# Buried Alive guitar solo

> Synyster Gates's guitar solo on Buried Alive by Avenged Sevenfold (2010) starts at about 4:40. From the album Nightmare. A heavy metal classic from the 2010s.

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Avenged Sevenfold, 2010, from *Nightmare*. Solo by *Synyster Gates*.

The song moves from a Metallica-style ballad into a galloping second half, where the extended solo is its climax.

Buried Alive by Avenged Sevenfold is #5 in our ranking of the best Avenged Sevenfold guitar solos. The solo is played by Synyster Gates and the song was released in 2010.

## In our lists

- [The Best Avenged Sevenfold Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/avenged-sevenfold-guitar-solos/) — #5
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 2010](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-2010/) — #16

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Buried Alive?

Synyster Gates played the solo on Avenged Sevenfold's Buried Alive (2010).

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