Heaviest Riffs: D# Standard

[@NikNocturnal]

*Very soft rock* Edit: Had to cut COHEED & DISTURBED due to copyright... Comment below your favorite riffs!

[@M3tal_matt]

Hell no dude, this was a badass list 🤘

[@wolfyhii5446]

The REAL problem was you didn't even play the entire thing, that wasn't even the heavy part man!

[@Return2TheLiving]

I know you are a true Linkin Park fan when you cover LPU songs

[@clevelandindians]

You should cover “Up Into The Ether” by I Built The Sky

[@vinnydipatriziomusic9549]

Yay Coheed made the roster haha peep my welcome home cover on my channel

[@italianchewy]

Ah yes. Cannibal Corpse. My favourite soft rock band.

[@NikNocturnal]

Softest of rock

[@spartan_xbox7169]

Yeah I love them soft rockers

[@1997Bobson]

Hammered smash face, I cum Blood... Yeah.. Very soft ahahahahhaha

[@Brandon-dy8us]

And cattle decapitation who are arguably better and heavier than cannibal crap

[@ThrashSoul999]

@@NikNocturnal Death soft rock

[@benhostetter4775]

Alter Bridge, Slayer, Pantera, As I Lay Dying, Cannibal Corpse, RATM, and Testament? yup this might be the most stacked riffs video ever

[@NikNocturnal]

Thanks Ben!

[@lacalacadevic2887]

And Metallica!

[@Petrical]

And black label society!

[@brandonharris9160]

Stacked like Violet Myers

[@jacobnelsen2786]

And 90s Green Day

[@BaenaCarcosa]

Protest The Hero baybeeee

[@Ignore14]

DA DA DA DA

[@th3wa1kingbr3ad7]

@@Ignore14 Protest the Hero is too slept on

[@Ignore14]

@@th3wa1kingbr3ad7 Yeah I feel like nobody talks about them anymore, I still love em

[@jasonlovesmusicreacting882]

I wore my PtH tee to the gym today.

[@th3wa1kingbr3ad7]

@@Ignore14 I found out about them last year and I've been loving them since then

[@primedisappointment9741]

Nik: D# standard Me (an intellectual) *C triple sharp*

[@hooliganstreet]

D# Standard.... technically E flat... right? Still learning my tunings

[@sundigest1121]

"intellactual"

[@n1nj4l1nk]

Clearly not an intellectual, funny or original.

[@NikNocturnal]

That made me laugh more than it should've

[@Psyfonify]

insert unibrow monicle whinnie the pooh

[@regdenee]

I really like this tuning. That half step really makes it easier to go a thrash territory. Old school The Haunted really made this tuning special to me.

[@johnnoel1402]

heaviest riffs E standard? i feel like that could be interesting

[@M3tal_matt]

That's actually a dope idea 🤘

[@jorge0358]

Trivium with Detonation or Insurrection

[@AaronMorgan666]

I think most of winds of plague is in E standard.

[@HunterForsberg]

Sylosis and Mors Principium Est. :3

[@virtz]

sylosis

[@davidslattery6750]

this video proves for me yet again that "heavyness" is more so in the songwriting,attitude, tone and playing as opposed to a f# or whatever tuning. great vid as usual 🤘

[@MaestroJericho]

i feel like people come up with evil-er sounding riffs with tunings higher than B standard, like they have to work for that heavyness.

[@petruccijr2270]

Day 14 of loving Nik. Wait no, day 14 of bothering Nik to cover a dream theater song. Well actually yeah, I love you Nik.

[@NikNocturnal]

[@gregwatmough3045]

Always happy to see Alter Bridge

[@NikNocturnal]

They god some smashing riffs

[@Erisblackstone]

Also Welcome Home by Co&Ca better be on here otherwise I'm rioting Edit: You're safe for now, Nik.

[@patriotstreammedia3635]

Rioting is so trendy

[@TheSkyIsMelting]

though he should have included the next part of that opening riff

[@NikNocturnal]

GG

[@ChrisS-mk1yr]

What does "rioting" entail then? Is it basically having a sulk for the rest of the day?

[@benparsons4979]

@@ChrisS-mk1yr it's hyperbole

[@landrybasket]

I may be in the minority here, but “The god that failed” is so heavy especially with the lever action gun sfx, god I love it.

[@Condemned782]

I've heard there's a gun sound but I never heard it where is it?

