Raining Blood
Slayer, 1986, from Reign in Blood. Solo by Kerry King, Jeff Hanneman.
The solos arrive in a frantic burst before the album collapses into rain and feedback.
Raining Blood closes Reign in Blood with a riff built on dread, and the solos land like a sudden storm. After the ominous, pounding intro and the band's headlong charge, Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman unload a short, frantic burst of leads, full of fast tremolo picking and wild, careering notes that seem barely held together. The solos do not linger or build; they erupt and vanish, and then the song collapses into the sound of rain, thunder and feedback. It is one of thrash metal's great endings. Listen for how brief and violent the solo section is compared with the long build-up, and notice how the final collapse turns the chaos into eerie silence.
Raining Blood by Slayer is ranked #354 in our consensus of 79 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Kerry King, Jeff Hanneman and the song was released in 1986. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #76 (Guitar Solo Legends).
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Who played the guitar solo on Raining Blood?
Kerry King, Jeff Hanneman played the solo on Slayer's Raining Blood (1986).
Where does Raining Blood rank among the greatest guitar solos?
#354 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 79 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.