Heaviest Riffs: Drop D
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- Опубліковано 26 тра 2019
- 20 of the heaviest Drop D riffs!
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Tuning: Drop D
#DropD #Guitar #Riffs
*Drop D is still heavy, change my mind*
Also, I had no idea but AILD - Parallels is a weird D standard/drop D hybrid so my apologies for that one. Good thing I actually included 21 riffs so technically there are still 20 drop D riffs.
This is still a kick ass video! Love your content man! Also, I was going to point that out haha, you still played it well!
Ain't no changing your mind after watching this.. lol
Drop D is my favorite tuning followed by B and C.
Nik Nocturnal I’m surprised you didn’t do in regard to myself (intro) by Underoath
Anything can be heavy, you just have to play it right... lower tuning just tends to help (not changing minds, just reinforcing your argument)
Any tuning can be heavy. But not just anyone can be heavy.
Hippy Hobo true
Infant Annihilator is the perfect example, they play mostly in E standard..
@@nickvanesch1111 I thought it was drop a or b standard. It's almost the same thing anyways, just an extra thicc boi string. Winds Of Plague plays mostly in standard. I didn't know they even had a drop d riff until this video.
@@nickvanesch1111 Infant Annihilator play 8 strings and even when they did play 7 strings it was tuned to drop A with a low E for the 7th string in what world would you think they play E standard?
Sylosis is the perfect example of being heavy in high tunings on the side of Pantera
Obviously fall out boy. They are the second heaviest band first being nickelback.
Sugar We're Going Down is the heaviest metal song on the planet.
No, the first heaviest band is Panic at the disco. XD
Y'all obviously never heard nothin about Matchbox Twenty. They heavy enough that I just about broke my back and had to quit my job!
Still not as heavy as rockabye baby
Blood on the dance floor is the real shit
Loving the 0.2 seconds of Laid to Rest
when i hear "heavy riff" and "drop d" i one sentence:
*KILLING IN THE NAME OF!!!!!*
It's killing in the name
Kahan Shah That’s the name of the song he was stating a sentence that was in the song p
Just noticed
Lmao good one 😎
Kuziemek nice Daron Malakian pic
Completely predicted Laid To Rest and I am not disappointed
It was the first thing I put on my list
I think one gun would of been a good one too that song is heavy as fuck lol
Omerta is also drop d
@@sakuvanninen3839 Probably copyright
@@sakuvanninen3839 the riff was so heavy, it was laid to rest asap
“Heaviest Drop D Riffs”
*Avenged Sevenfold Has Entered The Chat*
Don't forget Tool as well.
Be careful, you're going to provoke the trolls!
Tool Has Entered The Chat
Lamb of God has entered the chat.
I love that band far too much
*unholy confessions cries softly in the corner*
God hates us can replace it
@@youreadopted3960 nothing can replace unholy confession
Unholy confessions is not that heavy
“Nightmare”
"What is dis? Child's play?"
No this is Patrick.
No this is a dead meme
No. This is Patrick
@Sid The sloth no mayonnaise is not an instrument
@Sid The sloth not horse radish either
@@budderutter yes it is theres mayonez guitars. c h e c k m a t e
Heaviest Riffs: Open C
artists include;
*Devin Townsend*
*The Devin Townsend Project*
*The Devin Townsend Band*
*Strapping Young Lad*
Artist"s"
Don't forget Ocean Machine
Rip high B string
punky bruster
@@theinfinityscout3289 i have it tuned to C most of the time and it's never popped or anything bad.
Heaviest Riffs: Standard Tuning
*"Sylosis has entered the chat"*
💯
*Opeth has entered the chat*
Well ofc
*BTBAM has entered the chat*
Detonation by Trivium, pretty heavy for E standard!
after playing in Drop C, Drop B, and Drop A mostly now, it’s so weird to play in Drop D it sounds so high compared to what i’m used to playing recently but i’ve definitely missed all my favorite riffs in it like Asking Alexandria, Trivium, A7X, shit like that.
My six string was broken for the longest time as the nut & bridge were ruined. Today I finally got back to fixing the problems & all I’ve played in months is drop F on my seven string. It feels weird but so so good
@@reneebear3641 lmao
yep sounds high when you've played in drop tunings like Drop B already
same
honestly, it’s worth it. i’ve been playing drop b, drop a, drop c#. Most fun to play is drop d now for me. Got me all creative in my head and put my hands to work like a madman. It just sounded so good, I’d melt.
First riff: Psycroptic
Me: I see you're a man of culture.
Good shit man keep it up
Thanks Diego! That riff is filthy
@@NikNocturnal i don't know if you've heard of them, but Ouroboros is another riff monster band, it would be sick if you did a video on their best riffs!!