[@1m3agle]

@@Condemned782 the record utilized a gunshot sound effect with the snare in the main riff

[@Condemned782]

@@1m3agle I'll listen closely

[@samwillochell9528]

Agreed, honestly favorite song of the album such a good groove

[@ripperplaysclon152]

It’s not a sound effect, they actually shot a rifle. James Hetfield likes to hunt, y’know.

[@G1GANU7]

2:36 Wasnt exoecting my favorite band. Hell yeah.

[@GoodDealington]

That diversity though 👀 I’d also love to see you cover some Revocation or Protest the Hero

[@NikNocturnal]

Thank you!

[@brantbedore1399]

Hearing Protest the Hero on here made me feel warm inside. Zesty Sams would be proud

[@themilesdavies]

Loved that Disturbed, Coheed and Cambria, RATM, and especially Rise Against made it here. A couple of my fave bands 🙂🤘🏻🔥 keep up the amazing work!

[@aaaargl]

Was hoping for the breakdown riff in angel of death. One of the best Riffs ever in this tuning.

[@DJT544]

Fun fact : D# Standard is same tuning as Weezer's.

[@anthropophagistsomnambulis9872]

and Jimi Hendrix, and Nirvana's

[@burningicecream9095]

22bti if u know music theory u know weezer is unironically the greatest band of all time you don’t gotta be heavy to be the goat ;)

[@drperkyreal4686]

And Alice In Chains and Cannibal corpse It is most versatile

[@budderutter]

@@burningicecream9095 si

[@brockdoesguitar]

0:03 The face of a man who has run out of puns to put before a video

[@NikNocturnal]

maybe...

[@s.e.n3264]

Eb Standard 😏

[@NikNocturnal]

=(

[@s.e.n3264]

@@NikNocturnal Lmao

[@riffmania]

YAS

[@focusman420]

ICED EARTH 👏👏 ICED EARTH

[@TheSectric]

@@riffmania "YAS" what?

[@brandonharris9160]

Nik Nocturnal is so versatile and a really important member of the metal community who introduces many people to the genre as well as mastering guitar. Thanks for your contributions bro. I love how you know about the old school OG metal bands as well as the best modern stuff. Check out Kalmah if you haven't already, you're missing out if you don't know them. Their first two albums, Swamplord and They Will Return are my absolute favorite albums in this tuning. Much respect. Hailz 🤘

[@RiffKing719]

In 15 years of playing the first song I learned was Bulls on Parade, and every tab on earth said it was Standard E, now I question how much of Rage I’ve learned and if the tabs were wrong.

[@brandonmolcyk3085]

Stoked to see Rise Against on the list, but State if the Union is a much heavier riff by them

[@mondragon9282]

The way you transition from E to D# power chords, I never thought to do that. Always brought my index finger down to the 2nd fret on the A string. Your simple slide down looks so much easier and more economical.

[@NikNocturnal]

Thanks Mike!

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

it's like imagining there's another fret beyond the nut... this is the same way to look at CAGED system and how to understand inverted power chords are the same as a Barre chord to write riffs that sound like a 7 string low range but is on a 6

[@dylandemars7034]

This is my favorite riff compilation video. There are so many different bands on here. If D# wasn't my favorite tuning before, it is now.

[@lvlandfarm]

When you can't afford larger gauge strings yet still want to play actual metal

[@joseevb04]

Well I have a 6 strings guitar with .10 strings and I have it tuned in B-F#-B-E-B-E (6th-4th strings in drop B and strings 1 and 2 in standard)

[@mondragon9282]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@benhostetter4775]

I have normal 10-46 strings and I can go down to Drop A# without an issue. Not much lower tho.

[@mondragon9282]

@@benhostetter4775 those gotta feel like rubber bands. I've got a 52 on my bottom end in drop C and and it doesnt feel super tight.

[@benhostetter4775]

@@mondragon9282 They aren't super tight, but oddly enough still comfortably playable. I'm still not sure why haha. I'm sure my guitar's setup is all out of whack and such tho.

[@MJ-vd8bj]

Holy shit, Part of Me by LP was a surprise! Absolutely incredible song, I will go so far and say it's their best nu-metal song by far.

[@austinmoser5056]

Good to see some AB in here, I dont people realize how heavy some of their stuff can be. Especially their last 3 albums, have had some monster riffs

[@NikNocturnal]

^^

[@josessuarezz]

Zero by Smashing Pumpkins and this list would be even better, excellent as always!

[@hellfire7284]

Alter bridge is massively underrated thanks for featuring them

[@ajieabdurachman]

OH MY GOD, PART OF ME by Linkin Park! ❤️ Suprising easter eggs.

