Heaviest Riffs: Drop D

20 of the heaviest Drop D riffs!
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Tuning: Drop D
#DropD #Guitar #Riffs

[@NikNocturnal]

*Drop D is still heavy, change my mind* Also, I had no idea but AILD - Parallels is a weird D standard/drop D hybrid so my apologies for that one. Good thing I actually included 21 riffs so technically there are still 20 drop D riffs.

[@ravenoni6221]

This is still a kick ass video! Love your content man! Also, I was going to point that out haha, you still played it well!

[@sabbygomez7087]

Ain't no changing your mind after watching this.. lol

[@Mavvyd96]

Drop D is my favorite tuning followed by B and C.

[@colinstranathan7125]

Nik Nocturnal I’m surprised you didn’t do in regard to myself (intro) by Underoath

[@williamhabel10]

Anything can be heavy, you just have to play it right... lower tuning just tends to help (not changing minds, just reinforcing your argument)

[@hippyhobo6285]

Any tuning can be heavy. But not just anyone can be heavy.

[@faporr1043]

Hippy Hobo true

[@nickvanesch1111]

Infant Annihilator is the perfect example, they play mostly in E standard..

[@hippyhobo6285]

@@nickvanesch1111 I thought it was drop a or b standard. It's almost the same thing anyways, just an extra thicc boi string. Winds Of Plague plays mostly in standard. I didn't know they even had a drop d riff until this video.

[@Jackaus333]

@@nickvanesch1111 Infant Annihilator play 8 strings and even when they did play 7 strings it was tuned to drop A with a low E for the 7th string in what world would you think they play E standard?

[@projectpostmorrow7855]

Sylosis is the perfect example of being heavy in high tunings on the side of Pantera

[@heroic6863]

Completely predicted Laid To Rest and I am not disappointed

[@NikNocturnal]

It was the first thing I put on my list

[@joshuagoudie9456]

I think one gun would of been a good one too that song is heavy as fuck lol

[@singarcia1574]

Omerta is also drop d

[@billiejoeeyelash]

@@sakuvanninen3839 Probably copyright

[@saswatkharel2903]

@@sakuvanninen3839 the riff was so heavy, it was laid to rest asap

[@Cl0v3rComics]

Loving the 0.2 seconds of Laid to Rest

[@jmunley5714]

Obviously fall out boy. They are the second heaviest band first being nickelback.

[@Rafael-oo8wh]

Sugar We're Going Down is the heaviest metal song on the planet.

[@ledvimotam4842]

No, the first heaviest band is Panic at the disco. XD

[@FreezepondMapping]

Y'all obviously never heard nothin about Matchbox Twenty. They heavy enough that I just about broke my back and had to quit my job!

[@Nicksperiments]

Still not as heavy as rockabye baby

[@abhisheknair8437]

Blood on the dance floor is the real shit

[@kaimusic7884]

*unholy confessions cries softly in the corner*

[@youreadopted3960]

God hates us can replace it

[@sharing64tacos]

@@youreadopted3960 nothing can replace unholy confession

[@user-hz7sh9uu9k]

Unholy confessions is not that heavy

[@franciscs1604]

“Nightmare”

[@KuziemekK]

when i hear "heavy riff" and "drop d" i one sentence: *KILLING IN THE NAME OF!!!!!*

[@kahanshah3955]

It's killing in the name

[@yeetsheet2146]

Kahan Shah That’s the name of the song he was stating a sentence that was in the song p

[@kahanshah3955]

Just noticed

[@Rivwe]

Lmao good one 😎

[@svn17tn29]

Kuziemek nice Daron Malakian pic

[@roykhau3675]

Heaviest Riffs: Standard Tuning *"Sylosis has entered the chat"*

[@adamstevenson8737]

💯

[@yoaashay]

*Opeth has entered the chat*

[@NikNocturnal]

Well ofc

[@DashHoundRacing]

*BTBAM has entered the chat*

[@iau]

Detonation by Trivium, pretty heavy for E standard!

[@diegopineda2620]

First riff: Psycroptic Me: I see you're a man of culture. Good shit man keep it up

[@NikNocturnal]

Thanks Diego! That riff is filthy

[@diegopineda2620]

@@NikNocturnal i don't know if you've heard of them, but Ouroboros is another riff monster band, it would be sick if you did a video on their best riffs!!

