20 Greatest Metal Riffs of All Time

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  • @regorf
    @regorf Před 4 lety +5283

    As a kid I always thought Ozzy was just so happy on stage, now I've come to realize he probably didn't know he was on stage half of the time he was on.

    • @joseph4043
      @joseph4043 Před 4 lety +195

      He loved too eat bats wtf dude probably started corona virus

    • @smallshrimpin6939
      @smallshrimpin6939 Před 4 lety +85

      Now you know why he’s happy

    • @jamesprice2163
      @jamesprice2163 Před 4 lety +135

      I think at some points in his life the stage was the only place he was happy even though he was drugged out of his mind he truly loves the music

    • @hatred9427
      @hatred9427 Před 4 lety +30

      @@joseph4043 funny, haha, wow man ur funny.

    • @cakrawalajagadsemesta4541
      @cakrawalajagadsemesta4541 Před 4 lety +9

      @@joseph4043 LOL HAHAHAHAHA😂😂😂😂

  • @saulbenmohamed9849
    @saulbenmohamed9849 Před 4 lety +4566

    Loudwire is like WatchMojo for metalheads

    • @antekm2639
      @antekm2639 Před 3 lety +376

      and whenever WatchMojo make a video about metal you know it's going to be shit

    • @robert.m4676
      @robert.m4676 Před 3 lety +17

      Antos Melck I thought it was perfect! Not!!!!!

    • @Anonimus1111011
      @Anonimus1111011 Před 3 lety +259

      @@antekm2639 and whenever WatchMojo make a video -about metal- you know it's going to be shit
      There. I fixed it for you

    • @kryo5579
      @kryo5579 Před 3 lety +17

      but good

    • @lookisabreekiman2789
      @lookisabreekiman2789 Před 3 lety +63

      But without the stupid commentary

  • @manifestationsofasort
    @manifestationsofasort Před 3 lety +1994

    There's something so beautiful about everyone singing with the guitar riff on Fear of the Dark.

  • @woofyu9278
    @woofyu9278 Před 3 lety +1079

    Dude I love when Dave Mustaine headbangs it’s literally just a wall of red

  • @attilafelfoldi1057
    @attilafelfoldi1057 Před 7 lety +8012

    Smoke On The Water is my favourite brutal death metal song

    • @attilafelfoldi1057
      @attilafelfoldi1057 Před 7 lety +35

      Sr.Chancho Javitox Sorry ma'am

    • @gne226
      @gne226 Před 7 lety +143

      Attila Felföldi it's grindcore

    • @emielregisrohellecterzieff1074
      @emielregisrohellecterzieff1074 Před 7 lety +189

      Iron Man is my favorite extreme depressing goregrind song

    • @ryanbazail
      @ryanbazail Před 6 lety +76

      sabbath is good progressive doom metal band

    • @LeonKennedy_Basado
      @LeonKennedy_Basado Před 6 lety +96

      Deep Purple is much better than all of Black/Death Metal groups. Those guys make amazing music man

  • @reyq697
    @reyq697 Před 8 lety +2648

    Plays holy wars on guitar*
    "You're good, but can you play smoke on the water?"

    • @martijnstuart95
      @martijnstuart95 Před 8 lety +90

      Bet they can't. Too many people play Smoke on the Water wrong. It's with your fingers people. Plus this is a top 20 greatest riffs list, not top 20 complex riffs.

    • @erikward9661
      @erikward9661 Před 8 lety +5

      +Rainbow Rising I have seen smoke on the water played wrong so many times it is pathetic. Lmfao

    • @martijnstuart95
      @martijnstuart95 Před 8 lety +7

      ***** *Actually. See, I can be nitpicky too. XDDDDDDD Are you gonna stab me too? 

    • @vivalaemptiness8164
      @vivalaemptiness8164 Před 8 lety +1

      +Varg Vikernes brvtal

    • @griffinhealy5048
      @griffinhealy5048 Před 8 lety +1

      I play the guitar finger style

  • @abhinavgk6430
    @abhinavgk6430 Před 4 lety +2301

    Didn’t know smoke on the water classifies as metal

    • @mrstealyokid9060
      @mrstealyokid9060 Před 3 lety +112

      Abhinav .G.K Deep purple were the of metal guys just listen to child in time like that song came out 3 months after sabbaths debute

    • @nuclearllama7239
      @nuclearllama7239 Před 3 lety +91

      way back then they were metal

    • @anesthesia24
      @anesthesia24 Před 3 lety +55

      @@nuclearllama7239 so they Beatles were metal too with songs like revolution and helter skelter

    • @nuclearllama7239
      @nuclearllama7239 Před 3 lety +59

      @@anesthesia24 yes just for those songs, but the whole band wasnt metal

    • @victorniculescu6032
      @victorniculescu6032 Před 3 lety +22

      Didnt know that smoke on the water classifies as good music

  • @zh2856
    @zh2856 Před 3 lety +288

    "20 of the most well-known metal riffs but Paranoid is too low and Slayer's only on the list once"

    • @Lucien86
      @Lucien86 Před 3 lety +14

      And no Dead Skin Mask ... or Expendable Youth

    • @guitarlesson666
      @guitarlesson666 Před 3 lety +11

      Not to offense anybody,but why the F Black Sabbath like 5 times in all video? They were fathers of metal,yes,but come on,it's pretty boring the same Ozzy all the times,there are better riffs than those Doom type riffs
      BTW loved your Phobia's profile pic

    • @zh2856
      @zh2856 Před 3 lety +20

      @@guitarlesson666 You've got a point, but many of their riffs, like Paranoid and Iron Man, are considered to be some of the greatest and most influential for a reason.

