# Surprise! You're Dead! guitar solo

> Jim Martin's guitar solo on Surprise! You're Dead! by Faith No More (1989) starts at about 1:25. From the album The Real Thing.

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Faith No More, 1989, from *The Real Thing*. Solo by *Jim Martin*.

A Martin-written thrash blast from his pre-band days, full of fast riffing and a frantic solo. It shows his metal roots most clearly.

Surprise! You're Dead! by Faith No More is #2 in our ranking of the best Faith No More guitar solos. The solo is played by Jim Martin and the song was released in 1989.

## In our lists

- [The Best Faith No More Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/faith-no-more-guitar-solos/) — #2

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Surprise! You're Dead!?

Jim Martin played the solo on Faith No More's Surprise! You're Dead! (1989).

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