"Tornado of Souls" is a song by American thrash metal band Megadeth, released on their 1990 studio album Rust in Peace.
Despite never being released as a single nor having any promotion surrounding it, the song remains a staple of the band's discography.
[12][13] The solo is considered one of the best in heavy metal history, which frontman Dave Mustaine recognized from the first time he heard it.
In a 2002 retrospective for Rust in Peace, lead guitarist Marty Friedman said: "When I finished the solo to this one, Mustaine came into the studio, listened to it down once, turned around and without saying a word, shook my hand.
[17] Many consider the song's guitar solo played by Marty Friedman to be the best in the band's career,[18][19] and in heavy metal.