Skrillex named one of theGreatest Guitarists of AllTime

Spin magazine have published their list of the Greatest Guitarists of All Time courting their fair share hate (and page views) trolling us all by placing a certain wub-stepping party starter with a distinctively asymmetrical haircut in the opening slot.

Although Spin says they’re not sure if Skrillex has never held a guitar in his life (for the record he did during his time with From First to Last) but they justify his inclusion by claiming that “no contemporary musician has a more primal understanding of adrenaline-pumping, pulse-raising, chest-caving bulldozer riffs than dubstep mosh ambassador Skrillex.”

There is some logic to that apparent madness, as the list also features another non-guitar playing ‘Greatest Guitarist of All Time’ – RUN DMC’s Jam Master Jay an impressively high position. As Spin explains “the way Jay manipulated the work of guitarists… resulted was a new way of hearing guitars [and influenced] everyone from Tom Morello to Korn.”

Apparently at Spin they “don’t worship “guitar gods,” but prefer [their] axe-wielders to be resourceful, egalitarian, flawed, and human” and they’re celebrating an “alternative canon that kicks in with the Velvet Underground trying to erase that form entirely, making guitar solos gauche and using instruments as sadomasochistic tools for hammering out sheets of white heat” or something like that. So don’t expect to see any Hendrix, Clapton or Robert Johnson on the list.

Check out all the explanations and their ‘Most Heroic Moments’ on Spin

Spin’s 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time

100 – Skrillex
99 – Paul Saulnier (PS I Love You)
98 – Mark Morgan (Sightings)
97 – Ira Kaplan (Yo La Tengo)
96 – David Pajo (Slint)
95 – Bill Steer (Napalm Death/Carcass)
94 – Ibhahim Ag Alhabib (Tinariwen)
93 – Annie Clark (St. Vincent)
92 – James Blackshaw
91 – Viv Albertine (the Slits)
90 – Trey Azagthoth (Morbid Angel)
89 – Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
88 – Dylan Carlson (Earth)
87 – Marnie Stern
86 – Ian MacKaye and Guy Picciotto (Fugazi)
85 – Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam)
84 – Lydia Lunch
83 – Josh Homme
82 – Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses)
81 – Keiji Haino
80 – Dave Navarro (Jane’s Addiction/Red Hot Chili Peppers)
79 – Duane Denison (the Jesus Lizard)
78 – Vernon Reid (Living Colour)
77 – Marissa Paternoster (Screaming Females)
76 – Bernard Sumner (Joy Division, New Order)
75 – Bert Jansch
74 – Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Group)
73 – Mick Barr (Orthrelm/Krallice)
72 – Arto Lindsay
71 – Adrian Belew
70 – Jerry Harrison (Modern Lovers/Talking Heads)
69 – Eugene Chadbourne
68 – Ben Weinman (Dillinger Escape Plan)
67 – Kim Thayil (Soundgarden)
66 – Rowland S. Howard and Mick Harvey (The Birthday Party)
65 – Mick Ronson (David Bowie/Morrissey)
64 – Wino
63 – Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins)
62 – Tony Maiden (Rufus)
61 – Shuggie Otis
60 – Chuck Schuldiner (Death)
59 – Curt Kirkwood (Meat Puppets)
58 – Syd Barrett
57 – Doug Martsch (Built to Spill)
56 – Kim and Kelley Deal (The Breeders)
55 – Fred Frith
54 – Euronymous (Mayhem)
53 – Greg Sage (Wipers)
52 – Johnny Thunders
51 – Robbie Basho
50 – Wayne Kramer and Fred “Sonic” Smith (MC5)
49 – Zoot Horn Rollo (The Magic Band)
48 – Bob Mould
47 – Marc Ribot
46 – Dimebag Darrell (Pantera)
45 – Rhys Chatham
44 – John McLaughlin
43 – Nels Cline
42 – King Sunny Adé
41 – Nile Rodgers (Chic)
40 – Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine)
39 – Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney/Wild Flag)
38 – Stephen Malkmus (Pavement/The Jicks)
37 – Ali Farka Touré
36 – James “Blood” Ulmer
35 – Dr. Know (Bad Brains)
34 – Justin Broadrick (Napalm Death/Godflesh/Jesu)
33 – Jack White
32 – Robert Quine
31 – Derek Bailey
30 – King Buzzo (Melvins)
29 – Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)
28 – Glenn Branca
27 – PJ Harvey
26 – Johnny Marr
25 – Robert Fripp (King Crimson)
24 – Steve Albini (Big Black/Shellac)
23 – Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins/This Mortal Coil)
22 – Jimmy Nolen (James Brown)
21 – Sonny Sharrock
20 – Neil Young
19 – d. boon (Minutemen)
18 – Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
17 – Lou Reed and Sterling Morrison
16 – Frank Zappa
15 – Greg Ginn (Black Flag)
14 – Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman (Slayer)
13 – The Edge
12 – Andy Gill
11 – Ron Asheton (The Stooges)
10 – Jam Master Jay (Run-DMC)
9 – Eddie Hazel (Funkadelic)
8 – Johnny Ramone
7 – Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd (Television)
6 – Prince
5 – J Mascis
4 – Kurt Cobain
3 – John Fahey
2 – Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine)
1 – Lee Ranaldo & Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)