Heaviest Riffs: E Standard (70 Riffs)

[@mickeydiesel311]

“e standard isn’t heavy” “that is lie” *intro continues in drop z flat*

[@mechamedejao6811]

Lol

[@will_stevens]

T H A T I S L I E

[@theinfinityscout3289]

It's actually Drop G

[@hizunami1224]

LmaO

[@will_stevens]

theinfinityscout it’s actually Nobody Asked

[@NikNocturnal]

*Showing "dad rock tuning" is heavy 1 juicy riff at a time* EDIT: Had to sadly cut Opeth - Deliverance, Sylosis - After Lifeless Years & Pantera - Domination short due to my good old friend copyright... Comment your favorites riffs down below!

[@TheAndrewWorleyable]

Nik, my man... you're the best. Thank you for your inspirational perseverance and work ethic.🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️

[@_Noctifer]

i love you you mad lad

[@jordythebassist]

E standard needs to be renamed to dad-tuning I'm sure there's a joke in there somewhere about DADGAD

[@samratsen4609]

Please can you make a cover of song greatest generation of band all that remains.

[@walteracade]

No Destruction riff!!!

[@HamzaKhan-mf1nc]

Imagine being able to play 70 riffs

[@duddust]

Hamza Khan couldn’t possibly be me

[@morganmanesh5142]

Hamza Khan dang i feel that...

[@crazymike1706]

@@AcousticOlli Interesting

[@firdaus125]

@@AcousticOlli It's not the learning as much as memorising 70 in your head.

[@dequariusforester8081]

MrOlliguitar Huh. Puppets is hard? Now that I’ve been playing for a couple more years I never noticed puppets was a bit difficult. I’m sure I struggled when I was learning it way back, which makes sense. Or you can just learn the whole master of puppets album, solos and all, it helped me get my down picking to the point where it was second nature, and got me into soloing way back. I do believe a more difficult riff would be battery or fight fire with Fire. But that doesn’t matter, I still have a lot more to learn, I would say i still suck.

[@ScottLazich]

9:12 A riff so heavy I can no longer hear anything, and I think my ears are bleeding. Send help.

[@adamabdelfattah9040]

Nah bro the audio just got fucked up, ur good.

[@matteosuarez3144]

Copyright

[@Zietus]

@@adamabdelfattah9040 I think he was joking

[@daddy-its-you14]

Scott Laser I don’t think it’s heavy but I still like it

[@janesnyder4349]

Zaden Snyder yea same

[@ajanator5263]

"if your riff isn't heavy in standard, it's not heavy, it's just low."

[@mplegrandpa6018]

Slayer - Crionics Metallica - Harvester of Sorrow Coroner - Internal Conflicts

[@xMANSPID3Rx]

Harvester is and always be a banger

[@Gonnasifaherpewarts]

I prefer freyed ends of sanity over harvester personally

[@seekanddestroy9835]

Kyle Knapp so do I. My second favourite Metallica song, just behind the Outlaw Torn

[@Robjurado995]

Megadeth - The Conjuring

[@jared305]

Judas Kiss’s chorus riff is heavy af too.

[@Samael_Morningstar666]

The “You don’t have to detune your guitar” group requests your location

[@NikNocturnal]

:O

[@CalvoversoBlackRedPill]

​@@NikNocturnal😮😮😮

[@BaenaCarcosa]

Now do it an octave down!

[@bicasualtea7563]

thats what i thought he was going to do at first

[@Shazeen82]

And its gonna sounds like a fart...

[@lg2k5]

That will be a bass guitar...

[@99shredder]

To anyone saying it’ll sound like a fart or a bass lol it would actually be (basically) 8 string tuning and most of the songs would still sound great. As some of them would just need to stay right where they are. Listen to some within the ruins to hear some 9 string tuning and see if it sounds like a fart lmao

[@Shazeen82]

@@99shredder Tosin abasi 8 strings but standard E big difference. Riff makes music heavy not the downtuning.

[@elephantt2077]

"E StAnDaRD iSn'T HEAvY" Vektor : *Proceeds to melt everyone's face with F standard*

[@andrewpappas9311]

So does that mean they tune up a half step then?

[@Gterang]

@@andrewpappas9311 yup. You should check their album Terminal Redux out.

