# Darkness Within guitar solo

> Phil Demmel's guitar solo on Darkness Within by Machine Head (2011) starts at about 4:50. From the album Unto the Locust.

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Machine Head, 2011, from *Unto the Locust*. Solo by *Phil Demmel*.

A brooding, acoustic-led tribute to music itself that blooms into a lyrical electric solo.

Darkness Within by Machine Head is #14 in our ranking of the best Machine Head guitar solos. The solo is played by Phil Demmel and the song was released in 2011.

## In our lists

- [The Best Machine Head Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/machine-head-guitar-solos/) — #14
- [The 18 Best Guitar Solos of the 2010s](https://greatestsolos.com/list/2010s-guitar-solos/) — #12

## Sources

- [Kerrang!: The 20 Best Guitar Solos Of The 2010s](https://www.kerrang.com/the-20-best-guitar-solos-of-the-2010s)

### Who played the guitar solo on Darkness Within?

Phil Demmel played the solo on Machine Head's Darkness Within (2011).

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