Avant Garde Metal Artists & the Gear They Use

Stephen Carpenter

Guitarist · Deftones

Daron Malakian

Singer, Guitarist · System of a Down

Adam Jones

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Tool

Synyster Gates

Singer, Guitarist · Avenged Sevenfold

Justin Chancellor

Bassist · Tool

Chino Moreno

Singer, Guitarist · Deftones

Max Cavalera

Singer, Guitarist · Sepultura

Buckethead

Guitarist, Bassist · Guns N' Roses

Chi Cheng

Bassist · Deftones

Steve Vai

Guitarist · Whitesnake

Shavo Odadjian

Guitarist, Bassist · System of a Down

Buzz Osborne (aka King Buzzo)

Singer, Guitarist · Melvins

Scott Ian

Guitarist · Anthrax

Stephen O'Malley

Guitarist · Sunn O)))

Andreas Kisser

Guitarist · Sepultura

Steve DiGiorgio

Bassist · Death (Metal Band)

Fredrik Thordendal

Guitarist · Meshuggah

Misha Mansoor

Guitarist, Drummer · Periphery

The Rev

Singer, Drummer · Avenged Sevenfold

Zacky Vengeance

Guitarist · Avenged Sevenfold

Courtney Love

Guitarist, Singer · Hole

Tosin Abasi

Guitarist · Animals as Leaders

Devin Townsend

Singer, Guitarist · The Wildhearts

Trey Spruance

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Faith No More

Adam Nolly Getgood

Guitarist, Bassist · Periphery

Danny Carey

Drummer, Music Producer · Tool

Mark Holcomb

Guitarist · Periphery

Trevor Dunn

Bassist · Melvins

Greg Anderson

Guitarist · Sunn O)))

Zach Hill

Drummer · Death Grips

Johnny Christ

Bassist · Avenged Sevenfold

Bootsy Collins

Singer, Bassist · Funkadelic

Sergio Vega

Bassist · Deftones

Billy Gould

Bassist · Faith No More

Mike Patton

Singer, Keyboardist · Faith No More

Paulo Jr.

Bassist · Sepultura

Serj Tankian

Singer, Guitarist · System of a Down

Eloy Casagrande

Drummer · Slipknot

Thomas Gabriel Fischer

Singer, Guitarist · Hellhammer

Abe Cunningham

Drummer · Deftones

Ihsahn

Singer, Guitarist · Emperor

Jake Bowen

Guitarist · Periphery

Jay Noel Yuenger

Guitarist · White Zombie

Dick Lövgren

Bassist · Meshuggah

John Dolmayan

Drummer · System of a Down

Mårten Hagström

Guitarist · Meshuggah

Paul D'Amour

Bassist, Composer · Tool

Mike Portnoy

Drummer · Avenged Sevenfold

Maynard James Keenan

Singer, Music Producer · Tool

Dave Lombardo

Drummer · Slayer

Frank Delgado

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Deftones

Sean Yseult

Bassist · The Cramps

Toshiya

Singer, Bassist · Dir En Grey

Joe Preston

Bassist · Melvins

Niko "Ikon" Lehdontie

Guitarist · Oranssi Pazuzu

Brooks Wackerman

Guitarist, Drummer · Korn

Jim Martin

Guitarist · Faith No More

Gavin Harrison

Drummer · King Crimson

Per Nilsson

Guitarist, Composer · Meshuggah

Oren Ambarchi

Guitarist · Sunn O)))

Fred Sablan

Bassist, Composer · Deftones

Dan Swanö

Guitarist, Audio Engineer · Bloodbath

Kevin Moore

Keyboardist, Composer · Dream Theater

Tomas Haake

Drummer · Meshuggah

Kaoru

Singer, Guitarist · Dir En Grey

Igor Graziano Cavalera

Drummer · Sepultura

Die

Guitarist · Dir En Grey

Jared Warren

Bassist · Unwound

Steve McDonald

Bassist · Melvins

Wes Hauch

Guitarist · The Faceless

Sean Malone

Bassist · Porcupine Tree

Matt Garstka

Drummer · Animals as Leaders

Gylve Nagell

Singer, Guitarist · Darkthrone

Jun-His

Singer, Guitarist · Oranssi Pazuzu

Jason Hale

Guitarist · Chiodos

Greyson Nekrutman

Drummer · Sepultura

Javier Reyes

Guitarist, Composer · Animals as Leaders

Chris Haskett

Guitarist · Tool

Michael Keene

Guitarist · The Faceless

Bernie Worrell

Keyboardist, Composer · Talking Heads

M. Shadows

Singer · Avenged Sevenfold

Jon Hudson

Guitarist · Faith No More

Richard Henshall

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Haken

Matt Halpern

Drummer · Periphery

Bill Laswell

Bassist, Music Producer · Praxis

Jeff Pinkus

Bassist · Melvins

Martin Eric Ain

Bassist · Hellhammer

Dale Crover

Drummer · Nirvana

Tor Oddmund Suhrke

Guitarist · Leprous

Galder

Guitarist · Dimmu Borgir

Roddy Bottum

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Faith No More

Keith Merrow

Guitarist · Conquering Dystopia

Robin Staps

Composer · The Ocean

Ron Jarzombek

Guitarist · Watchtower

Colin Marston

Guitarist, Bassist · Gorguts

Kevin Rutmanis

Bassist · Melvins