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Best solos post-2000
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Author:  LilTito [ Sat Aug 26, 2023 12:54 am ]
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Post your favorite solos 2000-onwards (hint, i dont really listen to "popular" metal bands, just because i am afraid of going into big discographies)

So,
Meshuggah - Strawds pulled at random
Meshuggah - Entrapment
Meshuggah - Ligature marks
Deathspell Omega - The crackled book of life
Joe Satriani - Unstoppable momentum
Tony Iommi - Meat

Oh yea and bass solos count too
Author:  Red_Death [ Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:25 am ]
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A lot of the solos off Scythian's Hubris in Excelsis are excellent, and rather unexpectedly melodic in character given how absolutely vicious that album is. The notes are just interesting on their own, cool little consonant, sometimes deliriously playful patterns that are catchy as hell. These solos usually set up a neat contrast against the backdrop of the utterly unrelenting assault of the preceding and subsequent sections, at least for a little while. There are also solos more akin to the Kerry King school of thought, which aren't shabby at all.
I'd say that those on "Beyond the Dust" and the title track are favorites of mine, though basically all solos on the album are fun and engaging, and the band does all sorts of cool things with them (like syncing up with the main riff theme, and trailing off it afterwards).
Author:  anamelessghoul [ Sat Aug 26, 2023 8:56 am ]
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Enslaved - Ground
Author:  tahu157 [ Sat Aug 26, 2023 9:52 am ]
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The solo on Winter Madness by Wintersun is sort of the modern(ish) Tornado of Souls solo for me. Similar to Tornado of Souls, it is extremely technical but it's so beautiful and it flows so smoothly that you kinda don't notice how technical it is. That's really difficult to pull off imo.
Author:  KaiKasparek [ Sat Aug 26, 2023 6:29 pm ]
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Gamma Ray- When The World
Mastodon- Hearts Alive
Lovebites- Epilogue
Judas Priest- Rising From Ruin
Frozen Crown- In The Dark
Children Of Bodom- Kissing the Shadows
Helloween- The Dark Ride
Overkill- Struck Down
Battle Beast- Rain Man
Author:  SanPeron [ Sat Aug 26, 2023 7:01 pm ]
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This one is pretty good.
Author:  Kutulu [ Sat Aug 26, 2023 11:36 pm ]
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Exodus - Tempo of the Damned
Author:  DecemberSoul [ Sun Aug 27, 2023 9:33 am ]
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Iirc, the solo on Watain's "Waters of Ain" received quite a bit of praise when "Lawless darkness" was released.
Author:  deadtome [ Sun Aug 27, 2023 2:19 pm ]
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KaiKasparek wrote:
Gamma Ray- When The World
Mastodon- Hearts Alive
Lovebites- Epilogue
Judas Priest- Rising From Ruin
Frozen Crown- In The Dark
Children Of Bodom- Kissing the Shadows
Helloween- The Dark Ride
Overkill- Struck Down
Battle Beast- Rain Man


Mita kuuluu! :metal:

Yah, Big Alexi fan here.....for sure.
Author:  lordcatfish [ Sun Aug 27, 2023 3:43 pm ]
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KaiKasparek wrote:
Children Of Bodom- Kissing the Shadows

Yeah, this would have been one of my first mentions. There's a lot of Bodom solos (both guitar and keyboard) that could be mentioned, especially between 2000-2005. Follow the Reaper, Everytime I Die, Needled 24/7, Chokehold, Bodom Beach Terror, Knuckleduster... the list goes on and on. I Worship Chaos has some cool stuff too - I'm a big fan of Alexi's solo in Morrgian, and the guitar / key duel at the end of one of the slower songs (forget which one it is).

Sentenced - End of the Road
Miika Tenkula always brought a lot of emotion to his leads. He really knocked it out of the park with this one, and considering it was the final song on his final album makes it extra poignant.

Kreator - The Ancient Plague / Demon Prince
I love Sami's style of play, and what he's brought to the band. His solos at the end of these two songs have always stuck out - really effective at closing out the mini epics they sort of are.

Iron Maiden - Blood Brothers
Janick's solo just before the final chorus. It's a bit of a variation on the main melody but it works really well in building up to the last refrains.

Kalmah - They Will Return
There's a fast solo at the start, and a slower one in the middle. Both are sublime.

Edguy - too many to mention
There's loads. Big fan of Jens Ludwig (and Dirk when he chips in). I really miss their playing in Tobi's songs. I've got Tears of a Mandrake on at the moment, and the leads are brilliant.

