SICK Or OVERRATED? The 20 Most Famous METAL Solos Of All Time

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[@jimiewilliams7623]

Thanks for the content, Bradley. I'm a beginner, and you help to keep me inspired.

[@RJ1.]

hello

[@MetalPilgrim]

Painkiller and Tornado need a separate Tier for themselves

[@MrBdog1021]

I tend to agree. There’s just something special about those two for me.

[@shredman87.57]

Painkiller is God tier

[@ZEBASS]

So true. Before even seeing the candidates for this video, I thought "Tornado and Painkiller are gonna be in S". Thanks Bradley.

[@billymccormick2549]

AGREED

[@billymccormick2549]

Has anyone here heard Glenn Tipton “Baptism of Fire” instrumental? It’s a lot like the Painkiller solo only a whole song and it’s different, don’t get me wrong but the sweeping and techniques are all there. It’s from his solo album of the same name. I’m on the same page as you guys. Give that a listen to if you have not heard it it’s Glenn at his peak. I love the guy. Miss him but he’s very present in the new album!!!!

[@Pancakesgoguitar]

Bradley is a true british content man.

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[@christianh.4881]

Bri'ish

[@legoatt5]

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[@Victor-pv5sc]

On Pantera, maybe Floods would've been a better choice, although evrry goddamn solo by Dimebag was S tier

[@jonathanw1106]

While I agree generally, I am not a huge fan of that solo in particular oddly enough

[@jacquesroux7362]

The Sleep is his best solo in my opinion

[@gregoryfuller9361]

​@@jacquesroux7362 not easy but If I had to pick one it would be hard lines and sunken cheeks. I was in high school in the mid ninety's. The only band on the planet was Pantera.

[@aminostruth3494]

Rise is my fave Dimebag solo.

[@Donald18838]

This love is his best solo

[@andrewvictor5422]

Tornado of Souls is the greatest guitar solo of all time. it's somehow aggressive and beautiful at the same time. It's just like wathcing a movie telling you a story, from building up to climax and finally perfect ending

[@detonationcruster]

Always bums me out that no one ever mentions At The Gates "Cold" .... that solo is so damn good.

[@Luckypants2113]

It’s definitely a fantastic solo, but if the criteria is “most famous” then sadly at the gates probably doesn’t make the cut. They’re well known, but not THAT well known.

[@oyc7946]

@@Luckypants2113 on top of that At The Gates aren't that well know for solos in the first place

[@redinthesky1]

This is mostly irrelevant, but I prefer their chaotic unhinged first album. SOTS was kind of a Metallica Black album situation for me

[@Gerd0]

Andy LaRocque can do no wrong

[@HorsecockSatan]

Andy is king

[@joni428]

I think probably Bat Country by A7X. It has everything a legendary solo needs. Crazy shredding, dual leads, bends, sweeps… It‘s just beyond awesome

[@BradleyHallGuitar]

It was definitely hard to pick just 1 A7X solo!

[@Strike666]

Also that neo classical phrase is top notch

[@ItzSkettimas]

Also surprised it wasn't bat country as that's their most famous one imo. And one of their best.

[@joni428]

@@ItzSkettimas yeah right, I personally think Afterlife is far from Syn‘s best work, unlike Buried Alive, Nightmare, The Stage, MIA etc.

[@JLchevz]

Indeed a wise choice

[@diamondmasterxd9940]

Ride the Lightning in general is top tier

[@jkitchen2003]

The solo in fade to black imo is better than one

[@nishanth6403]

​@@jkitchen2003YES

[@BradleyHallGuitar]

What do you think of our picks?? I think we did a pretty solid job of covering as many of the classics as possible

[@Pancakesgoguitar]

Good picks, Bradley!

[@Bagajig872]

I don't play guitar, but they are most likely amazing. Can you do another speed run by any chance? Maybe something like "Can I make a TOOL song in 10 minutes?!"

