# Trial by Fire guitar solo

> Alex Skolnick's guitar solo on Trial by Fire 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*.

Features one of Skolnick's most celebrated solos, full of fluid legato and tasteful melodic arcs.

Trial by Fire by Testament is #5 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/) — #5

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Trial by Fire?

Alex Skolnick played the solo on Testament's Trial by Fire (1988).

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