Greatest Death Metal Guitarists

1Chuck Schuldiner (Death)

Chuck Schuldiner (Death)


2Trey Azagthoth (Morbid Angel)

Trey Azagthoth (Morbid Angel)


3Muhammed Suicmez (Necrophagist)

Muhammed Suicmez (Necrophagist)


4Bill Steer (Carcass, Napalm Death)

Bill Steer (Carcass, Napalm Death)


5Mikael �?kerfeldt (Opeth)

Mikael Ã?kerfeldt (Opeth)


6Jack Owen (Cannibal Corpse)

Jack Owen (Cannibal Corpse)


7Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom)

Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom)


8Terrance Hobbs (Suffocation)

Terrance Hobbs (Suffocation)


9Karl Sanders (Nile)

Karl Sanders (Nile)


10John Gallagher (Dying Fetus)

John Gallagher (Dying Fetus)


11Andreas Kisser (Sepultura)

Andreas Kisser (Sepultura)


12Mitch Harris (Napalm Death, Meathook Seed, Righteous Pig, Defecation)

Mitch Harris (Napalm Death, Meathook Seed, Righteous Pig, Defecation)


13Nergal (Behemoth)

Nergal (Behemoth)


14James Murphy (Death, Obituary, Cancer, Disincarnate)

James Murphy (Death, Obituary, Cancer, Disincarnate)


15Baz Thompson (Bolt Thrower)


16Kelly Shaefer (Atheist)

Kelly Shaefer (Atheist)


17Antti Kokko (Kalmah)

Antti Kokko (Kalmah)


18Pat O'Brien (Cannibal Corpse)

Pat O


19Trevor Peres (Obituary)

Trevor Peres (Obituary)


20Eric Hoffman (Deicide)


21Patrick Mameli (Pestilence)


22Robert Vigna (Immolation)


23Vogg (Decapitated)


24Michael Amott (Carnage, Carcass)

Michael Amott (Carnage, Carcass)


25Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal, Morbid Angel)


26Christian Muenzner


27Scott Hull (Pig Destroyer, Agoraphobic Nosebleed)


28Joe Duplantier (Gojira)

Joe Duplantier (Gojira)


29Christian Andreu (Gojira)


30Jonas Kungen Jarlsby (Avatar)


31Josh Middleton (Sylosis)


32Jari Mäenpää (Ensiferum, Wintersun)

Jari Mäenpää (Ensiferum, Wintersun)


33Paul Masvidal (Cynic, Death)


34Lucas Mann (Rings of Saturn)


35Ralph Santolla (Obituary, Deicide, Iced Earth)