[@ottomansat4464]

Great picks but what’s your favourite pick thickness tho

[@Geobardwain]

Floods over Walk

[@shredman87.57]

Probably wonder wall

[@joaojahnke9684]

Judas Priest's A Touch of Evil is one of my absolute favorites, the build up, the solo itself, gorgeous, man. Gorgeous

[@anakinlowground5515]

It’s Fade to Black’s solo for me. It’s the most beautiful solo I’ve ever heard

[@nicktankard1244]

For Judas Priest I’d take One Shot at Glory

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

try the sentinal or anything from the first 4 albums.............@@nicktankard1244

[@PainkillerX12]

JP's Thunder Road song is sooo underrated... even by the band itself, I think It was meant to be the closing song for the Ram It Down album instead of Monsters of Rock but it's such an incredibly build up leading to an insane solo, I love it ! I think it was KK who played it. Painkiller remains my all-time favorite tho (hence my nickname).

[@williams6334]

Ram it Down solo gets me every single time. So damn good!

[@Doofusdandy]

The Trooper is probably one of my favorites.

[@kenjicarlos8402]

if you look at the tab and listen closely, the first part of the solo ends with a pantera domination solo lick E 19-20-17-19---17------------- B -------------------20---19-20-17

[@Doofusdandy]

@kenjicarlos8402 yeah, I can hear it...pretty cool.

[@BradleyHallGuitar]

It'll always be a personal favorite of mine too!

[@pbabiesinspace6112]

The Trooper Scooper.

[@broken_abi6973]

@@kenjicarlos8402 The I'm broken intro always sounded to me like the Can I play with Madness solo.

[@mrsunshine8347]

Kissing the Shadows gave me chills. When I was a kid, I'd replay the solo over and over again. 15 years later I can still close my eyes and find that same feeling, buried in my chest. Rest in peace Alexi 🙏

[@pascalschulz5894]

As a drummer I gotta say that Maiden do have some really awesome solos in the 80s, Powerslave, Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Seventh Son probaby are some of my favorite solos ever.

[@ErebosTalia]

absolutely

[@IwieIch123]

Composing wise there are no better bands than Iron Maiden when it comes to solos.

[@adammesic]

Maiden (and Judas) should be in the category of their own. More iconic solos they have than the rest of the list all together.

[@leerobbo92]

@@adammesic Hard, hard disagree. As much as I love both bands, I'm not sure either has a single solo that would sneak into the top 5 on Rust in Peace, never mind the rest of Megadeth's discog.

[@christschinwon]

Every solo on Somewhere in Time album, perfection

[@codycoyote7046]

No more tears is rad AF

[@diewachtamrhein7169]

I am still convinced that the guitar solo for Number Of The Beast is the greatest of all time

[@WhoDaF0ok1sThatGuy]

Bro doesn’t know what Phantom of The Opera is…

[@dididie6855]

I hope you get unconvinced soon

[@heethanthen]

Tell you started listening to metal last week without telling me

[@gabimeredith1]

It’s good man but it’s not the greatest

[@SE-et5nt]

Sorry, iron maiden is my favourite band (and alexander the great is their best solo in my opinion), but the best solos are dimebag darrell's ones, especially floods: there's a feeling in that song and in that solo that i've never found in any other one

[@vihaansm3439]

for me dave murray's 2nd solo in powerslave is an absolute masterpiece

[@johannestetzelivonrosador7317]

Top three metal guitar solos 1. Dave Murrays first powerslave solo 2. Dave Murrays second powerslave solo 3. Adrian Smith's powerslave solo

[@vihaansm3439]

@@johannestetzelivonrosador7317 nah adrian's first solo beats dave's first

[@anakinlowground5515]

@@johannestetzelivonrosador7317 Kirk’s final solo in Face to Black is my #1 personally. It’s just so beautiful, melodic, and emotional. It feels like the person in the song is transcending to whatever world lies ahead of us after death

[@ErebosTalia]

there´s no dave without adrian. and viceversa. both together created the magic that maiden solos have. sorry jannik...

[@chrismeadows4216]

Iron Maiden aren't a guitar solo-centric band, but Dave Murray is one of the all-time solo titans!!! 🙌🏼

[@PerceptionsofFate]

i honestly think No More Tears Solo is the greatest Ozzy solo ever. i love Rhodes, but Zakk's solo there is literally perfect...

