Chris Poland (born December 1, 1957) is an American musician, best known for being the former guitarist for American thrash metal band Megadeth from 1984 to 1987 and again for a brief return in 2004.
During this time, he recorded the albums Killing Is My Business...
And Business Is Good! (1985), Peace Sells...
But Who's Buying? (1986) and The System Has Failed (2004).
He was also invited by Megadeth leader, Dave Mustaine, to play on Megadeth's Rust In Peace album sessions.
However, his parts were not used for the final album.
He is currently the guitarist of the instrumental rock/jazz fusion band OHM, and is known for having appeared on several projects and albums from a variety of different genres.
Recently, he has been associated with the progressive metal band Redemption, with whom he has recorded two albums and made a live guest appearance.