# Clenching the Fists of Dissent guitar solo

> Phil Demmel's guitar solo on Clenching the Fists of Dissent by Machine Head (2007) starts at about 6:15. From the album The Blackening.

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Machine Head, 2007, from *The Blackening*. Solo by *Phil Demmel*.

The ten-minute opener stacks thrash riffs and multiple solo sections, with Demmel and Flynn trading shred and harmony runs.

Clenching the Fists of Dissent by Machine Head is #2 in our ranking of the best Machine Head guitar solos. The solo is played by Phil Demmel and the song was released in 2007.

## In our lists

- [The Best Machine Head Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/machine-head-guitar-solos/) — #2
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 2007](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-2007/) — #17

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Clenching the Fists of Dissent?

Phil Demmel played the solo on Machine Head's Clenching the Fists of Dissent (2007).

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