    • @guitarlesson666
      @guitarlesson666 Před 3 lety +4

      @@zh2856 their riffs are great and legendary,but till this point is no new material to look up,they've been playing the same songs over a couple of years now

    • @poth3ad141
      @poth3ad141 Před 3 lety +2

      @@guitarlesson666 u r really dumb

  • @KlumSyTurtl3
    @KlumSyTurtl3 Před 8 lety +2804

    *Puts Master of Puppets on the list*
    *Doesn't use the Seattle 89 clip*
    Me: Come on now.

  • @iburnchurches9632
    @iburnchurches9632 Před 5 lety +1757

    *deep purple on the list*
    Me : *0-3-5*

  • @redsparkle5774
    @redsparkle5774 Před 3 lety +533

    Literally Every Black Sabbath Song Could Be Here

    • @eduardoibarra4641
      @eduardoibarra4641 Před 3 lety +7

      They are all 99% the same riff, shitty band, legendary, but boring band

    • @redsparkle5774
      @redsparkle5774 Před 3 lety +40

      @@eduardoibarra4641 No

    • @ronnierx
      @ronnierx Před 3 lety +15

      @@eduardoibarra4641 no

    • @ronnierx
      @ronnierx Před 3 lety +26

      @@eduardoibarra4641 You must be deaf or not know what an album is

    • @rebecasonata
      @rebecasonata Před 3 lety +3

      Could and should

  • @ann_jee
    @ann_jee Před 3 lety +131

    I swear the crowd singing Fear of the Dark gave me goosebumps 🔥🔥

    • @sixstringb71
      @sixstringb71 Před rokem +1

      I swear part of their international appeal is the sing-along effect with most of their songs

  • @user-bk6pt1oq1e
    @user-bk6pt1oq1e Před 4 lety +1290

    Me: hey Loudwire what's the best sabbath song?
    Loudwire: y e s

    • @fuckingmetalasfuck4718
      @fuckingmetalasfuck4718 Před 3 lety +55

      Tbh, you get that response from any Sabbath fan

    • @cuffedpans
      @cuffedpans Před 3 lety +31

      Into the void its just got that grove

    • @carterkiser5225
      @carterkiser5225 Před 3 lety +5

      We have shared the god profile picture. Yes.

    • @ethansbluefox3studioscreat134
      @ethansbluefox3studioscreat134 Před 3 lety

      😵😅😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😭😭🤣🤣😂😂😅😅😂🤣😭😂😂😂😅😆😄😄😁🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤

    • @Dav6922
      @Dav6922 Před 3 lety +2

      It isn’t the song,just the riff

  • @kayDee1399
    @kayDee1399 Před 5 lety +952

    Hearing Smoke on the water after Master of Puppets really puts things into perspective.....

    • @leviticus6591
      @leviticus6591 Před 4 lety +77

      But no one can deny that Smoke On The Water is THE essential riff of all time, who really cares if their not really metal, close enough.

    • @HDMI1147
      @HDMI1147 Před 4 lety +60

      Smoke on the water is a great riff because it is so memorable but I'd definitely agree that master of puppets is a much better metal riff.

    • @liamg9334
      @liamg9334 Před 4 lety +1

      @Dafyd Maddz hammet wrote like 5 percent of the riffs you goose

    • @liamg9334
      @liamg9334 Před 4 lety +4

      @Dafyd Maddz well considering this is a list about riffs, most of them fall on hetfield rather than hammet. He's pretty much just a soloist rather than a riff maker

    • @liamg9334
      @liamg9334 Před 4 lety +1

      @Dafyd Maddz ofc deep purple is great and inspired Metallica (Metallica mentioned them in their rock and roll hall of fame speech) but the comparison didn't make sense to me bc the context of the video is riffs which hammet is barely responsible for.

  • @shivagautamachristchan9710
    @shivagautamachristchan9710 Před 4 lety +95

    Welcome my friends to... guitar centre

  • @kern933
    @kern933 Před 3 lety +469

    the riff from Aerials is so underrated

  • @javierdiazsantana
    @javierdiazsantana Před 4 lety +1308

    God bless Lemmy, Dio, Cliff Burton, Dimebag & Vinnie, Randy Rhoads, Chuck Schuldiner, Jeff Hanneman, Gar Samuelson, Joey Jordison, Paul Gray, Nick Menza, Neil Peart, Dave Holland and all the metal heroes both living and passed away RIP lml

  • @somekindofdude1130
    @somekindofdude1130 Před 5 lety +155

    Anything Iommi wrote
    Anything Dimebag wrote
    Anything Mustaine wrote

  • @katsukibakugo2677
    @katsukibakugo2677 Před 3 lety +218

    Honorable mentions:
    Buckethead- Soothsayer
    Cannibal Corpse- Code Of The Slashers
    Slipknot- Psychosocial
    Pantera- Cowboys From Hell
    Iron Maiden- Hallowed Be Thy Name
    Infant Annihilator- Soil The Stillborn

