Top 10 MELODIC Guitar Solos In Metal

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  • @klebbong6933
    @klebbong6933 4 года назад +2454

    80% of Megadeth’s Marty solos are melodic and fast

    • @brpadington
      @brpadington 4 года назад +138

      Melodic, fast and techncal.

    • @jenssenbalseiro991
      @jenssenbalseiro991 4 года назад +64

      I'm so fan of Marty Friedman

    • @Walamonga1313
      @Walamonga1313 4 года назад +53

      Chris Poland too

    • @brpadington
      @brpadington 4 года назад +69

      @@Walamonga1313 I think Chris Poland doesn't get enough credit. Marty came in and kinda over shadowed him since the band was gaining popularity at that time.

    • @Walamonga1313
      @Walamonga1313 4 года назад +44

      @@brpadington Yesh I know. My fav albums are the first 2 cause they had that odd jazz vibe + crazy thrash. Chris and Gar were monster players that don't get much recognition. Still love Marty's playing but Chris' solos in Good Mourning, Bad Omen or the 1987 version of These Boots are just perfect for my taste.

  • @ZackyShinodaA7LP
    @ZackyShinodaA7LP 4 года назад +239

    Victim - Avenged Sevenfold is a massively underrated solo imo

  • @Gonnasifaherpewarts
    @Gonnasifaherpewarts 4 года назад +1903

    I feel like tornado of souls manages to fit on a top ten best melodic solos list and shred solos list

    • @justpassing5324
      @justpassing5324 4 года назад +113

      Almost anything Marty plays is based on a melody.. What a genius he is.

    • @geekymetalhead5112
      @geekymetalhead5112 4 года назад +74

      It's a Shrelodic solo hahahahahaha

    • @nissanchhetri2989
      @nissanchhetri2989 4 года назад +22

      😶so hard 😔 😭 I can't play the last fucking part

    • @judaschrist404
      @judaschrist404 4 года назад +9

      This is the truth. Its the best of both worlds individually as well as combined.

    • @thevernon48
      @thevernon48 4 года назад +13

      @@nissanchhetri2989 watch Ben Ellers video for that mate. Its the way you pick it, it's easy when you pick it right. I struggled thinking it was alternate picked

  • @karachijameology3092
    @karachijameology3092 3 года назад +34

    Almost all solos by Synyster Gates are melodic lmao

  • @Bassplayer509
    @Bassplayer509 4 года назад +849

    You need to cry when playing guitar. Ok show me some tears now.

  • @mandreshyp6683
    @mandreshyp6683 3 года назад +108

    James Hetfield's solo en To Live Is To Die is just amazing. Dimebag's in Cemetery Gates is also

  • @ste4lth237
    @ste4lth237 4 года назад +676

    The solos, especially the end solo, in Fade To Black, are really good too.

    • @megabadass30
      @megabadass30 4 года назад +41

      When they play live it's like the intro solo makes time stand still

    • @zac8084
      @zac8084 4 года назад +29

      hell craft73 exactly what I was thinking. Every guitar part in that song is so amazing

    • @emilebreseghello3175
      @emilebreseghello3175 4 года назад +1

      First one rule

    • @chambeet
      @chambeet 4 года назад +3

      Some of my favorite guitar ever in that song.

    • @dpaul89
      @dpaul89 4 года назад +7

      I love end solos. Off the top, I can only remember fade to black, and hotel California

  • @giorgosmetalheart1767
    @giorgosmetalheart1767 4 года назад +112

    Mostly for my future reference:
    1. Galneryus - Silent Revelation
    2. Dream Theater - Another day
    3. Cacophony - The Ninja
    4. Opeth - The Lotus Eater
    5. Arch Enemy - Skeleton Dance
    6. Avenged Sevenfold - Roman Sky
    7. Megadeth - A Tout Le Monde
    8. To-Mera - Traces
    9. In Flames - Only for the Weak
    10. Ghost - Ritual

  • @swordpunch3902
    @swordpunch3902 4 года назад +259

    Playing a Dream Theater solo on Musicman? Badass!

    • @jules1553
      @jules1553 4 года назад +5

      That guitar is a beaut!!

    • @JVR10893
      @JVR10893 4 года назад +17

      Not just a Music Man...John Petrucci’s signature guitar.

    • @perclevfors876
      @perclevfors876 4 года назад +13

      That solo was done during his Ibanez era.

    • @jkorkea
      @jkorkea 4 года назад +13

      @@perclevfors876 but it is John Petrucci's solo with his own signature guitar, not heckled

  • @captaindream2138
    @captaindream2138 4 года назад +37

    Music sounding: nothing happens.
    0:48: my mom came to see what I'm doing 🤣

  • @FrankieAmadeian.
    @FrankieAmadeian. 4 года назад +375

    There's one solo from A7X's Danger Line that always made my neck hair stand on end. And then the whistling, God...