[@stupidthefish1979]

I agree. Rhodes’ spot will be forever empty, but Wylde did a damn great job filling in his shoes.

[@blackened9876]

Zakk just kills it, for me personally the Miracle Man solo is the greatest

[@PerceptionsofFate]

@@blackened9876 it truly is one of the best he's done

[@captainnoodles2923]

Bark at the moon cant be beaten for me, but mr crowley sure is more iconic.

[@Dadmcbeardface]

Randy Rhodes solo on Crazy Train just makes my balls tingle the way few solos do. Possibly my favourite Solo ever.

[@williamreilly4786]

Tmi brother...Tmi 🤣🤣🤣

[@spiritinblack370]

Over the Mountain

[@jackbeckett2838]

Winter Madness is the one 👌 Jari's solos in the first 2 Ensiferum albums are fantastic too.

[@Barrabbazz]

Hell yeah! Tale of Revenge is probably their best song imo

[@BradleyHallGuitar]

Ayyyyy best solo

[@jackbeckett2838]

@Barrabbazz Good shout, that's probably my favourite from Iron. Windrider, Little Dreamer, or Eternal Wait from the debut. Impossible to pick one.

[@Barrabbazz]

@@jackbeckett2838 Yeah windrider, little dreamer, treacherous gods and hero in a dream are amazing. I think ensiferum is probably the band with the highest ratio of good to bad songs that i know of

[@Arthur.Besson]

Oui !

[@Gerd0]

I can't get enough of the Fermented Offal Discharge solo! Say what you want about Necrophagist as a whole being mindless wankery or not, but Muhammed was undeniably a master of writing guitar solos.

[@Henry14arsenal2007]

Necrophagist was the most "mindful" technical band, every piece of their music absolutely made sense and had something to say, nowhere else in traditional metal will you find a more refined, taken to absolute maximum guitar playing and songwriting, where every aspect of it is top tier good; Technicality? Check. Melodic sense? Check. Variation of textures, moods and tempos? Check. Nods to classical music? Check. Never being predictable yet always managing to stay on the narrow and treacherous path of coming up with parts that make sense and paint an overarching picture? Check. Its all there.

[@MirkoFustinoni]

​@@Henry14arsenal2007these exact words. In my opinion Necrophagist set the bar for technichal death metal and still to this day very few bands have gotten close to it

[@nishanth6403]

​@@Henry14arsenal2007 He's talking about the lyrics

[@mni_7]

​@@nishanth6403who listens to tech death for the lyrics?

[@bugglebum304]

99% commentary, 1% guitar solo

[@revengefield]

Because of copyright

[@stevenbaksh5545]

The solo on Alison Hell still blows me away

[@denmalski]

Agreed, Jeff Waters is absolutely underated 🤘

[@anakinlowground5515]

You completely ignored the ending solo of War Pigs. That’s the best part of the entire song. The end solo is the best solo in the song. It’s like Fade to Black. Whenever someone talks about the Fade to Black solo, they’re not talking about the beginning solo, or the small middle solo, they’re talking about the end solo

[@ciminelm]

And when they're talking about Mr. Crowley, they're talking about BOTH 😊

[@scotbutler928]

EXACTLY!!

[@n1troni]

Also war pigs is not the best solo of black sabbath, heaven and hell is amazing

[@vikthorbrock]

Yes, Mr Crowley, Tornado of Souls, Walk and Painkiller are some of the greatest metal solos of all time! 😝🤘🤘

[@sylvaindubois136]

I particularly like the solo on inner self from sepultura. May be not the most technical one but for sure very iconic, all my youth :)

[@mayh6825]

Mass Hypnosis!!!

[@fayencedream362]

Fermented Offal Discharge is absolutely breathtaking - Muhammed has such incredible compositional taste and vision. Thanks for putting it on this list. S tier for me.

[@stantorren4400]

Advanced corpse tumour is better

[@vita-girl4345]

I’ll probably be in the minority here since Extreme is so difficult to classify, but I will call them a metal band. For their most iconic solo, it would be for Get The Funk Out from their second album, still iconic to this day. That and Mr. Crowley are my favorite solos of all time.

