# Beast and the Harlot guitar solo

> Synyster Gates's guitar solo on Beast and the Harlot by Avenged Sevenfold (2005) starts at about 2:30. From the album City of Evil.

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Avenged Sevenfold, 2005, from *City of Evil*. Solo by *Synyster Gates*.

Twin-guitar harmonies in the Iron Maiden mold lead into a blistering, precise solo that many fans rank among the band's most technical.

Beast and the Harlot by Avenged Sevenfold is ranked #532 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Synyster Gates and the song was released in 2005.

## In our lists

- [The Best Avenged Sevenfold Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/avenged-sevenfold-guitar-solos/) — #3
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 2005](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-2005/) — #7

## Sources

- [RAG Music: ギターソロがかっこいい洋楽の名曲まとめ](https://www.ragnet.co.jp/world-cool-guitar-solo-songs)
- [Loudwire: The Best Metalcore Guitar Solos, According to Reddit](https://loudwire.com/best-metalcore-guitar-solos-reddit-debate/)

### Who played the guitar solo on Beast and the Harlot?

Synyster Gates played the solo on Avenged Sevenfold's Beast and the Harlot (2005).

### Where does Beast and the Harlot rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#532 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.

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