Guitar World restates the 30 biggest discs that most drive the speed limit in his update of the 30 Greatest Shred Albums of All Time.

Divided into three ages Shred, the list aims to present 30 great guitarists of ages Golden, Old-School and Modern (each was featured on 10 discs), along with the album and song that best exemplifies their skills.

 

In 2013, when the list was originally created, City of Evil album held the position #16

 

Synyster Gates City of Evil (Avenged Sevenfold, 2005)

With a background in jazz-fusion guitar and a love for the soundtrack work of Danny Elfman, Gates is among the most well-rounded and idiosyncratic players in metal today. His solos on tracks like “Beast and the Harlot” and “Bat Country” play like mini-compositions full of finger-twisting licks, acrobatic sweeps, devilish chromatics and towering dual-harmony runs.

SONG: “Beast and the Harlot”