    • @americanmetalhead7318
      @americanmetalhead7318 4 года назад +4

      -Fröstbyte- makes me think of my math teacher, well former math teacher, since he’s in the military and would always whistle

    • @FrankieAmadeian.
      @FrankieAmadeian. 4 года назад +2

      Jolly fella, I imagine?

    • @americanmetalhead7318
      @americanmetalhead7318 4 года назад +1

      -Fröstbyte- definitely is

    • @WillLeitner
      @WillLeitner 4 года назад +8

      -Fröstbyte- that song as a whole is one of my favorites

    • @FrankieAmadeian.
      @FrankieAmadeian. 4 года назад

      Good to know. I wish him the best.

  • @SamRossonero98
    @SamRossonero98 4 года назад +36

    The Ninja by Cacophony was a really nice choice, totally love that song and the solos are really fuckin beautiful. 2 masters of guitar

  • @DavidNwokoye
    @DavidNwokoye 4 года назад +312

    0:14 I bet he got Tendinitis after playing that.

    • @anthonydaher
      @anthonydaher 4 года назад +3

      Hey david !

    • @megacahh870
      @megacahh870 4 года назад +12

      Now I'm seeing you too everywhere 😐😐😕

    • @jules1553
      @jules1553 4 года назад +6

      Lol do u have post notifications on everything guitar related

    • @omarsyed7345
      @omarsyed7345 4 года назад

      Sounds like some pac man shit

    • @mercuryII
      @mercuryII 4 года назад +5

      Fast, but seems a bit rusty

  • @HSG4meR
    @HSG4meR 4 года назад +42

    Ghost's Monstrance Clock and Ghost's Year Zero solos.

  • @liampiper1043
    @liampiper1043 4 года назад +57

    Syu is one of my favorite guitarists, I love the emotion he puts into each solo

  • @magnuslangslet4853
    @magnuslangslet4853 4 года назад +180

    Cool to see Roman Sky on here. Syn's guitar work on The Stage is incredible.

    • @gregdjentyguy9986
      @gregdjentyguy9986 3 года назад +18

      I feel like Syn's solos alone are a reason to get into A7X

    • @anuslikker4404
      @anuslikker4404 3 года назад +10

      @@gregdjentyguy9986 that’s exactly how i got into them, ended up liking every fucking bit of A7X.

    • @patrickburton1401
      @patrickburton1401 2 года назад +8

      @@gregdjentyguy9986 the Rev got me into them and Syn has kept me a fan ever since. He’s one of the best living guitarists. His work on the stage is absolutely incredible.

    • @L.u.m
      @L.u.m 2 года назад +1

      I fucking love the riff in that song as well

  • @eduardosousa8899
    @eduardosousa8899 4 года назад +16

    Great list, fantastic solos. I would also add The Best of Times (Dream Theater) and Altitudes (Jason Becker), both with an insane amount of melodic and technical stuffs.

  • @tarkus1056
    @tarkus1056 4 года назад +395

    Petrucci is an example of having shred and melody, Under A Glass Moon has it all

    • @gabimeredith1
      @gabimeredith1 4 года назад +9

      Jorge Pastor that solo is just simply genius

    • @christiancaygle3947
      @christiancaygle3947 4 года назад +28

      Breaking all illusions for me when it comes to melody

    • @homemadelemonade976
      @homemadelemonade976 4 года назад +4

      @@christiancaygle3947 my fav as well

    • @rickfeith6372
      @rickfeith6372 4 года назад +5

      Under A Glass Moon is like a lead guitar stunts master class.
      Check out Ralph Salati fucking KILL it playing a JPM100 Ibanez with an old Axe FX Ultra doing all the heavy lifting. As good as the original.

    • @rickfeith6372
      @rickfeith6372 4 года назад +3

      ruclips.net/video/9ANHc876u6w/видео.html

  • @landinization
    @landinization 4 года назад +74

    Chuck Schuldiner’s solos are missing in here. He brought both of best worlds like no other. A lot of technicality, speed, but also a lot of emotions and soul. Listening to Voice of the soul bring me tears, good luck finding that in other death metal bands

    • @BLkDEATHBlaDe28
      @BLkDEATHBlaDe28 4 года назад +6

      Gustavo Landín So does Sacred Serenity,Without judgment, Destiny and Perennial Quest!

