Andy La Rocque Best Solos

[@alexandra6430]

The Trapped in a Corner solo is TOO GOOD and Chuck's rhythm part makes it even better

[@rafaelmarmusic]

that entire album is perfection...

[@stickfigure9138]

That rhythm is fire

[@Zaakarr]

Andy is criminally underrated

[@hkja99]

Andy La Rocque and James Murphy tops my fave lead guitarists

[@iqbalanselmooo]

Yeah both of them r groovy, melodic and have a tasty solo.

[@notofthisgod32]

Andy got the most solos of all the guitarists Chuck played with. Shows how much Chuck respected him

[@BartholomewBarnacleFerguson]

Some of them were really ahort tho

[@BartholomewBarnacleFerguson]

It’s either him or James, James got a solo on every song. If we’re counting number of solos, Andy probably beats James, but James solos were longer I think

[@Sara_Kane]

@@BartholomewBarnacleFerguson Well, James Murphy was an actual band member, whilst Andy was just playing on ITP as a session musician. Speaking of James, his solo on Altering The Future and his fiery duel with Chuck on Low Life were spectaculat moments on those albums.

[@Walamonga1313]

​@@Sara_KaneAndy and James were easily the best guitarists along with Chuck (which is insane considering Masvidal was great too). Death was just too good for this world

[@lt8400]

​@@BartholomewBarnacleFergusonNo way Andy has more than James? Feels like Murphy has dozens of solos on that album

[@johnlee7479]

Andy’s playing has always had a dark beauty to it , one of the best guitarist on this planet 🌍

[@AmericanThunder]

A sinister, clean edge!

[@louiscsanko9322]

ANDY IS ONE OF VERY FEW WHO PLAYED ALONGSIDE SCHULDINER// WHEN ANDY PLAYS I THINK OF KING DIAMOND// INSTANTLY

[@georgeschaffino8147]

I remember when he replaced hank shermann when king decided to do his own band, on fatal portrait and abigail. WOW!!, was all that went through my brain! ;)

[@Stitsel]

He's technically one of the best I've ever heard, & I like everyone else, I grew up on all the greats:Blackmore, Page,Iommi,Dharma, Schenker etc. Latter era metal heroes Downing/Tipton, Murray/Smith,Uli-Rudy-Matthias too.Then the NeoClassical giants instigated by Yngwie.....not to ever forget EVH or any of the other American greats:Rhoads,Lynch,DiMartini,J E Lee etc. .....then onto the thrash pack: Hetfield/Hammet, Hanneman/King,Mustaine/whoever etc. he can hang with any of these guys , any day.One of the best, period. A sinister clean edge, indeed! ! (someone else's quote below me)..... he's super melodic when need be, can play a mean acoustic, plays the best METAL RIFFS always, has a controlled aggression & technique at his disposal, & is a killer songwriter to boot. Whew! I'd say that makes a guitar great!

[@billyjackbillyjack9731]

ABSOLUTELY DUDE ✌️

[@michaelpalermo354]

Andy's playing is ethereal and dreamy powerful. He is extremely articulate and such a masterful composer. Sadly, his depth and articulation has largely gone unnoticed over the years. True players recognize his mastery.

[@stickfigure9138]

Real lovers of Metal and guitar solos know who he is. He really is a genius guitar layer.

[@zazmeister69]

His solo in Trapped In A Corner is majestic!

[@genustinca5565]

Yes indeed. The phrasing, technique, and melody are just amazing.

[@blkmtlstv1265]

He was also a big Randy Rhodes fan !

[@alexeymaslov5912]

Final part of this solo slightly reminds me... Steve Vai)

[@justinkantner7162]

Andy is the biggest reason that I listen to King Diamond, I can’t imagine the band without him. Incredibly tasteful player...🤘🏻

[@ghigemignani]

King without andy is nothing

[@ianw5663]

Holy shit, I've been listening to Slaughter of the Soul for nearly 20 years and never knew Andy did the solo on "Cold". Now that I hear it I can't believe I didn't recognize it!