[@diegopineda2620]

@IDontKnowWhatToPutAsMyUsernam e Dude bands like Psycroptic, Ouroboros, Exmortus and Soreption are so unknown is fucking stupid, they have the grooviest riffs it's almost inhuman these days in metal

[@archenemy7803]

@@diegopineda2620 That's the problem most australian bands have haha. There's so much goodness coming from there, but its difficult to get the exposure

[@yaboiguzma1925]

Seeing a band like psycroptic on this list made me happy, they're from my home town

[@italianchewy]

"What is dis? Child's play?" No this is Patrick.

[@sundigest1121]

No this is a dead meme

[@patrickmccabe2078]

No. This is Patrick

[@budderutter]

@Sid The sloth no mayonnaise is not an instrument

[@budderutter]

@Sid The sloth not horse radish either

[@sleepytako_]

@@budderutter yes it is theres mayonez guitars. c h e c k m a t e

[@MMR_LM]

Heaviest Riffs: Open C artists include; *Devin Townsend* *The Devin Townsend Project* *The Devin Townsend Band* *Strapping Young Lad*

[@kisu_odd]

Artist"s"

[@somegingerdude8110]

Don't forget Ocean Machine

[@theinfinityscout3289]

Rip high B string

[@astickman7054]

punky bruster

[@reptarien]

@@theinfinityscout3289 i have it tuned to C most of the time and it's never popped or anything bad.

[@burialofficial8913]

after playing in Drop C, Drop B, and Drop A mostly now, it’s so weird to play in Drop D it sounds so high compared to what i’m used to playing recently but i’ve definitely missed all my favorite riffs in it like Asking Alexandria, Trivium, A7X, shit like that.

[@reneebear3641]

My six string was broken for the longest time as the nut & bridge were ruined. Today I finally got back to fixing the problems & all I’ve played in months is drop F on my seven string. It feels weird but so so good

[@burialofficial8913]

@@reneebear3641 lmao

[@zacharyvitto1306]

yep sounds high when you've played in drop tunings like Drop B already

[@tallciaran]

same

[@deweyoogwey]

honestly, it’s worth it. i’ve been playing drop b, drop a, drop c#. Most fun to play is drop d now for me. Got me all creative in my head and put my hands to work like a madman. It just sounded so good, I’d melt.

[@aidanlarose6901]

“Heaviest Drop D Riffs” *Avenged Sevenfold Has Entered The Chat*

[@AJEDDY97]

Don't forget Tool as well.

[@chaddiusthewise527]

Be careful, you're going to provoke the trolls!

[@Jakob_W3Ch4rg3_]

Tool Has Entered The Chat

[@felipesouza2654]

Lamb of God has entered the chat.

[@NikNocturnal]

I love that band far too much

[@confusedturtle55]

46 and 2 over jambi as TOOL's heaviest riff. A bold decision.

[@djentyboi592]

46 and 2 is just too groovy to pass on it

[@KIA-qh7cg]

it’s like picking between favourite children but Jambi has more balls imho

[@tp3821]

Honestly Intolerance is probably one of Jones’s heaviest riffs. Also Sweat, Part of Me, Cold and Ugly and the palm muted part in Undertow. Jambi is heavy though too don’t get me wrong

[@metal_joe16]

Yeah the breakdown in Jambi made my balls go back inside me and drop again

[@NikNocturnal]

It was tough to choose

[@phil_fr6732]

That Rammstein riff... So simple yet so effective.

[@chriscanterburyGK]

Carriers of the Plague is a perfect example to show that you don't need an incredible low tuning to sound "heavy". Awesome video again!

[@NikNocturnal]

Thanks fam!

[@jackbard2623]

1:59 who else heard someone screaming OH MY GOD in their head?

[@ZepyhrLight]

ME

[@Valis16]

Yes

[@King6ix5tring]

1:46

[@onekidneystan4330]

Never thought I'd see Hollywood Undead in one of these videos yet here we are. Love that riff tho

[@theoddtimeman2975]

Most Hollywood Undead riffs are great!

