Question concerning the origins of a specific death metal staple.

[NAD]

I was wondering about this a week ago but forgot to ask.

You know that cliche beginning to death metal songs that has a few staccato power chords (usually 3 it seems), quick pause for a belch, and then takes off in a hyperspeed riff? Goes something like:

DUN DAN DUN!
URRGH!
dundundundnanudanudnunaudnaundu etc.

Who started that?

 

[lurch70]

example please for us non-musicians

 

[dorian gray]

hahaha I know EXACTLY what youre talking about but I have no idea who started it.

just for the record, I come up with alot of death metal riffs and ALL of them start off like this

 

[Henrik Main]

Devourment, Dying Fetus and other slam/brutal death metal bands do that now and then.

 

[dorian gray]

example please for us non-musicians

an alternative would be three slow power chords
like
DUUHHH DAAAAHH DUUHHHHHHHHHH
"BUH!"
*pause*
DUH!dundundundundundundundundun (galloping)

 

[lizard]

DUUHHH DAAAAHH DUUHHHHHHHHHH
"BUH!"
*pause*
DUH!dundundundundundundundundun (galloping)

that would have been popularized by Dark Forest - Kill All the Birches

 

[dorian gray]

Nocturnal Wintry Riverboat were fond of that riff back in their death metal days

 

[lizard]

Medical Examiner - Hand Me That Bone Saw

 

[Henrik Main]

Nocturnal Wintry Riverboat were fond of that riff back in their death metal days

Aye, true, true. I just did a quick search through all the Devourment, Disgorge, Dying Fetus, etc. albums I have, but I actually couldn't find a riff that was exactly like that This was the best I could find:

Devourment - Butcher The Weak

 

[Will Bozarth]

there can't be lyrics to that.

 

[Demilich]

wheres Erik?

I'm sure he at least thinks he knows best on this one

 

[lurch70]

Aye, true, true. I just did a quick search through all the Devourment, Disgorge, Dying Fetus, etc. albums I have, but I actually couldn't find a riff that was exactly like that This was the best I could find:

Devourment - Butcher The Weak

LOL at the vocals of Devourment ... it's like a retard trying to mouth out something.

 

[Doom]

it's like a retard trying to mouth out something.

Ok, that more than anything made me check that song out.

 

[Dev]

Also check the final release of Last Days of Humanity

 

[Henrik Main]

LOL at the vocals of Devourment ... it's like a retard trying to mouth out something.

Cool shit imo

You should check out Liturgy if you think this shit's extreme