Michael Denner (born 5 November 1958) is a Danish heavy metal guitarist.

The locking trem became highly popular among 1980s heavy metal guitarists due to its extremely wide range of variation and tuning stability.

Steve Pollick is a heavy metal guitarist.

Dean Pleasants (May 18, 1965) is a heavy metal guitarist.

Editors of the same magazine ranked him the greatest heavy metal guitarist of all time.

Doug Piercy is an American heavy metal guitarist.

Zakk Wylde (born 1967), hard rock and heavy metal guitarist.

Many music magazines and critics have called him one of the most underrated heavy metal guitarists ever.

Shannon Hamm is a heavy metal guitarist who played in Death from 1996 until their break-up in 1999.

Juan Garcia (born 1966) is a Cuban-American heavy metal guitarist.