[@rodrigovelasco5322]

Or an octave lower

[@michsolcki4370]

@@rodrigovelasco5322 it' fucked up, but they really tune up

[@seflw9666]

@@michsolcki4370 bet they need 08-38 gauge strings then

[@matheusmotta1132]

The heaviness of E tuning is dissonant. The heaviness of the lower tunings is "thicker". There's just different kinds of heaviness

[@Nathan-zw7nq]

If people took the time to learn musical theory and scales they would learn what scales to base their riffs on to make them sound dark in e standard.

[@austynkozak4073]

It may be cool to see a “Best melodies of *blank genre*” series

[@nooralamgir3703]

Or "Heaviest riffs" from "X genre" Please Nick! We'll love this!

[@toadetteremotewithwiimotio3330]

Best Melodies *Ink intensifies* *A7X intensifies*

[@NikNocturnal]

I might do "heaviest riffs" from a genre, it's been on the to-do list but not sure when to start it is all.

[@davidtobis3614]

@@NikNocturnal thats would be awsome

[@ByzantineWarrior.]

Austyn Kozak basically any A7X solo

[@el_barrios_YZS]

Alt. Intro: Standard tuning is not heavy "E"nough

[@reidgowan2670]

Alright “Not heav(E) enough also works

[@NikNocturnal]

Yes

[@FairyCRat]

3:10 it's crazy how when you palm-mute those 2 bottom strings, you could almost swear it's drop A. Adding the lowest note of the power chord doesn't mean a huge difference. So deathcore in E standard is totally possible.

[@robertwoods5168]

Yeah, it's an inverted power chord, the fifth and the root are switched. In standard, the root note would be on the A string, therefore it's equivalent to a standard powerchord with an E string tuned down to A. My favourite example is Sylosis - Servitude, check it out.

[@НикитаКостылев-ь8к]

Winds of plague everything untill against the world (including) is in e standard

[@sohamsengupta6470]

@@robertwoods5168 Servitude is a behemoth of a song, that riff literally feels like a semi truck smashing into your skull

[@jakebateman3088]

Think you need them ears checking mate

[@seasonmetalhead7522]

And when you play 002 in e standard in any manner, everyone thinks you're in drop a since it sounds the same with 000 in drop a.

[@coolcoconuts4453]

2:57, that's one of the heaviest riffs I've ever heard let alone being in e standard

[@kirbysucks5001]

I was honestly super surprised

[@bloodblade58]

How do you even get those noises out of your guitar in e standard

[@recruitdifficulty1638]

@@bloodblade58 palm muting and heavy chords mate

[@bloodblade58]

@@recruitdifficulty1638 I mean yeah. But for some reason I can hit the same notes and mine just sounds flimsier. Im sure there is a lot of technique I dont quite have down but still mine sounds super thin.

[@budderutter]

@@bloodblade58 maybe a weak guitar. Just place the finger on the first three strings on any fret and there. But maybe you got weak strings idk

[@YT-ho2hl]

9:12 that riff from the song Copyright is probably the heaviest riff of the entire decade.

[@Golarax]

Ok . but where is the most heaviest riff ? 0-3-5 ?????

[@depressedfrogpenis]

What about wonderwall?

[@Alberto-ny7kf]

@@depressedfrogpenis i dont think he likes grindcore.

[@the___dude]

It's actually stairway to heaven. It's so heavy it's banned in guitar stores

[@Daniel.Sanchez75]

Definitely not. Dropped E 0, 1, 3, 4,

[@Jetsubzero]

Nah bro it’s that 0-3-2-1

[@Tunanocrust1]

Me: “E standard is NOT Heavy” (For Whom The Bell Tolls starts) Me: “Mannnn this song is so heavy”

[@NikNocturnal]

GG

[@goldeneggthatneverhatched4252]

Hippo crit

[@coultersheppard6215]

Somehow heavier when James does it

[@FreakyGoku69]

Ride the lighting is a heavy album

[@HeathenMetalhead221]

I would've done fight fire with fire

[@boofertonitis]

Sylosis, such an underrated band. SO glad to see them in a video.