[@enijize1234]

Nuno is different in the elite wankers club

[@lankymikstanky]

One is fantastic of course, but I really like the harmony solo in it. Also Creeping Death goes pretty hard too

[@Cosmo__Kramer]

Being a kid in the 80s I had every maiden tape and I played the trooper solo over n over through my headphones..it was great!

[@Shadefecator]

Adrian Smith’s solo in Stranger in a strange land is criminally underrated! Not very shreddy but a melodic, well-structured and well-performed bluesy solo, which I love! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXvKiIqNgLV-q6Msi=tCfKWbG3D_jyY9WT 3:19 Edit: Also, this following cover of Painkiller has a magnificent take on the guitar solos. I love Glenn Tipton but this fellow Swede sure can shred: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bF66dJmemcSkadUsi=XwBHb6qb-l190woi

[@Devypocalypse]

Testament 'Return to Serenity' is up there next to Tornado for me. Perfection.

[@lucasgraeff5391]

I like this solo too. But I feel the backing instrumental is a little clunky and doesn't make the solo justice. What do you think about it?

[@Joe45-91]

Actually my favorite guitar solo. So glad to see it mentioned here. Yea, the rest of the song is meh, but that solo is S tier.

[@Somebody_to_Love1976]

I agree with this list but my personal favourate Megadeths Tornado of Souls solo remains very iconic and still very fresh. Ik there are solos that are harder and more unique but for me that solo is perfection. Great video once again!!! I was feeling down so this made my mood❤❤❤❤

[@ericjenkins2737]

My pick for Yngwie would either be Black Star or I Am A Viking.

[@svenproglhof1768]

For me the best metal solo of all time is by the Riffmaster himself on Heaven and Hell's album "The Devil You Know" from 2009 on the track "Rock 'n Roll Angel". Starts at 2:59 for the interested.

[@joshmoronstein]

Fermented offal discharge actually made me cry a few times in my life. It's absolutely incredible and beautiful in my opinion. Probably my favorite solo of all time.

[@Darkhound_]

Bradley: Every solo in here is Legendary and iconic. Me: Sees Kerry King down there.

[@k7j007]

In Flames - December flower Avenged Sevenfold - Sidewinder Megadeth - Lucretia Sentenced - Nepenthe The Black Dahlia Murder - Kings of the nightworld Pantera - The Sleep

[@rafaelmosquim4136]

Maiden's soloing in Somewhere in time and Seventh son is really good.

[@TLguitar]

I was waiting for Under a Glass Moon to appear, and it definitely deserves a higher rating!

[@appep9091]

Or Erotomania

[@Celatra]

Leper Affinity by Opeth solo

[@BradleyHallGuitar]

Yessss such a binger

[@EisGlockner]

Heir Apparent! It's such a sick solo!

[@squeezy8414]

My favourite Opeth solo is probably the extended solo from A Fair Judgement, so much good phrasing and it plays around with the motifs of the song and the main riff really well

[@jakubexner9011]

@@EisGlockner Opeth - Watershed is an underrated album and it's actually my most favorite.

[@CatherineLee12102]

Death helped me through some difficult times in my life. Death is a near and dear band to me for many reasons.

[@amb1u5]

Dream theater - under a glass moon but that's my opinion

[@lucasmonteiro600]

Iconic solo. Deserves a spot

[@CooperAATE]

It's flawless.

[@Killerkarotte1]

DT is the epitome of soulless music (with some rare exception)

[@Jasco15]

Testament isn't my favorite band, but I think the solo from Trails of Tears is the most melodic and badass solo I've ever heard. Also Alterbridge Blackbird solo is pretty iconic as well

[@zoom8371]

im surprised the solo from practice what you preach wasn't on here. Alex Skolnick shreds that shit up

[@Locrum]

Alex is underrated, I’m surprised they’re not on the list.

[@ernestofelipevaldeshernand5153]

Where is Alex Skolnick?

[@saulmartinez2114]

Agree, his solos are well composed, played, so memorable as hell

[@marnixuwland9251]

Maybe not renowned enough, but the solo on December Flower by In Flames is still one of the greatest ever to me

[@vorpalblades]

Performed by Frederik Johansson of Dimension Zero.