    • @yung_doood
      @yung_doood Před 2 lety +9

      a man of culture i see

    • @sheekennmove
      @sheekennmove Před 2 lety +12

      Man in the Box

    • @legovankenobi1625
      @legovankenobi1625 Před 2 lety +9

      Killing in the name

    • @cosinesucks7047
      @cosinesucks7047 Před 2 lety +17

      Flesh and The Power It Holds

    • @harrisonmauldin5090
      @harrisonmauldin5090 Před 2 lety +4

      id also like to add the last riff of slipknots SIC, and from the blister exists when corey yells "DROP IT", and Dir En Greys obscure, and Dig by mudvayne, id add those too

  • @constantinranis
    @constantinranis Před 3 lety +45

    Lists like this should be called " some of the greatest... In Metal" cause it's Impossible to only pick a few

  • @thechew3812
    @thechew3812 Před 8 lety +230

    Number 2 is a true eargasm! The beginning of raining blood is allways giving me the chills!

  • @josh5132
    @josh5132 Před 5 lety +890

    I can't believe [ENTER TEXT HERE] isn't on the list!

  • @victorr7462
    @victorr7462 Před 4 lety +290

    20 Greatest Riffs Of All Time:
    All of Black Sabbath.

  • @kngrc7272
    @kngrc7272 Před 3 lety +63

    5:58 ozzy's face is the best

  • @nicholasley8194
    @nicholasley8194 Před 8 lety +1904

    Might aswell labelled it "20 Best Black Sabbath Riffs of all time"

    • @ragonel
      @ragonel Před 8 lety +1

      u said it first

    • @PierreNVN
      @PierreNVN Před 8 lety

      +Nicholas Ley so fucking true xD

    • @TheJuggleO
      @TheJuggleO Před 8 lety +3

      +Nicholas Ley They where basically the heaviest thing around in the 70s basically sporning metal.

    • @PierreNVN
      @PierreNVN Před 8 lety +7

      +Owain Griffiths that doesn't mean they deserve 6 spots in this top rofl

    • @nicholasley8194
      @nicholasley8194 Před 8 lety +9

      +Owain Griffiths We're not specifically talking about the 70's. It's called "of all time"
      Read the title.
      Yes, Black Sabbath is an amazing band, but they didn't need to take up 6 spots, and Ozzy taking another spot.
      Yes, they were influential and stuff, but show some diversity.

  • @deanarmstrong4156
    @deanarmstrong4156 Před 7 lety +659

    deep purples smoke on the water is my favourite thrash metal riff

    • @graf1018
      @graf1018 Před 7 lety +47

      yeah same best grindcore band ever

    • @midnightreverie_
      @midnightreverie_ Před 7 lety +23

      Molag Bal Wait. I thought that song was death metal.

    • @gne226
      @gne226 Před 7 lety +7

      Molag Bal it's obviously Nu metal you noobs

    • @Drugease
      @Drugease Před 7 lety +20

      Molag Bal youre fucking stupid its dubstep metal

    • @dalibormarinkovic2297
      @dalibormarinkovic2297 Před 7 lety +15

      Deep Purple should be in the big four of Thrash

  • @adamashelby7033
    @adamashelby7033 Před 2 lety +18

    Can we just take a minute to appreciate how smooth the transition between the trooper and holy diver is?

  • @hibiki54
    @hibiki54 Před 3 lety +28

    Every time I hear "Creeping Death", I want to watch "The Ten Commandments" starring Charlton Heston.

    • @KainRocks777
      @KainRocks777 Před 2 lety

      Well, it is based on the book of Exodus so...

  • @sainandanramakrishnan4812
    @sainandanramakrishnan4812 Před 5 lety +2235

    Please change the title to 'The 20 most well known and iconic metal riffs'.

    • @nilsallen-bayes6363
      @nilsallen-bayes6363 Před 5 lety +27

      Precisely..

    • @ArcaneTurbulence
      @ArcaneTurbulence Před 5 lety +39

      Agreed.. I can name 20 riffs from one band that stomps the shit out of all of these except maybe the slayer one.... and THAT'S 1 BAND.

    • @quiltface83
      @quiltface83 Před 5 lety +25

      @@ArcaneTurbulence Let's see that list.

    • @ArcaneTurbulence
      @ArcaneTurbulence Před 5 lety +29

      ​@@quiltface83 pretty much Anything from Megadeth before "Thirteen", and there are other bands that do even better.

    • @quiltface83
      @quiltface83 Před 5 lety +38

      @@ArcaneTurbulence lol yeah i was gonna say holy wars is legit.... Dave m is a riff machine

  • @Matthew-wx3ju
    @Matthew-wx3ju Před 8 lety +1385

    Deep purple is my favorite black metal band 😋

    • @themdwboy
      @themdwboy Před 8 lety +42

      Oh man Judas Priest is by far the best doom metal band i've ever heard of!

    • @Sabbathfaax
      @Sabbathfaax Před 8 lety +36

      +Totaly Not Pengu you're kidding right?
      Judas Priest is death metal. The Simpsons said so!!!!

