# Return to Serenity guitar solo

> Alex Skolnick's guitar solo on Return to Serenity by Testament (1992) starts at about 3:55. From the album The Ritual. A heavy metal classic from the 1990s.

Canonical URL: <https://greatestsolos.com/song/testament-return-to-serenity/>

Testament, 1992, from *The Ritual*. Solo by *Alex Skolnick*.

A power ballad whose soaring, emotive solo is often cited as Skolnick's finest melodic moment with the band.

Return to Serenity by Testament is ranked #486 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Alex Skolnick and the song was released in 1992. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #23 (TopGuitar.pl).

## In our lists

- [The Best Testament Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/testament-guitar-solos/) — #6
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1992](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1992/) — #14

## Sources

- [TopGuitar.pl: 25 najbardziej emocjonalnych solówek wszech czasów](https://topguitar.pl/topspecial/25-najbardziej-emocjonalnych-solowek-wszech-czasow/) — #23
- [DigitalDreamDoor: 200 Greatest Metal Guitar Solos](https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_metal-guitar-solos.html) — #46

### Who played the guitar solo on Return to Serenity?

Alex Skolnick played the solo on Testament's Return to Serenity (1992).

### Where does Return to Serenity rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#486 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.

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