Check the list
The website Music Radar conducted a poll with its readers asking who were the most important metal guitarists in 2016.
After 68,000 votes, the website published the complete list with the order decided by popular vote. Check it out:
19. Stephen Carpenter, Chino Moreno (Deftones)
18. Ben Weinman (The Dillinger Escape Plan, Giraffe Tongue Orchestra)
17. Phil Manansala, Alan Ashby (Of Mice & Men)
16. Brian 'Head' Welch, James 'Munky' Shaffer (Korn)
15. Jeff Ling, Luke Kilpatrick (Parkway Drive)
14. Stroetzel, Adam Dutkiewicz (Killswitch Engage)
13. Thordendal, Mårten Hagström (Meshuggah)
12. Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
11. Joe Duplantier, Christian Andreu (Gojira)
10. Zakk Wylde
9. Dave Mustaine, Kiko Loureiro (Megadeth)
8. Gus G (Ozzy Osbourne, Firewind)
7. Mick Thomson, Jim Root (Slipknot)
6. Björn Gelotte, Niclas Engelin (In Flames)
5. Ben Bruce, Cameron Liddell (Asking Alexandria)
4. Michael Paget, Matthew Tuck (Bullet For My Valentine)
3. Tom Searle, Adam Christianson (Architects)
2. James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
1. Synyster Gates, Zacky Vengeance (Avenged Sevenfold)
