Most Kickass Riff of all time?

[Soul Conspiracy]

OK, so what is it, any riff from any song. I'll set the ball rolling with the opening riff from the Soilwork song The Chainheart Machine, there could be a better one I could think of but it doesn't come to mind. Maybe 5 years ago I would be more sure but anyway. Any takers?

 

[Soilent Goat]

The opening riff in Absu's Pillars of Mercy is fucking K I L L E R!!!!

 

[Ultimate_Symphony]

the main riff of Millionflame!!! a second would be Death-Symbolic or Story To Tell just my opinion of course

 

[Pitiless Wanderer]

tons of awesome riffs:

heart of darkness
body hammer
zombie inc
gyroscope
jotun
all hail the new flesh


just to name a few from the top of my head.

 

[Soul Conspiracy]

I just listened to millionflame, that is truely a majestic song.

 

[kamikaze]

Much agreed

 

[LordFireworm]

Angel Of Death
Legion of the Dead
Ravager
Dark Intentions
A New Level

 

[FailingAcension]

SO MANY!!! The end of Gods of My World by Borknagar is freakin' awsome.

 

[Sonnenritter]

Dawn - The Knell and the World at 0:47. Great riff. Hell the whole Salughtersun album is full of riffs I love.

 

[MURAI]

Pantera - New Level
Sepultura - Inner Self

 

[Wanderingblade]

Away Delight Away - Dark Tranquillity.

 

[Cyclonus]

Dream Theater - The Glass Prison

About 2 mins in I think... combined with the drumming, it just makes me go "Wow"...

 

[Slayed Necros]

The Crown-Death of God (last two minutes)
The Crown-Executioner(Chorus)
The Crown-Blitzkrieh Witchcraft(Opening iff)
Dissection-Thorns of Crimson Death(opening riff, chorus riff)
Dissection-Unhallowed(Chorus riff, every other riff)
Dissection-In the Cold Winds of Nowhere(Opening riff)
At the Gates-Suicide Nation(when he says "Jaws locked around your spine")

 

[union9]

Fuck...Off the top of my head.
ISIS-Hive Destruction has some killer riffs.
And anything by Cannibal Corpse,Godflesh,Dillinger and Trey Spruance

 

[union9]

Ohh...and i just remebered.The Melvins song "Buck Owens" from Stagg has the most thumping riffs in it.Awsome!
And Cathedral "Ride" from Ethereal Mirror,ENtombed's Clandestine album is full of chunky riffs,And C.O.C.'s Mine Are The Eye's Of God and White Noise...infact all of the Blind Album is full of melting riffs.Fuck man...their are so many killer riffs out there.Wait till you hear Transfears Three Shades In Blood cd if you want some good riffs motherfuckers.Will be out early 2003.

 

[Demonic]

AC/DC - Back In Black

 

[chileanmetal]

Faith No More - Absolute Zero

It's a bonus track, just 1 note but it's the way it's played: simple but nice

 

[Ultimate_Symphony]

Originally posted by Soul Conspiracy
I just listened to millionflame, that is truely a majestic song.

Agreed

 

[Board]

Gershwin's "Summertime" is truly the best song I've heard my entire life!!!!!
I mostly listen to 60's/70's music and it's not really riff-oriented, so it's hard for me to pick a riff as such. Bill Withers' "Ain't no sunshine" comes in right after "Summertime", but it hasn't got a riff as such.
Maybe I should pick some metal instead:
Guns N' Roses "Nightrain" - my favorite "metal" song indeed, but haven't really got a riff as such either!
Burzum "Det som en gang var" - The people who know and like this song probably know what riff I'm talking about.
Opeth "Dirge for November" - The lead guitar riff after the distorted guitars come in.
Opeth "Bleak" - the riff under the "Devious movement in your eyes" part.
Iron Maiden "Rime of the ancient mariner" - the riff after the narration, the "The mariner he wished he died" part and the drum fill.

Oh yeah, there's also a funk riff that I think is among the best shit I've heard; P-Funk All-Stars' "Give up the funk (tear the roof off the sucker) live-version from "Live at the Beverly theater in Hollywood". The riff I'm thinking of is originally from Bootsy's Rubber Band's "Bootzilla" (Bootsy were a part of the P-Funk mob which included a lot of people which is too many to list here (over 70)) and it comes when someone whistles. Probably the best riff I've heard in funk!

 

[LeonBlank]

I really don't like the Camp Kill Yourself (CKY), but their song '96 Quite Bitter Beings' is a good song and it's riff is great (goes like this: tädädä däää tädädädädädädädä dää dä dää dä dädädä däää , go check it out.