[@brianmcalpine6011]

The story behind it is actually incredible. He was working in a guitar store and the at the gates guys ran into him and were just like wtf could you please record a solo on our record and he did

[@a4tdi140]

@@brianmcalpine6011 yes kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqHXqH-Jet1pedksi=qLYPzfIOCyz0dw7c

[@aylinjeraldinoleon2933]

Los mejores solos de ANDY fueron en el álbum INDIVIDUAL TROUGH PATTERS

[@benjitall1536]

His dark mystique on his guitar work is impossible not to recognize.

[@Chekanchik]

Nothing from "Abigail"??? This album is a real masterpiece!!!

[@TheDispather]

"Mansion In Darkness" for example.

[@alejandroperez-ry7vn]

I thing Black Horsemen has a great solo

[@infraredviewer]

7th day of July 1777, from Abigail, has his best solo

[@piters5293]

Yes!

[@louiscsanko9322]

HELL YES ABIGAIL\,,,/

[@Zerrant]

Don't forget Pete Blakk, him and Andy sounded so good together with the dual guitar attack.

[@TheDispather]

Yes,......Andy and Pete was the best guitar duo which King ever had.

[@Stitsel]

@@TheDispather Agreed 100%

[@cthulhu6697]

I've been playing metal guitar for more than 30 years ( mostly death metal/black metal ) and Andy LaRoque and James Murphy are my biggest influences on lead

[@LeoM-zt3pl]

Those 2 are also my favorites , would be cool if they did a track together

[@Walamonga1313]

I prefer thrash metal but I agree those 2 are my favs for death metal

[@louiscsanko9322]

MOST UNDERATED AXEMAN ON THE PLANET*

[@Zainulkamal]

It does not matter if he is underrated. His guitar solos are masterpiece. I loved his style. Influenced me big time in my guitar playing. He is the greatest Metal Guitar Player of all times...

[@alcovefib]

Well, I rate him as highly as humanly possible. 🙆‍♂️😂🤗👌

[@romyaz1713]

Andy LaRocque -- the best guitarist for me, possibly ever. His melodies have been haunting me for over 30 years. King Diamond is Andy for me. I would listen to his music without words if it was possible. Why wouldn't he record solo projects? My God, he was good. Pure Genius

[@darkozric79]

Yeah, I was always wondering the same thing, he produces tons of stuff for other bands but when it comes to personal solo material, there's only one album...

[@MaxFury_Official]

You can now, with AI, just delete King! LOL google ultimate vocal remover AI

[@bigdavekilbride9972]

Andy is one of the greatest guitar players on the planet.

[@homevalueglass3809]

Andy's amazing, he does more than bang out notes, he paints a picture with his guitar.

[@hungryguitarstudent]

One of my favorite guitar players. Listening to his King Diamond and Death solos had a huge impact on me as a teenager. Melodic master!

[@louiscsanko9322]

KING DIAMOND HAS ONE OF THE GREATEST GUITARISTS*

[@jordencharles4830]

One of the last walking on earth

[@kevincarpenter3428]

Some guitarists solos don't fit the song they are in.but Andy's are always perfect.what a great musician.

[@Sacriphyx]

This!

[@louiscsanko9322]

MOST UNDERATED GUITARIST// WTF// OTHER NAMES CAN NOT EVEN COME CLOSE TO ANDY***

[@cthulhu6697]

@@louiscsanko9322 Well, James Murphy is great too. He and Andy are my primary influences on lead guitars

[@louiscsanko9322]

@@cthulhu6697 ABSOLUTELY 2 GREATS\,,,/

[@jameshall878]

Andy's solos do fit to perfection thought out like Robin Trower 🎸

[@stuartewoldt1513]

As a 15 yr old listening to Kjng Diamond i was amazed and the note choices and phrasing Andy did. I love that there are so many others who see what I did

[@MaxFury_Official]

Where's Insanity? Six Feet Under is a good one too, One Down Two to Go is fantastic. Short simple sweet shred pentatonics. Black Horsemen! Andy deserves more videos! He's a perfect blend between Yngwie virtuosity meets Gary Moore.

