# The Best Devin Townsend Guitar Solos

> The 16 best Devin Townsend guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Kingdom (2000), then Deadhead and Truth. Every video starts at the solo.

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Devin Townsend, first heard as Steve Vai's singer, built a wall-of-sound style of progressive metal in which his lead guitar serves the atmosphere rather than showing off. His soaring, emotional solos stand out against dense, cinematic production.

Informed by: [Wikipedia: Devin Townsend discography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devin_Townsend_discography)

1. [Kingdom](https://greatestsolos.com/song/devin-townsend-kingdom/) — Devin Townsend · solo by Devin Townsend · 2000
2. [Deadhead](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-devin-townsend-band-deadhead/) — The Devin Townsend Band · solo by Devin Townsend · 2003
3. [Truth](https://greatestsolos.com/song/devin-townsend-truth/) — Devin Townsend · solo by Devin Townsend · 1998
4. [Earth Day](https://greatestsolos.com/song/devin-townsend-earth-day/) — Devin Townsend · solo by Devin Townsend · 2001
5. [Life](https://greatestsolos.com/song/devin-townsend-life/) — Devin Townsend · solo by Devin Townsend · 1997
6. [Bad Devil](https://greatestsolos.com/song/devin-townsend-bad-devil/) — Devin Townsend · solo by Devin Townsend · 1998
7. [Stormbending](https://greatestsolos.com/song/devin-townsend-stormbending/) — Devin Townsend · solo by Devin Townsend · 2019
8. [Triumph](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-devin-townsend-band-triumph/) — The Devin Townsend Band · solo by Steve Vai · 2006
9. [Deep Peace](https://greatestsolos.com/song/devin-townsend-deep-peace/) — Devin Townsend · solo by Devin Townsend · 2001
10. [The Death of Music](https://greatestsolos.com/song/devin-townsend-the-death-of-music/) — Devin Townsend · solo by Devin Townsend · 1997
11. [Seventh Wave](https://greatestsolos.com/song/devin-townsend-seventh-wave/) — Devin Townsend · solo by Devin Townsend · 1997
12. [Supercrush!](https://greatestsolos.com/song/devin-townsend-project-supercrush/) — Devin Townsend Project · solo by Devin Townsend · 2009
13. [Planet Smasher](https://greatestsolos.com/song/devin-townsend-planet-smasher/) — Devin Townsend · solo by Devin Townsend · 2007
14. [Stand](https://greatestsolos.com/song/devin-townsend-project-stand/) — Devin Townsend Project · solo by Devin Townsend · 2016
15. [Canada](https://greatestsolos.com/song/devin-townsend-canada/) — Devin Townsend · solo by Devin Townsend · 2001
16. [Christeen](https://greatestsolos.com/song/devin-townsend-christeen/) — Devin Townsend · solo by Devin Townsend · 1998

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