[@soap8404]

One of my favorites in E standard is 7 Words by Deftones, the riff always gets me going

[@elektrik-fz4up]

The breakdown riff, oof

[@provred8699]

Facts bro

[@olivermahoney3429]

'Malpractice' and 'Jizzlobber' by Faith No More are two of the heaviest songs in standard I've ever heard. Edit: I think 7 Words might actually be in drop D.

[@ash_aiden]

​@@olivermahoney3429 im sure a lot of people play 7 words in drop d but I'm pretty sure all of adrenaline was played by Deftones in standard

[@rockboy360]

​@@ash_aidenAdrenaline was all standard and Drop D.

[@lambsauce9404]

E standard isn’t heavy! Breakdown in Domination: *Laughs in hidden*

[@jeroenvandennoordt1259]

Domination is actually tuned 1/4 step down on the album

[@lambsauce9404]

jeroen van den noordt Not in moscow 1991

[@kamilgainutdinov7540]

@@lambsauce9404 in Moscow Eb

[@lambsauce9404]

@@kamilgainutdinov7540 Yeah but still

[@Jack_Krauzers]

it was Eb I think

[@wakbarp1968]

The post-solo riff in Metallica - The Struggle Within is heavy as balls

[@siggiarabi]

am i savage breakdown don't tread on me is pretty good, too

[@georgiykireev9678]

@@siggiarabi Isn't Am I Savage in Eb? Could be wrong tho

[@manwell8245]

Georgiy Kireev on the album it’s in E standard. Metallica live is Eb (for most songs)

[@siggiarabi]

@@georgiykireev9678 studio version as far as i know is e standard

[@georgiykireev9678]

Ok guys. It's pretty easy to get confused with Metallica and their alternate tunings, especially when some albums have like 4 or 5 of them.

[@sakethpuvvada4537]

Sylosis has entered chat

[@alexmunn36]

Definitely my favourite band atm

[@DREADDWELLER]

Been a huge fan of these guys for close to a decade now and I Sever blew my mind yet again. Thank you Josh Middleton.

[@NikNocturnal]

Of course

[@RemusHerciu]

@@DREADDWELLER same. they just can't release something bad. even got a dormant heart tattooed all over my chest & got the chance to show Ali one year ago

[@DREADDWELLER]

@@RemusHerciu That's awesome dude! Dying to see the guys live, unfortunately I haven't caught any of their Oslo shows :(

[@SuperJeffhardy234]

i can honestly say i never knew Winds Of Plague was in E Standard. so crazy, but it sounds so damn good too. especially seeing them live. just holy shit

[@screeeeeeemttv]

i played with them round about a year ago for the decimate the weak 10th anniversary tour i'm fairly certain that everything after the great war is not in standard, but dtw and tgw are both e standard!

[@NikNocturnal]

Yeah they got some heavy af riffs!

[@papabroly8000]

Honestly same, but for me it was As Icicles Fall by Ne Obliviscaris. I thought they used B standard 7 strings across their entire discography...

[@SuperJeffhardy234]

well i didn't mean EVERYTHING is in standard E. but that wasn't clear in my original comment lol still, crazy to think about that heaviness in that turning haha

[@99shredder]

As the early Winds or Plague albums are in E standard they like to do 4th chords on the low E and A strings so it’s like doing a power chord on a 7 string but the 7th string isn’t there. Give a tight heavy and “lower than E” sound cause technically you can make it go down to an A sound

[@bt_the_yank6234]

"E standard isn't heavy" Megadeth: *are you sure about that*

[@KSE828]

Yes

[@irockmajorly]

Megadeth makes e standard NOT sound heavy lmao

[@kevah94]

Imo, Megadeth was never that heavy when they played E standard. They were fast as fuck and thrashy, but never really heavy. Maybe I missed a song or 2, so if you feel that I'm wrong please recommend something.

[@iloveheavymetalmetalrules6829]

@@kevah94 youre right. They werent really heavy like Metallica slayer or dream theater. But they are fast and technical. But youre right!