[@St33zy-P]

I never thought I’d see asking Alexandria

[@KarloBatur]

Never thought I'd see Muse

[@biggore8338]

@@St33zy-P they are more fitable here

[@jery3385]

@@theoddtimeman2975 not most,in my opinion they amped up they're game in day of the dead,but in V the riffage was great,and in empire the tone is spicy.

[@alexandremarchand8815]

Blackwater Park would be my pick. Some pretty crushing drop D riffs in there!

[@ogulcanyolcu8714]

That song is the heaviest thing in whole universe dude. I'm disappointed that he didn't play it.

[@shawcremeans1773]

"Heaviest drop D riffs" *TOOL has entered the chat*

[@TheJohnnyboy445]

Tool is not heavy lol

[@alexwinn9901]

Tool is very heavy

[@TheJohnnyboy445]

@@alexwinn9901 yeah, some tools are heavy but the band is not

[@TheJohnnyboy445]

@@alexwinn9901 calling tool heavy is a slap in the face to the entire metal community. Cannibal Corpse is heavy. Chelsea grin is heavy. Tool is prog rock, sometimes it drags and is the complete opposite of heavy.

[@alexwinn9901]

@@TheJohnnyboy445 I’m just trolling bro lol

[@0Samandfriends0]

That blessthefall riff was my childhood!

[@EzaHazami]

Came here for MUSE

[@skydaz3r]

Sometimes their screams are just too much. Gotta tone it down with lorna shore

[@bicasualtea7563]

Skyward 8 Skyfall hello

[@skydaz3r]

@@bicasualtea7563 hey buddy.

[@tacticalespoinagesam]

GOD HATES US was hoping you’d include that, literally my fave avenged song to this day. such a sick vid as always❤️

[@NikNocturnal]

Thanks fam!

[@aop4825]

My fav song of Avenged sevenfold 🤘

[@Nonnicus1]

Nik: Slays all these guitar riffs... Me: In absolute awe. Also Nik: NAMES LIKE 40 to 50 PATREONS ALL FROM MEMORY Me: *broken jaw hinge*

[@Punkj666]

I like what u did to the drum pattern on 46 & 2! And also.....0...3..5.

[@andreas-xd7pb]

@@CloudShys this is really good bro, did you write this?

[@NikNocturnal]

Brooooooooooooooooooooo

[@CloudShys]

Baby Private yes bro

[@andreas-xd7pb]

@@CloudShys That's really good bro, can you play something else?

[@ameersbeih6777]

Rudy Ayoub has entered the chat

[@luckyspark2748]

Woah! Hella happy to see those underrated ones by TDG, A7X, WCAR, and Mark Morton! 🤘🏻

[@NikNocturnal]

Thanks!

[@jxnnydxvth]

always thought Suffocating Sight by Trivium was a really underrated riff. super heavy and really fun to play.

[@noct5488]

Honestly one of the main reason I keep coming back to this channel is because Nik's guitar tone is always phenomenal

[@onekidneystan4330]

Come on Nik. where's those Drop C# riffs?

[@mclovin3372]

Most underrated tuning IMO

[@vandersonjunior8018]

I don't know what's up with drop C# and Drop C but power chords have a more powerful sound. For example, Disturbed's Prayer have such a powerful ambience that makes me shiver all over the place

[@onekidneystan4330]

@@vandersonjunior8018 I just think drop C# is a nice sounding tuning. It's got lots of clarity but can also be quite heavy, It's a good mix of the two. Lots of Disturbed songs are in Drop C#. So are a lot of Alter Bridge and Trivium songs

[@onekidneystan4330]

@@mar.c1 drop C# not drop C

[@Roflmao0001]

Basically all of Norma Jean riffs

[@Fatty_A]

There's a extremely heavy bit in avenged sevenfold exist. Around the 3 minute mark. Drop d

[@calebengland77]

Absolutely love that riff

[@FangLessStudios]

The Stage within itself is just on another planet. God, what a great album.

[@sharlacher8]

What an epic song. For that minute that the riff is playing it sounds like it slowly descends into chaos. I had to listen to it over and over

[@NikNocturnal]

Dude picking the A7X one was SOOO hard for me to do...

[@uacoZ]

unholy confessions.. what a bonus! awesome vid man

[@NikNocturnal]

Thank you!

[@joshcottam3167]

“Heaviest drop d riffs” Laughs in Adam Jones

[@horseelite2729]

I'm so glad you did the Agonist so freaking good yo

[@NikNocturnal]

Yeah their riffs are insane!

