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Greatest Death Metal Riffs

Discussion in 'General Metal Discussion' started by TheBahggs, Jul 2, 2010.

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  1. TheBahggs

    TheBahggs WAT

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    I'll start

    Asphyx-The Krusher.

     
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  2. metal_wrath

    metal_wrath I dip my forefinger...

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  3. The Ozzman

    The Ozzman Melted by feels

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    Obituary - Don't Care
     
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    Pestilence - Dehydrated - 1:13
    Pestilence - Suspended Animation - 1:42

    Devastating breakdowns, both of them.
     
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    challenge_everything Active Member

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  6. The Emptier

    The Emptier t3h b3aSt0rZ

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    this is a ludicrous thread, there are so many good ones...
     
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    Master_Yoda77 Juggalo

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    4:00

    Alteast, it's one of my favorites.
     
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  8. Satanstoenail

    Satanstoenail My Larpstyle determines my Derpstyle

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    Pestilence - Twisted Truth (main riff)
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWW8NOu-WD0&feature=related[/ame]

    Death - Spiritual Healing
    Verse riff is pretty massive, but the main chorus riff (3.04) is gargantuan.
     
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  9. The Ozzman

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    I like the riff from Within the Mind off the same album:

     
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  10. Dak

    Dak mentat

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    Within the Mind is pretty solid, the intro riff actually sounds a lot like a Metallica riff.
     
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  11. Satanstoenail

    Satanstoenail My Larpstyle determines my Derpstyle

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    Word. That song is full of great riffs.
     
    #11 Satanstoenail, Jul 5, 2010
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    Obituary - Slowly We Rot
     
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    The main riff is so fuckin' cool
    Blood red throne - Ripsaw Resentment


    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6JNDP5lwp0&feature=related[/ame]
     
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  15. ASD

    ASD observing the sabbath

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    1:50 - 3:30


    0:25-1:00


    2:45-3:45


    pretty much the whole song


    0:00-1:40


    pretty much the whole song
     
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    Lateralus14 New Metal Member

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    The intro to Miasma's Schizophrenia?
     
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    Main riff:



    Several in this song:



    Main riff:



    About 30 seconds in:

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFpQB0J7-7c"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFpQB0J7-7c[/ame]
     
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  18. thesushi

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    This kills me everytime:

     
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  19. Black Mourning, Good Friday

    Black Mourning, Good Friday Efilnikufesin

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    If you're a guy who pays more attention to the bass than anything, I'm gonna go with the entire Cosmogenesis album by Obscura.
     
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  20. ~Neurotica

    ~Neurotica perfectly insane

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    THIS

     
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