Contestants were critiqued by Andrew W.K., Jaleel Bunton of TV on the Radio and Les Savy Fav’s Seth Jabour. The field varied wildly from adolescent to old(er), from death metal to jazz and from ordinary to downright strange. After a series of brutal face-offs that included 20 second speed rounds and blindfolds, Lily Masse, the event’s only female competitor, was declared winner over last year’s runner-up Dylan Brenner.

Lily Masse was named this year’s champion after a multi-round shred-off with the 2009 runner-up Dylan Brenner. (photo by Chris Owyoung).

Dylan Brenner competes in the 2010 Shred for Your Life competition at Webster Hall, NYC. (photo by Chris Owyoung).

Joshua Anzano performs at the 2010 Shred for Your Life competition (photo by Chris Owyoung).

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