@IDontKnowWhatToPutAsMyUsernam e Dude bands like Psycroptic, Ouroboros, Exmortus and Soreption are so unknown is fucking stupid, they have the grooviest riffs it's almost inhuman these days in metal
@@diegopineda2620 That's the problem most australian bands have haha. There's so much goodness coming from there, but its difficult to get the exposure
Seeing a band like psycroptic on this list made me happy, they're from my home town
46 and 2 over jambi as TOOL's heaviest riff. A bold decision.
46 and 2 is just too groovy to pass on it
it’s like picking between favourite children but Jambi has more balls imho
Honestly Intolerance is probably one of Jones’s heaviest riffs. Also Sweat, Part of Me, Cold and Ugly and the palm muted part in Undertow. Jambi is heavy though too don’t get me wrong
Yeah the breakdown in Jambi made my balls go back inside me and drop again
It was tough to choose
Came here for MUSE
Sometimes their screams are just too much. Gotta tone it down with lorna shore
Skyward 8 Skyfall hello
@@bicasualtea7563 hey buddy.
That Rammstein riff... So simple yet so effective.
1:59 who else heard someone screaming OH MY GOD in their head?
ME
Yes
1:46
Never thought I'd see Hollywood Undead in one of these videos yet here we are. Love that riff tho
Most Hollywood Undead riffs are great!
I never thought I’d see asking Alexandria
Never thought I'd see Muse
@@styx.666 they are more fitable here
@@theoddtimeman2975 not most,in my opinion they amped up they're game in day of the dead,but in V the riffage was great,and in empire the tone is spicy.
Carriers of the Plague is a perfect example to show that you don't need an incredible low tuning to sound "heavy". Awesome video again!
Thanks fam!
Blackwater Park would be my pick. Some pretty crushing drop D riffs in there!
That song is the heaviest thing in whole universe dude. I'm disappointed that he didn't play it.
There's a extremely heavy bit in avenged sevenfold exist. Around the 3 minute mark. Drop d
Absolutely love that riff
The Stage within itself is just on another planet. God, what a great album.
What an epic song. For that minute that the riff is playing it sounds like it slowly descends into chaos. I had to listen to it over and over
Dude picking the A7X one was SOOO hard for me to do...
"Heaviest drop D riffs"
*TOOL has entered the chat*
Tool is not heavy lol
Tool is very heavy
@@alexwinn9901 yeah, some tools are heavy but the band is not
@@alexwinn9901 calling tool heavy is a slap in the face to the entire metal community. Cannibal Corpse is heavy. Chelsea grin is heavy. Tool is prog rock, sometimes it drags and is the complete opposite of heavy.
@@TheJohnnyboy445 I’m just trolling bro lol
GOD HATES US
was hoping you’d include that, literally my fave avenged song to this day.
such a sick vid as always❤️
Thanks fam!
My fav song of Avenged sevenfold 🤘
honorable mention: Walk with me in Hell - Lamb of God
It was really hard choosing the lamb of god one tbh
@@NikNocturnal still picked a good one though
Come on Nik. where's those Drop C# riffs?
Most underrated tuning IMO
I don't know what's up with drop C# and Drop C but power chords have a more powerful sound. For example, Disturbed's Prayer have such a powerful ambience that makes me shiver all over the place
@@vandersonjunior8018 I just think drop C# is a nice sounding tuning. It's got lots of clarity but can also be quite heavy, It's a good mix of the two. Lots of Disturbed songs are in Drop C#. So are a lot of Alter Bridge and Trivium songs
@@mar.c1 drop C# not drop C
Basically all of Norma Jean riffs
That blessthefall riff was my childhood!
*KiLlIng In The NAmE Of -RATM*
I really wanted to include it because it's just one of the best riffs ever made, but it wasn't necessarily one of the "heaviest" riffs is all
Communism is not metal
christian D could be, Stalin means man of steel
@@landhomer4627 nah its punk. Selling out is hella metal tho
Primal
Concrete
Sledge
1st breakdown riff is heavy af
там дроп разве?
I think Pantera uses D standard not drop d though
@@gangweedpilled4977 you're correct but for that specific song they tuned to Drop D instead of D Standard
now do drop C# with some trivium and Lamb of god plz
And Memphis May Fire
And SOAD
Trivium be epic tho in standard A#
I think behemoth does some C# too
and Linkin park
Woah! Hella happy to see those underrated ones by TDG, A7X, WCAR, and Mark Morton! 🤘🏻
Thanks!
always thought Suffocating Sight by Trivium was a really underrated riff. super heavy and really fun to play.
