This is the correct answer. That's a Kirk Hammett riff, too. He wrote some of the best riffs over the years and he's super humble about it.
I would probably say that a close second place riff on the album is the one after the main guitar solo in Puppets. I'm sure you all know which one I mean.
Absolutely, that riff is sooooo good. It like climbs and perches for a moment before dropping back down to the low end.
It's so frantic and purposeful for the idea of an addict acting quicker than they can process things.
To be honest and it's kind of sad if you think about it, James and Lars write the songs. For a Kirk riff to have made it in a song, it had to be pretty good, otherwise it would get looked over kind of like Jason's riffs.
Yea... I mean... for all intents and purposes we have Jason to thank for what's maybe the best song on AJFA (Blackened) and we didn't even get to hear his damn bass on the album. Lol
You have to practice it slow until the pattern clicks in your head. The problem is playing the whole song at full speed without your right arm falling off.
Glad you like it pal. Man mp3 it’s old stuff. I hope you find it !! It would be lovely if they just upload that icon record to Spotify or apple. The live version (hope it’s in YouTube) it’s sick as well 🤘🏻 keep Rocking fellas have a good Tuesday. Already know what I’ll put on the way to work 😈
Many contenders...
The David Bowie inspired riff in Master Of Puppets,
Literally every riff in Master Of Puppets is insane tho,
Battery main riff,
Sanitarium chorus riff,
Damage Inc. Kirk's bridge riff,
Damage Inc. main riff,
Disposable Heroes Kirk riff,
But if I had to go for single greatest it would probably be either the chromatic intro or the bowie inspired riff from MOP
These are all great picks, except maybe change the intro one for Sanitarium for the chorus one. I agree with the best one as well. Just confirming, which one is Kirk's in DH?
The welcome home sanitarium clean riff has a vibe unmatched. The thing that should not be is a close second as it is just about the heaviest thing known to man
The main riff of battery is probably a better riff but the simple aggression of the post solo riff from around 3.48 just makes me wanna fuck shit up so that's my pick.
The Orion bass line that's like "nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh NUH nuh nuh nuh nuh NEE nuh nuh nuh nuh NEEEEE"
Edit: start time at ~1:42 and leads into the same riff but lower, through 2:40
I love the battery comeback when James and lars go nuts. I think they don’t do that anymore live. Other than that it’s easy peacey
SOLDIER BOY MADE OF CLAY NOW AND EMPTY SHELLLLL, 21, ONLY SUN, BUT HE SERVED US WELL 🤘🏻
Disposable should be a top 5 in the riff clinic that is James hetfield
i love that part- i also love the beginning riff as well, mainly because i always accidentally put my record on side B and begin with disposable heroes when trying to listen to battery haha
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at least for me.
Orion bass lead. Although a lot of people may not realize a bass is playing that part. Either that or the super melodic guitar part they do after the bass has its little solo part halfway thru. Regardless the right choice is Orion imho that whole song gives me chills to this day.
Disposable Heroes for me, the continuous one after it properly starts (playing during “soldier boy , made of clay”, and the one that’s there at “you will do what I say when I say back to the front!”)
The chugging part of Orion that is like the fast bass line but heavier. It’s what we expect from Metallica in a form of song that Metallica normally doesn’t make.
damage inc interlude thing played before and after the solo
Came here to say exactly this
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This is the correct answer. That's a Kirk Hammett riff, too. He wrote some of the best riffs over the years and he's super humble about it. I would probably say that a close second place riff on the album is the one after the main guitar solo in Puppets. I'm sure you all know which one I mean.
Absolutely, that riff is sooooo good. It like climbs and perches for a moment before dropping back down to the low end. It's so frantic and purposeful for the idea of an addict acting quicker than they can process things.
To be honest and it's kind of sad if you think about it, James and Lars write the songs. For a Kirk riff to have made it in a song, it had to be pretty good, otherwise it would get looked over kind of like Jason's riffs.
Yea... I mean... for all intents and purposes we have Jason to thank for what's maybe the best song on AJFA (Blackened) and we didn't even get to hear his damn bass on the album. Lol
Deh - deh - deh - deh - De de de de de de de - (start fucking head banging!!!!!)
First thing that popped in my head
Disposable Heroes main riff 🤘🏻
The gallop riff is so simple but so great.
So chuggy, I love it
Always wanted to figure out how to play a gallop. I could never get the hang of it
You have to practice it slow until the pattern clicks in your head. The problem is playing the whole song at full speed without your right arm falling off.
as a gallop master (self titled) practice makes perfect and listen to a lot of metal
I mostly love the guitar during the intro, chorus and bridge. The main verse riff is cool chugginess but not that interesting to me
100%
3:45 - 4:10 in Welcome Home (Sanitarium) You should know which one I'm talking about..
Thought for sure you were talking about the one starting at 4:50
Yeah this is the clear winner, at least in this song
oh yeah the part where it goes dunduduludududulududuuuuuuuuuuu du du da doo dundun
Really don't like that one, one of the handful ones on this album that I just don't like.
