# Burden guitar solo > Mikael Åkerfeldt & Fredrik Åkesson's guitar solo on Burden by Opeth (2008) starts at about 4:50. From the album Watershed. Canonical URL: Opeth, 2008, from *Watershed*. Solo by *Mikael Åkerfeldt & Fredrik Åkesson*. A 70s-style ballad capped by a long, soaring dual solo that trades melodic phrases between Åkerfeldt and Åkesson before the guitars detune into chaos. Widely regarded as the band's finest lead moment. Burden by Opeth is featured in our Progressive Metal (#5) list. The solo is played by Mikael Åkerfeldt & Fredrik Åkesson and the song was released in 2008. ## In our lists - [The Best Opeth Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/opeth-guitar-solos/) — #1 - [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 2008](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-2008/) — #9 - [The 18 Best Progressive Metal Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/prog-metal-guitar-solos/) — #5 ## Sources - [Lefty Fretz: 53 Best Metal Guitar Solos Of All Time](https://leftyfretz.com/best-metal-guitar-solos/) ### Who played the guitar solo on Burden? Mikael Åkerfeldt & Fredrik Åkesson played the solo on Opeth's Burden (2008). --- 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/)