[@iloveheavymetalmetalrules6829]

@Lee McDonald no listen dont get me wrong they are heavy. But megadeth is more about the speed. Becasue .Metallica are not really a thrash group. Master of puppets and and justice for all arnt fast albums. Sure they have fast moments but most of it is slow and head crushing. But megadeth dont reallly have those slow moments its mostly the faster moments. If you know what i mean. Idk if that doesnt make sense thats fine its just my opinion. \m/

[@Turial55]

I knew this dude in high school that played guitar and he was mostly into Metallica, Floyd, Zeppelin, etc but he always said that Dillinger riff was insane. He must have asked me if I had heard that song at least 4 times in a single semester

[@AnthonySanchez-wh6lw]

Here’s a challenge, heaviest riffs in alternate/ odd tunings. Ex. Humanity’s last breath and dream theater

[@lanemcdonough5565]

Anthony Sanchez Outshined, Them Bones, and basically any Tool song. Some of the songs would be hard to learn *AHEM* (Dream Theater) but easy to find riffs.

[@astickman7054]

glass cloud

[@cameronsavard8544]

Structures

[@grymxmedia2366]

I could imagine him just whipping out abyssal mouth and only doing the drug out chugs in the beginning

[@ryanohlson4181]

Would definitely call for some Devy, dude writes in open C. Hella weird.

[@zackhalilovic4753]

I think the thing with E standard is that its heavy riffs always sound really tight. My favorite riff by the way will always be from Heir Apparent. That riff just annihilates me every time I listen to it.

[@shanepartridge2744]

Tight is the perfect way to describe it- if you watch rob scallon's 12 string capo metal video you'll hear the same thing but to an extreme

[@sohibconner6926]

@@shanepartridge2744 i describe it as tight and Harsh

[@Totone56]

Exactly what i thought after tuning my guitar to standard for the first time in years, this sounds tight af.

[@sorrowoo]

Tbf he didn't play it right way

[@NikNocturnal]

Chunky riffs all day

[@NestoBTG]

When you realize Sonic The Hedgehog is Metal AF

[@thromok4190]

Nesto at least the soundtrack for that game was! 🤘

[@NikNocturnal]

That game was the soundtrack to my early teens

[@drewbustank]

@@NikNocturnal ilysfm u can has my bebes anytime u want #sanic4lyfe

[@99shredder]

If you transpose to guitar, MANY Genesis and NES games are totally metal! Super shredding metal

[@MrFrostcold]

there's literally a METAL sonic in the game

[@doctajuice]

43% burned is the #1 for me on this whole list. It just hits in such a particular way

[@IvanBarron96]

10:43 My childhood!! This is why I really got into the Sonic games. From Sonic Adventure through Sonic Heroes, the games always had great rock/metal songs. I'm hoping to cover some songs in the future, just need a guitar with a whammy bar lol

[@andrewpappas9311]

Honestly, music from the Sonic games just slap in general

[@Noah-ct2me]

@@andrewpappas9311 don’t forget mega man and Zelda

[@andrewpappas9311]

@@Noah-ct2me Oh yeah, Zelda music is great as well

[@setra23]

Heavy E standard riffs? Well, that'll be the entire Sylosis back catalogue.

[@NikNocturnal]

Pretty much

[@MK-oz2lf]

Power Trip...

[@WagnerdsClan]

Sylosis are amazing at making E standard sound just as heavy as any drop tuning, even thought it’s more about the riff then the tubing anyways. Don’t forget Opeth who I also think make amazing E Standard death metal riffs when everyone else in death metal at the time would downtune no matter what

[@NikNocturnal]

Yeah OPETH and Sylosis absolutely dominated this for me

[@Ryuuzaki145]

Sylosis tone fits damn too well with E standard tuning. That's Josh Midleton's clarity sound that I love so much in his heavy riffs Dropping to drop C and below to get the muddy sound would ruin that - and therefore the riffs

[@jrk10]

Opeths heir apparent is the heaviest song ever wrote in E standard imo

[@fattony2216]

Sylosis kills standard tuning!!! I was just waiting to see that riff from Empyreal and you didn't disappoint!! Glad to see they got a good amount of love on here. Winds of Plague too! And of course, Dillinger!!! E standard can def be heavy af! I will forever love Eb standard though, one of my favorite tunings. That half step under just hits different, I can thank Dime for that.

[@XistoKente]

6:16 Anything off of Arise could be in this list. I remember picking up tabs to learn "Desperate Cry" and thinking... "this is in standard?!"

[@LordBaal666]

"E Standard isnt heavy" Opeth: Hold my beer/Håll min öl Edit: it's obvious some people dont understand the joke, so let me spell it out for you. It's about how opeth released their last record in both english and swedish.

