Top 10 Best Metal Guitarists Born in the 80s and 90s
I made this list because newer metal guitarists aren't as well known. This list includes both lead and rhythm guitarists.
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Brennan Dylan (1985)
He won the LA Music Awards Guitarist of the Year in 2013. A guitar virtuoso who plays in a neoclassical style.
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Gus G (1980)
Konstantinos Karamitroudis, also known as Gus G, was born on September 12, 1980, in Greece and is a heavy metal guitarist. He is best known as the founder and lead guitarist of Firewind and for playing with Ozzy Osbourne. Gus G has also collaborated with other artists and released several solo albums... read more
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Christian Muenzner (1981)
Alternate spelling: Münzner, which is the original spelling in German. He is a neo-classically influenced lead guitarist (Necrophagist, Obscura).
YouTube videos:
1. Obscura | Vortex Omnivium - Official Guitar Playthrough by Steffen Kummerer & Christian Münzner
2. Christian Muenzner - The Tell Tale Heart (Demonstration)
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Steffen Kummerer (1985)
Steffen Kummerer, born on 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.
He also fronts Thulcandra, a band known for its blackened melodic death metal style
He's primarily a rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist, but he can also play solos.
YouTube videos:
1. OBSCURA | "Septuagint" - Official Guitar Playthrough by Steffen Kummerer
2. Obscura | Vortex Omnivium - Official Guitar Playthrough by Steffen Kummerer & Christian Münzner
3. OBSCURA - "Anticosmic Overload" (Official Guitar Playthrough)
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Tom Geldschläger (1984)
Also known as Tom Fountainhead Geldschläger, or just Fountainhead. He was born on March 6, 1984. A German guitarist, he's mostly known for his fretless rhythm and lead guitar style.
Did you hear that? FRETLESS rhythm and lead guitar! (as noted in the image) He played on Obscura's album Akroasis (2016).
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Rafael Trujillo (1992)
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Vogg (Wacław Kiełtyka) (1981)
Wacław Vogg Kiełtyka from Decapitated. He is known for his work in technical death metal, death metal, symphonic black metal, and avant-garde metal.
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Dylan Ruskin (1991)
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Samy Elbanna (1995)
Samy Elbanna (born August 9, 1995) is a Finnish thrash metal musician. He is the founder, lead singer, guitarist, primary songwriter, and leader of the thrash metal band Lost Society. The band gained prominence with their debut album, Fast Loud Death, released in 2013.
Lead guitar and lead vocals (thrash metal).
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David DiSanto (1987)
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Matt Klavins (1989)
Ne Obliviscaris' rhythm guitarist.
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Simon Girard (1990)
Guitarist and vocalist for Beyond Creation. He was born in 1989.
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Cristiano Trionfera (1983)
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Tommaso Riccardi (1983)
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Richie Faulkner (1980)
Richard Ian Faulkner is an English guitarist born on January 1, 1980. In 2011, he succeeded K.K. Downing in the heavy metal band Judas Priest. He contributed to several of the band's albums, including Redeemer of Souls (2014) and Firepower (2018).
He's a decent replacement. Redeemer of Souls was a good album.
He has been playing for Judas Priest since 2011, replacing KK Downing.
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Matt Heafy (1986)
Matthew "Matt" Kiichi Heafy is a Japanese-American musician, best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Orlando-based heavy metal band Trivium. He joined the band in 1999 at the age of 13. Heafy is also known for his involvement in various side projects and for streaming music content... read more
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Corey Beaulieu (1983)
Corey King Beaulieu (born November 22, 1983) is an American musician known for being the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the heavy metal band Trivium. He joined the band in 2005 and has played on multiple albums, including Ascendancy and Shogun. Beaulieu is also known for his technical guitar... read more