    • @LoganBoden
      @LoganBoden Před 7 lety

      ya same man

    • @orangeleaves7410
      @orangeleaves7410 Před 7 lety +2

      nice profile photo

    • @Matthew-wx3ju
      @Matthew-wx3ju Před 7 lety +2

      +Αντρεας Αγγουρακης thanks mate you too

  • @psycho2468
    @psycho2468 Před 3 lety +108

    Megadeth❤️

  • @tesstickles8911
    @tesstickles8911 Před 3 lety +19

    Why does korn sound like the guy who said “CHOOOOOOCOLATE”

    • @Bianchiboy
      @Bianchiboy Před 3 lety +1

      Because Korn are utter dog dirt

  • @metaldog4642
    @metaldog4642 Před 4 lety +2439

    Literally 80% of Ride the Lightning could be here.

  • @giannistsakalidis85
    @giannistsakalidis85 Před 8 lety +1482

    you forgot every pantera riff

    • @MrSuperjay99
      @MrSuperjay99 Před 8 lety +54

      every fucking riff of theirs is soooo catchy

    • @alex_the_fiction
      @alex_the_fiction Před 8 lety +35

      +MrSuperjay99 Just thinking about them riffs makes me wanna head bang!

    • @tavinc
      @tavinc Před 8 lety +13

      +dinosavros black fucking A right. i just knew pantera would be in the #1 slot, boy was i wrong.

    • @iblamethemedia1567
      @iblamethemedia1567 Před 8 lety +25

      +dinosavros black Mouth for War is one of the greatest riffs in music history.

    • @giannistsakalidis85
      @giannistsakalidis85 Před 8 lety +33

      every single one of their riffs is one of the greatest in music history

  • @edgemaxxer1573
    @edgemaxxer1573 Před 2 lety +12

    is no one gonna talk how smooth the transition from Black Sabbath to The Trooper at 3:51

  • @sansthelazyskeleton8902
    @sansthelazyskeleton8902 Před 3 lety +16

    Every Riff By mustine And all Black sabbath songs

  • @lukeyj8331
    @lukeyj8331 Před 7 lety +550

    That riff from angel of death in the middle, that shit is the best

    • @daddyrabbit835
      @daddyrabbit835 Před 5 lety +10

      Luke Johnston Absolute best metal riff / breakdown in history.

    • @Walamonga1313
      @Walamonga1313 Před 5 lety +4

      What about Temptation's breakdown riff?

    • @TheSinnical
      @TheSinnical Před 5 lety +5

      true. makes me want to start beating the shit out of people who piss me off

    • @henrywalton5967
      @henrywalton5967 Před 5 lety +2

      Only gods can write those kinda riffs

    • @michaeluy114
      @michaeluy114 Před 5 lety +2

      i agree also that intro to seasons in the abyss not the slow part lol

  • @Jahomey505
    @Jahomey505 Před 5 lety +946

    Not really a fan of megadeth but holy wars is faaaaar too low

    • @mistersunshine1330
      @mistersunshine1330 Před 5 lety +39

      The riff before Dave's solo deserves to be At Least top 5

    • @masteroogway388
      @masteroogway388 Před 4 lety +23

      Finally people with common sense 😂

    • @unreborn
      @unreborn Před 4 lety +41

      Honestly. Holy Wars in my opinion is up there with Master of Puppets in terms of riffs

    • @treygc3291
      @treygc3291 Před 4 lety +1

      Agree

    • @denudenovsky
      @denudenovsky Před 4 lety +29

      This should have been a spot for every single riff from Rust in Peace honestly.

  • @jafl1971
    @jafl1971 Před 2 lety +11

    My best best riffs list:
    Whitesnake- Crying in the Rain
    Scorpions- Alien Nation
    Dokken - When Heaven Comes Down
    Night Ranger- Can't Find Me A Thrill
    Accept - Balls To The Wall
    Cinderella- Night Songs
    Judas Priest- Touch of Evil
    Queensryche - Walk in the Shadows
    Dio - Holy Diver
    Black Sabbath - Iron Man
    Ratt - Lay it Down
    Saxon - Princess of Night
    Helloween- Time of the Oath
    Survivor- Caught in the Game
    Toto - Hold The Line
    Poison - Talk Dirty To Me
    Bon Jovi - I'll Cry For You
    Loudness - Crazy Nights
    38 Special - Hold On Loosely
    Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil
    AC/DC- Back in Black
    Metallica - Enter Sandman
    Van Halen - Runing with the Devil
    Ozzy Osbourne- I Don't Know
    Iron Maiden - Flight of the Icarus

    • @diamondobsession7551
      @diamondobsession7551 Před 2 lety +2

      SCORPIONS?! LMFAO 😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @jafl1971
      @jafl1971 Před 2 lety +1

      @@diamondobsession7551 and what's so funny? Scorpions has several good riffs. One of them the most known Rock You Like A Huricane.

    • @diamondobsession7551
      @diamondobsession7551 Před 2 lety

      @@jafl1971 but their riffs are the only thing they have going for them and even then they could rlly be better

  • @docproc144
    @docproc144 Před rokem +7

    The riff from Sabbath’s “Heaven and Hell” is one of my favorites.

  • @unvisible805
    @unvisible805 Před 7 lety +177

    we all know that kayne west has the best metal riffs of all times

  • @PooperBaladeirodasNoitadas
    @PooperBaladeirodasNoitadas Před 5 lety +605

    Holy Wars in 14????? BLACKENED? WHERE'S COWBOYS FROM HELL?

