Heaviest Riff Ever!

[cheddatom]

The Deftones thread made me think of the riff at the end of Diamond Eyes (the song not the album)... is it the heaviest riff ever?

Well, I still don't think it beats the riff on Headsty by Martin Grech. (It's a B side and the riff is right in the middle of the song)

what are the other contenders?

[Stan_da_man]

Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff.

[xilddx]

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1362749280' post='2004196']
The Deftones thread made me think of the riff at the end of Diamond Eyes (the song not the album)... is it the heaviest riff ever?

Well, I still don't think it beats the riff on Headsty by Martin Grech. (It's a B side and the riff is right in the middle of the song)

what are the other contenders?
[/quote]
Not sure if it can be classed as a riff, but I still think Rats!Rats!Rats! is one of the heaviest things I've ever heard, thrilling stuff.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf65gnnLzSA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf65gnnLzSA[/url]

[yepmop]

"Guts" by Budgie even today it's a really heavy song.

[Wil]

I have no idea if this link will work but couldn't find it on youtube.

Down I Go - Billion Dollar Burning Coffin

[url="http://open.spotify.com/track/4LHEddnMS1oqpPird77J6w"]http://open.spotify.com/track/4LHEddnMS1oqpPird77J6w[/url]

[KevB]

I guess you have to put these things into context. Sabbath riffs such as Iron Man were pretty heavy for their time compared with other rock stuff around then.

[Truckstop]

The end of Remorse is for the Dead by Lamb of God.

Man, that whole section just makes me want to bang my head so hard it falls off and headbutts someone in the nuts.

Truckstop

[charic]

Heavy... not so much but for getting the pulse going I've not come across one that beats this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAuYaeQjBXc

[Chest Rockwell]

hehe!

you probably mean 'heavy' to people that don't really experience 'heavy' on a regular basis

Here's some examples of the heaviest riffs known to man or beast...

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3jzKrMZL08[/media]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NZ0EoOuJi4[/media]

Edited March 8, 2013 by Chest Rockwell

[TomWIC]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHHJF2cUwyY[/media]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgZWEAhj3Uo[/media]

A few current heavy riffed favourites of mine!

[cheddatom]

I wish I could find a streaming copy of Headsty so you'd know what I was on about. I'll check out all these later, thanks

[xilddx]

[quote name='Chest Rockwell' timestamp='1362750966' post='2004231']
hehe!

you probably mean 'heavy' to people that don't really experience 'heavy' on a regular basis

Here's some examples of the heaviest riffs known to man or beast...

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3jzKrMZL08[/media]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NZ0EoOuJi4[/media]
[/quote]

See, I don't find either of those heavy really. They just sound like someone had a bad breakfast.

[Mr. Foxen]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2KBIs__91s[/media]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmdmnnv2NkY[/media]

Edited March 8, 2013 by Mr. Foxen

[xilddx]

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1362751867' post='2004254']
I wish I could find a streaming copy of Headsty so you'd know what I was on about. I'll check out all these later, thanks
[/quote]
Yeah I looked for it and couldn't find anything, looking forward to hearing it, loved a lot of Open Heart Zoo but never bought anything else by him.

[Chest Rockwell]

heh!!

that's the thing, you'll just have to quantify what you mean by 'heavy'. The heaviest music ever made could easily be purely unplugged acoustic by dint of it's emotional 'weight'.

Even though I fly the flag for 'heavy', I cant stand that shouty, screamy stuff that 'the kidz' these days like. Deftones sounds to me like a child having a temper tantrum. I find it all bluster and no substance.

One man's sh1t sandwich is another man's gourmet.

Still, I think we can and should all agree (with me ) that 'heavy' is in the realm of heavy rock, and in the heaviest of that realm, the tunes I've posted are accepted as the heaviest examples. People who don't know that genre might not understand it, but that doesn't make it untrue.


Locust Star by Neurosis is killer too. Especially the ending.

Edited March 8, 2013 by Chest Rockwell

[Dingus]

Heaviest riff ever ? For sheer impact , both sonic and cultural , you can't get past this :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCFq9D1yq1M

They did it first , and they did it best .

[cheddatom]

"heavy" to me means a riff, generally quite a slow riff, and yet with so much "energy" that it makes your spine tingle and your head bang at the same time. Just listening to the build up to the riff (there has to be contrast else how do you make it sound heavy?) makes your entire body tense, knowing what's coming, and then the riff kicks in and the tension goes but something else more powerful replaces it

I'm not doing a very good job of explaining this. Anyway, feck it, it's in the ear of the beholder

[Spoombung]

http://youtu.be/Iqn2QMD3ZSE

[Lifer]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYw3wevtZwU[/media]

Edited March 8, 2013 by Lifer

[Spoombung]

http://youtu.be/eaSQNMmezRQ

[Lord Sausage]

[sub]This isn't a riff but it without doubt the heaviest thing i've ever heard. Heavier than all metal put together.[/sub]

http://youtu.be/aGFRwKQqbk4

[Elvis Valentine]

[quote name='TomWIC' timestamp='1362751680' post='2004249']
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHHJF2cUwyY[/media]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgZWEAhj3Uo[/media]

A few current heavy riffed favourites of mine!
[/quote]

Very nice, cheers.

[butlerk02]

This tune is pretty heavy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf9O1G0Acvs

[Lifer]

[quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1362753407' post='2004286']
[sub]Heavier than all metal put together.[/sub]
[/quote]

Bless.

[Elvis Valentine]

I think Pantera have some awesomely massive heavy riffage, cant pick a particular tune though.