Please enjoy this video I compiled showcasing my favorite riffs from each album, for added understanding of the riffs I learned how to play all of them.
@@natmilcurthe reason people dislike DM is not the writing but the production, especially the original cd release which is so ridiculously compressed it hurts to listen to, the versions on streaming are not nearly as bad but still not great
One thing I love/hate about metallica. They will throw in a killer riff for like 10 seconds then transition into the solo and I'm just like WAIT! PLEASE PLAY THAT RIFF MORE. Kills me every time.
Phenomenal intro, sweet groovy pre-chorus and chorus, Kirk's solo starts out flawlessly with that "iconic" melodic theme (before the wah fest),... and then 5:48 when the THRASH kicks in (much like All Nightmare Long post-solo). Could have easily replaced Murder One, ManUNkind or Am I Savage (minus the breakdown)!!!
They may not be their best albums by any means, but you can't deny that Load and Reload are the pinnacle of riff writing. Them realizing they could play slower and heavier than ever before coupled with that juicy, almost crunchy way they played E flat then makes for some of the best riffs in music history.
My favorite riff ever is that Struggle Within riff. You nailed that. Ironically I agree with almost all of your choices except for the three from 72 Seasons. I’d say Shadows Follow and Room of Mirrors have objectively better riffs. But overall a great collection.
Halo on fire has gotta have one of the best sections of any Metallica song with that nasty mini solo then into that beautiful riff that continues for two minutes.
Great choices!🤘👌 Finally someone mentioned Sweet Amber and All Nightmare Long! Also, that riff in Atlas Rise is kind of similar to the short riff in Struggle Within. And they're both catchy as hell🔥
Who hates the riff on Chasing Light?! 🤯 That’s honestly the best riff on the whole album imo. And one of the best they’ve done since the Black Album tbh.
Like many people, I just don’t understand how main riff from That Was Just Your Life ain’t on here. Best riff on the whole album, one of my favorites of all time.
I agree with most of this except death magnetic. Death magnetic in my opinion: 1. All Nightmare long (main riff @1:14) 2. the Day that Never Comes (end riff @4:53) 3. The Judas Kiss (Chorus Riff)
Its awesome how similar our picks are, my favorite is probably the Frayed Ends pre-solo, that shit is next level and is played at max volume every time it comes on
The main Creeping Death Riff is Metalicas' best riff. Also, ik Sad but true and tttsnb r in D what r the other 2 I thought some kind of monster but I'm pretty sure that's C#.
I'm.the only stupid person that thinks Hardwired has a GOATED riff, I know it isn't so complex or sticky, but it feels one of the most strongest riffs of metal. I fucking fell in love with that song. And i thinl the fact that makes so great.to me is that the entire song doesn't change that intensity on all it longs.
Top 3 for me on RTL would be: 3. Fight Fire With Fire (end riff, which is just a loop of the first part of the chorus riff) 2. The bridge riff from Lightning 1. Fade To Black (No one but me can save myself....) - that entire ending section is metal PERFECTION.
Finally No Remorse gets some well deserved credit. It's the best song on Kill em all imo. Also, unpopular opinion: Spit out the bone is not only one of the greatest modern Metallica songs. It's one of their greatest songs of all time
In my opinion, one of the best riffs on Kill 'Em All is the verse from Jump in The Fire, it's super striking and heavy and goes great with James' vocals. Anyway, cool list man.
I'm actually upset Sad but True and Shortest Straw riff weren't on here. By far two of my favorites to play. It's odd how you choose the next best riff in a lot of these songs rather than the best ones such as the interude in blackened rather than the motif riff or same with The thing that should not be going with the simple chorus riff (if you can even call it a riff) instead of the motif riff.
I know it’s definitely a lot of work, but videos like this could be really cool if you did a cover of the riffs instead of just playing them. To get really sick you’d have on-screen tabs. To go full Adam Neely (although that would definitely lose viewers that aren’t me) you’d do a music theory deep dive on the riffs.
My personal fav riffs are Trapped Under Ice (main riff), Phantom Lord(clean interlude), Of Wolf and Man(clean hidden riff on the interlude) and i'll end with Misery (Chorus riff & that simplified riff played on the nearly end of the solo)
Could be just me getting old but I prefer the good material from Load and Reload to everything else these days. Some really creative and groovy stuff on both those albums. Wish 72 Seasons was more of that and less of generic metal.
One of my favorites on the Black Album which never is talked about is Don’t Tread On Me. Such a killer riff. Edit: No way bro called St anger underrated 💀
Fantastic list, I think the only problem I have is St. Anger not being at the top of the three. That riff you choose is good but it just sounds like rubber how it’s recorded.
