# The 25 Best Thrash Metal Guitar Solos of All Time > The 25 best thrash metal guitar solos of all time, ranked. #1 is One by Metallica, then Fade to Black and Master of Puppets. Every video starts at the solo. Canonical URL: Thrash made speed its rule, but the best solos in the genre also have melody. Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and the Bay Area bands dominate the list; ranking starts from how often each track appears in published guitar-solo polls, and canonical thrash staples fill out the rest. Informed by: [Bombay Lives – 100 Greatest Guitar Solos (2008)](https://bombaylives.substack.com/p/100-greatest-guitar-solos), [Guitarhabits – 50 of The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2014)](https://www.guitarhabits.com/50-of-the-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time/), [Guitar Solo Legends – The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time — Ranked (2026) (2026)](https://guitarsololegends.com/), [Guitar World (via Sweetwater) – The 100 Best Guitar Solos (2006)](https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/100-best-guitar-solos/), [TheTopTens – Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.thetoptens.com/music/greatest-guitar-solos/), [Orchestra Central – 30 Best Guitar Solos of All Time (2023)](https://orchestracentral.com/best-guitar-solos-of-all-time/), [Guitar World – Readers' Top 50 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2013)](https://www.guitarworld.com/uncategorized/copy-top-50), [Ranker – The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.ranker.com/list/greatest-guitar-solos/johnwarner), [uDiscover Music – The Best Guitar Solos Of All Time: 108 Amazing Moments (2026)](https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/best-guitar-solos-ever/), [Planet Rock – The 75 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2022)](https://www.hellorayo.co.uk/planet-rock/news/rock-news/the-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time), [Rolling Stone – The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026)](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-guitar-solos-1235519961/), [Digital Dream Door – 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos (2018)](https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitarsolo.html), [Terra – Os 50 melhores solos de guitarra da história \[The 50 best guitar solos in history\] (2022)](https://www.terra.com.br/diversao/musica/os-50-melhores-solos-de-guitarra-da-historia,3ee288e3b4dfedc7eb7aa47aff76bb0cdsmn7fqb.html), [Guitar Tricks – 200 Best Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.guitartricks.com/blog/200-Best-Guitar-Solos-of-All-Time), [Gitarzysta – 100 solówek wszech czasów \[100 solos of all time\] (2006)](https://magazyngitarzysta.pl/muzyka/wywiady/1928-100-solowek-wszech-czasow), [Chaospin – The 30 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026)](https://chaospin.com/the-30-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time-definitive-rankings-from-rock-history/), [Guitar World – The 50 greatest guitar solos of all time (2021)](https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-50-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time), [Music in Minnesota – 38 Best Guitar Solos Of All Time (2023)](https://www.musicinminnesota.com/best-guitar-solos/), [Eric Alper – The 25 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2025)](https://www.thatericalper.com/2025/07/11/the-25-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time/), [GuitarMetrics – 25 Best Guitar Solos of All Time (Ranked) (2026)](https://guitarmetrics.com/blogs/mastering-your-guitar-skills/25-best-guitar-solos-of-all-time), [Guitar Player – The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (GuitarPlayer.com readers' poll) (2024)](https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/the-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time), [Planet Rock – The Top 40 Greatest Guitar Solos Ever (2019)](https://www.hellorayo.co.uk/planet-rock/news/rock-news/the-top-40-greatest-guitar-solos-ever), [guitarguitar – Top 50 Guitar Solos of All Time (2026)](https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/news/141664/), [Musician Tuts – The 51 Best Guitar Solos Of All Time (2018)](https://musiciantuts.com/best-guitar-solos/), [Guitarist – The 20 Greatest Guitar Solos Of All Time (2011)](https://www.musicradar.com/guitarist/the-20-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time-403987), [SensCritique – Top 100 des meilleurs solos de guitare \[Top 100 best guitar solos\]](https://www.senscritique.com/top/resultats/les_meilleurs_solos_de_guitare/192866), [Guitar World – The greatest guitar solos of the 21st century... so far (2023)](https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-greatest-guitar-solos-of-the-21st-century-so-far) 1. [One](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-one/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1988 2. [Fade to Black](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-fade-to-black/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1984 3. [Master of Puppets](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-master-of-puppets/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1986 4. [Tornado of Souls](https://greatestsolos.com/song/megadeth-tornado-of-souls/) — Megadeth · solo by Marty Friedman · 1990 5. [Hangar 18](https://greatestsolos.com/song/megadeth-hangar-18/) — Megadeth · solo by Marty Friedman & Dave Mustaine · 1990 6. [Symphony of Destruction](https://greatestsolos.com/song/megadeth-symphony-of-destruction/) — Megadeth · solo by Marty Friedman · 1992 7. [Holy Wars... The Punishment Due](https://greatestsolos.com/song/megadeth-holy-wars-the-punishment-due/) — Megadeth · solo by Marty Friedman, Dave Mustaine · 1990 8. [Angel of Death](https://greatestsolos.com/song/slayer-angel-of-death/) — Slayer · solo by Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King · 1986 9. [Raining Blood](https://greatestsolos.com/song/slayer-raining-blood/) — Slayer · solo by Kerry King, Jeff Hanneman · 1986 10. [Orion](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-orion/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield · 1986 11. [Battery](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-battery/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1986 12. [Welcome Home (Sanitarium)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-welcome-home-sanitarium/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield · 1986 13. [Cowboys from Hell](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pantera-cowboys-from-hell/) — Pantera · solo by Dimebag Darrell · 1990 14. [Domination](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pantera-domination/) — Pantera · solo by Dimebag Darrell · 1990 15. [Creeping Death](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-creeping-death/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1984 16. [Ride the Lightning](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-ride-the-lightning/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1984 17. [Peace Sells](https://greatestsolos.com/song/megadeth-peace-sells/) — Megadeth · solo by Chris Poland, Dave Mustaine · 1986 18. [Over the Wall](https://greatestsolos.com/song/testament-over-the-wall/) — Testament · solo by Alex Skolnick · 1987 19. [Practice What You Preach](https://greatestsolos.com/song/testament-practice-what-you-preach/) — Testament · solo by Alex Skolnick · 1989 20. [Seasons in the Abyss](https://greatestsolos.com/song/slayer-seasons-in-the-abyss/) — Slayer · solo by Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King · 1990 21. [Indians](https://greatestsolos.com/song/anthrax-indians/) — Anthrax · solo by Dan Spitz · 1987 22. [Bonded by Blood](https://greatestsolos.com/song/exodus-bonded-by-blood/) — Exodus · solo by Gary Holt, Rick Hunolt · 1985 23. [Blackened](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-blackened/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1988 24. [Atlas, Rise!](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-atlas-rise/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield · 2016 25. [Aesthetics of Hate](https://greatestsolos.com/song/machine-head-aesthetics-of-hate/) — Machine Head · solo by Robb Flynn, Phil Demmel · 2007 --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)