    • @mihneag2028
      @mihneag2028 Před 5 lety +21

      Cemetery gates

    • @regina1779
      @regina1779 Před 5 lety +6

      And Hollow, A new revolution, The sleep, etc etc

    • @olivermartinez1717
      @olivermartinez1717 Před 4 lety +5

      Para mí el mejor riff de PanterA es el de Domination, el cual para mí también es uno de los mejores del metal.

    • @rad.reiley
      @rad.reiley Před 4 lety +8

      Seek and destroy? Indians? Bonded by blood?

    • @crunked6674
      @crunked6674 Před 4 lety

      Where the hell is caught in a mosh

  • @SatanicsWolves
    @SatanicsWolves Před 4 lety +47

    To be fair, Black Sabbath/Ozzy/Dio deserve every spot they have on this list, you could add more even. But if you take into consideration that they are the top 15 basically, my #1 would be Raining blood for sure. Jeff Hanneman was a beast for creating crazy riffs.
    I think the thrash scene have some of the best riffs, but to be fair I think in 20 years if we re-do a top 15, 30 or 50 of best metal riffs of all time, Melodic Death Metal will occupy a very large portion of that list. That genre is pushing the limits of guitar playing year after year lately

    • @KenGaska
      @KenGaska Před 7 měsíci

      Too bad 'pushing the limits' isn't synonymous with 'sounds good'.

  • @yert1832
    @yert1832 Před 3 lety +35

    i am not even a metalhead i am just here on this channel to see the appreciation of hard rock

    • @user-od8yh8xs9u
      @user-od8yh8xs9u Před 3 lety +2

      Welcome. You'll find metal is a surprisingly diverse genre. You're guaranteed to run across something you like.

    • @yert1832
      @yert1832 Před 3 lety

      @@user-od8yh8xs9u i like metallica's some songs and some iron maiden but thats all this isnt really my type but i respect people who like it thx

    • @yert1832
      @yert1832 Před 3 lety

      @@user-od8yh8xs9u also ozzy and judas priest

  • @Hans_Hanukkah
    @Hans_Hanukkah Před 7 lety +789

    Didn't expect this video to be 20 Greatest Black Sabbath Riffs of All Time

    • @jesusrespecter2657
      @jesusrespecter2657 Před 7 lety +17

      FlimsyHoodlum holy wars is apparently one of the best sabbath riffs

    • @mattoppenheimer690
      @mattoppenheimer690 Před 7 lety +48

      FlimsyHoodlum the first 5 Sabbath's album have the best riffs of metal history. What do you expect?

    • @thrdeye7304
      @thrdeye7304 Před 7 lety +19

      If I had my way, it would be 19 Sabbath riffs followed by Spirit Crusher.

    • @mayzerify5525
      @mayzerify5525 Před 7 lety

      Chaitanya Reddy good one

    • @tylerhartman8742
      @tylerhartman8742 Před 7 lety

      FlimsyHoodlum Olá senhor Cool Spoy

  • @alp8192
    @alp8192 Před 7 lety +816

    everyone is complaining about there are too many BS songs, but man, they CREATED heavy metal, they deserve it.

    • @8luntman
      @8luntman Před 6 lety +7

      Emin Alperen Tas bs aren't heavy

    • @pjn2432
      @pjn2432 Před 6 lety +127

      Corbz04 Are you sure? Go back to the 70s and see if anyone has a darker setting, lyrics and riffs and then come back

    • @exodia396sforbiddenreviews7
      @exodia396sforbiddenreviews7 Před 6 lety +65

      Respect the past, embrace the future

    • @rscro_content7740
      @rscro_content7740 Před 6 lety +1

      Yah I agree

    • @sasabeelrefaat1820
      @sasabeelrefaat1820 Před 6 lety +20

      they aren't heavy? go listen to Dehumanizer and then say thay again

  • @slhanks4
    @slhanks4 Před 3 lety +13

    Sign of the Southern Cross by Black Sabbath (Dio). The MONSTER guitar riff still gives me chills!

  • @sagelidik4536
    @sagelidik4536 Před 4 lety +37

    Idc domination is still has the greatest breakdown of all time

  • @zadoruphin7794
    @zadoruphin7794 Před 4 lety +561

    If non-main riffs count, can we all agree that the breakdown of Creeping Death should be in the top 3?

  • @D-Man_Jam
    @D-Man_Jam Před 4 lety +306

    4:04 I love how I can hear Steve Harris' bassline over the guitars.

    • @petrdanko6645
      @petrdanko6645 Před 4 lety +51

      Well, Steve founded the band and wrote most of their songs. He doesn´t want to be in the background :D

    • @sstflm
      @sstflm Před 3 lety +39

      just like and justice for all... oh wait

    • @mammontustado9680
      @mammontustado9680 Před 2 lety

      Was surprised with that too considering I watched this on my phone

    • @ilikevideos4868
      @ilikevideos4868 Před 2 lety +5

      Well of course. The bassline is an important part of the song in most Maiden tracks. Unlike in some songs where the bass just follows the guitar riff

  • @saiyampawar2927
    @saiyampawar2927 Před 3 lety +26

    No.1: all black sabbath riffs

  • @_composervalanne7656
    @_composervalanne7656 Před 2 lety +21

    Some riff I expected to be on this list:
    Megadeth - Symphony of a Destruction
    Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast/Hallowed be thy Name/Run to the Hills
    Judas Priest - Painkiller
    Rainbow - Stargazer
    Slayer - South of Heaven/Angel of Death (the breakdown -riff)
    Annihilator - King of The Kill (not that famous but one of the coolest riffs ever)

    • @chezbe
      @chezbe Před rokem

      no Rammstein? 🥲

  • @asdfvajj3351
    @asdfvajj3351 Před 6 lety +406

    Seek and destroy?
    Mouth for war?
    Symphony of destruction?
    A new level?

