Best Metal Guitar Duos

The Top Ten
1 Adrian Smith & Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)

I don't know why I didn't include these guys in the first place. They're the ones who started the whole "dual guitar" thing used in Metalcore and melodeath and any other genre and/or artist that utilizes the technique

Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge a7x fan but...? Smith and Murray are by far the greatest guitar duo ever.

No doubt the best duo in metal, add Janick Gers and it is the best trifecta in metal

2 Glen Tipton & K.K. Downing (Judas Priest)

This duo can be said to be the pioneer not only lead and rhythm player but both combined aka twin guitars, see which metal band in the 70s like this no one or not know (yes I know there are others, but this is talking metal). This duo can compete with modern shredder, see their skill as 70s guitarists and now can play all metal guitar techniques like shredder today. Absolute evolution!

These Judas Priest guitarists should be no. 1

by the way, what the hell Avenged Sevenfold guitarists is higher than these legends?

They created this!

3 James Hetfield & Kirk Hammett (Metallica)

James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett are the best guitarists in Thrash Metal

4 Synyster Gates & Zacky Vengeance (Avenged Sevenfold)

Listen to songs like Afterlife and you will see the greatness

They are the best guitar duo there is.

There will never be a better duo ever!

5 Marty Friedman & Dave Mustaine - Megadeth Martin Adam "Marty" Friedman is an American guitarist, known for his tenure as the lead guitarist for heavy metal band Megadeth which spanned nearly the full decade of the 1990s, as well as Cacophony alongside Jason Becker until 1989. Friedman has resided in Tokyo, Japan since 2003, where he has hosted Japanese television programs such as Rock Fujiyama and Jukebox English.

Ridiculous that this isn't #1

6 Jeff Hanneman & Kerry King (Slayer)
7 Matt Heafy & Corey Beaulieu (Trivium)
8 Mick Thomson & Jim Root (Slipknot)

Yes! I love Slipknot solos especially Duality and Pulse of the Maggots

9 Brent Hinds & Bill Kelliher (Mastodon)
10 Michael Amott & Christopher Amott (Arch Enemy) Michael Amott is a British-born Swedish guitarist, songwriter, founding member of the bands Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars, and Carnage, as well as a former member of the grindcore band Carcass.

Hear their guitar riff and unbeatable guitar skills in Rise Of The Tyrant album... :)
They're unbeatable duo guitar players to me...

The Contenders
11 James Hetfield & Dave Mustaine (Metallica)
12 Alex Skolnick & Eric Peterson (Testament)
13 Angus Young & Malcolm Young (AC/DC)
14 Michael Denner & Hank Shermann (Mercyful Fate)

These guys by far my favorite too dual guitarist in Metal all the great music they wrote with King diamond on vocals pure evil

15 Alexi Laiho & Roope Latvala (Children of Bodom)
16 Oli Herbert & Mike Martin (All That Remains)
17 Scott Ian & Dan Spitz (Anthrax)
18 Dave Sabo & Scotti Hill (Skid Row)
19 Nick Hipa & Phil Sgrosso (As I Lay Dying)
20 Adam Dutkiewicz & Joel Stroetzel (Killswitch Engage)
21 Chris DeGarmo & Michael Wilton (Queensryche)
22 Alexi Laiho & Alexander Kuoppala (Children of Bodom)
23 Ryan Knight & Brian Eschbach (The Black Dahlia Murder)
24 Chris Broderick & Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)
25 Matt Tuck & Michael Paget (Bullet for My Valentine)
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