Symphonic Metal Artists & the Gear They Use

James Hetfield

Singer, Guitarist · Metallica

Kirk Hammett

Guitarist · Metallica

Cliff Burton

Bassist · Metallica

Dave Mustaine

Singer, Guitarist · Metallica

Jason Newsted

Bassist · Metallica

Alexi Laiho

Singer, Guitarist · Children of Bodom

Robert Trujillo

Bassist · Metallica

Peter Hook

Singer, Bassist · Joy Division

Steve DiGiorgio

Bassist · Death (Metal Band)

Kiko Loureiro

Guitarist · Megadeth

Lars Ulrich

Drummer · Metallica

Bruce Kulick

Guitarist · Kiss

Wacław Kiełtyka

Guitarist, Composer · Decapitated

Pepper Keenan

Singer, Guitarist · Down

Syu

Guitarist · Galneryus

Michael Romeo

Guitarist, Composer · Symphony X

Herman Li

Guitarist, Podcasters & Streamers · DragonForce

Wolf Hoffmann

Guitarist · Accept

Kai Hansen

Guitarist · Helloween

Takayoshi Ohmura

Guitarist · BABYMETAL

Chris Rörland

Guitarist · Sabaton

Roope Latvala

Guitarist · Children of Bodom

Ihsahn

Singer, Guitarist · Emperor

Jari Mäenpää

Singer, Guitarist · Ensiferum

Justin Morrow

Guitarist, Bassist · Motionless In White

Ben Moody

Guitarist · Evanescence

Timo Tolkki

Guitarist · Stratovarius

Michael Weikath

Guitarist · Helloween

Bradley Hall

Guitarist, Composer · Twilight Force

Nita Strauss

Guitarist · Alice Cooper

Janne Wirman

Keyboardist · Children of Bodom

Michael Angelo Batio

Guitarist · Manowar

Marco Hietala

Bassist · Nightwish

Tommy Johansson

Guitarist · Sabaton

Erno Matti Juhani Vuorinen

Guitarist · Nightwish

Miles Dimitri Baker

Guitarist · Ice Nine Kills

Jesper Strömblad

Guitarist · In Flames

Sam Totman

Guitarist · DragonForce

Hizaki

Guitarist · Versailles

Dan Sugarman

Guitarist · Ice Nine Kills

Jens Johansson

Keyboardist, Composer · Dio

Eric Peterson

Guitarist · Testament

Jennifer Batten

Guitarist · Michael Jackson (band)

Dan Swanö

Guitarist, Audio Engineer · Bloodbath

Sascha Gerstner

Guitarist · Helloween

Joel Hoekstra

Guitarist · Whitesnake

Gus G.

Guitarist · Ozzy Osbourne

Silenoz

Guitarist · Dimmu Borgir

Tuomas Holopainen

Keyboardist · Nightwish

Jon Schaffer

Guitarist · Iced Earth

Joey DeMaio

Bassist · Manowar

Henkka Seppälä

Bassist · Children of Bodom

Rob Caggiano

Guitarist · Anthrax

Thobbe Englund

Guitarist · Sabaton

Jason Hale

Guitarist · Chiodos

André Olbrich

Guitarist · Blind Guardian

Eric Singer

Singer, Drummer · Kiss

Al Pitrelli

Guitarist · Megadeth

Pär Sundström

Bassist · Sabaton

Richard Henshall

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Haken

Luca Turilli

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Rhapsody of Fire

Ares

Singer, Guitarist · Immortal

Frédéric Leclercq

Singer, Guitarist · DragonForce

Matthew Greywolf

Guitarist · Powerwolf

Felipe Andreoli

Bassist, Composer · Angra

Ron McGovney

Bassist · Metallica

John LeCompt

Guitarist · Evanescence

Galder

Guitarist · Dimmu Borgir

Rafael Bittencourt

Guitarist · Angra

Paul Allender

Guitarist · Cradle of Filth

Hannes Van Dahl

Singer, Drummer · Sabaton

Victor Brandt

Bassist · Entombed

Marcus Siepen

Guitarist · Blind Guardian

Rick Armellino

Singer, Guitarist · Ice Nine Kills

Jani Liimatainen

Guitarist · Sonata Arctica

Joe Occhiuti

Bassist, Keyboardist · Ice Nine Kills

Aquiles Priester

Drummer, Composer · Angra

Alicia Vigil

Singer, Bassist · DragonForce

Alexander Kuoppala

Guitarist · Children of Bodom

Daniel Freyberg

Guitarist · Children of Bodom

Marek 'Ashok' Šmerda

Guitarist · Cradle of Filth

Markus Grosskopf

Bassist · Helloween

Roland Grapow

Guitarist · Helloween

Daniel Cavanagh

Singer, Guitarist · Anathema

Petri Lindroos

Singer, Guitarist · Norther

Daniel Firth

Bassist · Cradle of Filth

Gee Anzalone

Drummer · DragonForce

Matias Kupiainen

Guitarist, Composer · Stratovarius

Kristian Niemann

Guitarist · Therion

Justin Deblieck

Singer, Guitarist · Ice Nine Kills

Jesse Liu

Guitarist · Chthonic

Shagrath

Singer, Guitarist · Dimmu Borgir

Mark Jansen

Guitarist · Epica

Ricardo Amorim

Guitarist · Moonspell

Alex Bent

Drummer · Trivium

Jean-Francois Dagenais

Guitarist · Kataklysm