Favourite modern rock/metal riffs?

[phxlbrmpf]

There's probably more, but right now, I feel that

Filter - Hey man, nice shot

and

Rage Against The Machine - Killing in the name

are pure genius. Now post yours and let's rawk!

By the way, "Hey man..." is a nice finger twister if you play it on a fiver in standard tuning, just try it.

[JimK]

"Cult Of Personality"-Living Colour

[Josh Ryan]

Originally Posted by JimK

"Cult Of Personality"-Living Colour

Damn, what are the odds... actually pretty good I guess, killer song.

+1 -this song is the first that came to mind.

[Wildside]

I agree on the cult of personality suggestion. That was an amazing riff, great rhythm section in general. I'm not sure that song qualifies as modern rock or metal though, it's kind of old now. Whatever though, it still rocks. Living Colour has a new cd out this yr but I haven't heard anything from it yet.


I'll add , Murderdolls "love at first fright" to the list. Good motley crue style rock with a little bit of funny/scary shock kind of lyrics. Cool band in general, one of the only modern metal bands I've been able to get into.

[Figjam]

Rage Against the machine chorus to maria..
and...

Timmy C's bassline on How I could Just Kill a Man.

[christoph h.]

well, i can't name all the song sections, but i think spiral architect have some great riffs on their "a sceptic's universe".
ther iare other bands, too, of course, but my brain doesn't work at the moment. maybe i'll add them later.

[JimK]

Originally Posted by Wildside

I agree on the cult of personality suggestion. That was an amazing riff, great rhythm section in general. I'm not sure that song qualifies as modern rock or metal though, it's kind of old now.

Yeah, I guess "COP" is kind of old now. Time flies.
BTW & IMO..."Modern" doesn't necessarily = 'being in the present' or 'current'.
To my ears, some '60s Rock sounds "Modern" even by today standards(while some of '00s Rock sounds dated).


"Modern Jazz" is anything post-1940.

[JimK]

Originally Posted by Blisshead

Damn, what are the odds...

...about the same as the Red Sox ever winning a World Series in my lifetime.

[Matt Till]

Ha, all these modern rock songs are about a decade old.

[Josh Ryan]

Originally Posted by JimK

...about the same as the Red Sox ever winning a World Series in my lifetime.

-Must be the lunar eclipse.

[SlavaF]

I love the main chord riff in "Stream of Consciousness " by Dream Theater. Veyr emotional chord progression, and it just sounds amazing!

[Adam Barkley]

Opeth - Bleak
Clutch - (in the wake of) The Swollen Goat
Mars Volta - Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt

[SlavaF]

Also, "The Glass Prison" by DT is full of awesome metal riffs.

[Matt Till]

Buckethead's playing on CCBBB is really interesting.