Nik: Slays all these guitar riffs...
Me: In absolute awe.
Also Nik: NAMES LIKE 40 to 50 PATREONS ALL FROM MEMORY
Me: *broken jaw hinge*
I like what u did to the drum pattern on 46 & 2!
And also.....0...3..5.
@@CloudShys this is really good bro, did you write this?
Brooooooooooooooooooooo
Baby Private yes bro
@@CloudShys That's really good bro, can you play something else?
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Metallica - All Nightmare Long is also heavy. Yeah, it's in drop D
The Thing That Should Not Be too ^^
Demoboros Biggest of fax.
The Thing That Should Not Be is in D standard, not Drop D.
@@cloneboy42 it's Drop D
@@agustincasciero nah its def D standard
When I first started playing in bands, I only.played drop c. As my playing improved, I moved to drop c# to drop d. D definitely has the most clarity for faster playing
Did NOT expect Muse to appear in one of your videos lol
Music is music
That riff is literally the only good thing they've done lol
AestheticBiker82 they have a lot of awesome songs
3:44 that makes me want to let my hair grow, cover my face with it, and wear those weird super loose jeans
^^^ yes
Three days grace will always be my all time favourite band
I'm so glad you did the Agonist so freaking good yo
Yeah their riffs are insane!
For a7x I feel like there were plenty of heavier riffs, at least of course, IMO. One that comes to mind is the riff that kicks in on The Stage after the tapping intro. Super good and definelty decently heavy.
unholy confessions.. what a bonus! awesome vid man
Thank you!
can't wait for heaviest riffs: dadgad
*insert Old Gray riff here*
Crash or exploding riffs in bagdad tuning
see you later by william bonney outro
monumeeeeeeeeeents xd
Kashmir
Happy to see two A7X riffs, they’re my favorite band🤘🏻
From the best guitarrist modern
“Heaviest drop d riffs”
Laughs in Adam Jones
Wow! Returning Empty-handed. Love that one.
the song that got me into metal , wcar to plant a seed, IS DROP D , would have never known thanks NIK
Thank YOU for watching!
@@NikNocturnal THANK you for shredding 💞
Nice choice with Shattering The Skies Above!!
But PS. real tuning for Parallels is DGDFAD
Honestly one of the main reason I keep coming back to this channel is because Nik's guitar tone is always phenomenal
Heavy and Drop D aren't normally associated with each other, but there are many heavy songs in drop D. Great video, man. Other ones I would have included would be Burning Bridges by Seventh Day Slumber, Testify by RATM, and Lonely House by Grammatrain.
Thanks! Great suggestions
Glad to see Psycroptic getting some love! Great Aussie band!
They're insane!
@@NikNocturnal Yeah man, had the pleasure of opening for them back in December, killer dudes!
When some of these riffs came up i was like "That is in drop D?!?"
For me the main riff from Black Rain by Soundgarden have a "killer knife" vibe!
I mostly live in drop C#, and I love further downtuning guitars to oblivion, but it seems that everyone forgets how punchy drop D is.
Yeah, tune down too much you lose some punch that you really can't get back, even with the best tone ever.
@@moheuropeanassult tell that to whale shark by acacia strain
I feel like you have near no haters
Totally. I can’t tell if it’s because 1) people just learned to watch something else instead of clicking the thumbs down or 2) almost everyone agrees that this is good (which it is). Of course, both could be true. Haha
Aha oh no worries I for sure do, it's just a lot of them are more the silent type.
Nik Nocturnal those are the ones you have to worry about
Nik Nocturnal I hate you Nik....lol jk
His haters are mostly people who don’t like him because “core bad”
I love the way you enjoy playing, Like you really feel every step you take on the string
So many good riffs in here. What a blast from the past most of these.
I think Drop D is somewhat underrated when it comes to making heavy music, despite it being very commonly used in heavy music haha!
I guess what I’m trying to say is that nowadays, people always want to gravitate to lower tunings for heavy music and believe that Drop D isn’t heavy enough to suit their sound. Despite it sounding great in my opinion!
I freaking love Psycroptic! The riff for Returning Empty Handed is stupidly underrated as well.
They're dope riffs!
Nice vids dude, I became hooked pretty fast, if you’re taking suggestions you should do anything to numb by varials, the tuning is pretty deep.
These 'Heaviest Riffs' series are the best chances for me to discover a lot of great bands I didn't know
true af😂
Hell yeah! AA, TDWP, WCAR, LoG and BTF were my favorites 🙌🏻
Heaviest riff: Tuning Standard 7 strings
Nah drop a 7 string
Dark eternal night as entered the chat
That's probably the next set of tuning I'll have to go to in the series after I do Drop C#
Fear Factory
@@snow5772 He's already done that one.
