Drop C Heaviest Guitar Riffs

[@BaenaCarcosa]

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[@Insignia27]

Koread is in drop C and is very heavy, I think you would like it :)

[@wormwza8788]

Love to See more Faceless, they have sick riffs, shame what happened about to the band though.

[@monstruonegro05]

I've just bought the OTTO II II II II and also just sold my overdive/distorsion pedals aahahahahh thxs sounds BRUTAL!!!!

[@Jt7166]

I grew up in the drop C era. Now we in the double drop C era 😂

[@MaliciousApe]

Same lol, I feel he has too based off his song selections lol

[@loganmunoz5373]

I saw someone once say drop G is the new drop C right now

[@Jt7166]

@@loganmunoz5373 yep pretty much 😂. I like the low tunings but after a certain point it kind of becomes indistinguishable in some mixes.

[@privej6616]

@@loganmunoz5373it basically is, its literally GCGCFAD

[@sweetypuss]

@@Jt7166 the rise of thall was a mistake

[@austintate7142]

That main riff in My Curse truly is goated

[@averyhagaman9310]

My Curse is a metalcore masterpiece, absolutely perfect.

[@austintate7142]

@@averyhagaman9310 amen brother

[@jakesegdirb]

@@averyhagaman9310couldn’t have said it better myself!

[@firdauszainudin7118]

Break the Silence and The Arms of Sorrow are better

[@eerosoots]

The Killswitch riff cancels out the Metallica - St. Anger riff... I guess :P

[@limesplays2420]

I didn't think we'd be in a timeline where Andrew plays the "My lifestyle determines my death-style" song

[@DeliciousVicious777]

Oooof

[@usaflagraybans]

Definitely surprising, but St Anger has some really great moments in a bad album.

[@JimCyanide]

​@usaflagraybans it's not even a bad album, it's just a weird one for metallica to have written. If it was the debut album for a new band a ton of people would have loved it

[@chief8825]

St anger is really slept on. It’s got its issues sure, but honestly it has some kick ass riffs

[@nevernever96]

that faceless riff has been my favorite riff of all time since the first time i heard it.

[@bubbylikesfootball2441]

That riff completely unlocked part of my brain when I first heard it

[@cosmogrammar]

So good. I wanted him to go straight into planetary duality II, which is also 1000% worthy of this list.

[@brownpunk1794]

Drop c is the perfect blend of heaviness and raw punch without sounding droopy imo

[@dvt1393]

Agreed. The lowest that I will go in my playing is Drop-B, but I usually find that sweet spot with Drop-C. C#-Standard and Drop-C are my two favorite tunings for metal.

[@alejandroaaa]

0:55 As Blood Runs Black - In Dying Days 1:22 The Faceless - Planet Duality I 1:43 KSE - My Curse 2:08 Born of Osiris - Brace Legs 2:30 August Burns Red - Composure 2:50 Children of Bodom - Are You Dead Yet? 3:10 BFMV - Hand of Blood 3:30 Gojira - L'enfant Sauvage 4:03 Metallica - Frantic 4:33 Job for A Cowboy - Entombment of A Machine

[@mattpatt199]

Dude the faceless! That album is a masterpiece!

[@Oreznuware]

I genuinely don’t think anyone comes close to the signature sound cues that is GOJIRA. those guys have perfected the way they use their techniques and sound. they’re a true force of sonic nature.

[@alexodonnal3352]

Through struggle, the song that got me into metalcore originally. But you could pick any as I lay incarcerated riff

[@ktsproductionstudio]

Haha you said “fuck marigold” 😂

[@BaenaCarcosa]

Absolutely lol

[@bolillo5013]

It’s a tongue twister of a riff lmao

[@Tempo1337]

Srsly, fuck this lol Misha playthrough of Marigold: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHO6hoWimraogsU Makes my hands hurt just watching it lol

[@mohitrahaman]

@@bolillo5013 ez4ence

[@fingerlingus7756]

Not even their best Drop C riff tbh

[@swietoslawprozak]

Drop C is always my go to on my 6 string

[@alexbabkov5935]

Swallow the Sun has a lot of songs in drop C. They may not be the most aggressive band but their music has the crushing feeling of melancholy. They're doom metal after all.

