# The Best Cult of Luna Guitar Solos

> The 12 best Cult of Luna guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Ghost Trail (2008), then Finland and And with Her Came the Birds. Every video starts at the solo.

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Sweden's Cult of Luna treat the guitar as an instrument of architecture, stacking patient melodic motifs and crushing riffs into long, cathartic builds. Their lead playing is about slow-burning texture rather than shred, making them a cornerstone of post-metal.

Informed by: [Wikipedia – Cult of Luna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_of_Luna), [Wikipedia – Salvation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvation_(Cult_of_Luna_album)), [Wikipedia – A Dawn to Fear](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Dawn_to_Fear), [Wikipedia – The Long Road North](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long_Road_North)

1. [Ghost Trail](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cult-of-luna-ghost-trail/) — Cult of Luna · solo by Johannes Persson · 2008
2. [Finland](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cult-of-luna-finland/) — Cult of Luna · solo by Erik Olofsson · 2006
3. [And with Her Came the Birds](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cult-of-luna-and-with-her-came-the-birds/) — Cult of Luna · solo by Erik Olofsson · 2006
4. [Vicarious Redemption](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cult-of-luna-vicarious-redemption/) — Cult of Luna · solo by Johannes Persson · 2013
5. [I: The Weapon](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cult-of-luna-i-the-weapon/) — Cult of Luna · solo by Johannes Persson · 2013
6. [Echoes](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cult-of-luna-echoes/) — Cult of Luna · solo by Erik Olofsson · 2004
7. [Dark City, Dead Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cult-of-luna-dark-city-dead-man/) — Cult of Luna · solo by Johannes Persson · 2006
8. [Owlwood](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cult-of-luna-owlwood/) — Cult of Luna · solo by Johannes Persson · 2008
9. [The Silent Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cult-of-luna-the-silent-man/) — Cult of Luna · solo by Johannes Persson · 2019
10. [Lights on the Hill](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cult-of-luna-lights-on-the-hill/) — Cult of Luna · solo by Fredrik Kihlberg · 2019
11. [Cold Burn](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cult-of-luna-cold-burn/) — Cult of Luna · solo by Johannes Persson · 2022
12. [Leave Me Here](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cult-of-luna-leave-me-here/) — Cult of Luna · solo by Erik Olofsson · 2004

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