Riff Thieves

[Manic Ferocity]

That's one of my favorite songs off the album.

 

[Phrozenspite]

System of a Down ripped off part of I am the Black Wizards in their song Revenga... its a little faster in system's version but theres a live video where Serj is screaming just like Ihsahn on youtube as well during the song... and obviously System knows who Emperor is

 

[Zephyrus]

That's one of my favorite songs off the album.

It's one of the best songs period.

 

[waif]

Oh yeah, they're both good songs. Personally, I enjoy listening to Sonic Firestorm the best (when I'm in the mood for Dragonforce; I really don't listen to them all that much anymore).

Same here. Interested to see if they evolve at all on the next album, though.

Damn, I don't think I have the Valley edition with the bonus track. I'm gonna have to get that.

Neither do I...downloaded that song. Wait for the remaster...

Megadeth "Mechanix" ripped of a riff from Metallica "The Four Horsemen"

Don't be stupid. Mustaine wrote that riff.

The first riff to "Ye Entrancemperium" was written by Euronymous. I'm not sure if it was ever used in a Mayhem song, but due credit was given in the Anthems notes.

It wasn't used in any Mayhem song.

 

[Phrozenspite]

Primordial - Song of the Tomb and Opeth - April Ethereal have striking similarities...

 

[mutantllama]

Black Sabbath ripped off the tritone.

 

[Einherjar86]

Black Sabbath ripped off the tritone.

Haha, so did Tull! Although Black Sabbath's album was released first...

But Aqualung opens with a killer riff that also revolves around the tritone sound. And the opening to Cross-Eyed Mary uses it too.

 

[Oblivious Maximus]

Nickelback ripped of Metallica's "The Unnamed Feeling"

 

[BlackMetalWhiteGuy]

Septic Flesh ripped off the Meow Mix commercials in "Communion."

 

[waif]

Black Sabbath ripped off the tritone.

You can't rip off music...that would mean Stevie Ray Vaughan ripped off the pentatonic scale.

 

[BlackMetalWhiteGuy]

I rip off diatonic modes all the time.

 

[waif]

I ripped of the C5 chord for my last song.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

Okay, not sure if this one's been discussed yet, but I've often wondered whether Iron Maiden ripped off Venom for their opening riff to "2 Minutes to Midnight". The similarity to "Welcome to Hell" seems far too close (as well as the musical scene the two bands share) to be a coincidence.

 

[waif]

I doubt it.

However, Maiden ripped off part of Hallowed Be Thy Name from another band. Also, the boring-ass part of the Nomad was stolen. And it's rumored (and seems fairly likely) that they bought Prowler of some dude.

 

[waif]

if the main riff of a song is stolen, though...

 

[Hatebreeder]

manowar ripped off themselves.

the only band ive ever heard reuse a riff on multiple albums
~gR~

Amon Amarth had the same riff twice on With Oden On Our Side.

 

[waif]

Where? Which songs?

 

[Hatebreeder]

Where? Which songs?

Sorry, misinformation.

There are two similar riffs on Versus the World and With Oden...

But I don't remember which ones. They're both around the middle of their respective albums, though.

 

[mutantllama]

You can't rip off music...that would mean Stevie Ray Vaughan ripped off the pentatonic scale.

I was joking.

 

[waif]

Sorry, misinformation.

There are two similar riffs on Versus the World and With Oden...

But I don't remember which ones. They're both around the middle of their respective albums, though.

While I love them, most of their stuff is pretty similar, tbh.