[@AgainstTheeWickedlyMusic]

You are a person of culture, Swallow the Sun is so good 🙏 I mentioned Draconian and Trees of Eternity in my comment. C is the perfect tuning for doom

[@laszlopapp5323]

Wtf i literally JUST watched Nik Noc’s heavist drop C vids lmao Great vid as always!

[@levisalazar8031]

Drop C is still the best tuning to this day. Even though I hardly touch my Jackson setup in Drop C. But when I do man I fall in love all over again lol.

[@AgainstTheeWickedlyMusic]

Common Drop C W. Great playing, man! Also, I absolutely love that guitar. My favorite drop C riff might be "Heavy Lies the Crown" - Draconian. It's a doomy one, super dark and evil. "A Million Tears" - Trees of Eternity is close, too, but I suppose that's more of a melody than a riff

[@pattol666]

i own neural dsp, amplitude, guitar rig 7 , and a few others. and none compare to the sound i get from my Otto audio II II II II. this guy made me laugh today. i was not expecting FRantic to be on this list. we all love st anger so much as you know with that iconic snare

[@Shuhredded]

The best these riffs have ever sounded. These are my favorite kind of comp vids

[@kovidhbhattacharjee2368]

That Jackson is literally everything I want in a guitar

[@DatMetalBoi75]

The last time i was this early, i ended up paying child support

[@SamBrockmann]

Might not want to admit that, man.😂

[@scavengergp6323]

not funny

[@DatMetalBoi75]

@@scavengergp6323 show me on the teddy bear where the joke hurt you 🧸

[@SamBrockmann]

@@scavengergp6323 , it's hilarious. But it's also not smart to say, even as a joke.

[@DiscordCurse]

@@scavengergp6323wasnt as funny til I saw your butthurt comment now its really funny

[@mentox6592]

Nice picks! Second riff is a new discovery for me. I’d also like to suggest As I Lay Dying with either Within Destruction or Without Conclusion

[@elijahechicagobearsboyd5734]

I will never NOT love Composure or that ENTIRE Messengers album! Also, huge props for HAND OF BLOOOOOOOD!!

[@krisjones2251]

Massive props for starting off with As Blood Runs Black, such a classic and underrated album

[@slapyomomma8727]

Loved how frantic sounded with someone not banging on trash cans in the background

[@Freeman_AF]

Love that you included JFAC in there! Core childhood memories unlocked

[@fadelast7234]

i love new drop tunings, but i admit that the riffs in Drop C era were simply epic and will last forever

[@thatsameenergy]

This was nice. And it's cool to see you playing stuff that isn't just 8 string chugs.

[@tonygillahan]

So glad to see Frantic on here, such a sick riff 👌

[@NJD1997]

that is the sickest guitar i have ever seen

[@andrewhenry1419]

Honestly Frantic goes so fucking hard, so glad you included it. Choosing a Gojira riff though, oof, tough choice. Toxic Garbage Island is always the drop C one that gets me.

[@deejay2003]

3:30 One of the songs that introduced me to metal 🤘

[@RickBomhof]

AS I LAY DYING is missing what the actual fuck

[@mykolavasechko5508]

Can’t say it better

[@CalvinJourno]

Damn dude - props for tackling a Faceless riff in this one!

[@SanguineThor]

Learning in dying days makes you feel so badass. Hitting that pinch at the end of the riff 👌🏻

[@kevinkerekes]

I want that beautiful Soloist so badly. Love how you started off with some As Blood Runs Black too. Keep kicking ass brother

[@over_killerpro13]

Mad props for listing frantic cuz it’s such a good one nobody ever lists.

[@Kadaj997]

This gonna look like my next riff to learn im currently stay on C# for my poor neck, Loved your tune !

[@ambientepararelajacion2907]

What a fine gentleman. In dying days first riff? This bro has TASTE! subscribed, liked!

[@EricMorettin]

These riffs are such a throwback to highschool when Drop C reigned supreme on my guitars. Full video on my channel for those who want to learn how to maintain and setup this guitar!

[@markkelly1977]

Chimaira Frozen In Time, from 2.12 to 3.13 is phenomenal for its seamless transitions and changes in groove and tempo

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

Hellyeah!!! Great riff choices dude, and I love that matte OD finish on the SL.

