Best Guitarist of the Last 5 Years
Edgecrusher
That’s pretty tough
Jeff Loomis
Fredrik Thordendal
What exactly do u mean from the last 5 Years? Like released first recorded material? Because I know Loomis has been around for a while with Nevermore. I love Nevermore though, so if they count, add Loomis to my list.
I honestly don’t really know any new guitarists on the scene. I love Steve Vai, Devin Townsend, Paul Gilbert. Michael Angelo Batio, Yngwie Malmsteen, Reb Beach and John Petrucci.
As for relatively new, can’t think of much. Not sure of the name of guy in the band Reflux, but I seen them open for SYL and it was pretty good, and I know they only released their first album in




