The creepiest metal riffs

[Avigrus]

Pretty much anything from Portal.

 

[Perdition's Light]

all I know is that Bethlehem has a shit-ton of them.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Allow me to also mention anything by Esoteric, with emphasis on the 20 minute evilfest "Circle," in which the incredibly simple funeral doom riffs are highly accentuated by the impossibly ear-piercing shrieks.

Those are totally not rogues. Fail.

 

[A1a23]

As far as death metal goes, Demilich is filled with them.

 

[CF87]

God Macabre `spawn of flesh', middle.
Bloodbath `trail of insects(the end).

cathedral -serpent eve

various riffs on the first Paradise Lost and old Amorphis albums.etc...

 

[Eligos]

Those are totally not rogues. Fail.

I said Paladins. Read.

 

[Lateralus14]

Allow me to also mention anything by Esoteric, with emphasis on the 20 minute evilfest "Circle," in which the incredibly simple funeral doom riffs are highly accentuated by the impossibly ear-piercing shrieks.

I actually started using The Maniacal Vale as my fall asleep album last week, but my brother does say the shrieks are disturbing.

 

[Eligos]

And who could forget

 

[Sepia~]

You gotta try Septic Flesh - "Lovecraft's Death"

Their album "Communion" is freaking creepy anyways. It features a full classical orchestra, which adds a hell of a lot more atmosphere.

 

[Pitiless Wanderer]

Nevermore - Next in Line has a creepy ass riff. Very portentous.

 

[nick-metalhead]

maybe a metal cliche,
but Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

 

[fighterunderground]

For softer, more mainstream, SOAD - spiders is fairly haunting.

 

[A1a23]

For softer, more mainstream, SOAD - spiders is fairly haunting.

not even the slightest bit

 

[Eligos]

SOAD is gay.

And not creepy at all.

 

[wandering_taco]

SOAD is sweet imo, but I agree its not creepy.

 

[Eligos]

You gotta try Septic Flesh - "Lovecraft's Death"

Their album "Communion" is freaking creepy anyways. It features a full classical orchestra, which adds a hell of a lot more atmosphere.

Have you heard their album Revolution DNA? It also has a good amount of creepy riffs.

 

[fighterunderground]

Creepy, and haunting, are nowhere near the same thing. Read.

Just because a song doesn't talk about gore and abysmal silence from the bowels of sweet satan or the lack thereof doesn't mean it can't be haunting. There are plenty of classical, and nearly all other genres that have haunting music. A song that actually gets radio airplay and is known outside of a slaughterhouse in Iceland can be haunting.

BUT, opinions, assholes, its all good.

 

[Eligos]

Lyrics are not what make music haunting. The songs I've posted are not creepy/haunting because of their lyrics.

 

[A1a23]

Creepy, and haunting, are nowhere near the same thing. Read.

Just because a song doesn't talk about gore and abysmal silence from the bowels of sweet satan or the lack thereof doesn't mean it can't be haunting. There are plenty of classical, and nearly all other genres that have haunting music. A song that actually gets radio airplay and is known outside of a slaughterhouse in Iceland can be haunting.

BUT, opinions, assholes, its all good.

Also, the name of the thread is "creepiest metal riffs" not creepiest metal lyrics therefore what we post is not what we call creepy based on lyrical content. You're the one who should fucking read.

 

[fighterunderground]

I digress. Carry on chaps.