[@KaathariaRandall]

This is great but also really makes me notice how much is taken away from these solos without the rest of the song, really a credit to the ways his solos are built to compliment the songs, a truly amazing guitarist :)

[@89gt5.0]

Never knew he did that At The Gates solo. Epic

[@tcollier5460]

Andy and Pete were such great musicians!These were some of the best solos ever...

[@szerminator355]

Andy has his unique recognizable style and this is his greatest asset.

[@_Mr.Plankton_]

you stole my thoughts)

[@daddiewassambelo9631]

Yo me compre el de Death por que tocaba el y acabe comprandomelos todos. Gracias Andy y gracias Chuck, que en paz descanse....COÑO QUE PAZ. CAÑA TOTAL HASTA REVENTAR. pero con musicalidad como vosotros MAESTROS.

[@leonarnubis]

i agree overactive imagination from individual ,, ohhh its awesome !!!!

[@RLogan-yt4fi]

Such great sense of melody and right amount of technique. Andy is the man!

[@louiscsanko9322]

ANDY LAROCQUE// GUITAR HERO\,,,/

[@athmanguitar8912]

Welcome Home is my favorite!!!! Andy Rules!!!!!

[@addictedtocraic]

How can we forget his virtuoso work with Death.

[@skylarharris7058]

One of my favorite guitarists. I’m pretty sure he doesn’t ever make a mistake lol

[@metalzonemt-2]

I recently watched his interview, and he said something like "40 years of playing guitar, and I still suck". Right...

[@nalicie]

My favorite guitarist. An unlimited arsenal of intricate and creative shred!

[@bmabs35]

I've said it once and I'll say it many times more. Andy is the most underrated metal guitarist out there.

[@ΝεοκλήςΠαπαδόπουλος-δ8ε]

Sleepless nights ,for ever!!!

[@TheDispather]

This solo made Pete Blakk (first part),.....Andy made only outro.

[@Icedsymphony7]

Andy larocque,james murphy 2 of the most underrated metal soloist

[@krisdahlin4386]

one of the very best of all time! he has a style and sound all his own. magic. the whole album of "them" should be on here........... especially the invisible guests!

[@EgoShredder]

I know! That song comes in with the first solo and blows you away. The second one comes in and you go WTF! The third one arrives and explodes like a thousand death stars! Talk about let rip!

[@ElevatedLevetator]

Heard that sonh for the first time today and i agree! Holy shit

[@cthulhu6697]

+Kris Dahlin If you have "Them" on vinyl, on the part where King says "the invisible gusts", if you play it backwards, it says very clearly "Satan is in me"

[@Chorofonfilo]

Andy's powerful and felt style, so awesome.

[@СергейМорозов-ч7ч1к]

Просто офигенный виртуоз, настоящий мастер!

[@Szederp]

Here we are 8 years later. Only now I realize how well you made these choices. Most of these solos are from the classic line-up from Them, Conspiracy, The Eye. Excellent choices.

[@Beiskraft]

my favs is from black horsemen, it's so powerful !!

[@BarbChiavelli]

The best guitarist in the world

[@blindcynic]

those solos on The Ritual, especially the first one, with that amazing riffing behind them are probably the best. which is surprising since I'm an old KD fan. he has so many great solos it is really a fucked up task to pick up your favs...

[@darkozric79]

True it is a hard task

[@DarkRenaissance2012]

One does not simply "read tabs to andy laroque"... He has that magical touch ...

[@Kevster129]

Andy is a God. That is all I have to say.

[@evensteven8129]

Yngwie meets Brad Gillis.. what a combo..such a sick player...🤘🏻

[@Sacriphyx]

SO many magical solos he has done, quite fantastic. Good to see so many from The Eye on this compilation, some of his best work are on that album.

