Bullet For My Valentine:
Avenged Sevenfold:
Five Finger Death Punch:
While I respect the guitar legends you have posted, I disagree with your comments regarding rock guitar being dead. Granted, I'm leaning more toward metal guitar, but all of the bands I posted above are pure metal music. No gimmicks, no selling. Just pure energy and emotion put into their music, and some killer riffs and solos to boot.
And as far as the above bands being part of the nu or modern metal trend, as someone who grew up listening to early Slayer, Cannibal Corpse, Deicide, Mercyful Fate/King Diamond, etc., I welcome these bands, who's music holds it own with those, but who offer more than screeching and/or growling vocals. (Don't get me wrong, I still love me some Cradle of Filth and Six Feet Under
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Rock and Metal guitar is NOT dead. You just need to know where to find it.
