Kill the King guitar solo
Rainbow, 1978, from Long Live Rock 'n' Roll. Solo by Ritchie Blackmore.
A proto-speed-metal rager with a rapid-fire, classically tinged solo that influenced a generation of power-metal players.
Kill the King by Rainbow is ranked #469 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Ritchie Blackmore and the song was released in 1978. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #15 (liamrecord.blog).
In our lists
- The Best Ritchie Blackmore Guitar Solos — #6
- The Best Rainbow Guitar Solos — #4
- Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1978 — #14
Sources
- liamrecord.blog: 洋楽ロックを代表する心に刺さる 名曲ギターソロ、ベスト20 — #15
- DigitalDreamDoor: 200 Greatest Metal Guitar Solos — #17
Who played the guitar solo on Kill the King?
Ritchie Blackmore played the solo on Rainbow's Kill the King (1978).
What guitar was used on the Kill the King solo?
A fender stratocaster through a Marshall amp, according to widely reported accounts.
Where does Kill the King rank among the greatest guitar solos?
#469 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.