# The Best Carcass Guitar Solos

> The 16 best Carcass guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Heartwork (1993), then Corporal Jigsore Quandary and No Love Lost. Every video starts at the solo.

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Carcass evolved from gory grindcore pioneers into the architects of melodic death metal, with Bill Steer and Michael Amott layering classic-rock melody over brutal riffing. Heartwork's twin-guitar solos remain a benchmark for extreme-metal lead playing.

Informed by: [Wikipedia: Heartwork](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartwork), [Wikipedia: Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necroticism_–_Descanting_the_Insalubrious), [Wikipedia: Surgical Steel (album)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surgical_Steel_(album)), [Wikipedia: Carcass discography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcass_discography)

1. [Heartwork](https://greatestsolos.com/song/carcass-heartwork/) — Carcass · solo by Michael Amott & Bill Steer · 1993
2. [Corporal Jigsore Quandary](https://greatestsolos.com/song/carcass-corporal-jigsore-quandary/) — Carcass · solo by Michael Amott & Bill Steer · 1991
3. [No Love Lost](https://greatestsolos.com/song/carcass-no-love-lost/) — Carcass · solo by Bill Steer · 1993
4. [Buried Dreams](https://greatestsolos.com/song/carcass-buried-dreams/) — Carcass · solo by Michael Amott & Bill Steer · 1993
5. [Embodiment](https://greatestsolos.com/song/carcass-embodiment/) — Carcass · solo by Michael Amott & Bill Steer · 1993
6. [Incarnated Solvent Abuse](https://greatestsolos.com/song/carcass-incarnated-solvent-abuse/) — Carcass · solo by Michael Amott & Bill Steer · 1991
7. [This Mortal Coil](https://greatestsolos.com/song/carcass-this-mortal-coil/) — Carcass · solo by Michael Amott & Bill Steer · 1993
8. [Unfit for Human Consumption](https://greatestsolos.com/song/carcass-unfit-for-human-consumption/) — Carcass · solo by Bill Steer · 2013
9. [The Granulating Dark Satanic Mills](https://greatestsolos.com/song/carcass-the-granulating-dark-satanic-mills/) — Carcass · solo by Bill Steer · 2013
10. [Captive Bolt Pistol](https://greatestsolos.com/song/carcass-captive-bolt-pistol/) — Carcass · solo by Bill Steer · 2013
11. [Death Certificate](https://greatestsolos.com/song/carcass-death-certificate/) — Carcass · solo by Michael Amott & Bill Steer · 1993
12. [Keep On Rotting in the Free World](https://greatestsolos.com/song/carcass-keep-on-rotting-in-the-free-world/) — Carcass · solo by Bill Steer · 1996
13. [Inpropagation](https://greatestsolos.com/song/carcass-inpropagation/) — Carcass · solo by Michael Amott & Bill Steer · 1991
14. [Carneous Cacoffiny](https://greatestsolos.com/song/carcass-carneous-cacoffiny/) — Carcass · solo by Michael Amott & Bill Steer · 1991
15. [Blind Bleeding the Blind](https://greatestsolos.com/song/carcass-blind-bleeding-the-blind/) — Carcass · solo by Michael Amott & Bill Steer · 1993
16. [Mount of Execution](https://greatestsolos.com/song/carcass-mount-of-execution/) — Carcass · solo by Bill Steer · 2013

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