My top DM guitarist are...
- Erik Rutan - Probably my biggest influence as a DM guitarist. I basically love what this guy comes out with, and I simply love his style, leads and lead tone. Morbid Angel on all kinds of drugs. 'Eyes To See, Ears To Hear' very clearly stands out as a Rutan composition, and the basics of that can be heard in everything he's done since
- Vogg - First DM song I ever heard was Winds of Creation, which I think is all I need to say, really. Beautifully clever leads as well; really identifiable style and technique, plus the riffs to boot
- Muhammed Suicmez - Chops, melodic sensibilities and ultimate technicality. I think if he and Rutan were to pool their respective talents and do something together, I wouldn't listen to anything else ever again
- Jon LeVasseur - Just amazing. His solos were always so hectic and odd, and the riffs that man came out with are incredible. Once Was Not, dreadful production aside, lacks an awful lot without his input; Alex Auburn simply doesn't have what LeVassuer had
I do like players like O'Brien, Sanders / Toler Wade etc, but I've always found their stuff to be very boring; great, they can shred like beasts but I like my hooks, and I don't feel these guys can write them. Oh, and I'm going to commit ultimate heresy and say that, aside from a Commit Suicide cover of Open Casket, I've
never heard any Death