[@joaobuzar]

Sea of lies is one of the best solos ever written, Michael Romeo is a genius

[@NoNoNoNoYoureWrong]

and he didn't even use the solo, just the interlude lol

[@DenkendeMystik-ll8oi]

His verdicts are more than questionable.

[@maninthebox2771]

White Lion's "Wait" is absolutely killer

[@mdbr155]

I believe you should consinder Angel of Death solo within its context. It's not a meme solo, it's perfect depiction of chaos through notes.

[@stantorren4400]

The solo is ass

[@MSpotatoes]

Winter madness solo

[@МартинМавродиев-э3ю]

Symphony X - sea of lies Winter sun - winter madness Children of bodom - kissing the shadow Slayer - angel of death Iron maiden - the trooper Slipknot - psychosocial Death - crystal mountain Black Sabbath - war pigs Dio - holy diver Ozzy - Mr crowley Avenged sevenfold - afterlife Necrophagist - fermented offal discharge Judas priest - painkiller Dragonforce - Through the fire and flames Megadeth - tornado of souls Yngwie malmsteen - rising force Nevermore - the river dragon Metallica - one Pantera - walk Dream theater - under a glass moon

[@justinkantner7162]

Cool and respectful video 👍🏻 Personally I’ve always had a soft spot for the solo in Green Carnation’s - Light of Day, Day of Darkness.

[@alejohellwrath]

I stopped watching when I saw that the solo selected for Pantera was for "Walk". Specially when you can pick one of the following: -Cemetary Gates -Floods -10´s -Avoid the light Huge miss.

[@hermanlifanboy3033]

Domination is the only right answer

[@Tarnished2023]

Glad to have been a part of the voting! Hope you do another soon.

[@musicnutzunite]

Thanks for putting Randy at the top cause to my ears the "afterbirth"solo (even tho you featured the iconic outro)in Mr. Crowley is my all-time favorite solo cause since 19-fuckin-80 I STILL GET CHILLS DOWN MY SPINE EVERY SINGLE TIME I HEAR IT. NO other solo of the thousands I've heard affects me that way. Randy was beyond special to me. He is my personal g.o.a.t.

[@ciminelm]

And Randy goes seamlessly from rhythm to fill to rhythm to bridge to solo to rhythm... Live. And so clean. The perfect guitarist in every respect.

[@BrianCarreraShaw]

Pantera's "Floods" and Testaments "Trail of Tears" really transported me whenever I listen to them.

[@JuliusMas-bz6my]

Domination by Pantera. 🔥

[@andyhayes7828]

'Rock you like a hurricane' ( Matthias Jabs) 'Last in line' (Vivian Campbell) 'Number of the Beast' ( Murray & Smith)'Welcome Home' ( Pete Blakk) 'Sins of Omission' (Alex Skolnick). These are a few of my favs

[@broedblings]

Another Day is another iconic DT solo, but my pick (although it's not "iconic") is The Best of Times. Right up there with Tornado of Souls imo.

[@facepalmjesus1608]

Angel of Death One Domination Painkiller Tornado of Souls Souls of Black Wasted Years are all the epitomy of iconic metal soloing

[@BruhMomentPatrick]

Mr. Crowley has to be THE greatest metal guitar solo ever written

[@BruhMomentPatrick]

All guitarists in the list other than Tony from Black Sabbath were inspired by this solo.

[@emmettTheBoi]

Ain't no way he has youtube premium

[@AdityaSharma-l2q]

the best solos are the ones i cant play

[@PlguDctR-yb7mi]

Winter Madness belongs in perfection, come on Brad.

[@b.e.8845]

Savatage - Edge of thorns or Legions. Too bad they were never as famous as the bands mentioned here. Criss Oliva was one hell of a guitarist. Great content mate, thanks \m/

[@vertigus28]

Rocky George. Totally underrated from band Suicidal Tendencies. From the song How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today. Its a long original heartfelt shredding solo that just rocks.

[@laurikguitarcovers]

Kissing the shadows is the one for me 🤘

[@JLchevz]

always

[@ChaplinCityLights31]

As a huge Symphony X fan, that hurt a little. But honestly that is a stacked list, can't really blame Bradley here.