[@tannermullins3714]

Hannu Johansson even though he didn’t put them on here, Deicide’s first two albums were E standard. Those two albums have some of their best riffs imo

[@davelanciani-dimaensionx]

@@tannermullins3714 I think one of the first songs was an Opeth song that slid by the Copyright Guards.

[@Christian-my4dp]

Sylosis: hold my flask

[@dan2jzb58]

@@Christian-my4dp yes, sylosis has the best by far tbh

[@lacalacadevic2887]

Metallica: Hold my money

[@thegamingpro8759]

The fact Live and Learn is in this just shows how great Nik is 🤘

[@double0chicken749]

Yes! I got so hyped when I heard live and learn.

[@Tdflgmichael]

Crush 40 SA1 & 2 both kick some serious ass

[@SuperPyrusMaster]

ngl open your heart would've been a better pick imo, but crush 40 slaps either way

[@NikNocturnal]

Aha thank you! I was debating putting it on here since it's not a super "heavy" riff but something about it just gives you a rush of energy

[@thegamingpro8759]

Nik Nocturnal yeah I get what you mean! Glad you put it on, great video!

[@markusnyman6897]

*Domination breakdown intensifies*

[@AxLZ1]

Winds Of Plague & Sylosis, the most brutal stuff on E standard

[@konnorspencer902]

The great stone war was so perfect.

[@saucegodd5714]

and dillinger esc plan

[@ryansaunders683]

So cool to see the band Cynic in recent KZbin vids, I saw them open up for Carcass in the early '90s and they really changed my understanding of how versatile "heavy" music is. Thanks for sharing Nik!

[@BrianMurphy2112]

Love how Pantera and Megadeth didn’t require more than a split second

[@Archemist03]

Those songs got copyright claimed by the artists

[@Archemist03]

Or perhaps the Label

[@Elagabalus711]

The inclusion of Domination is a most welcome one.

[@brushot]

10:42 NO! The song brings me back to when I was obsessed with Sonic the hedgehog a few years ago. How dare u remind me of such cringy times (the soundtrack is really good tho. I was just messing around)

[@imraanakollo-arenz1449]

Even when the games become shit there's one thing we can count on and that's good sonic music

[@phantomtearsca]

A heaviest video games riff video would be cool tho.

[@imraanakollo-arenz1449]

@@phantomtearsca so basically the Doom soundtrack

[@NikNocturnal]

Such an awesome soundtrack

[@obscur2713]

This guy finally got into Sylosis 😭😍 and he knows after lifeless years...their best one

[@NikNocturnal]

Aha yeah they're awesome!

[@maxstodon8379]

Amazing song, but I wouldn't say best. Definitely their most popular song by far. If Nik covered Altered States of Conciousness, I'd poop my pants.

[@iqceo4276]

I love how he didn’t do anything in symphony of destruction

[@IllusionaryFuneral]

And Domination by Pantera.

[@scrumdiddily6162]

Probably because those are expected, probs wanted something fresh

[@macerra4401]

Oh I assumed they'd been cut for copyright reasons lol

[@unbrokenbeatrecs]

@@macerra4401 I thought this too. You're probably right.

[@theinfinityscout3289]

@@macerra4401 they were

[@soapfoam]

I love the weird look when you're playing the easy riffs that still sound badass in pantera and dillinger escape plan. And the stuff that has you stretching along the fretboard rather than just hitting powerchords is great. All the math metal stuff kinda belongs on its own. It's beyond heavy, where few men dare tread.

[@danminushuman]

Never heard heavier riffs than Sylosis ones in standard tuning

[@headphonesz6527]

Pantera - Stronger than all

[@luizoli7268]

Pantera and Sepultura made riffs heavier than Sylosis

[@jalapenopoggers8310]

Calling things 'heavy' is annoying now

[@oleauby3852]

@@jalapenopoggers8310 agree

[@dan2jzb58]

@@luizoli7268 ehhhhhh, not really, love me some sepultura but i think sylosis is a lot heavier

[@maximor2503]

After watching this video: I'll turn my guitar back to E standard

[@maximilianodelrio]

Ah yes, Finally tuning, my favorite

[@maximor2503]

@@maximilianodelrio Holy S*it... Thanks pal, I was hurry to write and I wrote that.

