11 Heaviest Anthrax Riffs | Scott Ian's' Picks

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Anthrax songs are filled with riffs. Fast ones, chuggy ones, springy ones, nimble ones, catchy ones, moshy ones. Riffs are what rhythm guitarist Scott Ian does best, and while there're plenty of musically nuanced and pleasantly melodic guitar passages in Anthrax's catalog, we asked Ian to pick the 11 heaviest in the band's repertoire. The ones that make you want to bang your head until you pull a muscle. The ones that make you want to punch the drink out of the hands of the dude standing next to you, just because. Watch above to see which riffs Ian selected, and hear him sing them all a capella. Let us know some of your favorite Anthrax riffs in the comments below!
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@spineappletea Год назад

it's insane how scott is such a great guitarist that he can perfectly replicate the sound of a guitar with his mouth.

@williamnelson2332 Год назад

While air drumming

@bertall1ca Год назад

That's probably how he writes his best riffs. It's gotta help when getting a riff from your head & out through the guitar.

@Pewtooyou Год назад

It's from all the handies and honkers.

@sadboi7537 Год назад

Persistence Of Time has some of the hardest riffs in the entire Anthrax catalogue. Such an underrated album.

@Lulustucru2393 Год назад

Too bad the production sucked ( In my opinion ). Otherwise I agree It's a solid album

@BeastCake1349 Год назад

That’s my favorite album from them. Every song is a masterpiece.

@ericsyre9418 Год назад

Keep it in the Family has truly heavy ones.

@justinatest9456 Год назад

Belly Of The Beast is killer.

@jamesennis8837 Год назад

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@adamwhite1977 Год назад

I have always loved Room For One More, such a sick riff 🤘🏼😝🤘🏼

@tommymills3666 Год назад

Damn skeletons didnt make the list ??

@rockarolla9054 Год назад

I know everyone gives all the love to Among the Living but Spreading the Disease has always been my favorite Anthrax album.

@THESNEAKERADDICT Год назад

I agree 10000 percent ! My favorite album and then Among the living . songs like stand and fall and The enemy were sleepers on that album too.

@rockarolla9054 Год назад

@@THESNEAKERADDICT As basic and repetitive as it is, Medusa is a mf jam. Joey’s voice in that song especially in the beginning is even more bad ass than usual to my ears.

@chriswilkinson7636 Год назад

Lone justice 🤘🤘

@johnpage7624 Год назад

It's a Madhouse!!!

@nicholasbradshaw Год назад

@@rockarolla9054 Absolutely agree. I love that song so much, so fun to play. My favourite album is Persistence of Time, though. It's like Metallica's Puppets to me in the sense that I can't trim the album down at all. It might not have the biggest hits in it, but he songs are so consistently good.

@4967eljefe Год назад

Keep it in the family is my favorite Anthrax song . Persistence of time in my opinion is their best album.

@itsalwayssomething7490 Год назад

I think that was their best of that era, but I think the last 2 albums are their best overall albums.

@rmattbill 4 месяца назад

The bridge in that song is killer.

@lawrencestalbow-best2317 3 месяца назад

Keep It In The Family is one of the heaviest fuckin things ever

@Starca71 Год назад

There is never be thrash riff without Ian Scott riffs! March Of The S.O.D is a thrash riff hymn!🤟✊🤟✊🤟✊

@jesus_built_my_hotrod Год назад

I want some milk

@robertwalker3357 Год назад

Seasoning the abyss

@jesus_built_my_hotrod Год назад

@@robertwalker3357 *obese

@petrilampela Год назад

Charlie Benante wrote most of these riffs though.

@TheRonNasty Год назад

Danny Lilker wrote loads too

@aneinthedark5008 Год назад

Quite a nice surprise here with 'What Doesn't Die', I was genuinely surprised. I thought he wouldn't pick an single riff from the Bush days....