[@Plumbsss]

One of the best guitar solos I have ever heard is voodoo by ywngwie malmsteen. Its so chaotic and well articulated and the way it goes from shredding speed bursts into crazy bends is amazing

[@mayh6825]

Voodoo from Magnum Opus, really underrated album!

[@PerceptionsofFate]

i love the solo in Leviathan , that's my favorite Yngwie solo, or maybe As Above So Below

[@Plumbsss]

@@PerceptionsofFateamazing take 🙏

[@abfkwbdkdmggfilw-uv5bn]

I'm curious where you would put Dave's Holy Wars solo. I may be basic but that is my favorite metal solo. Maybe make a part 2

[@stantorren4400]

Mid solo.

[@abfkwbdkdmggfilw-uv5bn]

@@stantorren4400 you probably think kerry king solos are good

[@stantorren4400]

@@abfkwbdkdmggfilw-uv5bn His solos makes Dave’s solos sound good

[@wallofdeath19]

I feel you should have done Hanneman’s solo of Seasons In The Abyss.

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

Check out the bloodpack version when the had a funny flute thing in the beginning and Kerry's alternate solo he replaced after. It's a rare promo cd but I got it for you plus Aggressive Perfector

[@Geobardwain]

Or Dead Skin Mask, I think it's Slayer's best solo

[@seriomarkj]

Made me nervous about the "one solo", but top A is perfect...and idk what i would have chosen for slipknot, maybe duality, or before i forget

[@AbreuLopes21]

Vermilion solo is a masterpiece

[@bobblake7109]

I would have loved to hear longer pieces of the solos in this video. More guitar, please.

[@vikguitarbackingtracks]

That’s when clowning is more important than content. 😟

[@MKCasu-dm5gv]

Wish you chose domination instead of walk, it just feels more structured but it has that insane build into that chunky breakdown so it isn’t lacking in feel

[@Julian-AJCP]

Death is nothing but perfection... My favorite solo is on Killing Spree. Just fits the song perfectly. Also the solo on Spiritual Healing is mind blowing.

[@what-happened-here]

I used to daydream being able to play the "kissing the shadows" solo back in high school. 12 years of playing guitar later.. well I still can't play it for shit, but I can still daydream.

[@dennisdistant]

the solo from bewitched / candlemass needs to be on here and in the S category

[@seanmorgan9020]

That whole section is gorgeous, good shout 👑

[@holty2463]

Under A Glass Moon is S Tier for sure and that’s not even Petruccis best solo. Check out Lost Not Forgotten that solo kicks ass.

[@retepnosbig4859]

when i was a young boy i used to think 'justice' sounded thin and trashy like you. but now as a mature grown up it is something that has become an acquired taste and i have truly come to appreciate its iconic sound. it stands alone in history of metal and has made its mark.

[@bennypagesaunders6895]

Kerry King Deserves his own Subcategory. He's way out on his own as far as I'm concerned. In his field. Its like I can't work out if he's just genuinely terrible or pretending to be worse.

[@SamBrockmann]

It's wild that Kirk Hammet has one of the best solos in metal, in early days, but he couldn't bother to do more than dial it in on *72 Seasons*.

[@mybluguitar6051]

And hardwired. He really stopped giving a shit after the death magnetic album

[@SamBrockmann]

@@mybluguitar6051 , sadly, yeah.

[@anakinlowground5515]

He made multiple of the best solos in metal. Ride the Lightning, Fade to Black, the Unforgiven, Welcome Home Sanitarium, One, and many more solos. He used to be pretty great at writing solos. It’s a damn shame that he’s become lazier and lazier over the years.

[@stevenbaksh5545]

He had some kinda cool stuff on Death Magnetic but it seems he has given up the last time he had a stellar performance was on The Black Album

[@onnxyeah]

He did good on his solo album, theres something about the Metallica setup that just isnt getting the best out of him anymore.

