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Adriano Arguelho is a shred and heavy metal guitarist from Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, operating as a solo project since 2022. Drawing on the tradition of Brazilian instrumental guitar, the project emphasizes technical, high-speed fretwork rooted in heavy metal.
Asteroidea was an instrumental progressive metal and shred band from Salvador, Bahia, founded in 2001 by guitarist Patrick Amorim — the name itself derived from the Latin word for the starfish class. Heavily influenced by guitar virtuosos Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, and Yngwie Malmsteen, the group focused on technically demanding original compositions rather than vocals, recording the demo Furthering Your Imagination in 2002 before eventually disbanding.
Cristobal Gallardo is a Chilean guitarist who launched his solo instrumental metal project in 2023 with the single "Maldita Tentación," followed by his debut album "A Puro Corazón" in 2024. His playing blends metal technique with Latin melodic influences, citing Marty Friedman, Gary Moore, and Carlos Santana as primary inspirations.
De Ros is a progressive metal and shred project centered on guitarist Marcos De Ros from Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Originally formed as a power trio in 1991 with drummer Sandro Stecanela and bassist Fábio Alves, the group recorded the instrumental progressive metal albums "Ad Dei Gloriam" (1994) and "Universe" (1997), drawing on influences ranging from jazz-fusion to Indian classical music. Marcos De Ros is recognized by Rolling Stone Brasil as one of 70 Brazilian guitar masters and was the first Brazilian guitarist to release an instructional CD-ROM internationally.
Igor Bollos is a São Paulo-based guitarist, composer, and educator whose solo metal project blends progressive metal, metalcore, and shred with jazz fusion influences. Trained at Faculdade Santa Marcelina (FASM) and a graduate of Unifaccamp's popular music program, he launched the project in 2015 and released his debut metal single "Demon's Toll" in April 2023, an eight-minute track showcasing the project's fusion of extreme and progressive styles.
Jeff Loomis is a guitarist from Washington state best known as the lead guitarist of progressive metal band Nevermore, with whom he recorded from 1994 until the band's dissolution in 2011. His 2008 solo debut Zero Order Phase took the fourth spot in Guitar World's 2009 readers' poll for best shred album; he followed it with Plains of Oblivion (2012) before joining melodic death metal band Arch Enemy as lead guitarist in 2014.
Juan Ayestas is a technical and melodic death metal project from Villanueva, Cortés, Honduras, formed in 2008 by a solo musician whose themes orbit space, the cosmos, and the unknown. The project released two full-lengths — Sail to the Void (2010) and First Noises at Final Evening (2012) — alongside the shred-driven EP The Solar Flare, before going on hiatus around 2014. The music combines dense death metal riffing with melodic leads and a conceptual framework rooted in astronomical imagery.
Kiko Loureiro is a São Paulo-born guitarist best known as a founding member of Angra and as Megadeth's lead guitarist from 2015 to 2023, who has maintained a prolific solo career since his instrumental debut No Gravity (2004). His solo output spans melodic progressive metal and jazz-inflected shred across albums including Universo Inverso, Fullblast, and Sounds of Innocence (2012). His fifth solo album, Theory of Mind (October 2024), explores themes of empathy and human connection through ten tracks of melodic progressive metal.
Kiko Loureiro is a São Paulo-born guitarist best known as a founding member of Angra and as Megadeth's lead guitarist from 2015 to 2023, who has maintained a prolific solo career since his instrumental debut No Gravity (2004). His solo output spans melodic progressive metal and jazz-inflected shred across albums including Universo Inverso, Fullblast, and Sounds of Innocence (2012). His fifth solo album, Theory of Mind (October 2024), explores themes of empathy and human connection through ten tracks of melodic progressive metal.
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