[@thiagocosta3953]

Did NOT expect Muse to appear in one of your videos lol

[@blizzlichd1338]

Music is music

[@kungfuman82]

That riff is literally the only good thing they've done lol

[@maximilianodelrio]

AestheticBiker82 they have a lot of awesome songs

[@saiya182]

I love the way you enjoy playing, Like you really feel every step you take on the string

[@ColtonMetal]

So many good riffs in here. What a blast from the past most of these.

[@robertocanchola3334]

3:44 that makes me want to let my hair grow, cover my face with it, and wear those weird super loose jeans

[@NikNocturnal]

^^^ yes

[@smallvillefallen]

Three days grace will always be my all time favourite band

[@jasonowsley7604]

honorable mention: Walk with me in Hell - Lamb of God

[@NikNocturnal]

It was really hard choosing the lamb of god one tbh

[@jasonowsley7604]

@@NikNocturnal still picked a good one though

[@kinniecas9004]

*KiLlIng In The NAmE Of -RATM*

[@NikNocturnal]

I really wanted to include it because it's just one of the best riffs ever made, but it wasn't necessarily one of the "heaviest" riffs is all

[@landhomer4627]

Communism is not metal

[@macmuggo5459]

christian D could be, Stalin means man of steel

[@zeXr0andNeGi]

@@landhomer4627 nah its punk. Selling out is hella metal tho

[@user-ns6fi9un9i]

Primal Concrete Sledge 1st breakdown riff is heavy af

[@shvgvrqv6888]

там дроп разве?

[@gangweedpilled4977]

I think Pantera uses D standard not drop d though

[@Condemned782]

@@gangweedpilled4977 you're correct but for that specific song they tuned to Drop D instead of D Standard

[@Darrkness]

Wow! Returning Empty-handed. Love that one.

[@johnathanwilson1363]

now do drop C# with some trivium and Lamb of god plz

[@KondorXT]

And Memphis May Fire

[@Abasedbymygrief]

And SOAD

[@blakeaveryraisethehorizon378]

Trivium be epic tho in standard A#

[@masonbose9658]

I think behemoth does some C# too

[@thewisebread3653]

and Linkin park

[@dylanoconnor1819]

When I first started playing in bands, I only.played drop c. As my playing improved, I moved to drop c# to drop d. D definitely has the most clarity for faster playing

[@americanmetalhead7318]

So happy you put Cross Off on here, such a great song.

[@RurczakKurczak]

Metallica - All Nightmare Long is also heavy. Yeah, it's in drop D

[@demoboros4518]

The Thing That Should Not Be too ^^

[@Mavvyd96]

Demoboros Biggest of fax.

[@cloneboy42]

The Thing That Should Not Be is in D standard, not Drop D.

[@agustincasciero]

@@cloneboy42 it's Drop D

[@nickliles3887]

@@agustincasciero nah its def D standard

[@ZepyhrLight]

the song that got me into metal , wcar to plant a seed, IS DROP D , would have never known thanks NIK

[@NikNocturnal]

Thank YOU for watching!

[@ZepyhrLight]

@@NikNocturnal THANK you for shredding 💞

[@Eternal_1374]

never thought I'd see hollywood undead in a Nik Nocturnal video. brings back some memories lmao

[@alee7275]

Psycroptic 🤘🏻 Nice to see you put them in this list Nic

[@NikNocturnal]

They slay!

[@MADJR]

Hell yeah! AA, TDWP, WCAR, LoG and BTF were my favorites 🙌🏻

[@disapogrom5762]

The Agonist is so good. Prisoners is an amazing album. Glad to hear your cover of them :)

[@imnotacrook1352]

Nice vids dude, I became hooked pretty fast, if you’re taking suggestions you should do anything to numb by varials, the tuning is pretty deep.

[@M.E.FProd.]

For a7x I feel like there were plenty of heavier riffs, at least of course, IMO. One that comes to mind is the riff that kicks in on The Stage after the tapping intro. Super good and definelty decently heavy.

[@theriffnotebook8412]

I freaking love Psycroptic! The riff for Returning Empty Handed is stupidly underrated as well.

[@NikNocturnal]

They're dope riffs!