@milhouse4240 Год назад

Starting at 3:30, after the last solo, on "A Skeleton in the Closet" from Among the Living. That fast back and forth into that slower crunch and then into a blistering pace which goes out with just the rhythm hanging out there on its own with Charlie's drums leading it back into the last verse. I'm 55 years old and I still get shivers up my spine when I hear it. Yours truly, NOT

@tommymills3666 Год назад

I too was suprised it didnt make the list. Thought it was #11 !!

@nickstrange2989 11 месяцев назад

@@tommymills3666that song is so heavy - the song Time from Persistence has this really heavy and brutal riffing similar to Skeleton!

@FRANKBURNSONE Год назад

'Hy Pro Glo' is one of my favorite songs from Anthrax. 'Belly of the Beast' is another one. I first started going to concerts in 1972 and have always liked hard and fast music. I was so happy when Anthrax came along. Still a fan to this day.

@Hupomone Год назад

I agree entirely. Those two songs are Anthrax all-timers.

@Gee-no Год назад

I like how Scott sings each riff. Epic.

@creamysauce7966 Год назад

Scott Ian, Frank Bello, Dan Spitz, Charlie Benante and Joey Belladonna are the true ANTHRAX. Always my favorite. Irreplaceble. I missed their reunion in 2005.. I wasn't even 1 year old when that happens

@Svartie Год назад

The One and Only true NY Gang squad. Most iconic New York figures 👊

@heavenly2k Год назад

What Doesn't Die off We've Come For You is such a banger. Those riffs probably influenced a lot of future metalcore songs. My dad used to play that album in the car. Good times (:

@thunderbirdbrown3002 Год назад

The one and only Lord Scott Ian!!! !!! !!!🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿We can all learn from him and be inspired and enjoy each riff as our faces melts... headbanging, smiling with our Black tooth Grins.Hell Yeah 🤘🏿😎🤘🏿🥃👹🤘🏿 Getcha Pull 🥃-CHEERS 🍻

@roosternm6830 Месяц назад

Every album has banger riffs. I spent a lot of time in my bedroom back in the 80s with my guitar learning Anthrax riffs.

@robertcallander6772 Год назад

First international band I ever saw (Testament) and Anthrax, Edinburgh Playhouse, 1987. And still playing the same vinyl! What a bargain

@hotblackdesiato3451 Год назад

I can beat that! Saw Anthrax support Metallica at the Playhouse on the Master of Puppets tour in Sept '86 - Frankie was wearing a ballerina's tutu and fishnets for some reason. All that for just £5.50 a ticket.

@scottblack9213 Год назад

Great tour - Testament the ultimate warm up act - absolute mad men back then - remember everyone gobbing at Chuck Billy and he opened his mouth and stuck his tongue out and 100's of spit came at him. 80's madness.

@mudskipper0075 Год назад

Maybe the same year but at the Barrowlands ,crowd was brutal….👍

@alexmartin51 Год назад

2:03 I’ve always wanted confirmation of whether the NYHC scene was an influence on Anthrax, sick to see Scott give it a mention

@metalheadmike774 Год назад

We love you Scott!!! Been seeing and listening since 1988. One song nobody ever talks about is "This Is Not An Exit" that song absolutely GROWLS in my truck stereo. I play it as loud as i possibly can. That song...whew... so underrated...❤️

@JR-dd4ec Год назад

After writing my life importance my FAVORITE song is "In my world" freaking LOVE THAT SONG on persistence of time

@WhoseIAm7 Год назад

Yes!!!!!!!!!!

@xwing1977 Год назад

Some amazing sounds and memories here! Killer riffs!!! My personal fav didn't make the list, the second riff in Imitation of Life (when it speeds up) is a devastating riff, and the epitome of Thrash in my opinion. CHEERS SCOTTY NOTTY!!!! \m/

@DeathPenny Год назад

Keep it in the Family Brother - SICK AS FUCK!!!!!

@Jason-nn9pl Год назад

Riffs so heavy even the camera was headbanging!!!🤘

@dinoandino71 Год назад

I wish 'Tester' from Stomp 442 could've made the list. That whole song is a massive chug-a-riff!!

@ThomwoththeWeather Год назад

The Anthrax show from last weekend was EPIC! Penticton had a blast, hope you did, sure seemed like it!