  • @eeshan3955
    @eeshan3955 Před 7 lety +79

    why the fuck they didn't show the 91 Russia clip of enter sandman?!!!!

    • @Leo-rg8ho
      @Leo-rg8ho Před 7 lety +6

      Eeshan Narula They also didn't show the 89 Seattle clip of Master Of Puppets...

    • @eeshan3955
      @eeshan3955 Před 7 lety +4

      TheFrayedEndsOfSanity 01 yup that too

    • @ChicagoTRS
      @ChicagoTRS Před 7 lety +4

      fixed your post: "why the fuck did they show enter sandman?!!!!"

    • @akahunterrr1500
      @akahunterrr1500 Před 6 lety

      ChicagoTRS Fuckin A bro

  • @017aqpqgqika9
    @017aqpqgqika9 Před 3 lety +9

    Glenn Tipton is such an underrated guitarist, one of my personal favorites

  • @NidishB
    @NidishB Před 2 lety

    What a video! Pumped from start to finish!

  • @TheNervousnation
    @TheNervousnation Před 7 lety +137

    One entry per artist

  • @damarvelousone
    @damarvelousone Před 4 lety +1369

    I'm gonna pretend they didn't put Korn over Iron Maiden

    • @amvmontage901
      @amvmontage901 Před 4 lety +85

      The Seventh Rabbit it’s not top 20, it’s just 20 best riffs of all time.

    • @emorystoffle8987
      @emorystoffle8987 Před 4 lety +2

      They got em back

    • @frynwik7768
      @frynwik7768 Před 4 lety +34

      The Seventh Rabbit let alone fear of the dark being the riff they chose out of the whole discography available. Not that it’s a bad song but both aces high and the trooper exist

    • @thefranticmeep6499
      @thefranticmeep6499 Před 4 lety +3

      Frynwik 7 and mother Russia

    • @ilovepineapples9574
      @ilovepineapples9574 Před 4 lety +5

      I mean It's preference

  • @sadiztiktristen8565
    @sadiztiktristen8565 Před rokem +2

    Dude I just teared up at the beginning. When you see the whole audience make that noise u get chills.

  • @azh8208
    @azh8208 Před 3 lety +5

    21. Loudwire intro

  • @RuffisInc
    @RuffisInc Před 7 lety +229

    Out of all the Judas Priest riffs on here, you didn't put the riff that pretty much sums up heavy metal as a whole? Painkiller?
    (Also, Cowboys from Hell?)

    • @vietnamd0820
      @vietnamd0820 Před 5 lety +7

      RuffisInc
      Electric Eye is pretty amazing though

    • @husker6395
      @husker6395 Před 5 lety +5

      As good as Painkiller is, I don’t think it’s better than Hellion/Electric Eye 🤘🏻

    • @SolidBren
      @SolidBren Před 5 lety +5

      Painkiller is arguably better. Priest just has so many damn great songs and riffs. I definitely would’ve replaced Walk with Cowboys from Hell.

  • @sylvesteresrodilla7981
    @sylvesteresrodilla7981 Před 7 lety +193

    smoke on the water sound soooo heavy

  • @jamestabor4658
    @jamestabor4658 Před 2 lety

    Great video! Great mix great everything!

  • @tuckert07
    @tuckert07 Před 3 lety +4

    That version of Smoke sounded so heavy, I wish I could hear it like that more often.

  • @JF-qe3cm
    @JF-qe3cm Před 4 lety +33

    "Top 20 Metal Riffs by These 5 Bands"

  • @shizzazle165
    @shizzazle165 Před 6 lety +608

    I didn't know Deep Purple was metal

    • @holynarwhale8729
      @holynarwhale8729 Před 6 lety +133

      Yep, they are one of the 3 pioneers of heavy metal.

    • @plciferpffer3048
      @plciferpffer3048 Před 5 lety +20

      Now you know.

    • @internetm8
      @internetm8 Před 5 lety +68

      they are the best post-progressive-industrial-goregrind-black-death-doom-metalcore band

    • @eva-vs1zu
      @eva-vs1zu Před 5 lety +4

      Cringe Lord I actually didn’t know that either lol

    • @drivera1938
      @drivera1938 Před 5 lety +28

      @Muhammad Ahmed Mubashir you stupid poser, everybody knows that queen was the first black metal band

  • @alanchacko1676
    @alanchacko1676 Před 3 lety +4

    3:07 are you with us WEINERSSS

  • @fadeysam3475
    @fadeysam3475 Před 3 lety +52

    Tony Iommi is the greatest riffmaster to walk the earth

    • @Tamerqui
      @Tamerqui Před 2 lety

      Slash

    • @Callsign_Neuro
      @Callsign_Neuro Před 2 lety +2

      @@Tamerqui AHAHAHAHAHA. No.
      With all due respect, Sabbath were unknowingly pioneers of heavy metal. They didn’t see themselves as such, but they came first. Therefore Iommi is the forefather of heavy metal guitar.

