Top 10 Metal Musicians Born Under the Sagittarius Zodiac Sign
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. Guitar virtuoso, neo-classical style
Randall William "Randy" Rhoads was an American heavy metal guitarist who played with Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot. He was killed in a plane crash. Hey! What do you know!
James Stewart "Jimmy" Bain was a Scottish musician, best known for playing bass guitar in the bands Rainbow and Dio. This guy deserves more credits - he was the central figure within Dio the band.
He's a bassist but also a great songwriter.
Jimmy wrote the music to their best songs, such as "Holy Diver", "Rainbow in the Dark", "The Last in Line", "Sacred Heart", "Intermission", "Dream Evil".
So if you like the music of these songs, now you know whom to thank.
Dio wrote the lyrics.
Jimmy Bain played the bass on the legendary Rainbow album 'Rising'.
Muhammed Suiçmez was born in Karlsruhe, Germany, to Turkish immigrants. He is the frontman and guitarist of the German technical death metal band Necrophagist. One of the best young guitarists out there (death metal). And singer.
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. Guitar virtuoso, influenced by the neo-classical style
Stuart "Stu" Block is a Canadian singer-songwriter, who was the frontman for Canadian progressive death metal band Into Eternity, and is now the lead vocalist for American heavy metal band Iced Earth. A singer who may eventually bring peace to the Iced Earth fans.
We all miss Matt Barlow but he's not coming back (for now).
Uli Jon Roth is a German guitarist, who became famous as the Scorpions lead guitarist, and is one of the earliest contributors to the neoclassical metal genre. Guitar virtuoso, recently into neo-classical style.
Check out: Sails of Charon (1977).
Great riff and solo, and the idea of putting the guitar solo in the intro is quite interesting.