List of rock and metal bands that cofeature two guitarists

Rock and heavy metal bands that cofeature two guitarists by having them share the role of lead guitar and rhythm guitar include:

Rock bands

Examples of rock and hard rock bands that cofeature two guitarist include:

*John Lennon and George Harrison of The Beatles
*Ray and Dave Davies of The Kinks
*John and Tom Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival
*Ace Frehley and Paul Stanley of KISS
*Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson of Thin Lizzy.
*Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington and Allen Collins used a combo of lead and rhythm when three guitars were used with Ed King in the early years and Steve Gaines in the later years
*Keith Richards and Ron Wood (and previously Mick Taylor and Brian Jones) of The Rolling Stones
*Angus and Malcolm Young of AC/DC
*Joe Perry and Brad Whitford of Aerosmith
*Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond, Jr. of The Strokes
*Don Felder and Bernie Leadon, and later Joe Walsh of The Eagles
*Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd of Television
*Joe Strummer and Mick Jones of The Clash
*Noel Gallagher and Gem Archer (and previously Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs) of Oasis
*Duane Allman and Dickey Betts, Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes of The Allman Brothers Band
*Eric Clapton and Duane Allman of Derek and the Dominos
*Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood of Blind Faith
*Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler performing together
*Mark and David Knopfler of Dire Straits
*James Valentine and Jesse Carmichael of Maroon 5
*Slash and Izzy Stradlin of Guns N' Roses (later Gilby Clarke in place of Stradlin, then Buckethead in place of Slash, currently a triple lead featuring Robin Finck, Bumblefoot and Richard Fortus)
*Ace Frehley and Tod Howarth of Frehley's Comet
*John Sykes and Mel Galley (previously Micky Moody in the place on Sykes and Bernie Marsden in the place of Galley, and later Vivian Campbell, Steve Vai, [Warren DeMartini] and Doug Aldrich in the place of Sykes and Adrian Vandenberg and Reb Beach in the place of Galley) of Whitesnake
*Billie Joe Armstrong and Jason White of Green Day
*Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien and Thom Yorke of Radiohead
*Billy Corgan and James Iha, the latter replaced by Jeff Schroeder of Smashing Pumpkins
*Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth
*Stone Gossard and Mike McCready of Pearl Jam
*Rivers Cuomo and Brian Bell of Weezer
*Sammy Hagar and Edward Van Halen during certain live performances of Van Halen from 1986-1996
*Kyle Gass and Jack Black of Tenacious D
*Gary Lightbody and Nathan Connolly of Snow Patrol
*Ray Toro and Frank Iero of My Chemical Romance
*Nic Cester and Cameron Muncey of Jet
*Pal Waaktaar and Magne Furuholmen of a-ha
*Pete Doherty and Carl Barât of The Libertines

Metal bands

*Janick Gers, Dave Murray and Adrian Smith (previously Dennis Stratton and later Gers in the place of Smith then Gers, Murray & Smith together) of Iron Maiden
*James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett of Metallica (originally Dave Mustaine in Hammett's place)
*Rudolf Schenker and Matthias Jabs of The Scorpions (previously Michael Schenker, then Ulrich Roth in the place of Jabs)
*Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing of Judas Priest
*Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance of Avenged Sevenfold
*Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King of Slayer
*Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu of Trivium
*Patrick Lachman and Mike Chlasciak of Halford
*Phil Campbell and Würzel (previously Eddie Clarke in the place of Campbell and Larry Wallis in the place of Würzel) of Motörhead
*Herman Li and Sam Totman of DragonForce
*Dan Jacobs and Travis Miguel of Atreyu
*David St. Hubbins and Nigel Tufnel of Spinal Tap
*Mark Morton and Willie Adler of Lamb of God
*Pat O'Brien and Rob Barrett of Cannibal Corpse
*Jack Owen and Pat O'Brien of Cannibal Corpse (Former Duo)
*Jack Owen and Bob Rusay of Cannibal Corpse (Former Duo)
*Eric and Brian Hoffman of Deicide (Former Duo)
*Muhammed Suiçmez & Sami Raatikainen of Necrophagist
*Dave Mustaine and Chris Broderick of Megadeth (previously Chris Poland, Marty Friedman and Glen Drover in place of Broderick)
*James "Munky" Shaffer and Brian "Head" Welch of Korn (Former Duo)
*Max Cavalera and Andreas Kisser of Sepultura (Former Duo)
*Mikael Åkerfeldt and Peter Lindgren of Opeth (Former Duo)
*Mårten Hagström and Fredrik Thordendal of Meshuggah
*Dave "The Snake" Sabo and Scotti Hill of Skid Row
*Michael Denner and Hank Shermann of Mercyful Fate
*Jesper Strömblad and Björn Gelotte of In Flames
*Bill Steer and Michael Amott of Carcass
*Micheal and Christopher Amott of Arch Enemy
*Jim Root and Mick Thomson of Slipknot
*Phil Demmel and Robb Flynn of Machine Head
*Jason Becker and Marty Friedman of Cacophony
*Phil Collen and Steve Clark (previously Pete Willis in the place of Collen and later Vivian Campbell in the place of Clark) of Def Leppard
*Warren DeMartini and Robbin Crosby of Ratt
*Chris DeGarmo and Michael Wilton of Queensrÿche
*Silenoz and Galder of Dimmu Borgir
*Alexi Laiho and Roope Latvala of Children of Bodom
*Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher of Mastodon
*Keri Kelli and Jason Hook (originally Glen Buxton and Mike Bruce) of Alice Cooper
*Richie Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi (previously Dave "The Snake" Sabo in place of Sambora) of Bon Jovi
*Reb Beach and Paul Taylor of Winger
*Matthew Tuck and Michael "Padge" Paget of Bullet for My Valentine
*Gary Holt and Rick Hunolt of Exodus
*Justin Hawkins and Dan Hawkins of The Darkness
*Nick Hipa and Phil Sgrosso of As I Lay Dying
*Benjamin Weinman and Jeff Tuttle of The Dillinger Escape Plan
*Niklas Sundin and Martin Henriksson of Dark Tranquillity
*James Michael and DJ Ashba of