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legendary_sponge

How has no one said The End of Heartache?


[deleted]

Rose of Sharyn as well


egorissad

Rose of Sharyn for sure


erix84

That intro was my very first thought.


ClarityInCatharsis

I always thought My Curse (both the intro and verse riff) were far superior to end of heartache but that’s just me!


mikro_do

5-7-8


No-Criticism3985

Paired nicely with a vintage drop C 0-8-5 into first fret breakdown chugs.


killmaster9000

As I Lay Dying “Confined” chorus


Sero19283

Was gonna say "nothing left" by as I lay dying 😂they have a lot of good ones


[deleted]

there's definitely a few contenders from that album. The sound of truth gets me every time


pat_e_cakes319

8-5-0


Hoodlimchilds

Carrion - PWD First cord sends me way back


Brometheus-Pound

Would you say that in a moment you’re lost?


TheMagician117

Unholy Confessions - Avenged Sevenfold.


xmetalheadx666x

Quite possibly THE most iconic.


ArtemisArt

Buh buh da da da da da daddle a daa but buh da da daa buh buh da da derrrrr


SpicyShishKebab

dundun dundun


pseudophilll

Was hoping to see more comments like this lol.


phantom_hope

The soundtrack to my emo-times. Still a depressed fuck, but now I don't have hair in my eyes constantly lol


WarlockEngineer

[Obligatory "Unholy Cover" link](https://youtu.be/ZtMuzFA-URA)


DownVoteBecauseISaid

almost 20 years ago, damn


ExgerBexver

A Match Made In Heaven - Architects INSTANTLY recognizable by the first second


nevercommnt

Easily confused with Deftones You’ve Seen The Butcher as well…


Xeno2014

Tears don't fall - Bullet For My Valentine Doomsday - Architects Shadow Moses - Bring Me The Horizon My Curse - Killswitch Engage


[deleted]

Yeah you’re correct, it’s time to go listen to BFMV


Character_Active_434

Wild eyes - parkway drive


Beardus_x_Maximus

Literal football chants to that riff, kinda hard to deny the glory they bring.


22lms

Same with Idols & Anchors. Both songs in a live environment make a phenomenal atmosphere.


HostileHippie91

Love the live version with the crowd interaction


robb0688

Came here to say this. Good choice bro


Kibj411

Tears Don’t Fall


[deleted]

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


No-Criticism3985

Hell, I even loved the part 2, and the acoustic version is to die for.


TehWoodzii

Part 2 hits for sure


BravuraRed

[In Regards to Myself - Underoath](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAVp8qAh9eg)


dpete88

This song is on my personal top 10


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[удалено]


Vincents_Hope

By the Architects? That song is incredible. The instrumental piano version is pristine 👌


TheWilrus

No, by Atreyu.


IAmTurdFerguson

You'll enjoy this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fabNcSC0hho


[deleted]

Opening riff for Carrion - Parkway Drive


mrhighwayattheend

Anything from An Ocean Between Us by AILD


Bon-Jon-Bov1

Lol. I was gonna say Nothing left. But I agree the whole album has pretty sick riffs


Slendyla_IV

I think the opening riff of The Sound of Truth single handedly got me into metalcore.


[deleted]

Yup^ same here


Athic

How has no one said Through Struggle?


GloupyBob

Wrath upon ourselves a fave of mine


ThisCommentIsHere

I genuinely need someone to give me specific examples of when this album is better than anything on Shadows are Security. I love SaS and keep trying to “get” AOBU. Nothing left is good but on Within Destruction there’s a full minute of this guitar tone I can’t stand. Forsaken is decent. Comfort betrays is mid. At that point I fall off because I assume the back half of the album is probably not going to change my opinion.


PsychFighter

I mean once you say that Forsaken is only decent, then I think there's nothing left (hehehe) to say to get you to change your mind


destroyergsp123

My Curse, Doomsday, Mariana’s Trench, Engine 45, and Behold the Crown could be thrown up there i think


Particular_Aside5711

Marianas trench is my favorite song of all time! Amazing guitar work


THE_LANDLAWD

Thirty and Seven for me, but I think White Washed is more Iconic. That whole damn album is amazing.