[@sangramos]

Are we going for more iconic or better solo? I feel like if I can hum all of the notes to a solo the phrasing is god tier, which is how I personally feel about psychosocial and Jim Roots solos in general

[@TorresmoQueimado]

"In general" ? Please "hum" the solo for "Pulse of The Maggots" real quick 💀💀

[@sangramos]

@@TorresmoQueimado wow haha xD that’s crazy. Good thing he has memorable solos both in Slipknot and Stone Sour 💀 💀

[@lucaspowell8580]

Speaking of sweeping solos, I always thought that Trivium Detonation solo at the 3:22 mark always did a nice job of conveying emotion through sweeping

[@chrismeadows4216]

It's beautiful, up with solos of Insurrection, And Sadness Will Sear, Into the Mouth of Hell We March, and Torn Between Scylla and Charybdis. Trivium have surpassed most of their inspirations.

[@schectermeister]

Synyster Gates definitely has some of the most badass solos out there. 🤘🏼

[@GiveSic]

Honestly one of my favorite solos ever is the one in The Devil's Orchard by Opeth.

[@jeffreywarf]

Okay if necrophagist could be on the list then the faceless should be. Pick ANY of the solos from any of the 3 movements of autotheism

[@facesk3158]

Hannemans solo from The Antichrist by Slayer

[@TalesofWeirdStuff]

I for sure thought that was an odd choice of Slayer solos to have on a list like this.

[@TIMxisxHERE]

Why is it that you didn't pick Godless Endeavour from Nevermore? Isn't that way more iconic? And for Pantera, isn't Cemetery Gates a much more iconic solo than Walk? (Even though as a song Walk is more famous)

[@JustACooldude74503]

I am very much a fan of the solos on Tornado Of Souls, Holy Wars and a lot of Metallica songs.

[@TranceSFX]

The sleep hell yeah! Even "We'll mmeet again" is right up the top

[@shredman87.57]

For me mastering of the puppets is iconic

[@VulgarBeyondSteel]

Better than entering of the sandman

[@shredman87.57]

@@VulgarBeyondSteel yes

[@-WolfMan-]

Randy Rhodes - Leagues Ahead of His Time .... and he was only Just getting started when he Died! His Lost Recordings were Crazy BADASS!

[@k7j007]

Rhoads... but I 100% agree. Nice take

[@anakinlowground5515]

That goes for Randy and Cliff Burton. It’s such a damn shame their careers were cut short. Guess the same also goes for Dimebag. If there’s another world beyond this mortal plane of existence, I’d be willing to bet they’re probably jamming together for eternity.

[@kkarx]

I cant believe you put Holy Diver in B! It simply belongs to perfection category.

[@hamishmchamish]

I can't believe that Rainbow In The Dark wasn't chosen to represent Dio instead

[@kkarx]

@@hamishmchamish Both are perfection. I could not pick one over the other but I am a huge fan of V. Campbel. He just made these memorable solos like it was nothing.

[@George_K.]

"Gets me jizzed to the teeth" , next second puts it in "iconic, but meh". Beanley should go play the solo to Born and repent!

[@BrianTrainor-h5x]

Bro listens to the solo for 2 seconds

[@mr.trampoline]

Copyright! 😂 In addition, he already heard the solos before.

[@billymccormick2549]

Painkiller Solo Judas Priest. Hands down 1990’s best solo

[@midastheunwise2423]

Based for pointing out how the Octavarium solo is perfect. It's not fast or flashy, but it's dripping with feeling and really makes the most of the chord progression it's built around. I have similar feelings about the Goodnight Kiss solo too, that's a masterclass in how you tell a story with a guitar solo.

[@skyshorrchannel3474]

What a list!!.. It'll take me a week to re-listen - and jam with - to all the tunes in order.

[@chuckvladyslav6300]

Q. whats the hardest part of playing in a metal band in 2024 ???? A. telling your parents youre gay

[@zroni.motta17]

Considering both Adrian and Dave Murray’s solos from The Trooper but ONLY considering Micks solo for Psychosocial was a real bummer man

[@Owlr4ider]

Don't get me wrong, One is a masterpiece, but if you're choosing a single solo from Metallica it absolutely has to be Master of Puppets... Master of Puppets solo top of S tier, I agree that the One solo is rather underwhelming.