Contributors (In alphabetical order)

Joey Allen (guitarist: Warrant)

Eddie Anderson (director of security 1980–84)

Pete Angelus (creative consultant, production / lighting designer)

Michael Anthony (bassist)

Carmine Appice (drummer)

Vinny Appice (drummer)

Jeff Beck (guitarist)

Burton C. Bell (singer: Fear Factory)

Charlie Benante (drummer: Anthrax)

Marshall Berle (personal manager 1977–79)

Rodney Bingenheimer (legendary Los Angeles DJ)

Jack Blades (singer/bassist: Night?Ranger, Damn Yankees, Shaw/Blades)

Vito Bratta (guitarist: White Lion)

Vivian Campbell (guitarist: Def Leppard)

Nick Catanese (guitarist: Black Label Society)

Phil Collen (guitarist: Def Leppard)

Alice Cooper (singer)

Fred Coury (drummer: Cinderella)

David Coverdale (singer: Whitesnake)

M. Shawn Crahan (percussionist: Slipknot)

Juan Croucier (bassist: Ratt)

Craig DeFalco (guitarist: Laidlaw)

Jimmy DeGrasso (drummer: Megadeth, David Lee Roth)

Warren DeMartini (guitarist: Ratt)

Ronnie James Dio (singer: DIO, Black Sabbath)

Don Dokken (singer: Dokken)

Elliot Easton (guitarist: The Cars)

Blas Elias (drummer: Slaughter)

David Ellefson (bassist: Megadeth)

Joe Elliott (singer: Def Leppard)

John 5 (guitarist: Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, David Lee Roth)

Mark Friedman (music publisher: Chrysalis Music)

Syn Gates (guitarist: Avenged Sevenfold)

Billy Gibbons (guitarist: ZZ?Top)

Paul Gilbert (guitarist: Mr. Big, Racer X)

Ross Halfin (photographer)

Rob Halford (singer: Judas Priest)

Raymond I. Herrera (drummer: Fear Factory)

Scott Ian (guitarist: Anthrax)

Grover Jackson (founder: Jackson Guitars)

Joey Jordison (drummer: Slipknot)

Tom Keifer (singer/guitarist: Cinderella)

Kerry King (guitarist: Slayer)

Bruce Kulick (guitarist: Grand Funk Railroad, KISS)

Tommy Lee (drummer: Mötley Crüe)

Lemmy (singer/bassist: Motörhead)

Steve Lukather (guitarist: Toto)

Mick Mars (guitarist: Mötley Crüe)

Fred Mascherino (guitarist: Taking Back Sunday)

Miljenko Matijevic (singer: SteelHeart)

Doc McGhee (legendary manager: KISS, Bon Jovi, Mötley Crüe)

Tom Morello (guitarist: Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave)

Rick Nielsen (guitarist: Cheap Trick)

Ted Nugent (guitarist/singer)

Craig Nunenmacher (drummer: Black Label Society)

Shavo Odadjian (bassist: System Of A Down)

Jimmy Page (guitarist: Led Zeppelin)

Les Paul (guitarist, Gibson Les Paul designer, and inventor)

Vinnie Paul (drummer: Pantera, Hellyeah)

Stephen Pearcy (singer: Ratt)

Allison Robertson (guitarist: The Donnas)

Rikki Rockett (drummer: Poison)

Henry Rollins (singer)

James Root (guitarist: Slipknot, Stone Sour)

David Lee Roth (singer: Van Halen)

Joe Satriani (guitarist)

Rick Savage (bassist: Def Leppard)

M. Shadows (singer: Avenged Sevenfold)

Billy Sheehan (bassist: David Lee Roth, Talas)

Gene Simmons (singer/bassist: KISS)

Eric Singer (drummer: KISS, Alice Cooper, Badlands)

Nikki Sixx (bassist: Mötley Crüe)

Slash (guitarist: Velvet Revolver, Guns N’ Roses)

Chad Smith (drummer: Red Hot Chili Peppers)

Matt Sorum (drummer: Velvet Revolver, Guns N’ Roses)

Paul Stanley (singer/guitarist: KISS)

Steve Stevens (guitarist: Billy Idol)

Jaime St. James (singer: Warrant, Black ‘N Blue)

Ted Templeman (producer)

Tommy Thayer (guitarist: KISS, Black ‘N Blue)

Brad Tolinski (editor-in-chief: Guitar World magazine)

Mike Tramp (singer: White Lion)

Erik Turner (guitarist: Warrant)

Steve Vai (guitarist: David Lee Roth, Frank Zappa)

Zacky Vengeance (guitarist: Avenged Sevenfold)

Brad Wilk (drummer: Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave)

Kip Winger (singer/bassist: Winger)

Zakk Wylde (guitarist: Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society)

Dweezil Zappa (guitarist)