Chris Poland

In January 2020, Poland was inducted into the Metal Hall of Fame, alongside Geoff Tate, Don Dokken, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Prong (band), Graham Bonnett, and more. Poland was inducted by Thom Hazaert and former Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel who joined Poland for a performance of "Peace Sells", with Butcher Babies bassist Ricky Bonazza, and Dead By Wednesday drummer Opus Lawrence and guitarist Dave Sharpe, who also tour with Megadeth bassist David Ellefson and Hazaert in Ellefson's eponymous "Sleeping Giants" solo band. Poland also performed "Paranoid" at the induction, with Vai, Satriani, and Tate.

In 2019, Poland appeared on the track "Hammer (Comes Down)", on Megadeth bassist David Ellefson's solo release Sleeping Giants, with Mark Tremonti, Thom Hazaert, Dave McClain and Joey Radziwill of Sacred Reich, and Flotsam and Jetsam vocalist Eric AK. It was later announced Poland had signed to Ellefson's revived Combat Records, who would release a 30th Anniversary Edition of his landmark solo debut Return to Metalopolis in 2020. The expanded 2 CD/LP configuration, features a remastered version of the original LP, with 4 new tracks, and material from the independently released, out of print 2007 release Return To Metalopolis Live. It was later announced in 2020 that Poland would tour Australia and Japan, with David Ellefson and Thom Hazaert, supporting Ellefson's eponymous solo band.

Dave Mustaine referred to Poland as "an amazing guitar player—he can play circles around me".

In 2009, Poland formed OHMphrey, a side-project with Robby Pagliari of OHM, and Jake Cinninger, Kris Myers, and Joel Cummins of progressive rock band Umphrey's McGee.

Chris Poland (born December 1, 1957) is an American guitarist who was part of the thrash metal band Megadeth. He is also the guitarist of the instrumental rock/jazz fusion bands OHM and OHMphrey.