Matthew James Bellamy (born 9 June 1978) is an English musician and composer, best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, pianist, and primary songwriter of the alternative rock band Muse.Total Guitar readers voted Bellamy #29 on a list of the Top 100 Guitarists of all time. Bellamy's riff from "Plug In Baby" was #13 in Total Guitar's poll of the Top 100 Riffs of all time.[5]On 26 September 2008, the University of Plymouth awarded Bellamy an honorary doctorate degree in arts for his work in the field of music.[7]In the January 2010 edition of Total Guitar magazine, Bellamy was named Guitarist of the Decade and was proclaimed to be "the Hendrix of his generation". [8] In the Guinness Book of World Records 2010 Bellamy is credited as holding the world record for most guitars smashed on a tour. His record, 140, was set during the Absolution Tour.
Thomas Baptiste Morello (born May 30, 1964) is a Grammy Award-winning American guitarist best known for his tenure with the bands Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, his acoustic solo act The Nightwatchman, and his newest group, Street Sweeper Social Club. He is best-known for his use of guitar effects, his innovative guitar solos, his use of the tapping and his heavy-riffs.He was featured as one of the guitarists in Rolling Stone's "The Top 20 New Guitarists" article and was ranked #26 on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"
