currents - unfamiliar, polaris - inhumane, and THE riff from monuments - nefarious. to be fair lol all the riffs you showed were REALLY good but still it was a liiiitle sad not seeing my favourite riffs :>
This video came on my recommended and I'm super glad I clicked on it. You are such a sick player and this introduced me to a ton of sick riffs I hadn't heard yet! Also thanks a ton for including my track in this list of behemoths, means a lot dude 🖤🙏🏻
I love that you chose the chorus riff and not the verse riff from Nefarious. Such a sick riff, but in the song itself it's kind of shrouded by the vocals. Which is fine in the song's context but it deserves the attention on its own as well.
Holy ... many years back i found your "infinite Reach" song and thought it was great and saved it. More than 10 years later and i see now how much you have grown as a musician and the quality of your content. Props to you my friend keep it up!. Even your arms are bigger these days 😆🤟.
thanks nobuo is such an underrated riff this year i feel like it gets overshadowed by the wax wings main riff which mind you is still great but i wish people also looked at the thanks nobuo riff
@@JacobMartin man, your skills are far ahead of guitars you play on and once per year video uploads that you do. dont bury your talent - show people how you play more frequently and you will have ways more subscribers. People have to see what real precision and sound control is! I have plenty US made rare guitars, 25 years of guitar practice, but not even close to your playing in my 43 years... all the best to you, dont stop developing yourself. Cheers from Russia!
Welcome back, I’ve missed seeing any of your videos. Please do some more covers and full play throughs. I recommend some Austrian death machine! I might have to find you for an album in the future lol
Jacob. I'm back. I asked a few years ago for a cover and pushed on it. I'm here asking again, As I Lay Dying - Overcome. Please! You are by far my favourite guitar youtuber! Much love from South Africa.
Sick video dude.. and your playing never disappoints.. just a humble request - if possible, can you add the guitar tunings for each of the songs you played? Thanks a lot!
Nice playing. Great vid. But a quick question as someone who just got back into playing guitar: what are you tuned to? Im watching this on my phone and my speakers arent the best.
Your playing is insane! The most riff dense albums I've been enjoying - 'The Sin of Human Frailty' by End. 'Kairos' by Osiah. 'Ashen' by Humanity's Last Breath. 'Heavener' by Invent Animate.
Hey! Regular viewer here. I'm starting to work on my own clips of original riffs as well as some covers. Do you master your audio or is this just mixed and rendered?
I just discovered IA last night and I’ve already listened to Heavener at least 5 times 😂 Literally every song is brutal and beautiful. I’m listening to their older stuff too and every song is *so* good
This is my top selection of riffs from 2023 (in no particular order). Let me know which other riffs should’ve made it to the list!
Hope you enjoy 🤘
currents - unfamiliar, polaris - inhumane, and THE riff from monuments - nefarious. to be fair lol all the riffs you showed were REALLY good but still it was a liiiitle sad not seeing my favourite riffs :>
Hey bro, no uploads in a while, you doing okay? Best wishes man. Hope to see you kicking my ass on the ol geetar again soon, please.
RIP Ryan Siew from Polaris. That whole album is amazing ❤️
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This video came on my recommended and I'm super glad I clicked on it. You are such a sick player and this introduced me to a ton of sick riffs I hadn't heard yet!
Also thanks a ton for including my track in this list of behemoths, means a lot dude 🖤🙏🏻
Thank you for the kind words dude! I’m stoked that you stumbled across the vid. Equivalent exchange is an absolute banger btw 🤘
The depressing thing is I remember watching your 10 metal riffs 2023 a year ago and it honestly feels like it was only a few weeks
I think that was 2022
@@Chris971.Ya pretty sure that would have been '22
to the people in the replies, iii think the joke went over your head lol
@@voltaic849 please enlighten us on the 'obvious' joke
oh wait mb i thought two weeks ago was december
The riff on Jaded reminds me so much of the 2010s Architects era and I love it
Always love your covers, MIDI precision on both hands
Thanks dude!
Yes. Equivalent Exchange. Banger.
Sure is
Jaded was my favorite song of 2023! Glad to see a new video man, always of the utmost quality
Thanks so much mate! 🙏
That bass tone is killer bro! Supporting so much of the beef of your playing!
Good ol’ Grovebass doing its job!
