Roadrunner Artists Kick Ass In Guitar World's Readers Poll!

The March 2012 issue of Guitar World includes the results of their 2011 Readers Poll, and Roadrunner artists were extremely well represented. Here's the rundown:

Megadeth's Dave Mustaine and Chris Broderick won Best Metal Guitarists, with Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt and Fredrik Åkesson coming in third;

Dream Theater's John Petrucci came in second in the Best Shredder category, with Rob Zombie's guitarist, John 5, coming in fifth;

Megadeth's TH1RT3EN won Best Metal Album, and Dream Theater's A Dramatic Turn of Events came in third;

John Petrucci also took second in the Most Valuable Player category, with Dave Mustaine right behind him;

Kenny Wayne Shepherd was voted the #3 Best Blues Guitarist;

Rush's Alex Lifeson was the #5 vote-getter for the Guitar World Hall of Fame;

and the magazine's November 2011 "Big Four" issue, which featured Dave Mustaine alongside members of Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax, was voted Favorite Guitar World Cover!

Congratulations to all!

Source: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/story.aspx?newsitemID=24021

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