Seven-string guitarists

Soviet singer-songwriter and actor (1938–1980)

English singer-songwriter, member of Muse

Soviet and Russian writer and singer (1924-1997)

Canadian singer, guitarist and record producer

German guitarist

Soviet musician and writer (1918–1977)

Swedish musician and record producer (born 1970)

Dutch musician

thumb|Ihsahn performing at Party.San Metal Open Air 2018 Vegard Sverre Tveitan (born 10 October 1975), better known by his stage name Ihsahn ( ), is a Norwegian musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and composer who is best known for his work with the black metal band Emperor. Tveitan is also a founding member of Thou Shalt Suffer, where he played guitar and keyboard in addition to vocal duties, and Peccatum, a project in collaboration with his wife and fellow musician Heidi Solberg Tveitan, also known as Starofash. Since 2006, Tveitan has primarily devoted himself to solo albums and

Soviet bard (1934-1984)

Swedish guitarist (born 1970)

Dutch musician

Finnish musician

Faroese singer and guitarist

Battlelore are a Finnish heavy metal band from Lappeenranta, founded in 1999 by guitarist Jyri Vahvanen and bassist Miika Kokkola. The name derives from the union of the words 'battle' and 'folklore'. Many of Battlelore's lyrics concern J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth sagas and their stage costumes and live shows are largely inspired by the themes and characters of fantasy literature. The band had many changes of personnel during their twelve years of activity and had a long hiatus after the completion of the tour supporting their latest release Doombound in 2011. In January 2016 they announce

Russian musician and physicist

Swedish guitarist

Swedish guitarist

English musician, singer and songwriter

Russian musician (1939-1980)

Canadian musician and Acoustic guitarist

is a Japanese musician, best known as the leader and guitarist of the power metal band Galneryus. He also performs guitar and lead vocals in Spinalcord (formerly known as Aushvitz) and was formerly a member of Animetal. Under his own name, Syu has released one studio album, one cover album and one instrumental album, each featuring collaborations with many guest musicians. He was voted the Best Guitarist in online music magazine Beeasts music awards four years in a row, from 2015 to 2018. In 2018, readers and professional musicians voted Syu the fourth best guitarist in the history of hard roc

Belgian musician

Soviet and Russian composer, poet, and singer-songwriter (born 1938)

American musician (1979–2014)

Brazilian musician

Belgian musician

Brazilian guitarist and composer

Brazilian musician

Canadian-American guitarist (1941–1984)

Polish guitarist

Dutch musician

Swedish musician

Russian musician and poet (1940-2004)

Turkish musician (born 1979)

Finnish musician

Brazilian musician (1918–2006)

Argentine musician (1951-2019)

Japanese musician, lyricist and guitarist