[@NikNocturnal]

Aha hell yeah!

[@viniciusribeiro7279]

I love how he plays every song flawlessly

[@geekymetalhead5112]

Title: thrash metal in one tuning

[@NikNocturnal]

Aha yeah a lot of that in here

[@whoshotya117]

This video needed Iced Earth with the ending riff on Dante's Inferno. Great variety though!

[@szczur0192]

Damn, you nailed "Welcome Home" so well they copyright stroke you

[@kinniecas9004]

*SoFt RoCk* also if ur doing e standard here's a list: domination breakdown - pantera (technically a few cents down from e) 43% burnt - TDEP am i savage? - metallica (breakdown) cemetery gates - pantera (you know which one \m/) symphony of destruction - megadeth. (simple but heavy) walk - pantera blackened - metallica tell me some more :)

[@Condemned782]

Walk is actually D Standard but the rest of the list is pretty damn good

[@metalheaddd97]

I actually didn’t expect to see As I Lay Dying here!

[@NikNocturnal]

Yeah they have a few songs in that tuning actually :D

[@bKoelle689]

Man I forgot about that Rise Against song. Whole array of memories just came back lol.

[@iangauthier1594]

Siren song of the counter culture was one of the album that led me to the core scene

[@ianfair5774]

Ian Gauthier It led me to post-hardcore

[@onekidneystan4330]

one of the best hardcore punk albums out there

[@b00ts93]

Its so good

[@NikNocturnal]

I grew up with a lot of music from that album

[@morpingu]

AFI and Rise against caught me off guard. Wasn't expecting them at all!

[@NikNocturnal]

Neither was I

[@bertramprstekjr-schmidt7502]

i love the heaviest riffs series inspires me, when i dont know what to play, keep it up!

[@wildidentity2968]

Next Monday Meme video: Top 10 type of live guitarrist

[@jacksonricebreadman240]

Not Steviet

[@metaloreo8423]

@@jacksonricebreadman240 good one haha

[@AmadChima]

Two things: 1) Loving that Revocation was the first riff 2) FINALLY SOMEONE PLAYED A GREATER FOUNDATION IN THE CORRECT TUNING!

[@KevinGarcia-pv3lr]

Lowkey very happy to see Rise Against on here

[@yannizo]

Soon: Heaviest riffs in Rise F tuning

[@benjipc5637]

100% Vektor riffs

[@floralfire]

I LOVE PROTEST THE HERO!! Such a criminally underrated band

[@NikNocturnal]

They're legit insane, love it

[@keunekeune]

Hmmpfffffffff 4:46 always hits the right spot . Thou shall Protest the Hero

[@whatsabryan]

The first time I ever heard Protest the Hero was live at a show in DC. My face melted that night. They are the only band I still enjoy from my Warped Tour phase.

[@markybiz3212]

The Root of all Evil by Dream Theater has that heavy D# riff

[@Camowamo100]

so so glad that Cattle Decapitation got a plug here! some of the hardest stuff going, especially all in D#

[@sinisterminister9920]

Must say, I play mostly in ‘standard D’ but my favorite tuning may be ‘Eb’ Standard... idk what it is but to me, it’s by far the heaviest and most evil sounding tuning. Maybe because it’s just a half step from E and retains its tension yet, that semi-tone down really takes the ear thru a journey spiraling thru an unsettling abyss idk

[@voxterh.6166]

Agreed, eb is def the sweet spot. You can play a lot of different genres w it, pretty versatile.

[@iDoqz]

I like that you put the album covers in the video

[@masonweems5651]

I forgot all about The Game until this video. And peep Coheed and Cambria! Nice video, dude!

[@NikNocturnal]

Thank you!

[@henrylivingston7712]

pls do a full cover of Bloodmeat or any other protest the hero song!!

[@333matus4]

Man! That's a great guitar, beautiful....I want it !🥺

[@blendernoob64]

God dang it Nik, you cut off Raining Blood at the best part! ah well, there are some good choices here though. keep it up!

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

... he did

[@lucasdjents]

How long does it take you to produce these heaviest riffs videos? Learning the riffs, filming, editing, etc.

[@NikNocturnal]

All of Sunday and half of Monday actually

[@demented_robot3571]

This was sum gr8 soft rock Nik thanks

[@maxkliegl2001]

Was hoping to see some Cattle Decapitation on here and was not disappointed at all!!! Great job, Nik!!!

