Best 21st Century Guitarists
By ArtistDirect.com
21世紀のベスト・ギタリスト
The Six-String Titans of the Twenty First Century:
Best Modern Guitarists List
Zoltan Bathory and Jason Hook, Five Finger Death Punch — American Capitalist
James "Munky" Shaffer, Korn — The Path of Totality, Fear and the Nervous System
Jim Root and Mick Thomson, Slipknot — All Hope Is Gone
Gary Clark, Jr. — The Bright Lights EP
Jack White
Ben Bruce and Cameron Liddell, Asking Alexandria — Reckless & Relentless
Mark Tremonti, Creed, Alter Bridge — AB III
DJ Ashba, Richard Fortus, Bumblefoot — Guns N' Roses, Chinese Democracy
Dave Navarro, Jane's Addiction —The Great Escape Artist
Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins — Teargarden by Kaleidyscope
Willie Adler and Mark Morton, Lamb of God — Resolution
Synyster Gates, Zacky Vengeance, Avenged Sevenfold —Nightmare
Mike Mushok, Staind — Staind
Adam Jones, Tool — 10,000 Days
James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett, Metallica — Beyond Magnetic EP
Heavy metal wouldn't be what it is today without these two gods of the axe. Even with numerous classic albums in the pantheon, they're still unleashing classic music. You'll immediately get pulled into their epic new EP, Beyond Magnetic. However, it's simply a prelude of the next full-length masterpiece to come…

JAMES ROOT (SLIPKNOT / STONE SOUR)