@dwaynestjohn5324 Год назад

Great picks. The main riff for one world is heavy also.

@JazzSoulMetal Год назад

I loveeeee Anthrax! One of my fave things ever was hearing many of these riffs during the Greater Of Two Evils sessions. With the more modern production, plus John on vocals, and Rob on secondary guitar and production - these songs sounded so heavy and brutal!

@Olaverda Год назад

Two off White Noise for me. "Only", makes me want to be violent every time without fail, followed by "Potters Field", pure class. Special mention for "Aftershock" at 3.39 the Riff and gutteral vocals blend perfect. Anthrax are the best of the Big Four and producing by far the best albums of any of the competition later in their career 🎸🥁

@WilderAutumnBlaze Год назад

From White Noise there is Invisible and Room For One More too

@WhoseIAm7 Год назад

Potters Field!!!!!!! Yes!!!!!!!!

@pantherhaste4554 Год назад

time to dig through the anthrax discography once again

@LuisFonseca1 Год назад

The "Among the living" riff always gets me, even more than 30 years later

@justamessenger4577 Год назад

I love the intro and end of imitation of life. Also love the beginning of be all end all. Brutal.

@seanconnor4251 Год назад

Mate i saw you at Logan last September when i was flying home to Ireland with my mother with a burstin hangover I didn't wanna be that guy to say HEY I KNOW YOU. That was more or less for my mam's benefit. Love ya, man

@aboutthemetal8783 Год назад

I still can't get over how amazing worship for music and for all kings are as thrash metal albums . They sound so thrash metal that they could have been written in the 80s ,in my opinion those are the only two thrash albums written by any of the big four from the 2000s and on that are as good as the stuff written in the 80s . For me for all kings is one of the best thrash albums ever written , to hear joey singing better then ever ,and the band all locked in perfect together is a thing of beauty .

@WhoseIAm7 Год назад

Agreed, Earth On Hell & You Gotta Believe?? GENIUS ways to kick off amazing records after all these amazing years. Potters Field is another one. They always seem to kick you in the nads from jump. Legendary band. Period.

@HamMan1997The2nd Год назад

KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY 🤟🏽

@spencerthu2956 Год назад

Hell yeah Scott! When ya got to 10 and talking about the heaviest riff! I remember first hearing keep it in the family. I kept listening to the beginning of it! From the start to when the vocals come in..It's so heavy but an amazing groove to it as well! The sound on your guitar is def Captain Crunchy!!! Love it

@DeliriumElectric Год назад

That was awesome! Great list. No arguments from me.

@MDK2_Radio Год назад

The opening riff to Caught in a Mosh is heavier than the breakdown riff. Ah well, they can’t all be right. 🙃

@shanewilliams613 Год назад

"Keep It In The Family" \m/

@smcgloth 6 месяцев назад

"Keep in the Family" melts faces. My favorite Anthrax riff

@Tompeteux Год назад

Hey, props for not going with the obvious and including I Am The Law on the list. 👍

@crueman78 Год назад

You have to include I Am The Law. That low, rude, aggressive and long riff. It’s great that it wasn’t a quick short riff.

@philleclerc4283 Год назад

Going to see Scotty and the boys in 2 weeks for the 4th time. Can't wait! Got VIP passes, too!!!

@johnnyespinoza8 Год назад

Now, we need Scott’s picks for heavier riff from S.O.D!

@dvalentino885 10 месяцев назад

My favourite is TAN TANN!! TCHUKA TCHUKA Tan Tann! Gaaaank gank gank Gank Gank! Awesome Riff!!! Scott Ian's Anthtrax thrash made me want to play the guitar 🎸!! What good kick it was! Greetings from Portugal - Keep headbanging and Thrash Aliiiiive! 👍

@CoalitionGaming Год назад

Loved this list. Breathing Lightning and Crush are also fantastic. Room for one more as well.

@WilderAutumnBlaze Год назад

Yep. Inside Out too.