[@memoire-30jm09]

Honorable mention: The breakdown of Sum 41's "88" song.

[@terrathaw]

Revocation are undoubtedly the masters of riffs of modern death metal.

[@jipplejapple3347]

Really like the variety on this one

[@SG-wj2qj]

Good ol disturbed. Simple... but the vibe and rythem is just so good.

[@danielseale9636]

Damn you nailed Bloodmeat. Sounded just like the album

[@NikNocturnal]

Thanks Daniel!

[@dtide-_-898]

Actually happy and surprised to see coheed and cambria I thought the world forgot about them☺️

[@KeeperOfPoops]

well they are gonna forget about them because they muted the video who knew Coheed and Cambria was a blocker

[@danielfarkas4259]

Great video as always! Would have loved to hear dancing for rain from rise against though🤔

[@Indra22383]

Yes! More nevermore pls Love the vids nik

[@NikNocturnal]

Thanks Aden!

[@alexlloydmusic5647]

Plays Raining Blood but doesn’t play the heaviest part of the intro

[@ardennes3016]

No one ever does i think its easily detected by copyright algorythms because i literally never hear it any any compilation

[@anthonydahl5454]

Nice variety in this one!!

[@dylanzoney7141]

I love that most if not all the riffs are from much heavier songs than other songs in lower tunings. I guess the Eb/D# is extra spicy

[@ayanjyotiraj9037]

just love the tone man

[@skullyskeleton5654]

Another awesome list of songs! Nice video Nik! \m/

[@ethapher]

KZbin’s copyright system needs to just stop. Let the man play some riffs!

[@KeeperOfPoops]

All these bands are doing is erasing themselves from history i truly believe this, no one will know who these bands are because they block everything! I wanted to do so many damn covers in the past but i can't because this is why, they block everything!

[@hershellumiere]

Proper 80s death metal tuning.

[@guitarlesson666]

No ember to inferno by Trivium? I'm surprised it didn't came on the list

[@LorcanWard]

Awesome work as always dude!!!

[@thecouturiers1939]

Yes you played one of the most iconic riffs raining blood, you should cover that song

[@guilhermegouvea1994]

AWESOME!!! THE SELECTION IS PERFECT!

[@NikNocturnal]

Thanks!

[@manontheside663]

Angry again- Megadeth! One of my favorite D# riffs.

[@iLuckySpark]

Woah! Super surprised to see LP's Part of Me on here. Not many people know about that one!

[@xCreepyKidsx]

Need some Mors Principium Est and Persefone on one of these someday.

[@jtplatero]

Awesome job again bro! Loving the tracklist for the video! Keep it up! ☠🤘😈

[@steeezyjoey]

D, riffs for, Disturbed.

[@leonid7785]

I was expecting some Iced Earth but these are really great riffs too. :)

[@HxCxDxE]

Didn't expect to see Protest The Hero on here... such an underrated band

[@Loose228]

Is E-Ⅱ guitar your new guitar ? The guitar is so cool !

[@sinistrality7883]

ah yes D# also known as "the studio album" tuning.

[@ChrisS-mk1yr]

Maybe you should do some "heavy riffs in tunings that are somewhat flat" in the future, haha! Machinehead do for sure, I think they tend to play in Drop C and D Standard but again it's perhaps a quarter step flat so most people think it's in Drop B and C# Standard. These bands and their weird tunings...

[@aaaargl]

ALL THE GAIN! ZERO MIDS! SLAYERRR!

[@Slormer]

Bloodmeat AND The Root of All Evil! Two of my favourite riffs.

[@martinleithe8251]

The intro even before the video begins is worth a like in itself. Made me laugh. Thank

[@chiefvenomz3168]

FINALLY A BIG KZbinR COVERING REVOCATION

[@AnthonySanchez-wh6lw]

That guitar is so freakin clean

[@Mavvyd96]

That Gibson so fucking sexy, I love it. Also, I’m pretty surprised a Greater Foundation was in D#. Didn’t know AILD tunes that high.

[@phantomtearsca]

I was thinking A Place For My Head for LP, but that works too!

[@Jinni_SD]

Oh man, AFI! Jade is such a great guitarist

[@wormfost5578]

Surprised you included Morbid Angel. Fuck yes! 💪

[@brndnkny]

Gonna go home and add all of these too my daily playing 🤘

[@A9_Chord]

0:55 1:29 2:12 3:22 3:44 4:07

[@nooralamgir3703]

Revocation and then Linkin Parks most underrated song? Nice work!