    • @figu6ka379
      @figu6ka379 Год назад +5

      Moment of clarity

  • @VILLAINPANTHERA
    @VILLAINPANTHERA 4 года назад +312

    Pantera:
    10s
    Drag the water
    Floods
    It makes them disappear
    Hard lines sunken sheets
    Cemetery gates

    • @lukebierman6419
      @lukebierman6419 4 года назад +1

      *Cemetery

    • @gabrielroa3037
      @gabrielroa3037 4 года назад +35

      For me the sleep is the best one, good list btw

    • @orepetrovic397
      @orepetrovic397 4 года назад +21

      The sleep

    • @ИльяЗубков-ф8ж
      @ИльяЗубков-ф8ж 4 года назад +2

      There is muuuch more

    • @VILLAINPANTHERA
      @VILLAINPANTHERA 4 года назад +3

      Fran yeah forgot that one but its a definitely a favorite, also in their first album with Phil power metal, “we’ll meet again” is amazing as well, and thanks in a big fan men those dime is the reason I still play guitar and vinnie phil and rex are straight up legends as well

  • @OblivionZXZ
    @OblivionZXZ 4 года назад +87

    Fade to black
    My friend misery
    Floods
    Seize the day
    Body & blood
    Idolatrine
    November rain
    Blackbird
    The sleep
    So far away

    • @erinwoolen4797
      @erinwoolen4797 4 года назад +6

      AtheistZ of all of them, seize the day 100%

    • @junkhead_92
      @junkhead_92 4 года назад +5

      Guns N' Roses is hard rock tho

    • @gecko221281
      @gecko221281 3 года назад

      I was also going to suggest floods

    • @heynn1459
      @heynn1459 3 года назад +1

      @@junkhead_92 its talkin melodic solos buddy, not just metal

    • @esparzachavezchaac7568
      @esparzachavezchaac7568 3 года назад

      Fade to black hahaha

  • @ayamanonymous
    @ayamanonymous 4 года назад +135

    1. In Flames - December Flower
    2. Between the Buried and Me - Selkies: The Endless Obsession

    • @danepresley7851
      @danepresley7851 4 года назад +11

      Yo the end of Selkies is amazingly melodic

    • @germanmarin8818
      @germanmarin8818 4 года назад +12

      December Flower is the most amazing solo ever

    • @mikekrizan3257
      @mikekrizan3257 4 года назад +8

      Damn, those are 2 of my absolute favorites right there..... I believe Fredrick Johansson from Dark Tranquility actually played the solo on December Flower. Definitely one of my all time favorites

    • @talboner
      @talboner 4 года назад +4

      Love that solo in December flower

    • @Nightcrawl7
      @Nightcrawl7 4 года назад +1

      Ahh selkies, good one

  • @remitifromhell
    @remitifromhell 4 года назад +14

    Can't go wrong with that Becker/Friedman solos. Also, a surprisingly melodic solo and one of my favorites is the one in Zombie Inc by In Flames.

  • @smokerd1543
    @smokerd1543 4 года назад +87

    Ok list but where's the Angel of death solo??

    • @billyanggranesta8722
      @billyanggranesta8722 4 года назад +17

      ikr, the way kerry king uses javanese scale pretty heartwarming

    • @johanbothma8031
      @johanbothma8031 4 года назад +2

      MacAlpine and Young's Tears of Sahara solos - hit you in the feels...

  • @reverieofmusic436
    @reverieofmusic436 3 года назад +27

    These are all such amazing picks!
    One of my favorites might not even count as a solo, but the slow dual guitar part about six minutes into Harlequin Forest by Opeth just takes me on such a journey every single time.

    • @ЗахарЛитвинов-е9ю
      @ЗахарЛитвинов-е9ю 2 года назад +2

      Absolutely agree. That harmony is just amazing. One of the greatest moments in modern music in my opinion.

  • @NN-so2ys
    @NN-so2ys 4 года назад +99

    Mine would probably have to be the best of times by dream theater. The last three minutes is the most emotion-provoking guitar solo I have ever heard.

    • @sachakretz653
      @sachakretz653 4 года назад +7

      But it would have taken the whole video to show it entirely 😂

    • @podstrahuy
      @podstrahuy 4 года назад +1

      Actually last 6 minutes. Absolute magic

    • @someperson9052
      @someperson9052 3 года назад

      That solo makes me cry when I'm happy

    • @maxpower3555
      @maxpower3555 2 года назад

      For me, the dream Theater song with the best melodic guitar solo is This is The Life. A bonkers solo that one.

  • @WingsOfIcarus5674
    @WingsOfIcarus5674 3 года назад +37

    Not so much a solo, more of a lick but the chorus lead in Nemesis by Arch Enemy does it for me every time. Just constant goosebumps

    • @rayres1074
      @rayres1074 Год назад +2

      I really love the little shred solo in Nemesis. It's so thunderbolt quick but also ruthless.

