# Locust guitar solo

> Phil Demmel's guitar solo on Locust by Machine Head (2011) starts at about 2:48. From the album Unto the Locust. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear.

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

Galloping riffs give way to neo-classical harmonies and a fiery pair of trade-off solos.

Locust by Machine Head is #5 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/) — #5

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Locust?

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

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