# Halo guitar solo

> Phil Demmel's guitar solo on Halo by Machine Head (2007) starts at about 2:14. From the album The Blackening. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear.

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

A nine-minute epic whose long outro trades soaring melodic leads and twin-guitar harmonies to a genuinely emotional climax.

Halo by Machine Head is #1 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/) — #1
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 2007](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-2007/) — #12

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Halo?

Phil Demmel played the solo on Machine Head's Halo (2007).

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