Most Kickass Riff of all time?

[Nocturnal Emperor]

i almost forgot the main riff from Iron man by black sabbath

 

[Emperor]

The initial Riff in Here Comes the Pain, by Slayer it's great.

I like the riff in Witches Sabbath (Emperor) too !!

 

[The Mind's I]

Wow, this is a great thread.......impossible to decide though. Heres a few though

Carcass-Corporal jigsore quandary
Entombed-Wolverine blues
Slayer-opening riff to Jesus Saves
Immolation-Unholy Cult---openinig riff
Suffocation-Thrones of Blood........


Those all rule

 

[XTREME666]

In Flames-Bullet Ride(Don't like the rest of the album but that opening riff that caries on through much of he song is excellent)
Annihilator-Epic Of War (Quite a simple one but effective)
Testament-3 Days of Darkness (The one after the chorus)
Emperor-With Strength I Burn
Kreator-Betrayer

 

[NastyJoan]

The Riff from Powerslave of Iron Maiden!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why Beavis and Butthead never sang it????????

Do you imagine those two asshols singing Powerslave instead of Symphony of Destruction from Megadeth???

 

[SoulVomitor]

Slayer-Hell Awaits (after the backward chanting)

 

[Mr.Painkiller]

YAY FOR HELL AWAITS

also:
Pantera - regular people (conceit), COwboys From Hell, Cemetary Gates
Randy Rhoads - Crazy Train, Diary of a Madman, Revelation Mother Earth (ozzy shouldnt sing for this one)...
Maiden - the Trooper
Metallica/Mustaine - The Four Horsemen
Nevermore - The Seven Tongues of God, No More Will,
COB - SIlent Night Bodom Night
Testament - Musical Death
Death - Flesh and the Power it Holds
In Flames - Behind Space, Biosphere, Resin
Slayer - Dead Skin Mask, Seasons in the Abyss

could go on forever, thank you God for Metal.

 

[Mr.Painkiller]

shit, how could i forget:
Megadeth - Hangar 18, Lucretia, 99 ways to die....aaaaaaaahhhh toooooooo much metal. heh, nope, nevermind theres no such thing, just to much to type, anyway enjoy.

 

[SculptedCold]

The riff to the chorus of Death Bloooms by MuDvAyNe. Simple, but really cool. Maybe that's just because of the context though, I can't be sure. Otherwise, opening riff to Dying Blood by Fleshcrawl, or, um, 235860 other riffs I can't remember right now. One thing I do know, it's not the riff to Raining Blood, that's just shit, it sounds straight out of a b/w b-movie horror flick.

 

[SculptedCold]

Originally posted by Caste
Stratovarius - Phoenix

amen! One of the few riffs that would have my jaw on the floor were it not encased in a sordid arrangement of foul human blood and tissues.

 

[SculptedCold]

Originally posted by Soul Conspiracy
I just listened to millionflame, that is truely a majestic song.

Yay. Best melodic death song ever written.

 

[Nicotine_Gum]

christ that's a tough one but if i had to pick i'd say

pantera - new level
opeth - under the weeping moon
tool - laterlus
TOO MANY
BLEH

 

[MURAI]

Pantera - A New Level has that great solo. Always rewind it and I listen to it over and over..

 

[Wandrail]

The lack of Maiden and Priest here is disturbing haha. I would personally be torn between Hallowed be Thy Name and Aces High...although in terms of "kicking your ass" Painkiller might top things.