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!!!!

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@mattpatt199]

Dude the faceless! That album is a masterpiece!

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@mltproductionstudio]

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

[@Reapertips]

Planetary Duality and The Common's Man Collapse have some of my favorite drop C moments ever!

[@alexodonnal3352]

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

[@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

[@Shuhredded]

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

[@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!

[@laszlopapp5323]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@deejay2003]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@slapyomomma8727]

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

[@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

[@kovidhbhattacharjee2368]

That Jackson is literally everything I want in a guitar

[@elijahechicagobearsboyd5734]

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

[@mikerauter1859]

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

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

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

[@yohanyu3531]

KSE is the one I requested probably my favorite riff ever! glad to see it make it to the video.

[@krisjones2251]

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

[@RickBomhof]

AS I LAY DYING is missing what the actual fuck

[@mykolavasechko5508]

Can’t say it better

[@Q.theProducer]

Andrew really putting us through struggle

[@tonygillahan]

So glad to see Frantic on here, such a sick 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

[@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

[@BigFurnyy]

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

[@Thiagotobog]

August burns red - back burner

[@roydood]

🤘

[@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

[@iamdecentatguitar1091]

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

[@na7h4n34]

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

[@thatsameenergy]

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

[@SanguineThor]

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

[@Rob_Cary]

Love that Jackson. It looks incredible in that color.

[@lukeeggleston6696]

Dudeee these riffs slap, gojira is banging as hell

[@Andrew_182]

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

[@markkelly1977]

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

[@LeGrandPleb]

Drop C is definitely my favorite tuning. It's so damn easy to come up with riffs and sounds so, so good

[@-cobainism-]

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

[@briancooke5532]

Like some of the others in the comment section, I'm 38 and I grew up in the Drop C era when Job for a Cowboy, As Blood Runs Black, As I Lay Dying, August Burns Red, etc. came out. It still is my go-to on my 6-string guitars, but I still enjoy playing old-school Death Metal and Thrash with standard tuning or Eb. However, on my 7-strings, the go-to is Drop A all day long.

[@BentleyWarner578]

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

[@NJD1997]

that is the sickest guitar i have ever seen

[@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.

[@Kadaj997]

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

[@sjaeggi]

Great picks! Some favorites of mine are Right Side of the Bed by Atreyu and Confined by As I Lay Dying

[@thisguy2973]

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

[@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

[@AxisofImpulse]

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

[@over_killerpro13]

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

[@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.

[@Freeman_AF]

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

[@Nkwenkl18]

Good picks all around!

[@lukeeggleston6696]

Amazing work man love your jams

[@Bulletfan2682]

Man, that is a sick guitar bro! I might get one of those for myself

[@fadelast7234]

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

[@TravisAlanHall]

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

[@ImmyRey]

Love the Planetary Duality choice - such a tune

[@lharmy]

Drop C is a GOD TIER tuning

[@Cold84]

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

[@UseTheSupeRsonic]

I think that the whole-step down based stuff is the perfect hard rock tuning. I was half-step down/drop C# for a long time because so many of my favorite artists were partial to it, but I could never quite get what I wanted to hear out of it and it’s a little dissonant. I go to D standard/Drop C# 436Hz and the clouds parted

[@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!

[@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!

[@JonMurray]

Awesome playing and list man! New subscriber ✌🏻

[@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

[@AsherTisor]

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

[@Ray-xy1bp]

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

[@NewCreation23DR]

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

[@Forest_V19]

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

[@jeffcassidy2968]

Drop C is definitely my favorite tuning. Please more As Blood run Black. Play that whole intro to the record going into In dying days. Would be epic.

[@DylanWalters123]

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

[@PedrocaMello]

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

[@CalvinJourno]

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

[@giacomogalli2448]

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

[@admatlydian]

Cleanest convers on KZbin! Like, wow!

[@meandfriendstv]

Nice surprise seeing so many classics like earl BOO, COB and frantic 😊

[@DieboldTSZ]

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

[@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 🤯

[@JoshuaMRichard]

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

[@UlfDrulf]

Big System of a down recommendation for the Drop C Tuning. Daron Malakian has this incedible gift to make simple stuff sound awesome. I`m a amature on guitar, so it`s still a bit to fast for me, but the bars them selfs aren`t that hard. Learning "Old School Hollywood" and "Aerials" is a joy.

[@ambientepararelajacion2907]

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

[@shanegriffiths3441]

Seeing frantic made me happy, underrated album

[@naiahhaian]

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

[@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

[@glasscolors8006]

Nostalgia trip.. 10/10

[@walrider7210]

Some suggestions for Part II: Of Mice & Men - You Make Me Sick END - Necessary Death While She Sleeps - Brainwashed

[@chrissgardiner]

All great choices. Respect for putting Frantic in there. That riff is a banger 😂 My little early to mid 2000s metalcore kid heart was very happy by so many of these choices 🥹 Killswitch Engage's Rose of Sharyn or When Darkness falls would have been on there for me. Maybe How Can I Live by Ill Niño. Backburner by August Burns Red. Just some that come to mind 🤔

[@ChronicSwErVe]

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

[@typhoonf6]

My favourite Drop C riff to play is definitely Marigold by Periphery... it looks like you're doing a lot, but is actually quite easy once you get the general pattern down

[@smoothierip5693]

my man playin the classics

[@n1conic]

I would have been so disappointed if this ( 04:33 ) song wouldn't have been included!