# Gematria (The Killing Name) guitar solo

> Mick Thomson & Jim Root's guitar solo on Gematria (The Killing Name) by Slipknot (2008) starts at about 2:45. From the album All Hope Is Gone.

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Slipknot, 2008, from *All Hope Is Gone*. Solo by *Mick Thomson & Jim Root*.

Thrash-speed riffing and fast trade-off solos open All Hope Is Gone with maximum aggression.

Gematria (The Killing Name) by Slipknot is #6 in our ranking of the best Slipknot guitar solos. The solo is played by Mick Thomson & Jim Root and the song was released in 2008.

## In our lists

- [The Best Slipknot Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/slipknot-guitar-solos/) — #6

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Gematria (The Killing Name)?

Mick Thomson & Jim Root played the solo on Slipknot's Gematria (The Killing Name) (2008).

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