Also a shout out to a few non metal examples - Buckethead in Guns n' Roses' There was a Time (God tier solo), and Ryan Roxie (I think) in Alice Cooper's Six Hours (awesome way to close the song).
Author:  EvergreenSherbert [ Sun Aug 27, 2023 6:28 pm ]
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Fermented Offal Discharge solo is pretty cool. Rest of the song is kinda... eh... but the solo is great!
Author:  deadtome [ Sun Aug 27, 2023 6:43 pm ]
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ALL COB, BAM, the local band, Kylahullet......Inearthed......anything Allu haha!

:bow:
Author:  Required Fields [ Sun Aug 27, 2023 7:07 pm ]
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EvergreenSherbert wrote:
Fermented Offal Discharge solo is pretty cool. Rest of the song is kinda... eh... but the solo is great!


That song is from an album released in 1999.
Author:  jimbies [ Mon Aug 28, 2023 1:29 pm ]
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My favourite BY FAR is "The Dead Of Night" by Walpyrgus:



Whole song is incredible, but that Thin Lizzy-worshipping solo that starts around 3:01 that then transforms into something Helloween would write just drives me crazy.
Author:  Empyreal [ Mon Aug 28, 2023 1:33 pm ]
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Pretty much any of the ones on Seasons of the Wolf's Once in a Blue Moon have to be up there. And Slough Feg's Hardworlder. Beautiful 70s bliss.
Author:  Aooga [ Tue Aug 29, 2023 11:49 am ]
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Some great mentions here. Having fun checking out new recs and reviewing some of my favorites. My preferred style is more the long epic slow evil crawling solos you can sink your teeth into and less so the super technical guitar wankery types that sacrifice composition for technique.

In no particular order and just solo's that I have always enjoyed and that I can recall in this moment as standouts:

Sabbat - The Answer is Hell
Sabbat - Black Magical Circle of Witches. uff, Temis Osmond, uff. This guy wasn't too much. He was three much.
Sabbat - Witch Hammers. Two amazing bass solo's right here. Gezol, you beast!

Manilla Road - March of the Gods intro solo.
Manilla Road - Born Upon the Soul. Yup...this is it. this is the one. hits every spot. My man had style RIP :(

Jag Panzer - Hell to Pay
Jag Panzer - Take to the Sky. Damn, Chris Broderick could play.

The Gates of Slumber - Castle of the Devil. all time winner in the category of "best non metal solo in a metal song"

Destroyer666 - Through the Broken Pentagram. as much shit as this band gets these days, I think they got everything right on this song, especially the mix. Sinister lead melodies everywhere!

Notable mentions:
Adrian Smith doesn't do long 1 min plus solos but some of his recent stuff with Maiden is just so distinctively "Adrian Smith" e.g. second outro solo on Book of Souls and second solo on Hell on Earth. If songs had thumbnails his solos would be it.
Ashok (ex-Root)- This is low key one of my all time favorite lead guitarists. Its like if Steve Vai joined a metal band and slowed it down. Just check out his work in the early 2000's on 'Root - The Black Seal' and 'Equirhodont - Equirhodont Grandiose Magus"
Author:  CoffeeCat [ Tue Aug 29, 2023 12:08 pm ]
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I have a soft spot for the epic-length solo in The Storm Still Rages Inside from Orphaned Land. It's such a beautifully expressive lead that goes on for nearly 5 minutes, ebbing and flowing with the rest of the music perfectly, and reprises a lot of the main melodies throughout the album. There are a few spicy notes that keep it feeling unpredictable and human as well.
Author:  MorbidEngel [ Tue Aug 29, 2023 12:13 pm ]
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This one's been a favorite
Author:  deadtome [ Tue Aug 29, 2023 1:20 pm ]
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CoffeeCat wrote:
I have a soft spot for the epic-length solo in The Storm Still Rages Inside from Orphaned Land. It's such a beautifully expressive lead that goes on for nearly 5 minutes, ebbing and flowing with the rest of the music perfectly, and reprises a lot of the main melodies throughout the album. There are a few spicy notes that keep it feeling unpredictable and human as well.

