The best riff ever made!

[Kitiini]

Gotta hand it to you though, AWESOME song, I banged my head like crazy when I saw them play it live this year.

I will see them live on December and if they dont play master's apprentice I will certainly cry like a little baby. Never seen opeth live yet, missed 2 great chances

 

[the-great-cold-distance]

Im seeing them tonight in Melbourne!!! For the 3rd time too...yay!

 

[gumtree]

Oh man, being a guitarist I just have to contribute here, although finding just one riff is close to impossible So I'll do a list

Opeth - Black Rose Immortal at around 13:40
Opeth - Hex Omega
Katatonia - Brave, the tapping section
Ihsahn - Misanthrope
Ihsahn - Elevator - the intro is genius.
Bloodbath - Eaten
Isis - Backlit - the whole song rules.
John Petrucci - Glasgow Kiss

i know there is many more, i'll spare you the grief.

 

[Richard Mongler]

Metallica have some great riffs. Damage Inc, Justice for All, etc. I could list these off of my fingers.

 

[Kitiini]

Im seeing them tonight in Melbourne!!! For the 3rd time too...yay!

Curse you!

 

[stefan86]

Okay. Serious riff time:

Anata - A Problem Yet To Be Solved
Blood Red Throne - Mephitication
Death - Trapped In A Corner
Decapitated - Spheres of Madness
Infinitum - Lust To Devour
Kreator - Coma of Souls
Psycroptic - Lacertine Forest

 

[MadTinus]

Im seeing them tonight in Melbourne!!! For the 3rd time too...yay!

I saw them 4 times this year alone.. They played Master's Apprentices all 4 times. Might go see them again in Amsterdam in late November.

 

[stefan86]

Adding:

Arghoslent - Manacled Freightage
Lost Soul - The Word of Sin
Monstrosity - The Bloodline Horror

 

[MadTinus]

Killswitch Engage - Breathe Life, first riff is extremely killer, but that's about the only Killswitch Engage part I like.

 

[Vincent J.]

Agalloch - the "Limbs" intro

 

[the-great-cold-distance]

I saw them 4 times this year alone.. They played Master's Apprentices all 4 times. Might go see them again in Amsterdam in late November.

I really have to move to Europe... aside from the killer local scene, we get barely any good international bands down this way! *coughkatatoniacough*

Okay. Serious riff time:
Decapitated - Spheres of Madness
Psycroptic - Lacertine Forest

Motherfucking yes!

 

[Hobo]

Opeth - Bleak
the "devious movements in your eyes" part.
It is the greatest riff ever made.
Every time i hear it I think about stop playing the guitar.
I will never ever make anything that good, so why even bother.

 

[stefan86]

I haven't even thought of the riff in that part actually. The vocals are fantastic though. Gotta re-listen

 

[MadTinus]

Opeth - Bleak
the "devious movements in your eyes" part.
It is the greatest riff ever made.
Every time i hear it I think about stop playing the guitar.
I will never ever make anything that good, so why even bother.

Good call, absolutely masterful song.

 

[Vincent J.]

How could I forget:

and for some Nietzsche



Especially the rhythm at 2:18 makes me go

 

[Nightmare_Heaven]

That twin lead riff in Black Erotica/12 before the "I touch the silence" part is orgasmic.

 

[Lisra]

Opeth - Bleak
the "devious movements in your eyes" part.
It is the greatest riff ever made.
Every time i hear it I think about stop playing the guitar.
I will never ever make anything that good, so why even bother.

Truth spoken.

 

[Belligerent]

Opeth - Bleak
the "devious movements in your eyes" part.
It is the greatest riff ever made.
Every time i hear it I think about stop playing the guitar.
I will never ever make anything that good, so why even bother.

Definitely dude, but i don't want to mention Opeth cause my list would be huge

Today i was listening to Death - TSOP and have to mention "Flesh and the Power It Holds". That or Crystal Mountain from Symbolic.

 

[necro_jesus]

Talking about riffs.......the riff on "12" at 3:47 - 4:17 is probably the saddest most depressingbeautiful riff ever recorded.

I agree with this. I have never heard anyone give that riff the credit it deserves.

Top favorite riffs:
Katatonia - 12
Katatonia - Funeral Wedding (5:41)
Joyless - Why should I cry(1:35)
Forgotten Woods - Third Eye(10:10)
Rapture - nameless(lead riff)
October Tide - Into Deep Sleep(the breakdown lead)
October Tide - 12 days of rain(lead tapping riff)

Alltime favorite riff: FORGOTTEN TOMB - Blood and Concrete (the last 4 minutes)

 

[stefan86]

Forgotten Tomb indeed has some wicked riffs.