# The Best Periphery Guitar Solos

> The 16 best Periphery guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Erised (2012), then Have a Blast and Racecar. Every video starts at the solo.

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Periphery helped turn djent into a movement, pairing extended-range polyrhythmic riffing with melodic, fusion-tinged leads from a three-guitar lineup. Their records are also famous for star guest solos from players like John Petrucci, Guthrie Govan and Jeff Loomis.

Informed by: [Wikipedia – Periphery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periphery_(band)), [Wikipedia – Periphery II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periphery_II:_This_Time_It%27s_Personal), [Wikipedia – Periphery (album)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periphery_(album)), [Wikipedia – Periphery III](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periphery_III:_Select_Difficulty)

1. [Erised](https://greatestsolos.com/song/periphery-erised/) — Periphery · solo by John Petrucci · 2012
2. [Have a Blast](https://greatestsolos.com/song/periphery-have-a-blast/) — Periphery · solo by Guthrie Govan · 2012
3. [Racecar](https://greatestsolos.com/song/periphery-racecar/) — Periphery · solo by Jeff Loomis · 2010
4. [Icarus Lives!](https://greatestsolos.com/song/periphery-icarus-lives/) — Periphery · solo by Misha Mansoor · 2010
5. [Mile Zero](https://greatestsolos.com/song/periphery-mile-zero/) — Periphery · solo by Wes Hauch · 2012
6. [Marigold](https://greatestsolos.com/song/periphery-marigold/) — Periphery · solo by Mark Holcomb · 2016
7. [Luck as a Constant](https://greatestsolos.com/song/periphery-luck-as-a-constant/) — Periphery · solo by Misha Mansoor · 2012
8. [The Bad Thing](https://greatestsolos.com/song/periphery-the-bad-thing/) — Periphery · solo by Misha Mansoor · 2015
9. [Alpha](https://greatestsolos.com/song/periphery-alpha/) — Periphery · solo by Jake Bowen · 2015
10. [Reptile](https://greatestsolos.com/song/periphery-reptile/) — Periphery · solo by Mark Holcomb · 2019
11. [Scarlet](https://greatestsolos.com/song/periphery-scarlet/) — Periphery · solo by Misha Mansoor · 2012
12. [Totla Mad](https://greatestsolos.com/song/periphery-totla-mad/) — Periphery · solo by Adam Getgood · 2010
13. [Lune](https://greatestsolos.com/song/periphery-lune/) — Periphery · solo by Mark Holcomb · 2016
14. [Wax Wings](https://greatestsolos.com/song/periphery-wax-wings/) — Periphery · solo by Misha Mansoor · 2023
15. [Thanks Nobuo](https://greatestsolos.com/song/periphery-thanks-nobuo/) — Periphery · solo by Jake Bowen · 2023
16. [Zagreus](https://greatestsolos.com/song/periphery-zagreus/) — Periphery · solo by Mark Holcomb · 2023

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