[@СергейВикторович-э8л]

Очень сильный гитарист , не зря в него так крепко вцепился King Diamond

[@donmc621]

Every KD album has Andy blowing out some killer solos. Halloween? The Lake?Lurking in the Dark?Haunted?Arrival?7th Day of July 1777?Insanity?Moonlight?Catacomb? Hell that whole album with the Drover/LaRocque dynamic is amazingThe Floating Head?Way too many to list anyway.

[@heavyaccept]

3:29!!! one of the best melodies in Heavy Metal of all times!!!

[@phoenixpruett2097]

Sounds like Metallica a bit

[@michelbastos2863]

Incredible! Andy is one of the best ever

[@500erider]

Two thumbs up for Andy La Rocque !!!!!! Amazing musician !!!!!!

[@kerranginrock9563]

Andy... Andy, Andy, Andy... One of the top 5 guitar players in the world of all time. The reason, besides Glenn Tipton, Richie Sambora and Jeff Waters i've started to play guitar in early 90's An IDOL. Best of the best. He and Pete Black, were one of the most outstanding and powerful duos in music ever. And their final solo in Invisible Guests prove it, and always will be the standard of solos in music, together with solo in Painkiller (Judas Priest). Thank you Andy

[@caljerm]

I don't think anyone is better than Andy

[@dungeonvic]

:) Thumbs up just for the idea! I applaud the inclusion of the solo of The Meetings and Lies and the two Death solos but I hope you will understand as a fellow LaRocque fan that I have to mention some that I think deserved to be here as they are complete and utter masterpieces. The final solo of Behind These Walls - every note is perfect. The opening solo of Invisible Guests - so incredibly awesome it makes half the song. As someone already mentioned, the solo A Visit from the Dead, the one with the succession of awesome arpeggios. Just perfect. as a personal favorite, I have a very soft spot for the melodic solo of Omens. Cheers!

[@265308]

dungeonvic man what about "Insanity" man wtf no best of Andy without that one esp the last solo of that song n more so that it an all instrumental rock song.

[@teerevevourdeminingo4274]

dungeonvic holy fuck

[@gregorioceballos5478]

Hola este Andy gran talento mezcla entre Malmsteen y Hendrix asombroso saludos desde Argentina 🇦🇷

[@laznovak]

You should have just put all of them.

[@darkozric79]

I thought of that to be honest hehe xD

[@codyrogers1011]

Hahaha yea i havent heard one i didnt like, some not as good as others but never unlikable

[@cthulhu6697]

Agreed

[@bellmeisterful]

Lol. Right?

[@somberlainguitar]

amazing vibrato

[@lourdescortes7720]

Andy super excellent!

[@jrfnktheknucker8007]

My favorite guitar god and half of my favorite song writing team.

[@enriqueaguilar729]

There are a lot of guitar players in this heavy world but a few players have such a amazing and technical ability in their solos just andy can do it....strongest , darkness , melodies from hell.....!!!!!

[@Sacriphyx]

Just like me. The Eye was my first album as well, and probably my favourite. A masterpiece. Cheers!

[@dreame9825]

Mine too

[@darkozric79]

I'm glad you like the compilation, you saw so many songs from The Eye becouse it was my first album from king and my most favourite one.

[@winsorthreeotwo5940]

Andy La Rocque is the best guitarist.

[@danielmartinez4937]

Un genio de la.musica .. cuantas veces nos hizo vibrar con esos solos..

[@privacyvalued7632]

Some of the most amazing playing I've ever heard, very unique style 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@adukaalmizan6908]

I love King Diamond bcoz of Andy ....

[@ИлиянАлекс]

It's the beast of the beast

[@Zaakarr]

also his solos from: visit from the dead, 7 day of july 1777, Family ghost, The accusation chair, waiting, mansion in darkness, black horseman, overactive imagination, invisible guests, in human form, and even more i can't enumerate

[@joseangelpiruli2442]

el dios de las melodias!!! up the andy forever!!!!