[@AdamTWHS]

One of the best imo. So much variety!

[@vengefuldanny8644]

Happy to see two A7X riffs, they’re my favorite band🤘🏻

[@Ress4h]

From the best guitarrist modern

[@sabbygomez7087]

Holy shit, last time I was this early I was this early my parents still had faith in me Also great video Nik, was wondering when you were gonna do a drop d video, and ya nailed it 🤘🏻

[@sabbygomez7087]

@@emilandersen8628 thanks bud 🤘🏻

[@mar.c1]

Great picture

[@sabbygomez7087]

@@mar.c1 thanks dude 🤘🏼

[@NikNocturnal]

Thanks!

[@QueenFrisky]

I see you like BFMV. My favorite band of all time 😁

[@DanTheDiver33]

Good Lord! So many nice and filthy riffs. You rock, as always \m/

[@canofpaint2336]

I love these videos because they remind me of so many old throwbacks that I haven't heard in years. Lol

[@Circaman8]

When some of these riffs came up i was like "That is in drop D?!?"

[@youngseokim7645]

These 'Heaviest Riffs' series are the best chances for me to discover a lot of great bands I didn't know

[@godsnkingsajan7190]

true af😂

[@hester6274]

YESSS was so happy to see Parallels in this that's the song that started my entire gateway into metal! 🤘

[@Grooove_e]

Love this! I like playing a lot of these songs in D Standard because I feel it's a little heavier sounding but that's just me

[@stevecourt346]

Nice choice with Shattering The Skies Above!! But PS. real tuning for Parallels is DGDFAD

[@Crash_Knight]

can't wait for heaviest riffs: dadgad

[@radiomitchell]

*insert Old Gray riff here*

[@koffieverslaafde627]

Crash or exploding riffs in bagdad tuning

[@D0VEWORLD]

see you later by william bonney outro

[@plateusigma3487]

monumeeeeeeeeeents xd

[@augustesdupin7967]

Kashmir

[@ahandsomecheese]

I still find so much new music by browsing these. Kudos

[@questioneverything6270]

Amazing choice with the impaler you're extremely talented thank you

[@DamoESP]

Glad to see Psycroptic getting some love! Great Aussie band!

[@NikNocturnal]

They're insane!

[@DamoESP]

@@NikNocturnal Yeah man, had the pleasure of opening for them back in December, killer dudes!

[@ethangreen1704]

Heavy and Drop D aren't normally associated with each other, but there are many heavy songs in drop D. Great video, man. Other ones I would have included would be Burning Bridges by Seventh Day Slumber, Testify by RATM, and Lonely House by Grammatrain.

[@NikNocturnal]

Thanks! Great suggestions

[@Encoder_138]

Can’t wait!!🖤🔥

[@swat_ape3920]

You can't make a Drop D video without an A7X song. You never disappoint lol

[@mercuryfaith]

For me the main riff from Black Rain by Soundgarden have a "killer knife" vibe!

[@yo_its_gingey5329]

I feel like you have near no haters

[@kevinberstler]

Totally. I can’t tell if it’s because 1) people just learned to watch something else instead of clicking the thumbs down or 2) almost everyone agrees that this is good (which it is). Of course, both could be true. Haha

[@NikNocturnal]

Aha oh no worries I for sure do, it's just a lot of them are more the silent type.

[@macmuggo5459]

Nik Nocturnal those are the ones you have to worry about

[@ScrilboBaggins]

Nik Nocturnal I hate you Nik....lol jk

[@ryanbollinger1759]

His haters are mostly people who don’t like him because “core bad”

[@bunanox5493]

Dude please give me us a second one this one was so inspiring!

[@kacywatson6314]

OMFG YES 🤘🏻😍🤘🏻 The best stuff!

[@MegaNancyLover]

I think Drop D is somewhat underrated when it comes to making heavy music, despite it being very commonly used in heavy music haha! I guess what I’m trying to say is that nowadays, people always want to gravitate to lower tunings for heavy music and believe that Drop D isn’t heavy enough to suit their sound. Despite it sounding great in my opinion!

[@mgrocki]

Definitely one of my more favorite vids in your "heaviest" series. Rammstein! Good call

[@NikNocturnal]

Glad you like it!