[@n00bguitarist88]

I would do that too, but my neck would break coz i have thicc ass strings

[@maximor2503]

@@n00bguitarist88 Me too, I really miss playing in E Standard but my strings will break if I tune up, so I really understand your situation. Edit: I'll start to use less thick strings

[@unbrokenbeatrecs]

Just get another guitar. I've got one in E, one in drop C and an 8 string for when I'm feeling fruity.

[@louisfk9880]

THE heaviness is in the tone, fingers and the amount of *CHUG!* and technical grooviness that comes into the riffs. And that’s just my statement.

[@No1WillMakeItOutAlive]

Lower tunings can help in the chug tho tbf

[@hehebwoai3056]

Also drums

[@Psyfonify]

@@No1WillMakeItOutAlive i think he meant chugs* plural cause it seems like the only way to truly get heavy with E riffs is to have lots of fast tight chugs in polyrhythmic patterns jumping back and forth between that and dissonance on the highs

[@No1WillMakeItOutAlive]

Psyfonify ya I agree, like 43% burnt. Panic chords don’t need that low of chugs to hit hard

[@Psyfonify]

@@No1WillMakeItOutAlive or like some of the groovier gojira riffs that chug an inverted power chord on the bottom two strings which would sound just as chunky and menacing in E if played with such brutal precision and groove as them

[@afiqzain]

Imagine knowing 70 riffs but end up playing smoke on the water at a guitar store

[@ForgottenMelancholy18108]

That‘s a sad Moment

[@coleyyy704]

I hate it man, its a plague for us intermediates lol

[@coleyyy704]

Stage fright i guess lol

[@kingchuckfinley]

There was this local band “the Viking” and they played all in E standard and they were fucking brutal. When I found that out I was thoroughly impressed

[@smellyrocker9262]

Had me at Sonic adventure 2 Battle riff not gonna lie

[@waqarbashir830]

I was so fucking happy to see it there

[@NikNocturnal]

:D

[@JacobB177]

This isn't standard but Cattle Decapitation is only tuned to Eb which is pretty damn impressive. Definitely a worthy mention.

[@thegreatmaximilian]

Amazing video and a great choice of riffs! I'm extremly happy that you included Celtic Frost and Opeth. What a glorious compilation of awesome tunes. Thank you for that.

[@JohnTheRipper6]

Thank you Nik Nocturnal for restoring my faith in E Standard... \m/

[@EAL2310]

I've come to the conclusion that every possible riff has already been written. Anything I "write" now will just be plagiarism.

[@katyungodly]

That’s how I felt once! You eventually pass that plateau if you broaden your horizons and learn new songs in new styles you didn’t know before :)

[@AJPMUSIC_OFFICIAL]

Gotta write in unconvention time sigs and weird scales. Tony Iommi alone has devesitated our chances at original riffs

[@silversky5554]

That is the unfortunate reality. Imagine how many songs are there in this world rn from the beginning? Im pretty sure someone already did it somewhere. BUT, not original does not mean you can't be different.

[@christopherevasin4142]

ehhh to a degree, but music is art just like painting. Just because someone else discovered the colour blue doesn’t mean you cant use the colour blue

[@rariimusic3889]

Remember what you hear in your head no one else does .you could take the same exact chords and it will sound completely different due to your right hand rhythm and the way you think if that makes sense lol.

[@metalfreekz13]

My top 5 are: 05. Megadeth - Washington Is Next! 04. Winds of Plague - Anthems of Apocalypse 03. Dream Theater - Forsaken 02. Insurrection - Trivium 01. God Has Fallen - Mors Principium Est

[@nWoandDX4life]

Wait a minute, Insurrection is E Standard? Are you kidding me? 😀

[@aram282]

In Torment by MPE is really nice btw

[@aram282]

And Apprentice Of Death Reclaim The Sun too

[@BestintheWorld32]

metalfreekz13 forsaken is in D

[@gehrmanyu7652]

About dream theater, I prefer In the presence of enemies and Constant Motions

[@MadnessOpus]

Annihilator, Opeth, Sylosis and Crush 40 in the same bundle? This is love.

[@jarrottbarker7135]

Clicked on this thinking “there better be some Opeth on this list.” *First song starts*

[@davebryan8416]

Something I never considered with these videos is how much you have to program drums for every fucking riff. Like holy shit that’s dedication.

