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Victor Brandt (musician)
Victor Brandt (Victor Carl Johannes Brandt), Swedish extreme metal bassist and guitarist born 1983 in Gnarp; bassist of Dimmu Borgir since 2018, ex-Entombed A.D. and Satyricon, Firespawn guitarist, Cemetery Skyline bassist.
Vinnie Paul
Vinnie Paul (Vincent Paul Abbott, 1964-2018) was an American drummer who co-founded groove metal band Pantera with brother Dimebag Darrell, later played in Damageplan and Hellyeah, and died of cardiomyopathy in Las Vegas.
Vinny Appice
Vinny Appice (Vincent Sampson Appice, born 1957, Brooklyn) is an American hard rock drummer of Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven & Hell, Last in Line, and the Appice brothers' Drum Wars; younger brother of Carmine Appice.
Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Malmsteen (Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, born 1963), Swedish neoclassical metal guitarist; founder of the style via 1984's Rising Force, ex-Steeler and Alcatrazz, signature scalloped-neck Fender Stratocaster.
Yoshiki (林佳樹) (musician)
Yoshiki (林佳樹, Yoshiki Hayashi, born 1965) is a Japanese composer, classically trained pianist, and rock drummer, founder and leader of X Japan and The Last Rockstars, with 30 million records sold and 18 sold-out Tokyo Dome shows.
Zakk Wylde
Zakk Wylde, American metal guitarist, Ozzy Osbourne's axeman from No Rest for the Wicked (1988) and founder of Black Label Society; known for pinch harmonics, bullseye Les Pauls, Marshall JCM800 tone, Zakk Sabbath, and Pantera celebration tours.
Zoltan Bathory
Zoltan Bathory, also known as Báthory Zoltán, is a Hungarian-born American musician. He founded Five Finger Death Punch in 2005 and has won 17 Billboard Mainstream Rock number-one singles.
ZP Theart
ZP Theart (ZP De Villiers Theart), South African-born singer, co-founder and original lead vocalist of DragonForce (1999-2010), later of I Am I, Tank, and Skid Row (2017-2022), and guest voice of Pentakill's Karthus.