Top 10 Greatest Riff Writers Of All Time

EVH is always gonna be my number 1. Unchained, panama, aint talkin bout love, somebody get me a dr. Runnin with the devil. Just so many all time classic riffs

Thanx for your list - I totally agree

Awesome list! Totally agree about Mustaine 🤙

Windstein is the RIFF LORD!!!! So glad he made the list. One of my favorites of all time and a killer dude.

Loved this vid. Preach!

Man that was an extremely well put together video.

Love it!!

I can't believe you just posted this video! My nephew and I were having an uncannily similar conversation just hours ago, and your choices, Nate, are nearly parallel to ours... even the honorable mentions. Our conversation ended up veering more towards the superiority of Dio-era Sabbath over Ozzy Sabbath, while paying obligatory respect to the pioneers-of-all-we-hold-dear Ozzy-era Black Sabbath. Without whom little, if not none, of our glorious Metal we would have. Neither of us can wait for the Metal Injection festival, and Spirit Adrift's album release show.

Great list! Really enjoyed the presentation. I think another incredible riff writer is Gaz Jennings from Cathedral.

Another great list dude, At Least Buzzo got honorable mention

Great list! I don’t disagree on the list due to I’m still learning about metal but what are your thoughts on Zakk Wylde?

What's that homme riff at the start??! Sounds like Kyuss but not sure which song

Great list Nate... When it comes to RIFFS, we thrash metal or metal fans can act like we have an embargo on the subject sometimes :)) That was a good reminder!

When I saw the title my first thought was the first Down album - and low and behold...

Where's chuck schuldiner

I was getting worried.......good list

Killer list Nate! There’s definitely some crossover from your list into mine, but this is mine (no order): Leif Edling from Candlemass (similarly to Harris/Lynott, Leif is credited with like 99% of the band’s material - and goddamn they’ve got some pulverizing riffs) (a tie between 3 guys but) Hank Shermann/Michael Denner/Andy LaRocque - Mercyful Fate/King Diamond John Christ from Danzig Kirk Windstein Matt Pike Max Cavalera Tipton/Downing Tom G. Warrior Randy Rhoads Tony Iommi

"Not on drugs"..hahahahahahaahahahaha. Thanks as always for the great vids Nate. I am sure this list will be universally accepted across the metal/rock fan world ;) \,,/(>.<)\,,/

Tommy Iommi is the Master off Riffs that put your head like " WTF is this...Scary...or just a very Angry guy taking on his guitar...??!!! Jesus"

Good list, some of my favorites riff writers are also Chuck Schuldiner, Brent Hinds, Adam Jones, Tom Morello and our lord Michael Akerfeldt - really surprised he didn't make the list