TOP 5 Metal Shred Guitarists 🤘

In this video we look at our personal top 5 metal shred guitarists. This was probably one of the toughest top fives today. Just so many shredders to choose from, so many genres of metal ... take this list with a pinch of salt as it changes daily!
Here are the timestamps for our favourites:
0:58 - Bernth
3:06 - Teemu Mäntysaari
6:09 - Jeff Loomis
8:24 - Jason Richardson
10:15 - Michael Romeo
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[@jave22]

You can always name more guitarrists, yet Teemu is a beast, he never fails. I came here because of Teemu.

[@danhilllyngdoh6347]

Romeo deserves it... one of the most underrated guitarist

[@juventinos81]

romeo is so good and relaxed when he is playing.you watched him and it makes you believe that what he is playing is manageable.then you grab you guitar and you start feeling like its your first week of learning guitar.

[@gigaphonicon]

The video of Jeff Loomis playing perpetual burn live in 1 perfect take blew my mind. He's great and so is my hero Jason Becker.

[@keeponlivin81]

James Murphy is at the top of my list. His contributions to metal music are significant. Has been my favorite guitarist since '93.

[@ADKobsessed]

Absolutely \m/

[@JacobGenestGuitar]

Agreed!

[@DenkendeMystik-ll8oi]

Michael Romeo is not just a insane shredder. He is a compete musican. Teemu is technically on this level. If he is in regard to musicality at that stage... I do not know.

[@BrunoidGames]

I would love to see Teemu and Kiko playing together in a new band.

[@queenssv6569]

Teemu 😍

[@TheCyberMantis]

Yeah, Romeo is #1. He smokes everybody. Loomis is badass too. I also like Marty and Kiko.

[@cattycats4]

check out Shawn Lane

[@TheCyberMantis]

@@cattycats4 Yes, I know him. He is also one of the best.

[@anthonydavella8350]

I like Romeo's music. Sometimes this stuff sounds like a typewriter vs ripping metal

[@hannadegerlund3227]

Teemu 🤘

[@terrylrice4597]

Playing fast is one thing, playing fast while maintaining a sort of melodic theme is another. That’s why Dave Mustaine will always be #1 on my list. I’ve never seen anyone else write such intricate and detailed/complex thrash riffs, and solos. The musicianship displayed in Megadeth’s “Rust in Peace” album is hands down best all time thrash metal album ever created in my humble opinion. 🤘

[@danielreynolds6498]

I didn’t know teemu till recently joined Megadeth I thought how good this guy be better than kiko I’m thinking now he might be. Extraordinary talent. Looking forward to hear what he can add to the album.

[@bast_shreds]

my list: 1. michael romeo 2. jari maenpaa 3. jason richardson 4. brandom ellis 5. marty friedman

[@googlyeyes3534]

brandon ellis absolutely amazing

[@Kartellinen]

Big thumbs up for Jari👍

[@crazyjoedavola7493]

Get in Jari Mäenpää my son

[@MrVyrtuoso]

This a is a fine list of 5 hyper shredders. Romeo sits on top, not really for the shred, but because the musical context in which he shreds is the finest metal writing ever done and he wrote them!

[@milo20060]

Teeeemuuu #1

[@cerveshred]

Eddie Head and Brett Stine on Haji's Kitchen Stephan Forte on Adagio Rusty Cooley on Outworld To name a few

[@perttitranberg]

Alexi Laiho, is one of the alltime best.

[@anthonydavella8350]

Romeo's last two albums are 100% great music, not just flurries of noodling. I respect all their abilities but the artist that can make great music and not just exercises sound best to me. Like Gary Moore, the phrasing was top notch and emotional

[@vishalnagaraj5343]

Christian Muenzner should be here

[@EryxMetal]

What about Rusty Cooley! He’s a guitar shred monster

[@johnramsey2480]

The BEST GUITAR TEACHER anyone could ever have...but FAST AND NOT MUSICAL!!!

[@Xtianisms]

No Andy James?

[@ch4singf3ar]

Top 5 Metal Shred Guitarists: - Jhon Petrucci - JP - Jhon Petruccinator - Jhon - Petrucci

[@richardmitchell8213]

I will say one thing about shredders, their brains work faster than any other guitar player’s that’s for sure.

[@LogicalQ]

My quick list is: 1. Jason Becker 2. Paul Gilbert 3. Jason Richardson 4. Yngwie Malmsteen 5. Tosin Abasi

[@viktormedina4631]

Awesome video like always! Love your content. Thank you so much!

[@facemelters]

My pleasure! ✌️

[@paulosilva8200]

Check adel when he sponsored mayones' guitar . What a skill. Persian guy. Then Andy james too.

[@johnramsey2480]

My top 5 right now are....in no particular order: Kiko Louriero Gus G. Bumblefoot Ron Thal. Angel Vivaldi Jeff Loomis

[@alvaromacaya5760]

and Andy James 😉

[@cjaxis]

Brandon Ellis

[@ChrisTouloubakis]

Teemu Mäntysaari is way better than all of them on this list. They are all good but non of them do not have the Teemu knowledge and technique. There are way better guitarists out there like Chris broderick or AndyJames or Igor Paspalj and much more that we are going to need days to named them all, and sadly they are all very underrated

[@ScottD44]

Loomis The Best Of All 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@giammarcohendrix3762]

imo brandon ellis had to be at least top 3

[@christiancaygle1692]

I always send people to listen to inferi. Malcolm Pugh and Mike Low are unmatched in technicality and feel. Sure they’re in technical deathmetal but you won’t be disappointed checking them out. It’ll be like hearing Necrophagist for the first time.

