Slash Vs Kirk Hammett
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Another great battle between two of the most successful guitarists of the last 20 years. While Kirk has remained in Metallica for the entire stint, Slash started with GNR, and due to Axl being a complete phucktard, has moved on to solo projects.
At one point in time, these two bands toured together, and I was fortunate enough to see them play. I’ve seen Metallica many times more than Slash, and from a performance perspective, Kirk certainly has had more chops to play.
While they have both brought their style to their music, which one do you think has been more influential? Which one do you think is the flat-out better player? Which one would you want to party with? Which one do you think could deliver a knock-out solo on the spot?
Slash:
Kirk Hammett:
Kirk Hammett Vs Synyster Gates
So here we have the heavy metal juggernaut of Metallica’s Kirk Hammett up against the thrashing and blazing speed of Synyster Gates of Avenged Sevenfold.
While Kirk has a bigger body of work to review, the influence of each onto the genre can’t be underestimated. Where Hammett has been clearly established for quite some time, Gates represents the new generation of potential Guitar God whose playing delivers a nod of respect to the past players while also forging his own style into his solos.
Who is the better guitarist?
Who is more influential?
Kirk Hammett:
Jump to the 3:17 mark to hear his version of “Little Wing”
Synyster Gates:
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