Personal Top 20 Heavy Metal Guitar Solos
In my opinion these are amazing guitar solos. |
| 1 | Judas Priest
Ram It Down
Glenn Tipton / K.K. Downing. One of the best solo duets ever made. Incredible |
| 2 | Megadeth
My Last Words
Dave Mustaine. Speed Metal!! |
| 3 | Scorpions
Coming Home
Matthias Jabs. Amazing ending theme. |
| 4 | Iron Maiden
Wasted Years
Adrian Smith. Adrian's coolest solo. |
| 5 | Ozzy Osbourne
Mr. Crowley
Randy Roads. An absolute classic |
| 6 | Bark At The Moon
Jake E Lee. Another amazing ending theme. Jake's work is very underrated |
| 7 | Megadeth
Tornado Of Souls
Marty Friedman. In my opinion Marty's best lead. |
| 8 | M.A.R.S.
Stand Up and Fight
Tony MacAlpine. An excellent solo from a very underrated album. |
| 9 | Gary Moore
Out In The Fields
Gary Moore. Raw, Fast & Furious! |
| 10 | Van Halen
Eruption
Eddie Van Halen. This solo changed the world. |
| 11 | Helloween
Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II
Kay Hansen / Michael Weikath. The second solo... |
| 12 | Iron Maiden
Caught Somewhere In Time
Dave Murray / Adrian Smith. Adrian's lead is just amazing. |
| 13 | Yngwie Malmsteen
Far Beyond The Sun
Yngwie Malmsteen. Masterpiece! A huge influence to thousands of guitar players
all over the world. |
| 14 | Scorpions
Still Loving You
Rudolf Schenker. Sometimes a great solo don't need to be complex... |
| 15 | Iron Maiden
Powerslave
Dave Murray / Adrian Smith. Live After Death Version! Here comes Eddie... |
| 16 | Black Sabbath
The Mob Rules
Tony Iommi. Cool lead from Mr. Tony Iommi. |
| 17 | Judas Priest
Touch Of Evil
Glenn Tipton. An emotional output |
| 18 | Saxon
Ride Like The Wind
Paul Quinn. Short but still amazing |
| 19 | Europe
The Final Countdown
John Norum. Yes I Know...Europe isn't Metal..bla..bla..bla....However I really like
this solo. |
| 20 | Van Halen
Jump
Eddie Van Halen. Another fantastic solo from Mr. Eddie Van Halen |
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