Top 10 Metal Guitarists of 2018
A list about the best metal guitarists that played on albums released in 2018.Criteria:
- excellence of playing
- difficulty of the material
- contribution to songwriting
When hesitate between 2 guitarists you think are equally good, you can take into account their other duties (i.e. lead vocals).
Konstantinos Karamitroudis also known as Gus G, born September 12, 1980 in Greece is a heavy metal guitarist. He currently plays with his band Firewind and Ozzy Osbourne Album: Fearless by Gus G
Gus G. is the guitarist of Firewind but this is his solo project.
Why is he at #1? Check out these songs and you will know why:
Fearless, Thrill of the Chase, Aftermath.
Album: Diluvium by Obscura (lead guitar)
Richard Ian Faulkner, is an English guitarist (born 1 January 1980). In 2011 he was appointed as the successor of K.K. Downing in heavy metal band Judas Priest. Album: Firepower by Judas Priest
Steffen Kummerer (born June 1, 1985) is a German guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. He is the leader, main songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist for the progressive technical death metal band Obscura as well as the blackened melodic death metal band Thulcandra. Album: Diluvium by Obscura (rhythm guitar, lead vox)
Album: Illusive Golden Age by Augury
Album: Liquid Anatomy by Alkaloid
Album: Illusive Golden Age by Augury
Magnus Karlsson is a Swedish heavy metal songwriter, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and producer, best known as the lead guitarist for the German metal band Primal Fear. Album: Apocalypse by Primal Fear
The band has 3 remarkable guitarists who often play twin leads - Magnus Karlsson, Alex Beyrodt, Tom Naumann. But I think Magnus is the best judging also by previous albums.
Album: The Wake by Voivod
Album: The Outer Ones by Revocation
Album: The Outer Ones by Revocation
Album: Where Owls Know My Name by Rivers of Nihil
Album: Where Owls Know My Name by Rivers of Nihil