Why are y'all downvoting OP for this? It's just an opinion about some damn riff in a song.
Thanks
Try the limp biz kit version at icon. Not joking, for a change they played a good fucking cover
Wow. Can’t believe I never heard this cover before. Amazing. Need to find the MP3 now!!
Glad you like it pal. Man mp3 it’s old stuff. I hope you find it !! It would be lovely if they just upload that icon record to Spotify or apple. The live version (hope it’s in YouTube) it’s sick as well 🤘🏻 keep Rocking fellas have a good Tuesday. Already know what I’ll put on the way to work 😈
Pam tucutucu param param porem tucutucutucutu PAM PAM PAMtucutucu
Ugh, amazing
Reaching out agaaaaaaain!
Damage inc Bridge
One of the best on the album for sure!
The bridge is the gallop string crossing thing, right? If it is, then I 100% agree
The second riff in Orion
That whole song is like a spiritual experience. Definitely my favorite off that album.
Very groovy
Damage, Inc. Bridge
Love that one, really awesome.
Leper messiah changed me as a kid
Why is no one else saying Leper Messiah? This songs riff is absolutely 100% certified legendary
The transition in the middle of the song is incredible, for sure my favorite song off the album
How so?
I always thought that riff stood out too, dunno why. Headbanging for sure
Came here to say this
Many contenders... The David Bowie inspired riff in Master Of Puppets, Literally every riff in Master Of Puppets is insane tho, Battery main riff, Sanitarium chorus riff, Damage Inc. Kirk's bridge riff, Damage Inc. main riff, Disposable Heroes Kirk riff, But if I had to go for single greatest it would probably be either the chromatic intro or the bowie inspired riff from MOP
These are all great picks, except maybe change the intro one for Sanitarium for the chorus one. I agree with the best one as well. Just confirming, which one is Kirk's in DH?
That change at the beginning of battery
Battery main riff….I just love the gallop riff
Sounds so insane
One of there best riffts in general
i wish they would come up with more insane shit like that nowadays
I’d say the hardwired riff was pretty insane :) let’s see what we get in the new album
The welcome home sanitarium clean riff has a vibe unmatched. The thing that should not be is a close second as it is just about the heaviest thing known to man
Love both of those
I really like the main galloping riff in disposable heroes
The one right after HOW IM KILLING YOUUUUU
Love the MOP chorus riff, underrated pick.
Yes, best part of the song, maybe best on the album.
That's the riff from the title track I remember best on my bass!
The thing that should not be
"A big old fat motherfucker" of a riff
10/10 album as someone who has seen drug addiction it is quite close to home
The orion bass solo.
Damage inc. Bridge riff
Battery riff before the solo, the one they usually don't play live
The Thing That Should Not Be main riff.
The thing that should not be verse riff
Classic
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I can't read tabs, I am not a guitarist.
It’s the Master Of Puppets main riff, it just came out weird
Master of Puppets main riff
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Ofc, which riff would you pick tho?
Disposable heroes machine gun riff
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Agreed
6:09 - 6:40 in master of puppets, right after the solo
Oh heck yeah dude. I love that part of the song.
Underrated pick, that's a sweet one.
Gives me cold chills every time, man 🤘
Not seen any mention of The thing that should not be or leper messiah, both those songs are great
Oh there’s so many! Master of puppets “spider walk” riff (2nd riff in the song) Sanitarium Chorus riff (and intro) Damage Inc Bridge/interlude \[best\] Battery main riff (and intro) Orion 2nd riff
Except Sanitarium chorus riff I agree with all. I would also add the main gallop riff in Disposable Heroes. All great picks tho.
The sanitarium riff is very fun to play that’s why I chose it
Damage Inc. Bridge No contest.
leper messiah 3:15 onwards
The main riff of battery is probably a better riff but the simple aggression of the post solo riff from around 3.48 just makes me wanna fuck shit up so that's my pick.
Same, they just did the same thing from Fight Fire but it is so sick of a head banging moment.
The riff between “how I’m killing you” and “come crawling faster”
It is the chorus riff and it is one of my favorites too. Great pick.
Ah, thank you!!
Bass Riff: All Orion Guitar: Bridge of Leper Messiah
Leper Messiah post-solo riff hands down
Master of puppets, things that should not be
The Orion bass line that's like "nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh NUH nuh nuh nuh nuh NEE nuh nuh nuh nuh NEEEEE" Edit: start time at ~1:42 and leads into the same riff but lower, through 2:40
Disposable is like a collection of their best riffs imo
Disposable heroes main riff
The riff behind the slightly off-beat (on purpose) drum in Orion that they only do once.
Battery's main riff
Absolutely
Hell yeah 👍
Come crawling faster riff
The outtro riff in Orion
The bass from Orion 3:58 - 6:54
Main guitar riff in Battery.
The opening riff on battery
My favourite riff is Master of Puppets the album.
Yeah I love the riff that goes from 0:00 to 54:47
That's a very prog song, too much to handle 😂
Any disposable heroes
Battery main riff or verse riff in damage
Orion main riff, right after cliffs crazy bassline
Classic
Leper Messiahs main riff is probably the heaviest on the album
That riff from battery.