Inspired me to get back in touch with the modern metal scene, thanks man, and incredible playing
Love to hear it! Thanks for watching man 🤘
Thank you for introducing me to Clayton King, now i cant stop listening to his music.
You’re welcome mate!
Super tight as always man. Some tasty choices in there!
Thanks heaps dude!
That was sick man. Love riffs and tone ! Great job
I appreciate that mate!
Always a pleasure bro. Saved the best for last imo
Appreciate you watching man
Always so precise and tight. You make me want to be a better man. Searching for that Beartooth song now, them good chugs
Thanks Giggs! Yeah the new Beartooth album has some cool shit!
I love that you chose the chorus riff and not the verse riff from Nefarious. Such a sick riff, but in the song itself it's kind of shrouded by the vocals. Which is fine in the song's context but it deserves the attention on its own as well.
Yeah fully agree! Such a sick riff
Omg man you are absolute beast! Accidently saw your riffing videos and now you my favorite among VOGG, Josh Middleton, and Jeff Waters.
Smoothest right hand in the west! Awesome selection and playing man
Absolutely love your stuff man!!!
Thanks dude!
The tone you've achieved is really exquisite. Great stuff.
Great selection and tight playing!
Thank you! 🙏
So damn tight. Genuine pleasure to watch you play, as always.
Dude So Glad you included the clayton king riffff❤
Absolutely had to!
Yo! You have to start posting more often, your playing is so clean
Appreciate ya sharing man. You are a killer player. Keep on rockin 🤘
Appreciate you watching! 🤘🤘
100% agree with you man. Sick as always
Thanks dude! Appreciate it
killer vid brotha, everything was so clean!
man you're king of riffs
🥹 too kind man
Holy ... many years back i found your "infinite Reach" song and thought it was great and saved it. More than 10 years later and i see now how much you have grown as a musician and the quality of your content. Props to you my friend keep it up!. Even your arms are bigger these days 😆🤟.
@@TheComposer7 Ah I think that was my first ever video! So sick that you remember that dude. Thanks for the comment 🙏🏼
@@JacobMartin 🔥💯🔥 ill be a regular viewer of your content from now on 👌
@@TheComposer7 I appreciate that man. I’ve been a little slow on posting this year but I’ll get back into it
Happy new year Jacob!! Great to know that most of the riffs are from the bands I'm regularly listening to.
Happy new year to you as well mate! Glad you liked the riffs
Welcome back king
Good to be back my man
Yup these exact Beartooth and ABR riffs are in my top too! Nothing crazy but they sound so damn good
Awesome man. New subscriber ✌🏻
sick playing and tone lml
Thanks man 🙏
Looking forward to top metal riffs 2024!!
Nice playing as always, mate
Thank you mate 🤘
Love how Jaded makes it onto just about everyone's top riffs
You are a super cool man Jacob. Keep rocking🤘
thanks nobuo is such an underrated riff this year i feel like it gets overshadowed by the wax wings main riff which mind you is still great but i wish people also looked at the thanks nobuo riff
My initial choice was wax wings actually but I had the same train of thought as you haha
I'd love another 10 bro!
I'm glad you put Polaris at the end🎉🎉🎉
Couldn’t do a top riffs video without adding Polaris in there haha
Sick riffin' - absolutely stunning tone! Well done! And happy new year!
Thanks man! Happy new year to you as well
Good to see you back mate. Great list. Killer playing as always. \,,/
Thanks man, glad to see you still here! 🤘
Great job as always Jacob!
Thanks for watching as usual mate!
Absolutely bangers
Yessir!
Got here a few days late but better late than never. Great recap on the year man, fuckin filthy as always 🤘🤘
We've missed you!
🥹 Sorry I keep disappearing hahaha
I loved that Polaris riff the moment it came out!
Me too man!
you dont post enough!! please, post more frequently!!!
I knoooooow I’m terrible for it haha. Rest assured the ideas are there, just gotta put in the work
@@JacobMartin man, your skills are far ahead of guitars you play on and once per year video uploads that you do. dont bury your talent - show people how you play more frequently and you will have ways more subscribers. People have to see what real precision and sound control is! I have plenty US made rare guitars, 25 years of guitar practice, but not even close to your playing in my 43 years... all the best to you, dont stop developing yourself. Cheers from Russia!