[@emre0ncel]

you should also check out Muhammed Suiçmez he is an excellent guitar player

[@iqbalmuhammad2920]

Further proof that many Westerners (media, channel, rock/metal news) actually kinda purposely ignore talent from the rest of the world, especially from country like Japan that has many established shredders with proven catalogue & portfolio. Just one name, one name would smoke everyone else in this list. Syu of Galneryus. Speed, feeling, great songwriting, neoclassical element, clean playing etc. 🤷🤷🤷

[@OriginalDarkMark]

Can we have Top 5 original/individual shredders somewhen, please?

[@thebluearcher-aliceplazzo]

Alexi Laiho and Greg Burgess.

[@kanlamat1372]

Politics of Ecstasy. I was 20. "Nevermore"...so clAssy

[@SK43853]

ALEKSI LAIHO !!!!

[@Numocron]

Wow man this amazing I love it.😃👍❤️🔥⚡️🎶🎸

[@Freedom-102]

Gus G 🤘

[@johnramsey2480]

MY DUDE!!!🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@cattycats4]

Id have 1. Shawn Lane (fastest + most diverse) ,2. Jason Becker (he could play some of this stuff while doing yoyo with the other hand) , 3. Yngwie (try playing his strat you probably cant, he wrote and did an entire concert with the Japanese Philharmonic live and basically didnt play a single note off, guy is a genius) 4. Dimebag (complete mastery as natural as the devil in Robert Johnson) and 5. MAB the most humble and wildly talented ambidextrous shred monster of all time. Honourable mention: The Great Kat easily the best female guitarist and severely underrated. Your list is full of aces, I enjoyed watching.

[@Yomero-vq6ug]

TOTALMENTE DE ACUERDO 🫡

[@ivanterrrivel]

Kiko is better than the first four. Only Romeo I think is a little more technical than Kiko. I'm not talking about speed.

[@anthonydavella8350]

Jason Richardson is a mercenary with incredible skill second to none

[@johnramsey2480]

A name that is So underrated but forgotten is Jacky Vincent!!!!

[@rifanasa]

Teemu Megadeth 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@GabrielTanase]

Bernth is my favorite

[@GerhardGeficky-jg4ok]

Where is Yngwie?

[@usertube140]

Cant take anyone seriously with dreds. Except POD😂

[@bemlisen2841]

man you just excluded the best metal guitarist of all time dimebag darrell, how could you? the man was the complete package

[@emi5788]

wierd video choises for Teemu XD

[@DeJotaGamer]

Tom fountainhead is another one to have a look at

[@bangstortion]

Where is John Petrucci?

[@andrelucca3999]

the first four is the breakfast of the last

[@muhaka89]

where is andy james?

[@Tomislavski]

Yngwie Malmsteen have greatest speed talen among them.

[@th3dumbGu1tark1d]

umm, wheres criss oliva?

[@markkiss4126]

1 of the GREATEST ever the overall World never got to really see! R.I.P. god bless! Never Forgotten here... SAVATAGE roxx!!!

[@RonaldCuricastañeda]

Awesome

[@facemelters]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@GerhardGeficky-jg4ok]

Michael Romeo . None are close

[@victorzlobin555]

Andy James ?!?!?!

[@jonathan.augusto]

Luis Kalil

[@johnp.johnson1541]

*LOL @ choosing Bernth in the top of anything. His body of work is scant. Also, every shredder is derivative of Yngwie Malmsteen.* Yes: Michael Romeo, Syu, Takayoshi Ohmura. But how can the guy have Kelly Simonz, who is a killer, without Yngwie Malmsteen since Kelly is an Yngwie disciple? Romeo is as well for that matter. *Where are?* Atsushi Yokozeki (solo, The Bronx, Lance of Thrill) Hideaki Nakama (solo) Hiroya Fukuda (Anthem) Hiroyas "Iron" Chino (Iron Attack!, Lightning) Isao Nakayama (Cerveteri) Katsu Ohta (Ark Storm) Kikyo Oikawa (Mardelas) Kouta (Thousand Eyes, Dragon Eyes, ex-Thousand Leaves) Norifumi Shima (Concerto Moon) Satoshi Katada (solo) Toru Noya (Thosuand Eyes, Tears of Tragedy)

[@DenkendeMystik-ll8oi]

I agree in relation to Bernth. There are many others I would prefere.

[@TheCyberMantis]

If you are going to mention Japanese players, then I will need to give a shout-out to my favorites: Midori and Miyako from LOVEBITES! 🥰

[@johnp.johnson1541]

@@TheCyberMantis Hey CM. I believe I have seen you around the Internet. Midori and Miyako are fun to be sure. While they claim being fans of Scando metal, the true origin of their sound is to be found in Japan and based on this song: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6WVgqpqr8ihrsU While good, neither Midori or Miyako can touch these players.

[@ВалентинГончаров-ш5в]

BERNTH 💪🏻🤘🏻

[@Angelstealth]

Modern shredders just boring me

[@albeback5234]

no no no .,. Beavis is the best

[@marioduhalde343]

Booee man actualizate un poco por favor

[@iggiignatius9907]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@gianlucadilello814]

Why all this useless ranks 😂😂😂

[@Opinionworld-e4g]

MGK is goat

[@Johnnysmithy24]

Machine Gun Kelly?😟🤨

[@jimb7816]

You dudes need to listen to more music 😂😂

[@guitaratfourty]

Speed aside. Bernth is awful. Anyone can get to point when you plsy stuff fast. It doesnt mean good.

[@blanc8916]

Orbitoclast??

[@BrolyKenseigoku]

Bernth seems arrogant as well

[@mikemelisa1804]

Totally agree! I love his approach to learning and isolating technique. But he has absolutely zero feel and soul in his playing.

[@BrianKills73]

Bernth is solid

[@soml0t]

as usual, dogshit boomers piling on someone much better than they could ever be bc they do youtube