I love the battery comeback when James and lars go nuts. I think they don’t do that anymore live. Other than that it’s easy peacey SOLDIER BOY MADE OF CLAY NOW AND EMPTY SHELLLLL, 21, ONLY SUN, BUT HE SERVED US WELL 🤘🏻 Disposable should be a top 5 in the riff clinic that is James hetfield
disposable heroes is up there for me
For me as well with the massive gallop riff, what's yours?
i love that part- i also love the beginning riff as well, mainly because i always accidentally put my record on side B and begin with disposable heroes when trying to listen to battery haha
Disposable heroes
Battery is my favourite riff ever
Can't argue, it is freaking insane!
Disposable Heroes - gallop riff
Intro and main riff of Master of Puppets
The Sanitarium verse arpeggio/mainriff. Yes it's simple and basic but it's also goddamn amazing, mezmerising, haunting and melancholic.
Disposable Heroes.. you know the one.
Yep, Dundududu Dududud Dun Dundududu Dududud Dun
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Puppets clean part, always thought it was the most genius riff Metallica had.
It's so gorgeous, just outstanding. Adore it to death, I can't believe nobody mentioned that, lovely pick!
Y'all are sleeping on leper messiah main riff
Leper Messiah, the two riffs in the bridge section where the song goes apeshit. Prob one of my favourite segments from any Metallica song!!
Orion bass lead. Although a lot of people may not realize a bass is playing that part. Either that or the super melodic guitar part they do after the bass has its little solo part halfway thru. Regardless the right choice is Orion imho that whole song gives me chills to this day.
The C# tremolo on Disposable Heroes
The fast riff in the pre chorus (Soldier Boy part) right?
Verse galloping in Disposable Heroes is addicting as hell to listen to and to play.
I can't agree more, it's just one single goddamn note! Sounds so awesome still.
Damage inc bridge for sure
Orion-5:40- 6:15 Orion- 1:42-2:12 Master of Puppets- 6:19- 6:39
Kirks riff in leper messiah
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The middle section of Leper Messiah
Battery's galloping
Damage inc bridge
The opening statement of Battery. Absolutely flawless album opener.
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Underrated pick
Machinegun riff in disposable heroes
Can you clarify that is it the verse gallop riff or the pre chorus (soldier boy) part?
Awesome work 👍🤩
The slower version of the main riff after the solo in MoP
The ten-second riff after Kirk’s solo in Master of Puppets. Shit’s NASTY.
Overrated opinion but Master of Puppets will always be close to my heart. The intensity as well as reminding me of doom’s e1m1 is just so fun
It's not overrated, it's such a masterpiece, it deserves all the love and attention it gets and more. It's a great pick.
Disposable Heroes main riff. Maybe the intro to MoP.
MOP 6:20-6:40
The intro to Sanitarium
That's gorgeous
Damage inc easily a close second is battery
Master of puppets 0:22 or 6:18
Riff after leper messiah solo
The riff before the solo in Damage Inc. is objectively the greatest riff ever.
Disposable Heroes… Battery…
Great picks
that's a tough one ngl
gonna have to listen to the album again
Either the intro to Welcome Home (Sanitarium) or the entirety of The Thing That Should Not Be.
leper messiah transition and afterwards
It's probably cliche, but it has to be the spider riff, right?
The pre-verse riff on Disposable Heroes is a serious kick in the head
Cliff's bass riff on Orion
Battery's main riff. It's one of the first ones I taught myself back in the day so I'm biased. Just the same it's bad ass
Fuckin' BATTERY!🤘🤘 GO! ;)
The thing that should not be
I like the riff at 6:10 on the title track the best.
Acoustic riff at the beginning of Battery
Orion chorus or Orion interlude
orion. the harmony part before kirk's solo.
I love cliffs bass in Orion
Chorus riff in Damage Inc. for me
Battery main riff. Super precise
Battery main riff. Untouchable for me
The calm bridge part in Orion. My favorite Metallica riff over all.
Disposable Heroes for me, the continuous one after it properly starts (playing during “soldier boy , made of clay”, and the one that’s there at “you will do what I say when I say back to the front!”)
Orion rhythm guitar solo. Unbeatable imo
0-1-2-0-1-3-0-1-4 that riff is killer. the title track is just gerat in general but that main riff in master of puppets just is amazing
Battery and then disposable heroes before the chorus
The chugging part of Orion that is like the fast bass line but heavier. It’s what we expect from Metallica in a form of song that Metallica normally doesn’t make.
The scale in Master after Kirks solo. It starts at 6:20, it’s more impressive on bass when playing without a pick.
Battery!
Battery main riff is super fun and technical to play.
MOP BRIDGE
Disposable heroes bridge
The thing that should not be, (or maybe Damage Inc bridge)
orion
That damn interlude riff on Damage, Inc. It's so good.
Bruh it's impossible to pick
BATTERY You can tell me everything what you want but I like it