[@frayedsanity]

Seriously man your video just opened up a huge array of new songs to learn! Cheers! Also your riffing rocks and so does that sexy guitar!

[@whatsahellhell]

7:45: smells like demonatization

[@NikNocturnal]

Pretty much

[@randovision8418]

Why

[@berkaybayarstudent2978]

If not for that 1:41 will definitely get it demonotized

[@TheseBitchesWantNikes]

Black metal is a dangerous game

[@biebiekeianime5985]

The question is. Are the bands making music for guitar players or for people in general? Cause literally the only people who cares about tuning are the guitar players.

[@AA-ye7xj]

Damn I can only imagine learning and practicing 70 riffs for one video, well done!

[@brennanfearon9278]

Breakdown In panteras domination is the pinnacle of E standard, all down hill from there

[@balintpetervari8450]

Domination is not was is the video right? Because i dont find it. I'm fucking love Pantera

[@rickgeraets921]

@@balintpetervari8450 it was after panzerkampf from sabaton for less than a second

[@hotshot0476]

@@balintpetervari8450 2:14

[@katyungodly]

Bálint Pétervári 2:14

[@bauerca3263]

Ya but I seriously don’t know how slaughtered isn’t on this list

[@lauscho]

Surprised to see Pain of Salvation get a shoutout. Came for Dream Theater expecting Pull Me Under, but got Constant Motion instead, reminding me that it's a great heavy riff!

[@brandonsage8757]

Opeth has the ability to make complete silence a work of art, though.

[@NikNocturnal]

When I heard their tracks I was legit blown away

[@beenmicrophone5817]

What so u think is opeths best album? I've only really sunk my teeth into Blackwater park. N damn dude, that album does weird things to me 😐 🤘🤘🤘

[@Jablan11]

@@beenmicrophone5817 Blackwater park, Still life, Ghost reveries, Deliverance are essential Opeth albums. Blackwater park is proboably my favorite but only by a hair.

[@Melodeath00]

@@beenmicrophone5817 Still Life easily. I've enjoyed all of them except for Heritage (their first album after they stopped playing Metal), but Still Life just sticks out. Mature songwriting, tons of prog influence without becoming "many unrelated riffs in random order" that some of their later stuff suffered a bit from.

[@daru_klas]

@@beenmicrophone5817 that's an excellent album. Hard to go wrong with their other albums (up until sorceress where they changed their style completely).

[@humantacos9800]

Elitists: E standard isn't heavy. Engineers: Ok (Lifts bass low end) Elitists: That's heavy.

[@bobsala7780]

Your encyclopedic knowledge of the subject matter is quite impressive. Well done, sir.

[@RiffKing719]

True king among all tunings. A well crafted riff is a well crafted riff

[@jp2503]

I would prefer C standard TBH but it's harder to learn in because history and availability of e standard classic rock till now.

[@1970borntorun]

Cool video! I hadn't heard of most of those bands, so this was a great "ear opener" to new, killer Metal that we would NEVER hear on the Radio. As a sidenote, that E-II Esp is a fantastic guitar ;)

[@feraccia]

Ah, would love a Spotify playlist

[@NikNocturnal]

I think someone has been making one for these vids, they're the real MVP

[@cactusdemar]

Nik Nocturnal how do i can find them? You should name him in the desc btw

@@cactusdemar open.spotify.com/playlist/1F5IAE7QdkjKd0aSPF869a?si=Zlsm_TzkQLOAnuHZuC-jvg

[@gildeshabitado]

Jaroslav Staněk Local Hero! 😎

[@maiqtheliar9432]

I’ve never seen Ne Obliviscaris in any “top” list ❤️ I really wanted to see the outro riff to Leave No Stone by Intervals though

[@Cygnus99]

M'aiq The Liar Ne O is wayyyyy too slept on considering they’re one of the best modern bands out there rn

[@hyperbiscuit2284]

I would have added the breakdown riff from Am I Savage?. It's the heaviest riff I know in standard tuning.

That really is a killer riff.

