# Among the Living guitar solo

> Dan Spitz's guitar solo on Among the Living by Anthrax (1987) starts at about 2:34. From the album Among the Living. A thrash metal classic from the 1980s.

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Anthrax, 1987, from *Among the Living*. Solo by *Dan Spitz*.

Spitz's lead comes out of the song's galloping middle section with a burst of frantic runs, then drops straight back into Ian's riffing, a textbook thrash solo.

Among the Living by Anthrax is #1 in our ranking of the best Anthrax guitar solos. The solo is played by Dan Spitz and the song was released in 1987.

## In our lists

- [The Best Anthrax Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/anthrax-guitar-solos/) — #1

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Among the Living?

Dan Spitz played the solo on Anthrax's Among the Living (1987).

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