TheBolivianSniper
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reviving this thread because this intro and bass drop is the most filthy thing, followed up only by the groove riff in Second Death by Black Tongue
What's the most bone crushing riff?
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youngthrasher9
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Speaking of Black Tongue,
coreysMonster
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These are probably not the most bone-crushing ever, but I've been obsessed with these recently.
Humanity's Last Breath - Earthless
DECAPITATED - Homo Sum
Sermo Lupi
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I change my mind on this all the time but it has to be Meshuggah.
It isn't just the riffs but the atmospherics. Meshuggah are miles ahead of so many other bands in that department. It's hard to pick just one song or even one album...if I had to choose, I'll go with Catch 33.
Part of what makes that album so heavy is that it's effectively a 47-minute-long composition with all that atmospheric imagery and rhythmic force building toward several key sections. The transition from "Mind's Mirrors" to "In Death - Is Life" (starting 11:47 and transitioning at 16:17) is notable. Then there's a bunch of crushing riffs in "In Death - Is Death" followed by a long instrumental section at the end of the song that builds into that incredible crescendo that introduces "Shed".
The heaviest part of that album begins in "Personae non Gratae" around 37:30 and building to that legendary breakdown around 39:00, finishing with the meat of "Sum" around 41:00.
I'd also list like half a dozen Symphony X songs, but using Michael Romeo in a riff contest just feels like cheating
The end to "Set the World on Fire" would be an example of one his crushing riffs with some good buildup to it.
It isn't just the riffs but the atmospherics. Meshuggah are miles ahead of so many other bands in that department. It's hard to pick just one song or even one album...if I had to choose, I'll go with Catch 33.
Part of what makes that album so heavy is that it's effectively a 47-minute-long composition with all that atmospheric imagery and rhythmic force building toward several key sections. The transition from "Mind's Mirrors" to "In Death - Is Life" (starting 11:47 and transitioning at 16:17) is notable. Then there's a bunch of crushing riffs in "In Death - Is Death" followed by a long instrumental section at the end of the song that builds into that incredible crescendo that introduces "Shed".
The heaviest part of that album begins in "Personae non Gratae" around 37:30 and building to that legendary breakdown around 39:00, finishing with the meat of "Sum" around 41:00.
I'd also list like half a dozen Symphony X songs, but using Michael Romeo in a riff contest just feels like cheating
The end to "Set the World on Fire" would be an example of one his crushing riffs with some good buildup to it. 
wheresthefbomb
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I don't think I've posted this Bongripper song in this thread yet
ArtDecade
Cretin Hop
Kings of Brutality
Blink 182 will forever remind me of summers as an awkward teenager, there's nothing more bone crushing than that.
For heavy riffs, I'll put forward some DOWN
What I really like about the opening riff, is that it is really accessible. You can pretty much start headbanging as soon as it starts. The drums kick in at 0:07 to reinforce the structure around it.
The beginning of the second bar of the intro riff always feels slightly rushed, which keeps it from feeling too formulaic. After the intro you get just great, straightforward palm muted riffing which keeps it heavy, but taking a backseat to the (awesome) vocals.
I've found the most effective riffs in a live setting are the ones that just cut through everything with their simplicity, and allow you to lock into the song right away, while still throwing in elements that make it feel slightly unpredictable. 2c
For heavy riffs, I'll put forward some DOWN
What I really like about the opening riff, is that it is really accessible. You can pretty much start headbanging as soon as it starts. The drums kick in at 0:07 to reinforce the structure around it.
The beginning of the second bar of the intro riff always feels slightly rushed, which keeps it from feeling too formulaic. After the intro you get just great, straightforward palm muted riffing which keeps it heavy, but taking a backseat to the (awesome) vocals.
I've found the most effective riffs in a live setting are the ones that just cut through everything with their simplicity, and allow you to lock into the song right away, while still throwing in elements that make it feel slightly unpredictable. 2c
MFB
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I've always been partial to Hate Ashbury III as their definitive "did something just collide with the god damn Earth" riff when it kicks in
wheresthefbomb
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I really need to dig deeper into their back catalog. All the albums before Hippie Killer I tend to listen to as long single tracks, hard to find the "gems" amidst so much plodding drone. Not that I'm complaining. Bongripper rules mightily, they can do no wrong and SWD is the perfect stoner metal album.
I do really like the Sex Tape/Snuff Film EP. Never have I heard a more literal interpretation of "chainsaw guitars."
BornToLooze
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youngthrasher9
Ur Mom Is Too Much Gain
If Sabbath can even be counted fairly,
Literally the whole Masters of Reality album. Sweet Leaf, Into The Void, Lord of this World. Absolutely devastating riffs especially for the time period.
littlebadboy
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Smoke on the water intro is epic!
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Definitely some bangers in here, pretty much everything. I get the differences in interpretation for “bone crushing”. It’s usually brutal death metal for me, but even stuff like Mastadon’s “March of the Fire Ants” is heavy as all get out (that whole record is still their pinnacle for me). But some additions I didn’t see:
3:07 in... this riff will kill you if seen live:
We all know the drums are too loud but still at 0:30:
Like Meshuggah, TAS has too many to count. 0:42:
And speaking of Meshuggah and “bone crushing”, one of my favs:
3:07 in... this riff will kill you if seen live:
We all know the drums are too loud but still at 0:30:
Like Meshuggah, TAS has too many to count. 0:42:
And speaking of Meshuggah and “bone crushing”, one of my favs:
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bone-crushing
[ bohn-kruhsh-ing ]adjective
1 powerful or constricting enough to crush one's bones:
a bone-crushing handshake.
2 extremely painful, troublesome, costly, etc.:
a bone-crushing mortgage.
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Tree
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The intro riff to this fucking destroys:
When my old band played with them around the release of this album Huber was legitimately smashing his fist into the ground on the snare downbeats. It was so loud you could still make it out over the rest of the band. That's literally bone crushing
When my old band played with them around the release of this album Huber was legitimately smashing his fist into the ground on the snare downbeats. It was so loud you could still make it out over the rest of the band. That's literally bone crushing
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Tree
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Piggybacking off of this^
The breakdown at 2:00
It's so simple, but fuck me if that doesn't get me wanting to act like a caveman buffoon.
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youngthrasher9
Ur Mom Is Too Much Gain
Also this. I heard this was metalzones into Marshall power amps. Whatever it was, it WORKS. Crushing.