[@fiercedeity183]

Always happy to see Trivium riffs

[@dml-_2120]

I thought you would leave them out! Thank god😂 They're like the kings of Drop D

[@joshhinz7566]

Some of my favorite drop D riffs are from Fothcrah and other Hungry Lights songs.

[@Azza8808]

Hey Nik, any chance you could do a vid showing how you made your backing tracks? Awesome stuff as always. Cheers.

[@callmepayishhhh]

Azza8808 yes please Nik

[@NikNocturnal]

Thanks! I mainly just convert tabs to midi and record guitar over it

[@callmepayishhhh]

Nik Nocturnal may you make tutorial video for your upcoming content ?

[@joshuafrancia3285]

This channel deserves a lot more views and subscribers

[@tomosedwards8369]

Superb! Subscribed

[@mitchellskates6203]

Lmao just played like half these songs in my drop D sesh lol

[@kylejarmolych]

Much love for Stockholm syndrome from muse! I know it’s not quite as heavy as all of the metalcore riffs but truly spectacular in its own right.

[@RiffKing719]

You give me so many riffs to learn man.

[@JesseLeeKing]

I love riff vids I always go away with a new riff to learn

[@Dakatsu1993]

I mostly live in drop C#, and I love further downtuning guitars to oblivion, but it seems that everyone forgets how punchy drop D is.

[@moheuropeanassult]

Yeah, tune down too much you lose some punch that you really can't get back, even with the best tone ever.

[@tfwnoyandere]

​@@moheuropeanassult tell that to whale shark by acacia strain

[@crysalistwo189]

You should be able to do Standard E after this! There are some goddamn heavy riffs for standard E!

[@NikNocturnal]

Will do that one eventually :)

[@EpicTeaTimes]

Opeth baybee

[@svenskakrigare9543]

Pantera

[@markgomez5833]

Great video, plus all the names you remembered that’s crazy!

[@NikNocturnal]

Aha thanks Mark!

[@Blaz1nW0lf]

you killed that AA song 🤘🏻 one of my favorite bands ever

[@josuastangl7140]

RAMMSTEIN!!! Also didn't expect Muse here🔥

[@bruceanthony8345]

Heaviest riff: Tuning Standard 7 strings

[@snow5772]

Nah drop a 7 string

[@thedyingfetus9493]

Dark eternal night as entered the chat

[@NikNocturnal]

That's probably the next set of tuning I'll have to go to in the series after I do Drop C#

[@jasonwaycott8829]

Fear Factory

[@connorlowe7979]

@@snow5772 He's already done that one.

[@williamwalsh4743]

Your guitar skills are awesome. But that memory at the end? No wonder you can remember so many riffs

[@progmetaltv7421]

Nik that was the heaviest Tool riff you could find? come on ! lol

[@calicocookietv7994]

I am a beginner and have been playing E standard since Day 1 3 months ago. Just found a song I really wanna learn and it said DADGBE so I just realized how easy it was to tune! I've been wanting to do DGCFAD tuning but it's so tricky to tune

[@yungplague5534]

Use a tuner?

[@JxyDBD]

Darn i missed it! nik you should do a video like Best Riffs : metalcore Best riff: Nu Metal And So on

[@lucavitale7469]

Oh so glad 46 and two was on here! That's a beast song right there!

[@BiRDiEHere]

Good choice for the Trivium riff! :D

[@studioofshred1050]

The breakdown from sea of sun's by Helix nebula

[@bmartin4320]

That songs is packed with so many awesome layers but it keeps good flow. Thanks for recommending it to me!

[@zr00we64]

I think if you include trivium it's no longer considered child's play. Also do heaviest D standard riffs! (All gojira😂)

[@ThorsShadow]

Yeah, a list like that would be 90% Gojira songs and 10% songs by Symphony X (something off of, The Odyssey, Paradise Lost, Iconoclast or Underworld).

[@zr00we64]

@@ThorsShadow I've never heard symphony x do D standard. (Granted I only listened to 5 songs by them)

[@ThorsShadow]

@@zr00we64 The majority of their songs are in D standard. The only song I actually know being in E standard off the top of my head is The Edge of Forever. Lady of the Snow too, I think. Not sure though.

[@daviddraper6468]

Death played in D standard, I think a lot of other early death metal bands did as well. Looking forward to that one hopefully, I like D standard