Bands with the most creative riffing

[Scourge of Malice]

also, creative, i don't know, but Kyuss has some of the best riffs I've ever heard! i know Josh Homme isn't and wasn't ever a virtuosic player, but damn!

Agreed. They were obviously influenced by certain bands, but they also influence MANY bands themselves.

 

[all_sins_undone]

chicken and egg

 

[intimidatingcrustaceans]

between the buried and me...the beginning of "backwards marathon" gives me chills every time

 

[Scourge of Malice]

I wouldn't say BTBAM has unique riffs, but IMO they have some of the best metal riffs goin on these days. Very skilled players, and they pull it off perfectly live.

 

[Matt]

Bal-Sagoth and Dream Theater both have unique riffs.

 

[i aint play this]

Yeah Marr rules! Did you know he plays in Modest Mouse now?

woot! no!

 

[EveOfDarkness]

im surprised no one has mentioned EXTOL yet.

also,

Pulse Ultra
Suffocation (when they started)
Shiner

 

[NFU]

converge

 

[Scourge of Malice]

woot! no!

Yeah its random, but I'm really excited to hear what the next album will be like! My friends saw them live with him but they're not really into him so they didn't really care.

 

[Armageddon's Child]

Suffocation (when they started)

Early Suffocation was heavily influenced by Morpheus Descends and Immolation (the latter definitely belongs on this list, by the way).

 

[spigot]

I'd like to throw in a mention of Bolt Thrower for the most sucessful exploitation of a single riff. You know... the one that goes dun dun dun dun... every song in each of their albums has some variation of it.

 

[Hypnos]

Hellhammer/Celtic Frost
Death
Primordial
Orphaned Land
In The Woods...
Madder Mortem
Unholy

 

[derbeder]

judas priest
80s slayer
80s metallica

 

[in_absentia]

Tristania have some pretty good guitar riffs. EToS good keyboard riffs. But PT and Opeth have got some real outstanding riffage also

 

[metal_wrath]

Emperor
At The Gates
In Flames
Opeth
Darkthrone
Iron Maiden
Yngwie Malmsteen
Limp Bizkit

 

[Dark_Karma]

Enslaved. Try the riff in 'Neogenesis'

 

[Agressive Perfector]

buckethead, just listen to The Corpse Plower, that song is freaking abnormaly insane

 

[hibernal_dream]

Iron Maiden + Sabbath + Morbid Angel + Slayer bla bla bla
At The Gates for contributions to dual guitar tremolo polyphony
Gorguts is notable for innovations in rhythm and picking technique
Immortal - Is that a riff or a icestorm?
Thergothon - Totally different idea for use of the guitar
Iced Earth - THE GALLOP!!

 

[BloodSword]

Enslaved. Try the riff in 'Neogenesis'

Excellent!!! Oh ya!!!

 

[naboo]

Morbid Angel
Enslaved
Emperor (Particularly their later stuff)
Meshuggah
Opeth