  • @VeigarEUW
    @VeigarEUW 4 года назад +77

    Galneryus makes the best solos change my mind!

    • @VeigarEUW
      @VeigarEUW 4 года назад

      @@BradleyHallGuitar hes a genius...an his tone💦💦💦

    • @Pyotiru
      @Pyotiru 4 года назад +1

      Yes! I agree their music is also splendid!

    • @striveforsuccessstudysmart3509
      @striveforsuccessstudysmart3509 4 года назад +1

      @Dang Memes
      I have a tone on AmpliTube that sounds similar (took me 4 months to figure it out on my own, a day using youtube)

    • @VeigarEUW
      @VeigarEUW 4 года назад +1

      @@striveforsuccessstudysmart3509 yeah it sucks when you then find it and facepalm because some things are clear now

    • @striveforsuccessstudysmart3509
      @striveforsuccessstudysmart3509 4 года назад

      @@VeigarEUW
      duuuuude....

  • @joranmoore5663
    @joranmoore5663 3 года назад +32

    I've always loved Ghost's solos ❤

  • @CMM5300
    @CMM5300 4 года назад +26

    Favorite melodic solos.... hmm..... all Martydeth! Orion by metallica was always a favorite. A7x, Alex scolnic.

  • @infelicitas
    @infelicitas 4 года назад +60

    Saw ghost in thumbnail, had to click

    • @vicenteneto6767
      @vicenteneto6767 4 года назад +4

      Kazzoo>>>cowbell

    • @dominikweber4305
      @dominikweber4305 4 года назад

      You deserve to step on lego

    • @kyaradani
      @kyaradani 4 года назад +19

      Ghost really isn't a bad band, their music is different. They chose to sound different and not alike other bands. Respect it. Us Ghost fans don't go around telling you to step on a lego.
      edit:forgot to mention the dude above me.

    • @infelicitas
      @infelicitas 4 года назад +5

      @@kyaradani fuckin' preach dude hell yeah. Metal on \m/

    • @Josh-by8er
      @Josh-by8er 3 года назад

      @@kyaradani shut up ghost fan, go step on lego

  • @vivekverma409
    @vivekverma409 4 года назад +112

    Steven Wilson - Drive home solo played by Guthrie Govan, one of the best.

    • @TrippyTheShroom
      @TrippyTheShroom 4 года назад +5

      Oh man, 100%.
      I would recommend the solo to Ancestral too. I swear on my life the first time I heard it rose the hairs on my neck, it's that goddamn good.

    • @ramirospinelli6453
      @ramirospinelli6453 4 года назад +1

      Good song, good solo, but not metal

    • @LordSummerIsle73
      @LordSummerIsle73 3 года назад

      I had that same profile pic for a while

  • @gixxusmetalman7435
    @gixxusmetalman7435 4 года назад +7

    Definitely has to be Michael Ammott and Jeff Loomis from Arch Enemy ...Michael's solos burn on all the Spiritual Beggars albums also 🤘🤘🤘

  • @moonchilddestiny517
    @moonchilddestiny517 4 года назад +155

    Any Fans Of X Japan??🙋🏻‍♂️🙋🏻‍♂️
    Most Of Their Solos Are Amazing...🤘🏻

    • @olivergarcia3635
      @olivergarcia3635 4 года назад +9

      Im a huge fan!! Hide and Pata are top making melodic solos. For me their best solos are
      Kurenai
      Art Of Life
      Rose of Pain
      X
      Blue Blood
      Endless Rain

    • @GeoffSaari
      @GeoffSaari 4 года назад +5

      Endless Rain! I always play that solo when I practice

    • @KnighTReaper666
      @KnighTReaper666 4 года назад +6

      We are X

    • @mariohernandez2392
      @mariohernandez2392 4 года назад +4

      Silent jealousy the one that started it all

    • @asmallman6201
      @asmallman6201 4 года назад +1

      blue blood 好き!

  • @shack8110
    @shack8110 4 года назад +39

    Metallica Unforgiven and Ozzy No More Tears 1st come to mind for me.

  • @VissenConDoin
    @VissenConDoin 4 года назад +65

    The Ninja! \m/

    • @kaspalone
      @kaspalone 4 года назад +1

      It's been a while since last time I listened to cacophony. Nice selection right there.

  • @daphenomenalz4100
    @daphenomenalz4100 4 года назад +15

    The first solo sounded like Marty Friedman was playing it

  • @bm8584
    @bm8584 4 года назад +56

    I love this kind of videos. Thanks for covering The Ninja from Cacophony. You nailed it. Jason Becker and Marty Friedman are the best.

