Heavy guitar sounds in standard tuning?

[cobhc]

EXODUS EXODUS EXODUS
EXODUS EXODUS EXODUS
EXODUS EXODUS EXODUS
EXODUS GARY HOLT EXODUS
EXODUS EXODUS EXODUS
GARY HOLT EXODUS EXODUS
EXODUS EXODUS EXODUS
EXODUS EXODUS GARY HOLT
EXODUS EXODUS EXODUS .................


AND EXODUS ALSO. I THINK THEY ARE HEAVY?

Bonded by Blood = E
Pleasures of the Flesh = 1/4 step up from Eb
Fabulous Disaster = Eb
Impact Is Imminent = Eb (not 100% on this)
Force Of Habit = D (again not 100% on this)
Tempo Of The Damned = D (some songs in Drop C)
Shovel Headed Kill Machine = D (some songs in Drop C)
The Atrocity Exhibition Exhibit A = D (some songs in Drop C)
Let There be Blood = D

So as far as I can tell you're only right with the first Exodus album, as far as standard tuning goes . This is just what I can remember from playing along with some of their stuff, anyone feel free to correct me.

 

[cobhc]

Watching the Skies is with drop-C#. Misled and Dark Waters are in D.

Yeah, I saw that mentioned and forgot to say that there's a few songs that aren't in standard. The songs that are in standard on that album are still heavy as fuck though, same as Blinded off of Recreation Day.

 

[poidaobi]

Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia.

The END.

 

[cobhc]

Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia.

The END.

Both Markus and Marcus already mentioned Dimmu . Markus is Unicorn for those who are now confused lol.

 

[cobhc]

Early Metallica records have some weird tunings, Kill em All is tuned very sharp, almost like to F if I remember correctly, fucking annoying when you want to jam with the cd

If I remember right, Lightning is similar, I think if you tune up 1/4 step from E you'll be about right to play along (can't quite remember, it's been years since I jammed to any Metallica). Also saying the early Metallica records are all Standard E is wrong, as The Thing That Should Not Be was in Drop D.

 

[GarethSE]

Gojira is all drop D i think.
A lot of Death's stuff is D standard

 

[Nebulous]

Mors Principium Est "The Unborn" & "Liberation = Termination" are the best example I can think of in E standard.

Really? I'm going to have to check those tabs out now!

 

[greyskull]

Dillinger escape plan

 

[Suicide_As_Alibi]

Gojira is all drop D i think.

Nah, it's D standard.

Heading out of the straight-out metal thing, but Deftone's first album is in standard tuning - they're in the unique position of tuning lower on every successive album whilst generally getting less heavy



Steve

 

[TheDriller]

DISSECTION

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DominikJW]

Pantera! i.e. Mouth For War

Sepultura - Arise

 

[MetallyGuitarded]

Judas Priest - Painkiller?

 

[NicholasDWolfwood]

Early Metallica records have some weird tunings, Kill em All is tuned very sharp, almost like to F if I remember correctly, fucking annoying when you want to jam with the cd

erm, they're all tuned to E. it's tape warp/playback speed/etc that causes this. Peace Sells is the same way, it sounds 1/4 note up or something but it's from the tape warp etc.

 

[Damphire]

Pantera in a lot of their records, Rammstein also has a massive tone and they tune to standard E or drop D. Opeth indeed is the best example.

 

[guitarded88]

Can't believe no one has mentioned Testament

Most early testament is in Standard... and now I think they play Eb... with some drop D stuff.

All brutally fucking Heavy!!!

 

[cobhc]

Can't believe no one has mentioned Testament

Most early testament is in Standard... and now I think they play Eb... with some drop D stuff.

All brutally fucking Heavy!!!

Not sure about earlier stuff, but Practice What You Preach is Eb.

 

[guitarded88]

Not sure about earlier stuff, but Practice What You Preach is Eb.

Yeh you may be right...

I'm pretty sure Legacy and New Order are standard though.

 

[The Unavoidable]

I think the early Metallica records (esp AJFA and MoP) are quality examples of being heavy as shit in standard tuning. Or tuning to drop D, and being heavier than a fucking tyrannosaurus-having-eaten-a-ton-of-bricks shit. (The Thing That Should Not Be)

 

[cobhc]

Or tuning to drop D, and being heavier than a fucking tyrannosaurus-having-eaten-a-ton-of-bricks shit. (The Thing That Should Not Be)

I think this is pretty much one of the heaviest tracks ever.

 

[The Unavoidable]

Absolutely, it just chrushes my brain every time.