The riff that blows your mind. (Favorite)

[Guthrielicious]

Hey guys.

I'm interested in hearing some of your favorite riffs of all time. It can be almost anything except Death/Black and please no endless chugging

Personally i think that "Huge Hammers" by Safety Fire is awesome.


But that's just one. I'm excited to hear!

 

[acrcmb]

I choose this because I remember when I first heard it I was really young and it kind of blew me away, I had only listened to Nirvana as far as guitar music went at that point so when I heard this it was so alien sounding, it really opened my eyes on how I saw music,I started to see it as a really experimental thing and it encouraged me to seek out more different music.
Deftones - Feiticeira - YouTube

 

[Necris]

No black or death metal? How about fuck you?


The opening riff is fantastic and the break at 2:49 creates a great sense of tension. I also like the ending riff quite a bit.


I have a hard time choosing. This band has made a ton of great riffs.


First riff, one of my favorites on the entire album.

 

[Guthrielicious]

No black or death metal? How about fuck you?


The opening riff is fantastic and the break at 2:49 creates a great sense of tension. I also like the ending riff quite a bit.


I have a hard time choosing. This band has made a ton of great riffs.


First riff, one of my favorites on the entire album.

Haha, well okay then

 

[Leuka]

This doesn't only blow my mind, it blows ....ing everything.

 

[Leveebreaks]

Crowbar "..and Suffer As One"

Best bit is when the intro riffs breaks into the four to the floor bendy madness

 

[naw38]

The closing riffs to All These Feelings by Vildhjarta.

And for something that's been around a bit longer, the middle section riff of The Grand Conjuration by Opeth. I can't help but smile so wide my head almost falls off when I hear that.

 

[trianglebutt]

this was surprisingly easy for me

 

[Berserker]

Any song by Crowbar! Or these are some favourites:

 

[Daf57]

There are so many! Like 90% of every thing deftones ever did ... ha ha. But here's one I always liked - simple but very powerful.

 

[cronux]

 

[petereanima]

Crowbar "..and Suffer As One"

I could post almost the entire discography of Crowbar in this thread.

 

[karjim]

For technique I would say : Nevermore The Maiden Spokes.
...The riff during the solo section in the middle of the song. We can't hear a lot but oh my god. Loomis is a monster

Hetfield Battery Riff Intro....obvious
And of course Pantera "This Love" THE RIFF at 2min 45 aie aie aie carambar

 

[Decapitated666]

Riff city, motherf****r.

 

[DarkWolfXV]

No death metal? Nty.

The whole song.

 

[ZachK]

The riff at about 0:45 is killer


Right after Randy screams "Our father thy will be done" That riff is menacing.

 

[gunch]

For pure toe-tapping groove boner factor:


Main riff


Tapping Groove at 1:47


3:01 makes you want to act like a lower creature


Main Riff


Chorus Riff


Chorus

 

[ArtDecade]

My fav intro riff!


Love the riff that comes after the slide opening!


Not all riffs have to be heavy to blow your mind...!

Love that 12 string!

 

[mgh]

my fave Slayer riff from my fave Slayer song - 2'10...and holy .... those drums!


Carcass-the opening riff


At The Gates were riff-meisters - my fave album and the second riff and chorus riff are immense


Sorry, know you said no BM but this riff is worth it!

 

[Zalbu]

I have to go break something now