  • @marquitobach7213
    @marquitobach7213 4 года назад +24

    Welcome home (sanitarium) 1st and 2nd solo

  • @erikrevier4053
    @erikrevier4053 4 года назад +41

    Why not both?!?! My favorite melodic metal solos would have to include Whispers or Shades of Grey by Symphony X (super under-rated MJR solos), Ministry of Lost Souls (Outro solo) or A New Beginning (TA? I know, but this song is a banger) by Dream Theater, The Dream Sequencer by Ayreon (Arjens best guitar work ever imho), outro to November Rain is a classic (but is it metal???). that's all i can think of at the moment. Cheers!

    • @okawaiikoto187
      @okawaiikoto187 4 года назад +1

      Yup.. The best of times was hailed as the best melodic solo of DT. but i prefer TMOLS outro silo more

  • @thehydrofoilgoat
    @thehydrofoilgoat 2 года назад +10

    I think the best solos are the ones that blend so seamlessly into the track that you don't even necessarily realise you're listening to a solo, but just get swept up in the wholr experience. For that reason, my favourite solo is in The Fall of Consciousness by Psychonaut. Plus the way they transition back into the main theme is brilliant.

  • @Hithisishiroshi
    @Hithisishiroshi 4 года назад +92

    I'm a huge fan of galneryus, Syu is my legend, SO GLAD THAT I SEE THEM HERE :)
    BTW YOU'RE AWESOME

    • @daoyang223
      @daoyang223 4 года назад +2

      This guy's included all kinds of metal. Even obscured European and American metal.

    • @Nordeankka
      @Nordeankka 4 года назад

      hiroshi 80 Same! Love them

    • @hafizhfz3476
      @hafizhfz3476 4 года назад +3

      Me too.. angel of salvation have really epic solo

    • @Hithisishiroshi
      @Hithisishiroshi 4 года назад

      @@hafizhfz3476 agree!

  • @podstrahuy
    @podstrahuy 4 года назад +20

    Amazing list thanks!
    Here is my list:
    1. Dream Theater - Best of times (6 minutes of pure joy)
    2. Anathema - Anathema
    3. David Gilmore - In Any Tongue
    4. Tool - Descending
    5. Steve Wilson - Refuge
    6. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
    7. Toto - I Won't Hold You Back
    8. Perfect Circle - By And Down The River
    9. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
    10. Accept - Amamos La Vida

    • @maxpower3555
      @maxpower3555 2 года назад

      Omg I’ve never met anyone else who even knew about I won’t hold you back - let alone rated it that highly. It’s an amazing guitar solo. The second half where the strings come in is just incredible.

    • @aliriohernandez8458
      @aliriohernandez8458 9 месяцев назад

      They are great indeed, but, in my opinion, some aren't in the metal genre. Great list, tho 👍

  • @JanickGers0
    @JanickGers0 4 года назад +18

    Adrian Smith's solo in Stranger in a Strange Land is one of the best solos I've ever heard.

  • @Edward-we9dl
    @Edward-we9dl 2 года назад +7

    A lot of famous Japanese guitarist are great at writing melodic solos combined with crazy shredding parts. I mean Syu from galenryus is legit the reason why I want to play guitar at the first place. His solos are just too amazing

  • @Onahillingradludi
    @Onahillingradludi 4 года назад +21

    The Ninja was great! Cacophony doesnt get 1/10th the recognition they deserve. Its impressive that, even while they had two of the best guitarists out there, they also had some of the most melodic solos as well (not to mention Jason Becker and Marty Friedman’s solo stuff)

    • @SamRossonero98
      @SamRossonero98 4 года назад +1

      Stratocaster Sam 100% agree, Cacophony have some of the best solo work I’ve heard

  • @itamaramiel1828
    @itamaramiel1828 4 года назад +2

    Wait wait wait, was that a DT solo in 4/4?

  • @louisianaball
    @louisianaball 4 года назад +19

    Iron Maiden - Dave’s solo on 22 acacia avenue. Something about it makes the hair on my neck shoot up

    • @Walamonga1313
      @Walamonga1313 4 года назад +4

      Definitely. Quite simple but oh so tastefully played

  • @aop4825
    @aop4825 4 года назад +45

    I am a simple man, I see A7X and I click immediately💀🦇🤘

  • @returnofthechickentendies2844
    @returnofthechickentendies2844 4 года назад +428

    -Carry On, Angra
    -Countdown To Extinction, Megadeth
    -Mother Gaia, Stratovarius
    -Cemetery Gates, Pantera
    -The 4 Horsemen, Metallica
    -For The Love Of God, Steve Vai
    -Tears Of The Dragon, Bruce Dickinson
    Some of my favorites

    • @RodrigoR9
      @RodrigoR9 4 года назад +12

      otaco ordinario and Carry On was improvised in the recording sessions!

