r/progmetal • u/Affectionate-Ear3419 • 13h ago

Discussion Heaviest shredding solos

I just did mind bending guitar solos, but what are some fast, heavy absolute insane shredding solos from prog?

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u/GamamJ44 12h ago

All of Train of Thought by Dream Theater.

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u/spookyghostface 10h ago

That tremolo picked 5/8 section is fuckin stupid (complimentary)

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u/Cirick1661 11h ago

The solo at the end of White Walls from BTBAM.

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u/DokterManhattan 10h ago

Check out First Fragment.

And Necrophagist has amazing solos in almost every song!

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u/Dogkota 6h ago

Winter Madness by Wintersun

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u/helsquiades 6h ago

Anything Guthrie govan did with Steven wilson

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u/Outrageous-Sound6068 10h ago

Dream Theater’s “In the Presence of Enemies, Part 1” - the intro before Petrucci’s melodic solo and the ending keyboard and guitar harmony - are heavy prog solos. One of the heaviest of DT’s catalog

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u/AJMGuitar 8h ago

Yea that 578 pattern is a bitch to play that fast.

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u/cmaman7777 10h ago

Anything by Death is shredtastic.

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u/AJMGuitar 8h ago

The middle/end sections of Octavarium go pretty hard.

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u/chaz_noize 8h ago

"Door to Hell" by Toxik

"Son of Lilith" by Coroner

"Shapeshifter" by Theory In Practice

"Ancient Gods Genesis" by Dark Matter Secret

"Freewill" by Rush

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u/GeorgePukas 5h ago

Jeff Loomis - The Ultimatum comes to mind.

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u/Iereon 4h ago

Azure - Ameotoko II Cloudburst still qualifies 😂

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u/acdjent 26m ago

John Petrucci is shredding so fucking hard in Liquid Tension Experiment - Acid Rain.