@thomashuelsman9641 6 месяцев назад

Just to cool to listen ian talk to us about the way he sees it 😊😊😊😊😊😊

@stephenm8725 Год назад

I'm the walkin' dude!

@rustinpolaris4074 Год назад

Godamn I need to listen to more Anthrax ...

@michaeluy114 Год назад

I like most of the riffs in persistence, time, grid lock, in my world, intro to keep it in the family. Now its dark has a great one. Oh yeah wardance part gives me goosebumps when he yells it live.

@mottahead6464 Год назад

There's at least 110 great heavy riffs on all those Anthrax records. Anthrax is Riff Madness.

@centaurus5676 Год назад

March of the SOD! the best non Anthrax riff written by a member of Anthrax!

@7Ossi5 Год назад

Damn Scott, I agree with most of your picks. Really solid choices!

@oscardiggs246 Год назад

LPs and Cassettes were great, because it was too hard to skip a song. So everyone knew all of the songs from the pre-CD albums. With Anthrax, all of those songs were worth knowing.

@CarlosEduardo-cq3gp Год назад

Scott Ian described his best and I agree with everyone there should only be 13 Anthrax riffs and I would add the Only and Room for One More riffs but the rest are amazing Thrash Metal riffs.

@kris-pq9fd Год назад

Very disappointed guys that you've pulled out of Bloodstock Festival UK 2023. Really was looking forward to seeing you play.

@skippwipp5558 Год назад

Now its darkkkkk, my favourite anthrax song

@federicogiordano8305 Год назад

Anthrax Rule🤘🏽🔥

@raddastronaut Год назад

Madhouse caught in a mosh, and AtL. I knew it. What doesn’t die is one of my faves.

@chapithedrummer1502 Год назад

In the belly of the beast is my favorite riff. That riff in the middle of the song is so fucking evil.

@dibbo9264 Год назад

Anthrax is great & Scott Ian Is A Rhythm Guitar Machine

@mountbrocken Год назад

So glad you put war dance section of Indians as the best riff...I have seen you guys live a couple of times and I ALWAYS lose my shit during this part...and when I was a kid in the 80s my friends and I would mosh in my basement to this song! Still the BEST! I still remember seeing this video and hearing the song for the first time. It was at that moment I was LITERALLY blown away! I have only been blown away 4 times as a kid when listening to metal. First hearing Master of Puppets album, first hearing Halloween by Helloween, first hearing TheFamily Ghost by King Diamond...and Indians!

@JoshuaLTRyan Год назад

Good picks!

@macleod1592 3 месяца назад

11 riffs and Be All End All isn't in? That's the most bad ass, evil riff in their catalog!

@ROOKTABULA Год назад

Obvious nostalgia influencing his choices based on the vintage of his choices. There are Sofa King many Bush era riffs that could be included. That said, he is spot on with Keep It In The Family riff.

@stanribeiro854 Год назад

Gridlock and H8 red such amazing riffs

@BerserkersBattle-816 Год назад

You guys were so badass on the clash of the Titans tour in Seattle may 30th 1991 Mercer Arena SLAYER Megadeth ANTHRAX Alice in Chains I was 17 with a bunch of friends and you guys had the pit going brutal and then it was a circle pit and back then everyone was moshing.

@lanemeyer9350 Год назад

YES!!!!! I was going to write off Scott if he didn’t add Keep it in the family. I was nervous that he wasn’t going to add that song

@ThomasMetal75 6 месяцев назад

I am more of a Joey than John Bush fan, but what about songs like "This Is Not An Exit" outro or "Inside Out"?

@thatguy-jl4ni Год назад

Love Anthrax. But S.O.D is where it's at.

@svennih6067 8 месяцев назад

I unfortunately skipped Anthrax growing up. Definitely need to pick it up now that im 42. Better late than never 🤘

@outis439-A Год назад

Anthrax guitarists are so underrated. The leads to Indians are so beautiful. The riffs are so hardcore influenced and badass across the whole band as well

@carter358 Год назад

What about: Invisible Belly of the Beast This is not an Exit Pottersfield Stealing from a Thief Drop the Ball Room for One More Tester Time Inside Out They're my favorite band of all time and I love their entire history but my favorite era is the dark period of POT through WCFYA. Potterfield is one of the greatest songs in the history of heavy metal. How can a song about a serial killer on death row telling his mother you should have aborted me not be an all-time classic?