    • @gmuller6417
      @gmuller6417 4 года назад +18

      Qualquer solo do Angels Cry/Temple Of Shadows

    • @FazSaber
      @FazSaber 4 года назад +3

      Mother Gaia is perfect

    • @uzumakirailton
      @uzumakirailton 4 года назад +4

      Z.I.T.O

    • @MatheusRodrigues-ue3zz
      @MatheusRodrigues-ue3zz 4 года назад +1

      @@uzumakirailton S. I. M.

  • @matthewbeech7316
    @matthewbeech7316 4 года назад +24

    Absolution has another great melodic solo by Ghost

  • @SharkPig_Media
    @SharkPig_Media 4 года назад +7

    I love older in flames solos. the little harmony flourishes sound like they're just smearing that lick over your ears.

  • @cIappo896
    @cIappo896 4 года назад +28

    How about half of Blind Guardian's discography? Melodic AND fast.

    • @Sk4llik
      @Sk4llik 3 года назад

      I was just coming down here to say it lol. Andre is who I consider to be the Guitarist most underappreciated by the metal community as a whole.

  • @phoenixrussell8304
    @phoenixrussell8304 4 года назад +13

    Oh my god. I thought you'd pick an older avenged sevenfold song.. Roman Sky is my favorite song because of the emotion.. I actually love this channel now just because of this. Thank you for recognizing a beautiful song.

  • @metroidhunter965
    @metroidhunter965 4 года назад +38

    Arch Enemy’s _Doomsday Machine_ is an absolutely solid album. That’s the album that made me fall in love with the band.

    • @ErenRaven
      @ErenRaven 3 года назад +6

      Same here. And of course I started from Nemesis.

    • @dreammachine86
      @dreammachine86 2 года назад +2

      Awesome album for sure. One of the first death metal albums I listened to (as in death metal as a whole, Arch Enemy is of course melodeath) and it blew me away. Punchy drums and mix, and crazy stuff going on with guitars with an ultra-aggressive tone to boot.
      Personally I've been a drummer for 15+ years but only recently started getting into guitar. So it's cool to actually understand now why I liked a load of guitar work on Doomsday Machine when I first heard it all those years ago - they use a number of interesting scales/modes that give it a really exotic flavour, especially in the solos, e.g. Hybrids of Steel. And My Apocalypse was probably the closest thing to djent I heard before discovering Meshuggah!

    • @candideggplant1575
      @candideggplant1575 2 года назад +1

      Dude, yes. Angela is a beast. Certified underrated metal legend, from the intro to the end it is just grand, roomy, and heavy with those great growls.

  • @georkap8245
    @georkap8245 4 года назад +23

    Candlemass has the best of both worlds when it comes to guitar solos, both technical and extremely melodic. Lars johansson is a great guitarist but criminally underrated.

  • @comfil
    @comfil 4 года назад +3

    Some of my favorites:
    Death - Voice Of The Soul
    Wintersun - Death And The Healing
    Kalmah - 12 Gauge
    Children Of Bodom - Children Of Bodom
    In Flames - December Flower
    Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery
    Stratovarius - Destiny
    Avantasia - Scarecrow
    Helloween - Victim Of Fate
    Darkest Hour - Doomsayer
    Burning The Masses - Tsar Bomb
    Scar Symmetry - Ghost Prototype I & II
    Polyphia - Impassion
    Judas Priest - Painkiller
    Pantera - Floods
    Megadeth - Holy Wars
    Metallica - Orion

    • @draggems708
      @draggems708 11 месяцев назад

      FINALLY SOMEONE MENTIONED DECEMBER FLOWER

  • @dominick070M
    @dominick070M 4 года назад +19

    Btw the stage album is so underappreciated, finally some recognition

    • @plack_benis382
      @plack_benis382 4 года назад +1

      Yeah it is. I think its because it was such a change of pace for A7X but i enjoyed it quite a bit i prefer there older stuff with the rev. But stage was good and a nice change.

  • @ethanmorrow4241
    @ethanmorrow4241 4 года назад +6

    I f*cking love GALNERYUS! Thanks for starting with them! They really deserve more fans.

  • @badapple3146
    @badapple3146 4 года назад +15

    You should definitely check out the Solo of the Demo Version of A Tout Le Monde - it's so much more emotional, much longer and incredibly underrated. The song quality is complete dog but I would pick it over the version that made it onto the final recording any day.

  • @IsakMagnusson01
    @IsakMagnusson01 3 года назад +6

    Roman Sky is my favorite here. Syn is such an amazing guitarist!

