers!

@Newhavenrailroadpro2006 Год назад

Michelangelo batio is in nitro with Jim Gillette

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

he was in the honorable

@sinnerboy6009 Год назад

The king Tony iommi 🔥

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers!

@malakbrood667 Год назад

I missed James Murphy (Death, Obituary, Testament, Cancer...).

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

too obscure for a top 10 of all time. ;)

@michaelleahey2759 11 месяцев назад

I don't think you can really argue with the list. You might with the position of players, but the list has everyone you would expect to see on a list of Metal players.

@RuthlessMetalYT 11 месяцев назад

🤘🤘

@chetthebee1322 Год назад

Let's not overthink this. EVH is #1

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Cheers!

@Timooooooooonelo Год назад

Where is John Petrucci

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

maybe in the honorable? I don't remember if he was voted in or not.

@Nayoradnavolio2013 Год назад

Kai Hansen, Timmo Tolki, Jason Becker, Alexi laiho(Children Of Bodom), Adrian Smith, Chuck Shuldiner, Jeff Waters (Annihilator), KK Downing, Gary Holt, and Ron Jarzombek (Watchtower) saludos fraternos.🤘🤘🤘

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

Yes, more guitar videos is planned for the summer. stay tuned.

@patrickols Год назад

In the two previous compilations you included both Neil Peart and Geddy Lee of Rush but now you did not include Alex Lifeson on this one? Sacrilegious 😅

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

gotta vote himm in, he wasnt excluded.

@Hecatecrossways Год назад

Chriss Oliva sort of became the placeholder to represent the True Traditional Metal Underground of the 1980s

@RuthlessMetalYT Год назад

deservingly so.