# Musical Death (A Dirge) guitar solo

> Alex Skolnick's guitar solo on Musical Death (A Dirge) by Testament (1988). From the album The New Order. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear.

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Testament, 1988, from *The New Order*. Solo by *Alex Skolnick*.

A brooding instrumental that closes The New Order with haunting harmonized lead lines.

Musical Death (A Dirge) by Testament is #11 in our ranking of the best Testament guitar solos. The solo is played by Alex Skolnick and the song was released in 1988.

## In our lists

- [The Best Testament Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/testament-guitar-solos/) — #11

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Musical Death (A Dirge)?

Alex Skolnick played the solo on Testament's Musical Death (A Dirge) (1988).

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