    • @dominikweber4305
      @dominikweber4305 Před 2 lety +1

      @@Tamerqui in what universe

    • @yung_doood
      @yung_doood Před 2 lety

      @@Tamerqui not at all bro....i love slash but literally everyone smokes him....james hetfield, dave mustaine, chuck schuldiner, dime, tony.....i respect your opinion though, maybe hes your fav but this award goes to someone else

    • @bradsully6620
      @bradsully6620 Před 2 lety

      Jerry cantrell.

  • @whiterunguard4630
    @whiterunguard4630 Před 5 lety +250

    Let's be honest. There is no guitar riff that can be as powerful as the angel of death's middle part riff

  • @joeoleary5460
    @joeoleary5460 Před 8 lety +30

    COWBOYS FROM HELL???????????????????!?!?!!?!?!?!

  • @V750.
    @V750. Před 3 lety +6

    if this was a try not to headband challenge i would have lost LMAO 😂

  • @julycathy4083
    @julycathy4083 Před 3 lety +6

    Literally every Iron Maiden song could be here, i mean just remember afraid to shoot strangers

  • @sharkassassin4121
    @sharkassassin4121 Před 5 lety +726

    Domination breakdown > everything else

  • @tomtarek7615
    @tomtarek7615 Před 4 lety +477

    1 Holy wars/Raining Blood
    2 Crazy Train
    3 The Trooper
    4 Master of Puppets
    5 Pursiut of Vikings

  • @mr.skuller7367
    @mr.skuller7367 Před rokem +2

    15% of the comments: _normal_
    85% of the comments: *Talking about how Loudwire considers Smoke On The Water as Metal*

  • @andrecaron7823
    @andrecaron7823 Před 3 lety +6

    Well they definitely forgot some riffs, tornado of souls, seasons in the abyss, cowboys from hell but nobodys perfect

  • @gokudgreat
    @gokudgreat Před 5 lety +81

    Out of the 10 greatest Metal riffs 7 are in Holy Wars

    • @darkhelmetndefiance3836
      @darkhelmetndefiance3836 Před 4 lety +4

      That's what I'm Talking About...
      And "The Punishment Due"

    • @mattiamagoni8191
      @mattiamagoni8191 Před 4 lety

      I was thinking "wait the album is called Rust in Peace", then I realized the the song itself contains that number of riffs

  • @user-hq8mx7mn3u
    @user-hq8mx7mn3u Před 6 lety +38

    This was mostly Black Sabbath but there still wasn't enough Black Sabbath

  • @meanmanofsteel
    @meanmanofsteel Před 3 lety

    Great List!

  • @svart795
    @svart795 Před 2 lety +2

    You forgot to add painkiller riff which is the greatest riff in history of heavy metal .

  • @doohanxb1
    @doohanxb1 Před 5 lety +395

    Nobody:
    My brain at 3 am: 5:58

  • @LagginPotato
    @LagginPotato Před 8 lety +133

    Is it me or does it seem like Loudwire only knows the most popular metal bands? What about Testament, Death, Anthrax, and Exodus.

    • @NueVoLB
      @NueVoLB Před 8 lety +16

      bro, Anthrax is a popular band..

    • @m.tammekivi
      @m.tammekivi Před 8 lety +4

      I'd admit that those bands are popular as heck though.

    • @byronbailey500
      @byronbailey500 Před 8 lety +10

      +LagginPotato I see your point, but those are probably some of the worst examples you could have possibly used. They're far from unpopular.

    • @ElMamuco
      @ElMamuco Před 8 lety +1

      Check out "Bestial Invasion" by Destruction and "Fast Loud Death" by Lost Society. Awesome riffs in those songs.

    • @LagginPotato
      @LagginPotato Před 8 lety +1

      +Byron Bailey Yeah, but they're not nearly as popular as Black Sabbath, Metallica, Iron Maiden, or pretty much any other band listed on this video.

  • @luithin6695
    @luithin6695 Před 3 lety +4

    Might of well called this video: Top 15 Black Sabbath Riffs

  • @annetteslife
    @annetteslife Před 3 lety +1

    It feels so good to just bang my head once again. Just watching these makes me feel like I am at a concert

  • @NoctumusTV
    @NoctumusTV Před 8 lety +765

    Iconic as the riff may be, _Smoke on the Water_ is rock, not metal ...

  • @Mikey-1990
    @Mikey-1990 Před 4 lety +138

    Damn look at that crowd while Korn was playing blind. I saw Korn a few years ago and the crowd was completely dead aside from a small group of us. Every concert I go to now seems like noone's into it anymore. I miss those concert days in my teen years in the 90's full of just pure raw energy. Headbanging like hell with everyone jumping around and just having a blast. Times have definitely changed.

    • @zachariahlloyd6043
      @zachariahlloyd6043 Před 4 lety +3

      U should a been to some of the shows in the 80s man!!

    • @Mikey-1990
      @Mikey-1990 Před 4 lety +13

      @@zachariahlloyd6043 Wish I could've man born just a little too late lol. One of the best and craziest shows I ever went to was Pantera with my uncle in 1998. Nearly everyone was high as fuck or tanked out of their minds going bat shit crazy and it was a blast. I understand time goes on and things change but I just don't see that passion and excitement anymore. We saw Maiden a few years ago and again the crowd was just dead. Corey Taylor made a good point about people watching concerts through their phones while they record instead of being in the moment like it used to be.