Pretty awesome to hear someone mention Orphaned Land. I'm not entirely versed in their music but have heard some and liked what I've heard.
Author:  Rosenthorn [ Tue Aug 29, 2023 6:03 pm ]
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The solo section on Angra's The Shadow Hunter From Temple of Shadows is what sprang to mind.
Author:  pressingtoplead13 [ Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:08 pm ]
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I'm going to cheat, even though the original came out in 1998 they re recorded it in 2015, both are good but I do prefer the original. But Exhumed's "Casketcrusher" has one of my favorite solos all time.
Author:  SanPeron [ Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:32 pm ]
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MorbidEngel wrote:

This one's been a favorite


Probably the best deathgrind album ever made.
Author:  aaronmb666 [ Tue Aug 29, 2023 10:11 pm ]
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Deicide- Stench of Redemption, especially Ralphs.
Author:  Xymosys [ Wed Aug 30, 2023 4:06 am ]
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Over The Madness by Paradise Lost, incredibly tasty one!
Author:  Ivan Drago [ Wed Aug 30, 2023 4:14 am ]
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Devin Townsend - Deep Peace
Author:  jimbies [ Wed Aug 30, 2023 8:52 am ]
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Ivan Drago wrote:
Devin Townsend - Deep Peace


This reminded me that the runner up to my initial pick is absolutely "Suicide" by Devin Townsend Band.
Author:  CoffeeCat [ Wed Aug 30, 2023 11:00 am ]
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aaronmb666 wrote:
Deicide- Stench of Redemption, especially Ralphs.

I usually don't like Deicide much but that entire middle section of the song with the melodic tremolo picking is maybe one of the best compositions in death metal ever. Great solo too.
Author:  HisZvironistOverlord [ Wed Aug 30, 2023 10:35 pm ]
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Ralph's solos on TSOR is a good call, his solo on Homage for Satan is insane and an all time favorite of mine
Author:  SanPeron [ Wed Aug 30, 2023 10:52 pm ]
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HisZvironistOverlord wrote:
Ralph's solos on TSOR is a good call, his solo on Homage for Satan is insane and an all time favorite of mine


Rest in peace Ralph Santolla, The Stench of Redemption is my favorite Deicide album after the first three.
Author:  Empyreal [ Thu Aug 31, 2023 9:19 pm ]
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Aooga wrote:
Manilla Road - Born Upon the Soul. Yup...this is it. this is the one. hits every spot. My man had style RIP :(


This one really does have to be in the top 10, what a tremendous fucking album. Brilliant, evocative guitar beauty...
Author:  UroboricNate [ Sun Sep 03, 2023 3:28 am ]
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Steve Vai- and we are one @1:14
Derek Sherinian- day of the dead(Allan Holdsworth solo) @3:32
Paul Gilbert- get out of my yard(whole track)
Necrophagist- epitaph(Christian Muenzner) @2:38
Deicide- desecration(Ralph Santolla) @3:02
Wintersun- beautiful death(Jari Maenpaa) @4:44
Periphery- mile zero(Wes Hauch) @3:50
Nevermore- ambivalent(Jeff Loomis) @2:12
Dream Theater- the great debate(John Petrucci) @10:01

Will list more another time, i can think of a bunch
Author:  alkostach [ Tue Sep 05, 2023 5:51 am ]
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yeah, yeah, i don't really care that it was originally released in the second half of 1999, this album defined a lot of post 2000 death metal and solo on Advanced Corpse Tumor is the solo. ov all time.
Author:  FLIPPITYFLOOP [ Wed Sep 06, 2023 2:10 am ]
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Practically every Drudkh guitar solo in the 2000s catalog, and even the solo on Towards The Light from Handful Of Stars is pretty tasteful too. But if I had to name specific songs, I'd mention Wind Of The Night Forests, Skies At Our Feet, Only The Wind Remembers My Name, Everything Unsaid Before, and the entire fucking Blood In Our Wells album.

SanPeron wrote:
MorbidEngel wrote:

This one's been a favorite


Probably the best deathgrind album ever made.


Oh fuck. I'm not sure if I'd name these solos as the best post-2000 (though they are damn good), but I'd be hard pressed to agree with that statement. Absolutely fucking relentless. I seriously fell out of the loop with that band and miss Goremageddon-era Aborted :cry:
Author:  UroboricNate [ Sat Sep 23, 2023 10:19 pm ]
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Damn i thought this thread had alot more potential but it died quick.
Author:  Runko [ Sun Sep 24, 2023 5:43 am ]
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The title track on The Hunter by Mastodon has like three or four unhinged solos by Brent Hinds that are only made even more emotional when you know the context.
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