Riff Thieves

[KevenZ]

KMFDM ripped Slayer's angel of death riffs.

I don't really remember the name of the song, they have just too many albums.

 

[Zephyrus]

KMFDM ripped Slayer's angel of death riffs.

I don't really remember the name of the song, they have just too many albums.

It was Panzerfaust666's father, I guarantee it.

 

[skeptik]

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

Exactly; it goes back to context. Using an identical riff as some other band is not inherently bad. It's the implementation of that idea into a different framework that is important.

 

[Silent_Scream]

Obvious one is Laid to Rest by Lamb of God ripping off Into the Pit by Testament

 

[KevenZ]

It was Panzerfaust666's father, I guarantee it.

erm.. I don't get your post

anyway here's the song I was talking about

 

[mutantllama]

His dad was in the band.

 

[A1a23]

KMFDM ripped Slayer's angel of death riffs.

I don't really remember the name of the song, they have just too many albums.

I believe it is the song Godlike.

 

[A1a23]

Oh heres a good one i think i should mention.
Morbid Angel's "hellspawn" uses both of the same exact main riffs from Bathory's "Chariots of fire." It's funny because they both sound like almost the same song. Biggest Bathory ripoff ever.

 

[v2kv]

KMFDM ripped Slayer's angel of death riffs.

I don't really remember the name of the song, they have just too many albums.

I wouldn't really consider that ripping off... being an industrial band and all, KMFDM samples a lot of stuff.

 

[Tonka Time]

at the gates rips off alot of oldschool black dahlia murder riffs

same with some trivium riffs.. lol

 

[The Butt]

It wasn't used in any Mayhem song.

Yes it was.

The opening guitar riff to "Ye Entrancemperium" is taken from an unnamed Mayhem song. As such, Mayhem guitarist, Euronymous, is credited in the album liner notes even though he died two years before the album was written and recorded. A recording of this unfinished track can be found on the Mayhem bootleg "Ha Elm Zalag".

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Exactly; it goes back to context. Using an identical riff as some other band is not inherently bad. It's the implementation of that idea into a different framework that is important.

I agree with this, but it is of course still thievery; stealing a washing machine and stealing a candy bar are still the same crime in a nutshell.

 

[panzerfaust666]

KMFDM ripped Slayer's angel of death riffs.

I don't really remember the name of the song, they have just too many albums.

haha oh man...that was my father playing that guitar.
hahaha own on him.Good riff by slayer nonetheless, though.

 

[musicevangelist]

Quite strong similarities between Maiden's Fear Of The Dark and Sisters Of Mercy's Temple Of Love 1992 version.

 

[skeptik]

I agree with this, but it is of course still thievery.

Not necessarily. It depends on how it's used and what the intention is.

 

[AchrisK]

Someone tell me, that riff in Coroner's Masked Jackal that comes in around 25 seconds into the song, is that almost identicle to a Slayer riff? I recognized the riff the FIRST time I heard that Coroner album, but I haven't been able to confirm it.

Can anyone confirm this?

 

[Zephyrus]

Satanstoenail may know. He seems to be the biggest Coroner enthusiast here.

 

[Dazed and Brutal]

Riffs from Mercyful Fate - Curse Of The Pharaohs, Iron Maiden - 2 Minutes to Midnight, and Venom - Welcome To Hell are all very similiar

 

[TribalJMD]

I hear the same riffs all the time in music, there are only 12 notes and only so many patterns. The more music you hear the more you'll hear similarities with riffs, and some artists do rip others off on purpose and sometimes obviously coincidentaly.

exactly. Its only a matter of time that certain note patterns are eventually repeated, I mean shit, how many years has music been played? everyone's hit the same notes at some point.

 

[Woolie Wool]

It's pretty much prog metal law that you have to rip off the final unison leading up to the last verse in Dream Theater's "Metropolis" at some time or another.

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

"The Four Horsemen" is an elaboration on "Mechanix", which Dave Mustaine wrote for Metallica. Metallica expanded it and rewrote the lyrics after Dave left, and Dave used his original version in Megadeth.