    • @a7xfanforever556
      @a7xfanforever556 Před 4 lety +3

      I noticed the same thing. That show looked epic

    • @zachariahlloyd6043
      @zachariahlloyd6043 Před 4 lety +3

      @@Mikey-1990
      Gotcha, yes in the 80s we were constantly blasted, unless at school, so the show's took on a whole other vibe....
      My favorite shows I think we're *The Cure* at the Colosseum, driving down to *Florida* to catch *Daft Punk!!*

    • @notyetskeletal4809
      @notyetskeletal4809 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Mikey-1990 I don't go to gigs or jump up n down anymore. That was some real riff appreciation at Korn right there. Thanks for for the update of how it is right now. I remember being into Korn in '96/'97 but by the time I saw them in '99 I didn't even go up the front of seem too interested. Today's embarrassing clickitty mumble rap and like just bewilders me. I'm still kinda like teenager though in 40 now.

  • @whatthecinnamontoastfuck8360

    0:32 why was that so clean

  • @viennacalling85
    @viennacalling85 Před 2 lety +1

    For whom the bell rings, in my darkest hour, Whiskey, Paranoid and the endless list goes on ...

  • @TrainWreck3711
    @TrainWreck3711 Před 4 lety +237

    "Angel of Death" breakdown > "Reign In Blood"

  • @maiherbhasin360
    @maiherbhasin360 Před 5 lety +545

    My top 5 black metal bands...
    5. Mayhem
    4. Dimmu Borgir
    3. Behemoth
    2. Bathory
    1. DEEP FCKIN PURPLE

  • @shaunbuswell8576
    @shaunbuswell8576 Před 17 dny

    pretty solid list to be honest. All those songs have amazing riffs. I instantly knew every single song.

  • @damiensdarkcorner7924
    @damiensdarkcorner7924 Před rokem +1

    Some of my favorites:
    Immortal - One by one
    Behemoth - Bartzabel
    Numenor - Carven Stone
    Dragonforce - Operation Ground and Pound
    Immolation - Into Everlasting Fire
    Edguy - The Realms Of Babayaga
    Candlemass - Black Dwarf
    Infernal War - Paradygmat
    And my favorite of all times:
    Vital Remains - Dechristianize

  • @ASpoonfulOfJimmy
    @ASpoonfulOfJimmy Před 5 lety +136

    Should probably limit one song per band......

  • @liamf2741
    @liamf2741 Před 6 lety +291

    Where is cowboys from hell

    • @jyggalag9838
      @jyggalag9838 Před 5 lety +13

      Purple 0wl
      I think you mean Where is Cemetary Gates*
      Edit: I've listened to CBFH a bunch and I now think it's a better riff than Cemetery Gates

    • @xVx_Krt_xVx_KillMe
      @xVx_Krt_xVx_KillMe Před 5 lety +4

      Comments can be deleted you know. Just put up your new opinion. Personally I think cowboys from Hell Is a better duo guitar song than the trooper so not seeing it at all was a downer

    • @mandelorianman
      @mandelorianman Před 5 lety +4

      Anything from Pantera over enter sandman

    • @hellbentfordrums749
      @hellbentfordrums749 Před 5 lety +1

      Purple Owl...Thank You!! My sentiment exactly!!

    • @trilobitalbino
      @trilobitalbino Před 5 lety

      @@mandelorianman over Aerials and blind. What the fuck are those "riffs" doing here?

  • @IloveChrome846
    @IloveChrome846 Před 16 dny

    The riff in Slayer's "Raining Blood" always gets an instant headbang. Fookin SLAYER!!!

  • @dex216sims
    @dex216sims Před rokem +2

    The Road Warriors in the old NWA used to enter the ring to "Ironman." That's one of the most iconic riffs in the history of heavy metal

  • @muratmagomet8308
    @muratmagomet8308 Před 6 lety +69

    Slayer Angel of death

    • @AestheticRobTorres
      @AestheticRobTorres Před 5 lety

      Definetly the intro is one of the best in history hands down.

    • @olivermartinez1717
      @olivermartinez1717 Před 5 lety

      Murat Magomet Me gusta más el riff de Repentless, pero vaya, el de Angel of death también es bueno.

  • @hulkmania4720
    @hulkmania4720 Před 5 lety +253

    Iron Man is my favorite extreme depression goregrind death metal song

    • @user-mz8iu7qx4n
      @user-mz8iu7qx4n Před 5 lety +25

      Wrong it's actually Death Black Sludge Blackened Thrash Pornogrind Extreme Metal

    • @hulkmania4720
      @hulkmania4720 Před 5 lety +8

      @@user-mz8iu7qx4nhow dare you correct the great oz?

    • @franhdv1304
      @franhdv1304 Před 4 lety +3

      Fucking "extreme depression"

    • @alexishuerta9087
      @alexishuerta9087 Před 4 lety +6

      U dumbass its christian black metal

    • @rad.reiley
      @rad.reiley Před 4 lety +5

      No its dubstep bro. Wrong fuckin genre/sub genres my guy 🤦🏻‍♂️ smh

  • @jordansmith2647
    @jordansmith2647 Před 4 lety +2

    When those triplets kick in on raining blood, your head bangs itself

  • @patrickhuntoon534
    @patrickhuntoon534 Před 3 lety +1

    Yo That Transition from maiden to SOAD was Perfect gah Damn!!!