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Cynic
Cynic
American band
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Sean Reinert
Sean Reinert
American musician
2
Sean Malone
Sean Malone
American musician
3
Death
Death
American death/progressive metal band
4
Gordian Knot
Gordian Knot
American rock band
5
Scott Clendenin
Scott Clendenin
American musician
6
Dååth
Dååth
band
7
Tomas Haake
Tomas Haake
Swedish musician
8
Aghora
Aghora
band
9
Jason Newsted
Jason Newsted
American musician
10
John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin
English guitarist, bandleader, and composer; founder of the Mahavishnu Orchestra
11
Robert Trujillo
Robert Trujillo
American Bass Player
12
Asking Alexandria
Asking Alexandria
British metalcore band
13
Ben Bruce
Ben Bruce
British musician
14
Sevendust
Sevendust
American rock band
15
Shinedown
Shinedown
American band
16
Beartooth
Beartooth
American Hardcore Punk band
17
Slipknot
Slipknot
American metal band
18
Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell
American guitarist
19
Megadeth
Megadeth
American heavy metal band
20
Anthrax
Anthrax
heavy metal band from USA
21
Hellyeah
Hellyeah
American heavy metal band
22
Stone Sour
Stone Sour
American heavy metal band
23
Greta Van Fleet
Greta Van Fleet
American rock band from Frankenmuth, Michigan
24
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
American grunge band
25
Bonham
Bonham
band
26
Ghost
Ghost
Swedish hardrock band
27
Tool
Tool
American rock band
28
Five Finger Death Punch
Five Finger Death Punch
American heavy metal band
29
Between the Buried and Me
Between the Buried and Me
American metal band from North Carolina.
30
12 Stones
12 Stones
American Christian post-grunge band
31
Eddie Van Halen
Eddie Van Halen
American rock musician
32
Chuck Schuldiner
Chuck Schuldiner
American guitarist and singer
33
Vinnie Paul
Vinnie Paul
American drummer
34
Phil Anselmo
Phil Anselmo
American vocalist
35
Melvins
Melvins
American rock band
36
Bullet For My Valentine
Bullet For My Valentine
Welsh metal band
37
Trapt
Trapt
American rock band
38
Richie Faulkner
Richie Faulkner
British guitarist
39
Robert Fripp
Robert Fripp
English guitarist, composer and record producer
40
Device
Device
American
41
From Ashes to New
From Ashes to New
American metal band
42
Staind
Staind
American rock band
43
Avatar
Avatar
Swedish melodic death metal band
44
Ace Frehley
Ace Frehley
American musician best known as the former lead guitarist and founding member of the rock band Kiss
45
Evanescence
Evanescence
American alternative metal band
46
Corey Taylor
Corey Taylor
American musician
47
Pantera
Pantera
American heavy metal band
48
Dan Swanö
Dan Swanö
Swedish musician
49
We Are Harlot
We Are Harlot
American hard rock supergroup
50
Revocation
Revocation
band
51
Adrian Smith
Adrian Smith
British rock musician; heavy metal guitarist, songwriter
Paul Masvidal
American musician

Paul Masvidal

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Paul Albert Masvidal (born January 20, 1971) is an American guitarist, songwriter and producer. He is the guitarist, singer, and a founding member of the band Cynic. He has remained a continual member in Cynic for nearly three decades, and he has developed numerous other projects including Æon Spoke, Onward with Love, and Masvidal (a solo project). Masvidal was ranked in Loudwire's 66 Best Hard Rock + Metal Guitarists of All Time and 50 Best Metal Songwriters of All Time.