@OhBeNice Год назад

The war dance riff slays live.

@8KilgoreTrout4 Год назад

Came through my town last night with BLS and Exodus! Fucking loudest thing I've ever heard!

@foamrob6577 Год назад

I always liked A.I.R and Panic

@edwinmorse6615 Год назад

Scott was the most awesome brother signing my sister-in-law's paper added Detroit Slayer testament show at Harpo's show or getting maced at the orange nine mm at the Phoenix center in downtown Pontiac

@edwinmorse6615 Год назад

Dude if you can find and I'm talking to Scott Harmony House records in Michigan used to sell records and dimebag signed my guitar at the Van Dyke Harmony House show remembered me at the Harmony House Macomb Mall but also Scott hitting the Wawa peddle for the new tour video is epic. I have my gunslinger so I don't really care but I would love to find the video of Vinnie Paul Rex Phil dimez for the vulgar tour sign my guitar in Michigan

@Powermad-bu4em Год назад

6:03 to the end of Horror Of It All. Top 5 sickest thrash riff ever written.

@sim7409 Год назад

so under-rated...icon

@christianmangiullo390 Год назад

I like the one that goes: dah na na na na dah dah na na, gah gah gah, chugga chugga ❤️

@ifkekanrunning4768 Год назад

Great Scott! My Anthrax-favourites are AntiSocial and Nice Fuckin Life, they are speed metal perfection!

@ScottDaddyMac Год назад

I always dug the riff for "Lone Justice" in the verse.

@Walonwayway Год назад

What's the song on the intro of the vid?

@obiwonton369 Год назад

Yep for me Madhouse was the Cheeezze!

@robertcopedawg Год назад

Scott is a cool guy.

@solarice1 Год назад

I agree that "Keep it in the Family" is their heaviest.

@nickfuller20 Месяц назад

Scott's a cool dude. I met him in Sacramento at a Slayer Anthrax Lamb of God meet and greet. I gave him a riddle, what's greater than God, more evil than the devil, and if you eat it you will die? ...nothing.

@TheCjct1977 Год назад

I was waiting for persistence

@Cutropia1971 Год назад

I liked Anthrax so much better with John Bush!

@BigTuna8810 Год назад

What's the breakdown riff at the beginning of the video?

@MrNicoaf94 Год назад

What is the riff on the first seconds of the video?

@TheRoyalCheez 8 месяцев назад

It's Evil Twin

@LadyFairChildVideo Год назад

the keep it in the family from Killer b's is beyond heavy. also the john bush version frrom two evils.

@jamestruden2853 Год назад

Hard to disagree with a metal legend.

@JuanHughJorgan Год назад

I was surprised to not see "In My World" on here. That song makes me want to punch people in the face, in a "moshy but we're still friends" kinda way lol

@skate_or_rye Год назад

S.O.D. unfortunately doesn't count... Cause I'd have picked Sgt D and the March of the S.O.D.

@johnpage7624 Год назад

That whole fuckin album is riffs on top of riffs

@Goldie1977 Год назад

Personally I would’ve replaced Now it’s dark with Inside out. Now that’s a heavy riff 🤘

@andrewbecker3700 Год назад

Says he feels the wind at his back. Is there anything better? I'm searching for it.

@augustgeary5538 9 месяцев назад

Without watching keep it in the family gotta be top 3

@eloyabello Год назад

I’ve missed in that list “Inside Out main riff´

@Sithman1776 Год назад

I thought Belly of the Beast would be in there. ;)

@Yourweakminds 10 месяцев назад

Saw Metallica (with CB) on the master of puppets tour (Sheffield uk). They were supported by Anthrax. - ANTHRAX WERE BETTER on the night!! Saw Anthrax again on their next tour (supported by testament) - TESTAMENT WERE BETTER. Disciples of the watch. Crushing. xx