[@lukeeggleston6696]

Dudeee these riffs slap, gojira is banging as hell

[@Thiagotobog]

August burns red - back burner

[@roydood]

🤘

[@iamdecentatguitar1091]

No with blood comes cleansing? Some OG’S of deathcore

[@shanegriffiths3441]

Seeing frantic made me happy, underrated album

[@smoothierip5693]

my man playin the classics

[@andrewpappas9311]

You can’t talk about Drop C tuning without bringing up System of a Down, they were the first band that really got me that tuning and Daron Malakian is still one of my biggest influences when it comes to writing in that tuning or Drop C# so I’m honestly kinda surprised they weren’t on here. But if you do make a Part 2 here are some riffs from them you can include if you want - Chop Suey! - Aerials - Toxicity - Sugar - Prison Song - Needles - Suite-Pee - Spiders - Protect the Land - Prison Song - Chic ‘N’ Stu - I-E-A-I-A-I-O - Mr. Jack

[@BaenaCarcosa]

Aerials was one of the first guitar riffs I ever learned so I definitely agree! Like I said, there are hundreds more I could have picked for a video haha

[@andrewpappas9311]

@@BaenaCarcosa Definitely agree, Suey was the song that got me into them and Aerials is my favourite from them but they really have way too many great riffs. Daron is an absolute machine lol

[@stephentyree9296]

When the As Blood Runs Black song started I was like "Is he going to tremolo pick it this time??" and you DID! Sounded great. I always just play it how you used to.

[@glasscolors8006]

Nostalgia trip.. 10/10

[@Ray-xy1bp]

One of my personal favourites is the breakdown and the main riff of Blinded from As I Lay Dying

[@bretthuber5558]

Stricken - Disturbed Dan Donegan deserves a lot more credit for his amazing riffs

[@ChronicSwErVe]

In dying days was by far the only way to start this video

[@GreigSills]

Great video as always dude. “Thoughts Without Words” by Shadows Fall is def up there with my favourite drop C riffs along with Senior Limpio by Corrosion Of Conformity

[@mikerauter1859]

Killer selection Andrew and well played and Otto Audio 11 11 delivering again

[@LukeCassidy]

For the Job For A Cowboy one, the single note part after the chug chug is played tremelo. CHUG CHUG, trem, CHURG CHURG TREM!

[@Nkwenkl18]

Good picks all around!

[@AsherTisor]

Thanks for including bfmv, I feel like they are overlooked sometimes

[@markkelly1977]

Chimaira The Flame, from 3.10 to 3.36. one of the most liquid riffs ever

[@Rob_Cary]

Love that Jackson. It looks incredible in that color.

[@BazonBlades]

I just got my army green HT a couple of days ago. I have wanted a USA Jackson since the late 80's and never had the chance. And now I get one pretty much speced out exactly the way I would have done it. It's crazy how close this guitar gets to my dream Soloist. I may be wrong, but isn't this the first fixed bridge USA Soloist ever offered? Outside of the Custom Shop, I mean.

[@TravisAlanHall]

Andrew, this is shockingly similar to playlists I was puttting together 15 years ago lol you got all the hits

[@DrothBand]

Personally my favourite is 'Killer Riff' as Jari has named it, from Wintersun - Sons of a winter and stars. And that's actually pretty hard to nail 🤯

[@ImmyRey]

Love the Planetary Duality choice - such a tune

[@NewCreation23DR]

Not having As I lay Dying on this list is a war crime.

[@naiahhaian]

Chimaira's Impossibility of Reason album has some of my favorite drop C riffs like Stigmurder

[@na7h4n34]

No way Periphery was not somewhere on this list 😥 One of my favorites is definitely that riff at the end of Froggin Bullfish

[@JonMurray]

Awesome playing and list man! New subscriber ✌🏻

[@DieboldTSZ]

You started with as blood runs black With that sick jackson Ok i see you Baena

[@Zyborggian]

The L'enfant sauvage riff will ALWAYS be the heaviest drop C riff. It will never be topped. Pleasantly surprised to see it here cos I never see that riff highlighted elsewhere

[@Jesperadoo]

Drop C might just be the GOAT. Gojira could have had sooo many riffs in this video, great job Andrew!

