Gamma Ray - Real World (live), almost perfect, and the sound quality is A+

Ithere 2 special solos 4 me
the first is : Kronos -suffocate the ignorant
ispite that it is simple but it's like , the solo tells u that the story is over between odepus and sphinx
bcoz the song is telling a tale about them

and the secon one is : Death - Bite the pain
coz it's the most pefect solo i have ever heared

Pantera-Domination
greatest tapping solo ever... goes on forever

Orphaned Land - "Mabool, Pt. 3: The Storm Still Rages Inside"...the whole second half of the song has a solo played over it...and it's great

...Devin Townsend's solo on "Deep Peace" was my fav for a long time

My fav. solo is:

"Tornado of Souls"
-Megadeth (Marty Friedman)
-Rust in Peace Album

Orphaned land - storm still rages inside
orphaned land - ocean land

It's really hard for me to pick my favorite solo, but the one I'm thinking of at the moment would be the one from the Morbid Angel song 'Summoning Redemption', mostly for how epic it sounds.

Disembowel by Autopsy has a solo soaked in wah and played so fucking fast. It's great Danny Coralles and Eric Cutler are the best guitarists ever IMHO.

Arch enemy : Bridge Of Destiny
Myrath : Silent Cries

It's nothing fast or excessive but it's just so well written that it works and has feeling and also adds to the atmosphere of the song.

Gary Moore's 'The Loner' comes in as a close second. I really like Gary's tone in this song and there's just something about the way the song flows...

Easy Dream Theater - Voices

Metallica - Creeping Death

How did i forget!
one of my fav. solo is Give in to me - Michael Jackson

Skeletonwitch has a whole bunch of great solos.

Europe - The Final Countdown

Joe Satriani Surfin With The Alien-Joe Satrani.That piece is so well writenn and so groovy it makes me stand up and dance or do airguitar everytime I listen to it.

Adrian smith's solo in Wasted years fits so well into the song IMO

David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) - "Comfortably Numb" Truly a materpiece - emotive and evocative. I wholeheartedly agree with everyone who has so far called this one out.

Alex Lifeson (Rush) - "Limelight" Someone called Alex out by name, but didn't mention a specific song. Alex also mentioned this one as his favorite in a recent interview for Guitar Player magazine. Not the most technical, but certainly the most moody. It fits the song perfectly, and stays in your head.

Randy Rhodes (Ozzy Osbourne) - "Revelation (Mother Earth)" This one builds perfectly on the song, bringing something that was slow and epic into something loud and frantic. It pushed the song to a crescendo, and makes this song one of the most memorable and, unfortunately, underrated, on this album.

In Flames - December Flower
Extremely melodic.

I can't claim to have heard too many metal solos (hey, I'm new to metal) but my personal favorite that I HAVE heard are the solos in Iron Maiden's "Pachendale". To me these solo perfectly encapsualte the passion that had been building in the song and bare it all out. They sound beautiful to me.

My Favourite Solo's are:

1. Metallica - Ride The Lightning

2. Van Halen - Eruption

3. Slayer - Angel Of Death

4. Megadeth - Poison Was The Cure


These Are My Favourite's, In Order.

Adrian smith(Iron Maiden)- Wasted years

Metallica - Master of Puppets

One of my favorites would have to be She-Wolf, by Mustaine/Friedman (Megadeth). its so catchy and its a great example of trade off solos and musicianship

Can I choose a live one?
The solo of "Hollow Years" by John Petrucci (Dream Theater) in Budokan really kicks ass.

I love it.

And of course, the song "Descending" by Saturnus is a good one too.

I have a lot of favorites, but if I had to pick my top of all time at the moment it would probably be "Another Day" off of Dream Theater's Images & Words.

Written by Archetype on 19.04.2010 at 12:23



It's nothing fast or excessive but it's just so well written that it works and has feeling and also adds to the atmosphere of the song.

Agreed, that solo is awesome! Im not even a fan of Pink Floyd, and I remember when I was a kid, being bored when I was up in my cousin's house, and I had to listen to them. lol But when "Comfortably Numb" came on, I instantly loved it, and when the solo appeared I was just mesmerised. Im still not really a fan of Floyd, but I still love that solo, and still remember the first time I heard it at around 12/13 years old.

As for my favourite guitar solo, thats incredibly hard for me to answer. As there's so many I love.

But if I was absolutely pushed, Id probably go for Glenn Tipton's solo in "Beyond The Realms Of Death". It just drips emotion, and despite the countless times Ive heard it, Im still brought to tears when I listen to it. There are other solos that bring out emotion in me, but that one is the ultimate! A truly magical solo. <33

Dies Irae- Rage

What I love about this most of all is that it's an actual guitar solo. As in, none of that rhythm guitar in the background. It's also the only solo I've ever heard complemented so perfectly by the bass and guitar. As for the solo itself, it's not excessively long or complicated either, and fits the mood of the song perfectly.

Too many to choose from..But:
1.Holy Wars(Marty Friedman)
2.Hangar18(Dave Mustaine)
3.Master Of Puppets(Kirk hammett)
4.One(Kirk Hammett)
5.Born(Jeff Loomis)
6.The River Dragon(Jeff Loomis)
7.Cowboys From Hell(Dymbag Darrel)
8.Mr.Crowley(Randy Rhoads)
9.Sixpounder(Alexi Laiho)
10.Wasted Years(Adrian Smith)

Best Choice:...I Prefer Holy Wars!'cause it starts perfect...THIS SOLO IS AWESOME!Speed-Technicality-Feeling...Everything!This Solo Is a Masterpiece!

No one mentioned the solo on Rush's YYZ by Alex Lifeson. A totally sick solo rhythmically; very melodic and emotional at the same time. A must listen!