Most Kickass Riff of all time?

[5BillionDead]

I can't believe nobody mentioned the riff in "AT DAWN THEY SLEEP" by Slayer. I've never seen a pit get so insane for a song.

 

[paradigmshift]

"Tranquilized" by Acid Bath to get ya booty on the dance floor.

 

[Nocturnal Emperor]

blinded by fear by at the gates has one fucking great intro riff and so is the first riff in inno a satana

 

[BigFakeSmile]

jeez, i wanna nominate like every single riff from slaughter of the soul

 

[NAD]

Not to sound cliche, but

Slayer - Angel of Death (intro) is probably the best.

Notables:

Dimmu Borgir - The Night Masquerade (pre-chorus)
Carcass - Heartwork (any riff from the whole album really)
Hypocrisy - Roswell 47 (intro)
Hypocrisy - Paradox (verse and chorus)
The Misfits - Cough / Cool (one note on a keyboard yeah!!!)
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell (intro)

Classics:

Any Hendrix or Zeppelin.

 

[PiercedFromWithin1]

Suffocation has the best riffs ever \m/(><)\m/

 

[Soilent Goat]

Originally posted by paradigmshift
"Tranquilized" by Acid Bath to get ya booty on the dance floor.

Haha I'm really glad to see this song make the list..Acid Bath were truely a grand fivesome..

 

[Noblastbeats]

Black Sabbath - Electric Funeral
Black Sabbath - N.I.B
Meshuggah - Future Breed Machine
Slayer - Angel of Death
Pantera - Walk (So simple, but it just gets you pumped!)

Those are my 5 favourites.

 

[Opus(sy)2]

Carcass - Heartwork
Cannibal corpse - Devoured by vermin (when the breakdown kicks in)....and anything else by cannibal corpse

and also Cryptopsy - Phobophile....when it kicks in straight after the piano/bass intro

 

[coronerox]

Coroner - Tunnel Of Pain
Slayer - Angel Of Death
Metallica - Blackened
Megadeth - main riff of Tornado Of Souls

and a lot more.....like Carcass - Heartwork, and Nevermore - The Seven Tongues Of God

 

[Soul Conspiracy]

I asked what was THE most kick ass riff, not the top ten. Puff! Now I have hundreds of new songs to check out

 

[coronerox]

It's better for you....You will know more bands, and songs.....

 

[Torquemada]

The opening riff from the song Black Sabbath. It`s killer!!!!

 

[The ORIGINAL South Of Heaven]

Hell Awaits

 

[MrMajs]

In Flames - Clayman
Metallica - To live is to die
Iced Earth - Angels Holocaust
Venom - All there is fear

 

[Timmeth]

Man, I'm going to say that the most kick ass riff has to be Acid Bath's Tranquilized. It's just a damn good riff.

 

[alpha666]

I know that i will get hated for this but.... Machine head "old" damn that is a fine metal riff.
Slayer "reign blood" and "south of heven"
Black Sabbath "symptom of the Universe"
At The Gates "Blinded by fear"
there are far too many for me to list!

 

[Caste]

Stratovarius - Phoenix

 

[Tirandil]

The ending riff of Bodom After Midnight, second song on Follow The Reaper, by Children of Bodom...

They're not the most intelligent metal band, but that riff owns...

 

[jade]

DOOOOODS how can you go past

Opeth - The Amen Corner

best rif for banging ur head