[@porkbeast3000]

Mouth of Kala is one of my fav riffs ever. It’s like getting gut punched by 16th notes

[@Jesperadoo]

@@porkbeast3000 That outro too. Just insane.

[@prestonlewis6854]

I was waiting for that job for a cowboy riff

[@New_Millennium_Cyanide_Christ]

Children Of Bodom, my hometown band 🖤🔥 Your content is always amazing

[@hobobum1216]

most these picks my all time favorites - growing up in that mid 2000s metalcore - to early 2010's deathcore era is goated. blessing seeing shows back then. ABR & EMMURE were some of the craziest crowds, veil of maya had the whole floor of heaven in the masquerade bouncing like a trampoline during Summer Slaughter so many amazing bands. great picks

[@DylanWalters123]

Malevolence - Self Supremacy Godeth - Path of Destruction My favourite drop C songs!!

[@eschi6311]

Gojira's L'enfant sauvage sounds very groovy and is my favourite drop C riff in this video.

[@BigFurnyy]

MANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Frantic threwwwwww me I wasn't expecting it but fucking oatttth does that slap.

[@-cobainism-]

i love that metallica is on the list lol- you missed the beauty of converge's concubine tho!!

[@Cold84]

Omega by Periphery is has some of the best drop C riffs. Augment by Erra has drop C like hybrid earth.

[@JoshuaMRichard]

Jackson is kicking serious ass with those American guitars. The virtuosos are so friggin nice too.

[@thisguy2973]

I usually warm up in drop tunings to ABRB and Planetary Duality. Just awesome riffs!

[@curtmetallic188]

Man o man if jackson would make that exact guitar with a reverse headstock id totally buy one

[@ЖандосАубакиров-р9н]

There must be part 2 with such iconic songs as "Oblivion" by Mastodon, "Doomsday Jesus" by Black Label Society, "Nothing Left" by As I Lay Dying, "Bones Exposed" by Of Mice&Men, "Relentless Chaos" by Miss May I, "Inside The Fire" by Disturbed, "Isolation" by Alter Bridge, "Toxicity" by System Of A Down, "Passengers" by Deftones and so on. Great video as always!

[@giacomogalli2448]

Some well deserved attention for St. Anger, love to see it

[@Gee-no]

The verse riff for My Curse is just so badass. I learned it from Nik Nokturnals channel. Haha.

[@marshallsmith619]

I effing love that you included St. Anger Metallica. Such an underrated album.

[@tonygillahan]

Oath!

[@restoringforce9893]

My favorite Drop C riff is the verses of off Escape The Fate's "The Guillotine Pt 1"

[@Andrew_182]

Hell yeah AB! Great playing, and great list. Just about every one of these songs takes me back to high school

[@admatlydian]

Cleanest convers on KZbin! Like, wow!

[@Metal-Magic]

Gotta do a Periphery Riff for pt2

[@oliviamarshall4887]

I recently revisted playing guitar and im suprised ive learnt half the riffs youve played. But for born of osiris i would have used the take over ! Awesome stuff man

[@Forest_V19]

Your mixes have been really good recently! Noticing a big improvement from some of your stuff even a few months ago.

[@jeffnduran]

I'm a simple metalhead. I see As Blood Runs Black and I automatically click LIKE 👍! RIP to one of the greatest bands that could have been... Also, sweet axe! Jackson's rule!

[@wurrbm]

bro, the outro of III by stray from the path hits SO HARD maybe Guillotine from stray too

[@BPanz12]

Ending on A Job for a Cowboy? You've earned a sub!

[@lharmy]

Drop C is a GOD TIER tuning

[@PedrocaMello]

O meu favorito riff drop C é de Blew do Nirvana. Quanto peso! Parabéns pelo conteúdo

[@thatjacksondude858]

Some of my favorites would include "Lucifer's Rocking Chair" by Cancer Bats and pretty much anything by Chimaira.

[@espanolaangler5634]

I always forget about Entoombent, fuck that shook the world when that came out

[@moatmeister]

In dying days. Entombment of a machine. Muh childhood 😭

[@BentleyWarner578]

Great picks dude! Drop C is my all time favorite tuning gotta love it