# Cry of Achilles guitar solo

> Mark Tremonti's guitar solo on Cry of Achilles by Alter Bridge (2013) starts at about 4:10. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear.

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Alter Bridge, 2013. Solo by *Mark Tremonti*.

The track grows out of a flamenco-flavored acoustic intro, and the electric solo that follows is one of Tremonti's most fiery and exotic-sounding.

Cry of Achilles by Alter Bridge is #5 in our ranking of the best Alter Bridge guitar solos. The solo is played by Mark Tremonti and the song was released in 2013.

## In our lists

- [The Best Alter Bridge Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/alter-bridge-guitar-solos/) — #5
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 2013](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-2013/) — #17
- [The 18 Best Guitar Solos of the 2010s](https://greatestsolos.com/list/2010s-guitar-solos/) — #2

## Sources

- [Guitar World: The 20 best guitar solos of the decade (2010s)](https://www.guitarworld.com/news/the-20-best-guitar-solos-of-the-decade) — #1

### Who played the guitar solo on Cry of Achilles?

Mark Tremonti played the solo on Alter Bridge's Cry of Achilles (2013).

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