Overkill's ex-guitarist Bobby Gustafson
Something we wrote in yesterday's Dragonforce post got us thinking. While free-associating about the title of the band's new record, we mentioned Overkill's former guitarist Bobby Gustafson, who we feel was one of the band's greatest strengths between 1984 and 1989, when he left the band.
Sadly, Gustafson is hardly remembered, even among thrash fans. And he's not alone. Everyone knows Yngwie, Hammett, Dimebag, Rhoads, Tipton, Downing, Murray, Smith, Blackmore, etc... But there are tons of great axeman that are highly underrated, including Voivod's Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, Testament's Alex Skolnick and Nile's Karl Sanders to name a few.
Help us select other vastly under-appreciated guitarists for a list we'll post next week. Please include a comment describing why your selections should make the list. The best comments will be published with the final list.
Watch this Tesatement vid for inspiration:
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