Thank GOD you put in Thanks Nobou. CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED Periphery song ❤❤❤❤
Nightmare is everywhere... such a tasty riff
It really is!
Excellent selection of riffs and killer performance! Subbing to your channel now. 🔥
Love your taste. Subscribed bro.
Welcome back, I’ve missed seeing any of your videos. Please do some more covers and full play throughs. I recommend some Austrian death machine! I might have to find you for an album in the future lol
Cheers Paul! 🤘
Jacob. I'm back. I asked a few years ago for a cover and pushed on it. I'm here asking again, As I Lay Dying - Overcome. Please! You are by far my favourite guitar youtuber! Much love from South Africa.
Hell yeah broo
Yeaahhhh 🤘
Nailed all of them!
Backfire just has a certain momentum to it that I can't describe. Jaded is just a vibe, listened to that on repeat way to much.
Sick video dude.. and your playing never disappoints.. just a humble request - if possible, can you add the guitar tunings for each of the songs you played? Thanks a lot!
Thanks very much mate! Too many different tunings in this one haha, used some pitch shifting on some riffs as well
Incredibly tight playing. Well done mate
Much appreciated, thanks mate!
Such an underrated guitarist
🖤🖤
thank you, thanks to your cover of the nightmare,, I can do that too 😁
Nice playing. Great vid.
But a quick question as someone who just got back into playing guitar: what are you tuned to? Im watching this on my phone and my speakers arent the best.
I think the riff in Void Surfacing by Invent Animate is my favorite this year
That’s definitely one of my favorites to play! That and the riff from Heavener but I still have trouble playing that one consistently lol
Invent animate had some bangers that’s for sure
@@JacobMartin can’t wait for what’s coming from them in a couple weeks
Some absolute bangers in there , and played to perfection 🤘 if only Unfamiliar by Currents was squeezed in there😋
Ah yeah I was gonna put currents in actually haha. Should’ve had a bonus riff
FINALLY NIGHTMARE is on a list!! 😍🔥
Metalcore 🤘
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FredGuitarist approved certified pro
In Nightmare if you added the breakdown riff that comes before the second chorus that would cheekily be the best by far!
Could you release the Gojira presets you're using?
Your playing is insane! The most riff dense albums I've been enjoying - 'The Sin of Human Frailty' by End. 'Kairos' by Osiah. 'Ashen' by Humanity's Last Breath. 'Heavener' by Invent Animate.
Hey! Regular viewer here. I'm starting to work on my own clips of original riffs as well as some covers. Do you master your audio or is this just mixed and rendered?
@@josephsabatino7857 not really a master as such but I do run the finished mix through an eq, bus compressor and limiter
@@JacobMartin thank you for the insight!!
That intervals riff wins 2023 🤯🔥
bro😢 where are you 😢 please cover the new song from as i Lay dying 😢 wishwashed tomb or burden o we are the dead 😢 im waiting now❤
Clayton King ❤
Just before clicking on video: "I wonder if he'll have Mnemonic by Intervals?"...
You knoooow it!
Bruh you gotta add Lexicontagion by The Zenith Passage to the list. Also, The Sinking Sun by Entheos.
For people who don't know, Clayton down picked the entire song including the solo. Insane.
When are polaris bringing u onboard?
Polaris - All In Vain. The riff at 1:25 is too sick!
So good hey!
Is there a weak Polaris riff? I havent heard it.
Kinda criminal that there wasn't any Sylosis
When in Rome
Yes?
Check out the set of pipes on him
If I dont know any of these songs, am I still considered a metal head?
All are cool but they all sound pretty similar with the exception of the hardcore riff from Beartooth and the ABR one.
Clayton is king lol
Not wrong there haha
Man I have a Jackson juggernaut and it doesn't get played even close to that well 😂
Nothing from ERRA? Their self titled album is a masterpiece. Give it a listen
It is indeed a masterpiece. That was 2021 though!
@@JacobMartin Ahhh I see, only songs released in 2023.
Just missing literally any riff off Heavener!
Agreed actually haha
I just discovered IA last night and I’ve already listened to Heavener at least 5 times 😂 Literally every song is brutal and beautiful. I’m listening to their older stuff too and every song is *so* good
Oh, you can play easy riffs, too?😃
Man modern metal is just noise holy hell lmao
Lol you played all the most main stream stuff 🤣 so many way better and talented albums.
ну и бурда