Bands with great solos

Dylan@Metalreviews · **Posted:** Fri Nov 02, 2007 7:31 pm

Zad wrote:

Mithras

Definitely, they have some really strange, yet very intersting solos.

Meshuggah is another choice, but they won't sound like any of hte other bands on this list. Mithras sounds like the guitar player is on acid, while Meshuggah sounds like a computer is on acid.

I'm shocked no one mentioned Blind Guardian. Some of the most hummable solos this side of power metal.

Ness · **Posted:** Sat Nov 03, 2007 1:01 am

VinnieVincentInvaded wrote:

Hibria > all. Neither Priest nor Maiden come close to maintaining that quality in soloing for an entire album. The guys in Scanner are also extremely underrated and truly world class.

ooooooo..... I'll have to agree with this statment. Hibria are one of the best bands out there period.

Thomas · **Posted:** Sat Nov 03, 2007 1:32 am

yes...Hibria is awesome...

Mike · **Posted:** Tue Nov 06, 2007 8:40 pm

metal_xxx wrote:

well i dont like solos without the "feeling". thats maybe because im a guitar player myself... i do not consider newer dream theater solos very good either. but i like petrucci's solo work. suspended animation is good.

+1

Petrucci's recent soloing is sounding too cold and sterile for me as well.

Legacy Of The Night · **Posted:** Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:45 am

Raven wrote:

metal_xxx wrote:

well i dont like solos without the "feeling". thats maybe because im a guitar player myself... i do not consider newer dream theater solos very good either. but i like petrucci's solo work. suspended animation is good.

+1

Petrucci's recent soloing is sounding too cold and sterile for me as well.

Agreed. Whatever happened to solos like Learning To Live? :[

Rhys · **Posted:** Wed Nov 07, 2007 7:05 am

Representing the blakk metvl:

Drukh's latest has some amazing leads, in fact their last 3 full lengths do, Windir always had great leads and solos, and anything featuring Ihsahn has great lead work.

Thomas · **Posted:** Wed Nov 07, 2007 1:52 pm

Legacy Of The Night wrote:

Raven wrote:

metal_xxx wrote:

well i dont like solos without the "feeling". thats maybe because im a guitar player myself... i do not consider newer dream theater solos very good either. but i like petrucci's solo work. suspended animation is good.

+1

Petrucci's recent soloing is sounding too cold and sterile for me as well.

Agreed. Whatever happened to solos like Learning To Live? :[

or under a glass moon? its great!

stuartn15ted · **Posted:** Wed Nov 07, 2007 2:58 pm

surprised no ones mentioed Cacophony. They're songs are pretty poor but the solos.... :dio:

Seinfeld26 · **Posted:** Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:07 pm

Legacy Of The Night wrote:

Raven wrote:

metal_xxx wrote:

well i dont like solos without the "feeling". thats maybe because im a guitar player myself... i do not consider newer dream theater solos very good either. but i like petrucci's solo work. suspended animation is good.

+1

Petrucci's recent soloing is sounding too cold and sterile for me as well.

Agreed. Whatever happened to solos like Learning To Live? :[

Hey, I love the solo towards the end of This Dying Soul.

Thomas · **Posted:** Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:00 pm

The newer solos is OK....not great, except the spirit carries on, which is just fantastic.

heatseeker · **Posted:** Thu Nov 08, 2007 2:12 am

metal_xxx wrote:

Legacy Of The Night wrote:

Raven wrote:

metal_xxx wrote:

well i dont like solos without the "feeling". thats maybe because im a guitar player myself... i do not consider newer dream theater solos very good either. but i like petrucci's solo work. suspended animation is good.

+1

Petrucci's recent soloing is sounding too cold and sterile for me as well.

Agreed. Whatever happened to solos like Learning To Live? :[

or under a glass moon? its great!

One of their best solos, IMO...

I agree that the Systematic Chaos solos were lacking, and but Octavarium didn't even have that many solos. Some Train of Thought solos were definitely pretty "eh", but there are some great ones too, like the aforementioned This Dying Soul. ...and everything on SFAM is awesome.

noodles · **Posted:** Thu Nov 08, 2007 7:55 pm

Just thought I'd also mention Depressive Age because their guitarists have some of the coolest thrash solos I've heard.

The_Voice · **Posted:** Fri Nov 09, 2007 5:00 am

Thin lizzy anyone?

Thomas · **Posted:** Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:00 pm

YES! EMERALD<3

hellraiser_xes · **Posted:** Fri Nov 09, 2007 7:53 pm

following the reaper wrote:

Representing the blakk metvl:

Drukh's latest has some amazing leads, in fact their last 3 full lengths do, Windir always had great leads and solos, and anything featuring Ihsahn has great lead work.

Well if you ask me, Cradle era 'Dusk...' and 'Cruelty..' had some good, dark solos. 'Funeral of Carpathia' is definitely Cradle's best song with a solo in it. Very Maiden-ish.

Rhys · **Posted:** Sat Nov 10, 2007 1:35 am

hellraiser_xes wrote:

following the reaper wrote:

Representing the blakk metvl:

Drukh's latest has some amazing leads, in fact their last 3 full lengths do, Windir always had great leads and solos, and anything featuring Ihsahn has great lead work.

Well if you ask me, Cradle era 'Dusk...' and 'Cruelty..' had some good, dark solos. 'Funeral of Carpathia' is definitely Cradle's best song with a solo in it. Very Maiden-ish.

I've never heard cruelty.... but when I'm listening to Dusk... i notice the cool riffs more than the solos.

And yes, I LIKE Dusk and her embrace.......not very kvlt but i dont care

hellraiser_xes · **Posted:** Sat Nov 10, 2007 6:51 am

following the reaper wrote:

hellraiser_xes wrote:

following the reaper wrote:

Representing the blakk metvl:

Drukh's latest has some amazing leads, in fact their last 3 full lengths do, Windir always had great leads and solos, and anything featuring Ihsahn has great lead work.

Well if you ask me, Cradle era 'Dusk...' and 'Cruelty..' had some good, dark solos. 'Funeral of Carpathia' is definitely Cradle's best song with a solo in it. Very Maiden-ish.

I've never heard cruelty.... but when I'm listening to Dusk... i notice the cool riffs more than the solos.

And yes, I LIKE Dusk and her embrace.......not very kvlt but i dont care

You should listen to to 'Cruelty...' man. Although I do feel 'Dusk..' was better, 'Cruelty...' had more story to it. Plus it was melodic. Gian Piras and Stuart were the best axemen combo they've had. Check out 'Desire in Violent Overture' from 'Cruelty..''.

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