# I Am Colossus guitar solo > Fredrik Thordendal's guitar solo on I Am Colossus by Meshuggah (2012) starts at about 3:20. From the album Koloss. Played on an Ibanez 8-string. Canonical URL: Meshuggah, 2012, from *Koloss*. Solo by *Fredrik Thordendal*. A crawling, crushing opener with a strange, sustaining lead. The solo adds an eerie, melodic layer to the heaviness. I Am Colossus by Meshuggah is #18 in our ranking of the best Meshuggah guitar solos. The solo is played by Fredrik Thordendal and the song was released in 2012. ## In our lists - [The Best Meshuggah Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/meshuggah-guitar-solos/) — #18 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on I Am Colossus? Fredrik Thordendal played the solo on Meshuggah's I Am Colossus (2012). ### What guitar was used on the I Am Colossus solo? An ibanez 8-string, according to widely reported accounts. --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)