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    Posted: January 18 2008 at 22:56
I forgot about Morello. Not forgetting his ability to make some of the coolest noises with a minimum of effect pedals and a few other items.
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Page of course (see immigrant song, black dog, the ocean, kashmir, some of the most killer riffs of all time)  Id also agree with Morello,  Dimebag (if not for the song "walk" alone) and Hetfield (Metallica) but i think Thorendall (Meshuggah) is getting overlooked here. absolutely monstrous riffs. 
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Dimebag Darrel Abbot-Pantera
Randy Rhoads-Ozzy Osbourne (not much of a fan of the Quiet Riot era)
 

                                                                                              

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Nice to see the dynamic duos of Tipton/Downing & Young/Young mentioned here:




...and of course, Page & Blackmore couldn't be left out:



But the bottom line is (and this seems to be borne out by the responses), step up to the podium, undisputed King Of The Riff:



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Jeff Loomis/Steve Smyth of Nevermore (although Steve has since left the band)
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Michael Romeo (Symphony X)
John Petrucci (Dream Theater)
Kerry King/Jeff Hanneman (Slayer)
James Hetfield (Metallica)
Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
 
Each one writes GREAT riffs.
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Micheal Romeo of Symphony X...every riff is a complete killer.
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Tom Morello; almost every Rage and Audioslave song has an epic riff (Killing in the Name, Bulls on Parade, Cochise, Show Me How to Live)

Neal Morse: Spock's Beard and Transatlantic have great melodies, but I also think that their riffs are awesome (Go the Way You Go, In the Mouth of Madness, All of the Above (and all their other epics) have about a hundred great riffs each, Mystery Train)

Steven Wilson: PT have some supercatchy riffs as well (Even Less, Piano Lessons, Blackest Eyes, Shallow)

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Ome of those drop D metal riffs are really good, suprising considereing how easy it is to make a very bland riff.
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Originally posted by reality reality wrote:

Originally posted by debrewguy debrewguy wrote:


Originally posted by jikai55 jikai55 wrote:

I can't believe no one said them yet...Iron Maiden! Adrian Smith / Dave Murray / Janick Gers
You may want to check the writing credits - Steve Harris is responsible for most of Maiden's songs ...



Who cares Up the Irons!!!   Nobody does the gallop riff like the Maiden!


glad someone finally mentioned iron maiden.

there's also a somewhat obscure band from sweden called machinae supremacy that i think has some really great riffs.
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I think Brian May should get mention here. 
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^^I would part ol' Marty right up with the Blackmore's, Iommi's, and Tipton/Downing....the only problem is, being in a prog-rock band moving away from blues, he got less and less oppuntunities.
 
New Day Yesterday and To Cry You a Song are two of my favorite riffs ever.
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Points: 24429 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 06 2007 at 02:29
Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

anyone mention Marty Barre?




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The opening riff to "Aqualung" should be enough to earn him a mention...
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anyone mention Marty Barre?
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Originally posted by debrewguy debrewguy wrote:


Originally posted by jikai55 jikai55 wrote:

I can't believe no one said them yet...Iron Maiden! Adrian Smith / Dave Murray / Janick Gers
You may want to check the writing credits - Steve Harris is responsible for most of Maiden's songs ...



Who cares Up the Irons!!!   Nobody does the gallop riff like the Maiden!
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Originally posted by jikai55 jikai55 wrote:

I can't believe no one said them yet...Iron Maiden! Adrian Smith / Dave Murray / Janick Gers

You may want to check the writing credits - Steve Harris is responsible for most of Maiden's songs ...
"Here I am talking to some of the smartest people in the world and I didn't even notice,” Lieutenant Columbo, episode The Bye-Bye Sky-High I.Q. Murder Case.
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Originally posted by Time Signature Time Signature wrote:

I have to go with Tony Iommi, because as Ronnie James Dio once put it "there's no-one like him".

You mean mustachioed, ex-bouncers with cut off fingertips ?Tongue
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Points: 296 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 25 2007 at 21:48
I can't believe no one said them yet...Iron Maiden! Adrian Smith / Dave Murray / Janick Gers

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