# The New Order guitar solo

> Alex Skolnick's guitar solo on The New Order by Testament (1988) starts at about 2:30. From the album The New Order. A thrash metal classic from the 1980s.

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

Skolnick's lead mixes jazz-informed note choices with razor-sharp alternate picking over a crushing groove.

The New Order by Testament is #3 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/) — #3

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on The New Order?

Alex Skolnick played the solo on Testament's The New Order (1988).

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