  • @abhaysharma5072
    @abhaysharma5072 4 года назад +21

    I'm gonna cover em all. It'll take me year but I'll and I'll tag you when I'm done. 🤘 And you forgot November rain 😅

    • @arjunsaxena1544
      @arjunsaxena1544 4 года назад

      November rain isn't metal smartass

    • @abhaysharma5072
      @abhaysharma5072 4 года назад

      @@arjunsaxena1544 don't you get sarcasm dumbass?

  • @timcaber1751
    @timcaber1751 2 года назад +5

    Great choices, one and all. I especially appreciate the inclusion of Cacophony (I'm a big fan of Jason and Marty). One of my favorite melodic guitar solos is the 6:00 to 7:00 minute stretch of Joe Stump's "The End Approaches". Heck, the whole song is melodic and includes some of the most technical solos you're likely to hear. In fact, the solos in the outro rival most anything out there.

  • @putridabomination
    @putridabomination 4 года назад +8

    Hoping for some Dethklok
    Nice Crash Bandicoot shirt btw
    Cacophony nice! \m/

  • @Brandon-zn8rf
    @Brandon-zn8rf 4 года назад +4

    2 Marty Friedman’s. Can’t argue that! Love the Petrucci and Synyster Gates ones too. A7X doesn’t get enough love from the musician community. They are legit amazing. But I’m a drummer, so what do I know about music?🤷‍♂️

  • @MrMetalhorse
    @MrMetalhorse 4 года назад +8

    HOLY SHIT!
    I was not expecting to see the ninja here. It never fails to give me goosebumps. That's legit one of my favorite songs of all time. Probably top 3. It's great that you make different lists instead of what everyone does.

  • @markdawson9094
    @markdawson9094 4 года назад +6

    7:51 fkn love that Ritual solo. For me perfect blend of speed and melody.

  • @AreEnTee
    @AreEnTee 4 года назад +4

    Thunder March, Devil Take Tomorrow, and Be by MARTY FRIEDMAN

  • @leggocose-audiolibri
    @leggocose-audiolibri 4 года назад +2

    My favorite melodic solo: PANTERA - The Sleep ruclips.net/video/j-4w0NwqHZE/видео.html CARCASS - Death certificate ruclips.net/video/_8sLxqq0_GM/видео.html

  • @Bricklinsv1970
    @Bricklinsv1970 4 года назад +19

    I like the solo to Testament The Legacy.

  • @barabasgezu
    @barabasgezu 4 года назад +6

    Nice Crash Bandicoot shirt.

  • @sinajany476
    @sinajany476 4 года назад +18

    I'd definitely put
    Master of Puppets (1st solo)
    DragonForce Three Hammers
    Tornado of Souls
    Rising Force
    Kill the King
    Nevermore Heart Collector
    DragonForce Last DragonBorn
    In my list 👀

  • @gorehammer42o
    @gorehammer42o 4 года назад +5

    NINJA!!
    Speed Metal Symphony was probably my favorite shred album of all time. Friedman AND Becker. Can't beat it.

  • @sartajhanspal5604
    @sartajhanspal5604 4 года назад +9

    So happy to see Galneryus get recognition like this!

  • @DeathStarLuke
    @DeathStarLuke 4 года назад +4

    Revocation - Bound by Desire
    In Flames - December Flower
    Wintersun - Death and the Healing

  • @alejandrocastillo6664
    @alejandrocastillo6664 4 года назад +8

    I like Hollow Years, Live at Budokan.

  • @naachoriv
    @naachoriv 4 года назад +5

    the solo at 2:55 in black swan by megadeth (th1rt3en) is just perfection in my opinion

  • @barbantioslash1
    @barbantioslash1 4 года назад +6

    Ghost Ritual solo is very soothing or is it just me ha

  • @JohanHaagg
    @JohanHaagg 2 года назад +3

    The 2nd solo in November Rain. That one always gives me the chills.

  • @SunOfaPitch
    @SunOfaPitch 4 года назад +6

    1st song ~ Galneruys ~ Aww a man of quality !!!!
    And thats how i subbed

  • @The_Buff_Guy
    @The_Buff_Guy 4 года назад +2

    Megadeth is the only god that we have any evidence of truly existing.

    • @egigstertroll3521
      @egigstertroll3521 4 года назад

      Ashes in your mouth off of countdown to extinction is epic

  • @MetalMike87
    @MetalMike87 4 года назад +6

    Savatage - Ghost in the Ruins
    John Norum - Back on the Streets
    Queensryche - Eyes of the Stranger (and basically any other solo from the O:M / Empire era lol )
    Vicious Rumors - Digital Dictator (Mark McGee is sooooooooo underrated)
    just the few that immediately pop to my mind

    • @LeeHibbs
      @LeeHibbs 4 года назад

      Savatage Edge of Thorns

  • @decembeRFlower18
    @decembeRFlower18 2 года назад +4

    Nothing beats In Flames 🔥 💘

  • @sashingopaul3111
    @sashingopaul3111 4 года назад +8

    You got a Majesty? How is every YT guitarist getting an EBMM guitar these days?