[@thomaswilliams8167]

Andy and Jake e Lee imagine that attack!!!!

[@michaelgarner387]

If diamond didn’t have Andy he may not have made it so big.

[@michaelgarner387]

But it’s ALL of satan!! Don’t be lured into this stuff!!!

[@micheal7005]

Andy is my all time favorite guitarist🤘

[@Szederp]

Genius. No other word fits him.

[@Takealookatmychannelhere]

There is no Omens' amazing solo from Abigail.

[@drseuss8589]

Or the intro!

[@npnpGuima]

Trapped in a Corner is the best of all solos ever.

[@TomPark1986]

I love The Puppet Master. Brilliant album.

[@tedmalicious5370]

Andy is great player, king was lucky getting him n Mikey dee

[@jimbothompson6540]

Something about his style, i seriously think he may very well be the best

[@Marcela4137]

El Mejor!!!!

[@Dragonforcexxx]

Sabes Marcela sabes

[@harmoniesh.mendoza3194]

Killer Guitar!!!!! 💪🏻👿🤘🏻

[@josefranciscogonzalezfonta6652]

Best guitarrist of heavy metal

[@lorenzovalenti4416]

Legend.

[@Stormblast729]

His guitar work is amazing!

[@plastikfan2355]

Slepless Night Best Solo ever

[@jamesaleman]

What a legend

[@EgoShredder]

I agree! The solos in the song Invisible Guests are jaw dropping and really entertaining!

[@c4sp3r91]

a great solo needs a great rythm guitars and that's what king diamond is all about

[@PeriMartins]

Great La Rocque.

[@amaurysfernandez1900]

the great Andy!

[@SouthernOregonReps]

He is so radical! Years and years of great stuff. He is my #2 only behind bill steer of carcass!

[@ryllersousa]

What a monster playing guitar! Tea Still today one of my favorites solos of all time...

[@daddiewassambelo9631]

Andy La Rocque..................no hay palabras.

[@NorthernPanzer666]

Even on the DEATH LP : "Individual thought Patterns", his solo's make Chuck Shuldiner's guitar sound like he should have let the guitar-solo's be done by Andy LaRoque. He has superior skills & just hits the nerve, lifting his technical level up among the top 10 metal guitarists of all time !!

[@jcaterracing]

Ooh fuck me those are strong words!!! Not sure I can agree with that!

[@jordencharles4830]

Hey Chuck had a distinct sound on purpose, but let’s not forget he did write some pretty mean riffs. Chuck is a very talented musician! He was basically teaching himself from scream bloody gore all the way up to Sound of Perseverance.

[@NorthernPanzer666]

You're absolutely correct about Chuck's skills as genious riff master & frontman. His focus was never on the guitar solo's. I heard Andy La... back in '86 on King Diamonds debut album. He should have played on Symbolic, but he was on Tour w. King Diamond.. So its impossible to compare Chuck & Andy. They made the best Death album imo. Horns from Denmark 🤘

[@NorthernPanzer666]

@@jcaterracing Sorry bro'. Cause I never ever can show my respect to the importance of Chucks influence on the Metal scene.. I only compare their solo's on Individual.... Andy & Chuck cant be compared.. Horns from Denmark 🤘

[@Francisco17Berrios]

Well, since Andy didn't want to tour with Death Chuck couldn't ask Andy to do a lot of solos, because his next live guitar player wouldn't be able to nail them note by note.

[@unbornproductions7917]

Amazing guitarist. So smooth.

[@blkmtlstv1265]

All time favorite guitarist \m/ !

[@darkozric79]

I totally agree with you bro, that's why he's one of my favourite guitar players too!!!!

[@MandalaOfThe7]

The entire solo section from "Omens" should be here and at the top echelon of guitar solos in general.