So happy you put Cross Off on here, such a great song.
I still find so much new music by browsing these. Kudos
Holy shit, last time I was this early I was this early my parents still had faith in me
Also great video Nik, was wondering when you were gonna do a drop d video, and ya nailed it 🤘🏻
@@emilandersen8628 thanks bud 🤘🏻
Great picture
@@mar.c1 thanks dude 🤘🏼
Thanks!
I see you like BFMV. My favorite band of all time 😁
The breakdown from sea of sun's by Helix nebula
That songs is packed with so many awesome layers but it keeps good flow. Thanks for recommending it to me!
Nik that was the heaviest Tool riff you could find? come on ! lol
The Agonist is so good. Prisoners is an amazing album. Glad to hear your cover of them :)
Psycroptic 🤘🏻 Nice to see you put them in this list Nic
They slay!
Mark Morton's Cross Off is one hell of a song with one big sexy riff!
I love these videos because they remind me of so many old throwbacks that I haven't heard in years. Lol
never thought I'd see hollywood undead in a Nik Nocturnal video. brings back some memories lmao
Thirds interval: _exists_
Core bands: _it's free real estate_
One of the best imo. So much variety!
Love this! I like playing a lot of these songs in D Standard because I feel it's a little heavier sounding but that's just me
I am a beginner and have been playing E standard since Day 1 3 months ago. Just found a song I really wanna learn and it said DADGBE so I just realized how easy it was to tune! I've been wanting to do DGCFAD tuning but it's so tricky to tune
Use a tuner?
Some of my favorite drop D riffs are from Fothcrah and other Hungry Lights songs.
YESSS was so happy to see Parallels in this that's the song that started my entire gateway into metal! 🤘
Amazing choice with the impaler you're extremely talented thank you
Definitely one of my more favorite vids in your "heaviest" series. Rammstein! Good call
Glad you like it!
You should be able to do Standard E after this! There are some goddamn heavy riffs for standard E!
Will do that one eventually :)
Opeth baybee
Pantera
Always happy to see Trivium riffs
First song I learnt in drop D was Blackwater Park by Opeth. Some damn heavy riffworks in their older music for sure!
Ah drop D...
A simpler time
Aha yes
I think if you include trivium it's no longer considered child's play. Also do heaviest D standard riffs! (All gojira😂)
Yeah, a list like that would be 90% Gojira songs and 10% songs by Symphony X (something off of, The Odyssey, Paradise Lost, Iconoclast or Underworld).
@@ThorsShadow I've never heard symphony x do D standard. (Granted I only listened to 5 songs by them)
@@zr00we64 The majority of their songs are in D standard. The only song I actually know being in E standard off the top of my head is The Edge of Forever. Lady of the Snow too, I think. Not sure though.
Death played in D standard, I think a lot of other early death metal bands did as well. Looking forward to that one hopefully, I like D standard
Drop D makes it so easy to write riffs with thick attitude. I love it. Underrated tuning nowadays. Everybody does D Standard or lower (and Drop C is used to death)
That A7X riff at 1:00 was a real betch but I finally got it. Bless you
Lmao just played like half these songs in my drop D sesh lol
Hey Nik, any chance you could do a vid showing how you made your backing tracks? Awesome stuff as always. Cheers.
Azza8808 yes please Nik
Thanks! I mainly just convert tabs to midi and record guitar over it
Nik Nocturnal may you make tutorial video for your upcoming content ?
3:37 you see AT THE TIME he was a very reespected musician AT THE TIME, and also made some really good music... AT THE TIME
I love riff vids I always go away with a new riff to learn
RAMMSTEIN!!!
Also didn't expect Muse here🔥
Much love for Stockholm syndrome from muse! I know it’s not quite as heavy as all of the metalcore riffs but truly spectacular in its own right.
I wish you'd chosen the main riff from A7X God Hates Us. The one when M. Shadows is screaming "Total nightmare"
Can’t wait!!🖤🔥
considering my band uses drop d its nice to know drop d can be heavy
Any tuning can be heavy, tuning lower does sometimes help though :)
@@NikNocturnal I kinda disagree. However, I do think tuning down does give you that sound people call "djent" that you can't get in E standard, drop D
Like Light to Flies by Trivium is Also Heavy! :D
Dude please give me us a second one this one was so inspiring!
This video brings back so much of my teenage years , I am getting emotional ahah
Lamb of God riff got taken out?
If we're competing for a heavier Lamb Of God riff, you clearly haven't heard For Your Malice's outro :)
The Knife's Edge The breakdown of Guilty by LOG is pretty evil too ;)