    • @SantomPh
      @SantomPh 4 года назад

      the value you get from it is amazing, the playability is also smooth

  • @Reallystupidorangecat
    @Reallystupidorangecat Год назад +2

    Here are some solos that I really love!
    Holy wars ... the punishment due - Megadeth
    Ea, Lord of the depths - Burzum
    Rats - Ghost
    Through the fire and flames - Dragonforce
    Ace of spades - Motorhead
    Black bart - Running wild
    Also the solo from another day is just incredible!

  • @steel3454
    @steel3454 4 года назад +10

    Awesome seeing The Ninja on this list!

    • @steel3454
      @steel3454 4 года назад +1

      Bradley Hall agreed!

  • @no_one563
    @no_one563 4 года назад +6

    Silent jealousy by X Japan has to be one of the most melodic solos of all time.

  • @NeiloNeil
    @NeiloNeil 4 года назад +7

    Nice list! you've got some good taste...for a hairy Brit ;)
    Btw, if you want to hear what that A Tout Le Monde solo sounds like on bass...I may or may not have recorded it ;)

    • @NeiloNeil
      @NeiloNeil 4 года назад +1

      @@BradleyHallGuitar Holy shit, you actually checked out my stuff? Thanks!

  • @MattsMovieReviews
    @MattsMovieReviews 4 года назад +4

    Pantera - The Sleep
    Testament - Together As One
    Metallica - House That Jack Built

  • @michaeldk975
    @michaeldk975 4 года назад +5

    Great to see Galneryus getting some love!! Nice list🤘

  • @SpartanLaserCanon
    @SpartanLaserCanon 4 года назад +2

    A mix can be good, sometimes shred can be good, sometimes melodic af playing can be good. The Flower Kings guitarist played some very melodic solos on The Whirlwind by Transatlantic and I think that musical guitar player is very underrated. Nick Johnston has a great mix of both melodic and shred stuff and same with Kiko Louriero I think. John Petrucci has some very good solos that have buildups. I like many genres and have realized I myself likenplaying melodic sometimes as well as sometimes more shreddy.

  • @savatar8020
    @savatar8020 4 года назад +33

    Avantasia - The scarecrow
    Opeth - Dignity
    Savatage - Alone you breathe
    Dream Theater - The spirit carries on

    • @dylanbradshaw8706
      @dylanbradshaw8706 4 года назад

      The spirit carries on is my favorite dt solo

    • @LeeHibbs
      @LeeHibbs 4 года назад +1

      Edge of thorns solo is also a good one Chris Olivia was a beast

    • @suprchickn7745
      @suprchickn7745 4 года назад

      @@LeeHibbs i was going to mention Criss, way too few remember him!

  • @MrKelevraaa
    @MrKelevraaa 4 года назад +13

    Ritual solo was by far the best melodic solo
    It has such a diferent and mastering structure, and it is too beautiful to be called a masterpiece

  • @Krayton_Blaine
    @Krayton_Blaine 4 года назад +7

    First clip of the shredder is Rusty Cooley. I'm friends with his son, Sebastian.

  • @joaopaulogama3537
    @joaopaulogama3537 4 года назад +32

    Nice List! I also like:
    DT - The Best of Times
    A7X - Lost
    RHCP - Wet Sand
    DragonForce - Reasons to Live

  • @billclinton5661
    @billclinton5661 4 года назад +6

    Love how you ended with ghost because I’m that song it just kinda fades out and I love it

  • @rachelbenmaxasherperkinssa9162
    @rachelbenmaxasherperkinssa9162 4 года назад +3

    My favorite melodic solo in metal is beyond the realms of death.

  • @skippertheeyechild6621
    @skippertheeyechild6621 4 года назад +5

    New guitar! Noice!
    One that always gets me is the lead break from Screaming Ghost by Hibria. Not sure if it qualifies as being melodic, but the phrasing is brilliant.

  • @juanpablojimenez5534
    @juanpablojimenez5534 4 года назад +3

    I've only seen 2 videos but I freaking love your tributes to.Cacophony, a real forgotten Treasure, Thank you for that!

  • @rjkawrjahrsnjfddfdsfsodapi1840
    @rjkawrjahrsnjfddfdsfsodapi1840 4 года назад +13

    that shirt tho