[@kungasherpa4057]

Ever heard Pantera- Domination

[@SKdaGamer]

10:43 Sonic Adventure 2 jumpscare what?! Wasn't expecting Crush 40 on here I'm so happy to see Live and Learn get some love outside of the Sonic fandom

[@J.St.Gmusic]

Candiria's "Surrealistic Madness" showed me what could be done with standard E and that's been my preference ever since! Awesome video and list!

[@jollytemplar3670]

I thought you were gonna tune the guitar an entire octave down lol

[@NikNocturnal]

Aha naw gotta do the classic one first

[@bishopm4401]

Nik Nocturnal .... I kinda would like to see that

[@themreyeballs]

that’s just a bass at that point

[@truedarklander]

@@themreyeballs double Drop d is drop d for bass

[@zeroGasfiterTV]

Haken enters the chat.

[@adamgood3288]

The time has come. We have truly mastered the art of “heavy riffage”. Thank you sensei🙏 *backflips away like a badass*

[@NikNocturnal]

Lmao perfect

[@HeathenMetalhead221]

Thanks for giving me riffs to play because of my floyd rose stuck in standard

[@juanrobles3381]

Haha Same

[@ronanjenkins2323]

Dilllinger is incredible, calculating infinity blew my mind on first listen (along with all of their albums).

[@landonlongon3439]

I appreciate the amount of black metal that went into this

[@JimDarkmagicThe4th]

Ay Dillinger finally makes it onto a list. E standard represent

[@emanuelcrepinkoo5037]

Today i realized that heavy riff means good tone not low tuning

[@JollyHaku]

Wasn’t expecting Live and Learn from Sonic Adventures 2, that gave me a nostalgia attack seeing that

[@rainbowgaze]

liked just for the inclusion of "Vampira" by Devin Townsend. One of the mere four songs he's ever done in E (barring demos)

As a guitarist, lists like these are great for inspiration. 🎸

[@imraanakollo-arenz1449]

Our dads are happy now. Edit: there is Dillinger. All is good. Edit: Crush 40! My man knows the ways! Gotta go fast! *Naruto runs away*

[@NikNocturnal]

Lmao yup!

[@CaliopeCalia]

10:46 ok I didn't see that one coming

[@Darbuinsito]

Everybody gangsta 'til SONIC ADVENTURE 2: BATTLE THEME

[@loganpriest6029]

Yeessss I love it how you included some good old classic black metal on the list they've got some heavy riffs in standard tuning particularly dissection, emperor and immortal and freezing moon by mayhem is a good one. Sylosis is undeniably my favourite band currently they're just a solid band and Josh Middleton is such a beast they know how to do standard tuning properly and still rip it with some heavy ass shit

[@pathemamike]

I've only ever watched two of your videos, but both have had some of my favourite bands in them, so I subbed. Keep on keepin' on

[@depshallburn]

So glad you checked out Sylosis man!

[@NikNocturnal]

So am I

[@depshallburn]

@@NikNocturnal I was proud to be a fan of you when I saw After Lifeless Years m8 🤘

[@BlvckjvckRecordings]

11:21 THIS MAN JUST PULLED A FAST ONE

[@NikNocturnal]

SAWNIC

[@enzoalmada38]

E standard isn't he- *The Dillinger Escape Plan appears and Greg Puciato crushes the skull of everyone in the room and starts screaming like a salt bathed junkie maniac*

[@OtterThunder]

Fuckin smacked that like button as soon as I saw Ne Obliviscaris. Absolutely love this showcase of old and modern metal using standard tuning effectively.

[@Endrave]

Like for Dissection man... Great job and Greetings from Poland!!!

[@andrewpappas9311]

Not gonna lie, I wasn’t expecting to see Primus on here but I’m definitely happy they are since Ler comes up with such cool guitar parts that perfectly compliment the clusterfuck that is Les Claypool’s bass playing. Such a criminally underrated guitarist imo

[@invictarose203]

I didn't even know half of these were in E standard 😮

[@evelynh.4088]

Bathory - A Fine Day to Die. One of the heaviest songs I’ve ever heard and it’s all in E standard

[@beatrispits]

Evelyn H. 🤘🤘

[@99shredder]

Great vid!! Lots of awesome songs and the playing was tight AF! Cheers bro

[@doctajuice]

So many bands coming up on this that I haven't listened to in a long time. This is just making me want to stay up all night and revisit some of my favorite songs