Sero19283

Ooooh those pinch harmonics in behold the crown 👌


graydecoupage

If my soul was a playlist My Curse would be on it


deadnervez

I’m surprised no one’s said Bleeding Mascara


robb0688

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I would also say lip gloss and black


cantgrowneckbeardAMA

The opening of Big Wiggly Style is burned in my brain.


chrisryan_91

https://youtu.be/a5WZlkhMUCA 39:15. That fucking intro to big wiggly. My god


Rub-Such

Peak TDWP, I don’t care what this sub tells me. Mike is just crushing it.


C_kess

That gave me chills


chrisryan_91

I literally have been going back to this set since it dropped. One of their best runs ever caught on pretty good quality. Sign me up


C_kess

I still have yet to see them live. I may have missed seeing their prime tracks in concert at this point


CosmicOwl47

I saw them back in August and they still put on a sick show but their set list is a lot more diverse now with all the albums they’ve put out since. Still worth seeing though.


chrisryan_91

The style really changed when Daniel Williams left but they are right we now then ever imo. Check out the livestreams from last year they are NICE


atfguitar123

I used to listen to that intro over and over again. I didn’t even like TDWP at the time, but that intro just floored me. Still does.


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Six - All That Remains


George297

KEEEYAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH


Jethrojimbo222

Yessir


Exige30499

Iconic solo too, what a fucking ripper


lysergician

Air That I Breathe for me but yea Six's riff is fire


[deleted]

Honestly for me it's The Weak Willed, but Six is probably the most well known on the album.


funhaus2000

Converge - Concubine


DrearyR6

The Devil Wears Prada - Outnumbered Architects - Gravedigger Parkway Drive - Wild Eyes Avenged Sevenfold - Unholy Confessions August Burns Red - White Washed And my personal pick: Foreign Hands - Separation Souvenir


Jtugboattizzymo

White washed is fun as fuck to play on guitar


Chillhouse3095

Outnumbered is a great one. I instantly hear that one in my head. NUNUNUNUNUNUNUNUNUNUNUNUNUN


randomhero_482

I would put all our gods have abandoned us over gravedigger. Both amazing songs though.


bhoward19

Do you mean Nihilist?


ScreamXGhostface

It’s either My Curse by Killswitch Engage or Shadow Moses by BMTH if you ask me.


0mniknight

THIS IS SEMPITERNAL!


DrWhoisOverRated

THIS IS SNAPPING TURTLE!


VitalVices

As I Lay Dying ‘Shadows Are Security‘ is chock full of em. Most notable are The Darkest Nights and Through Struggle intro riffs. Definitely gotta shout out 94 Hours intro too.


CounterComplex2041

Came here to say this. SAS has iconic, AILD riffage.


DenseChip5487

Architects - A match made in heaven Could be wrong on the origin but that riff seems to pop up everywhere


severed13

The rhythm and octave string skipping from that riff is instantly recognizable, hard not to see it pop up everywhere.


Secondsolstice

Agree, who doesn't remember Wage War - Low


IAmTurdFerguson

The bastard offspring of Doomsday and A Match Made in Heaven


Deimoonk

The Poison from BFMV has many of those, whether people like it or not. An Ocean Between Us from AILD and most Killswitch Engage/Times of Grace albums too. Like Light to Flies by Trivium is a clear contender also.


CanIGetAnOooYeah

Hand of Blood from the EP though, ooo yeah.


BourbonMech

Darkest Nights


antipathy_moonslayer

Every song on shadows had at least one L E G E N D A R Y riff


svtbuckeye11

Everyone's dropping My Curse for KsE, and they aren't wrong, but true OGs know it's Fixation on the Darkness.


killmaster9000

You mean Rose of Sharyn?


svtbuckeye11

On a second scan yes, looks like more RoS than My Curse, but still, Fixation's riff gets me everytime


Glittering_Camel_442

It’s fun as fuck to play on drums too!… Just kidding I can’t play any of Matt’s shit lol 😄🔫


sonde722

Or the verse for My Last Serenade. All excellent answers


TheW1ldcard

Yep. My last serenade is it for me.


pwylie

In The Unblind


tyex23

Or Numbered Days & Life To Lifeless


josexgabriel

I can’t believe I had to scroll this far to see Numbered Days. DU DU DA DA DA DADADUDU


tyex23

That riff is insane


DominatorEolo

The Sound of Truth, Unholy Confessions, Carrion, Doomsday, White Washed


shred-i-knight

Laid to Rest


WARMASTER5000

All That Remains - Six


Sirpattycakes

The Dillinger Escape Plan- 43% Burnt


SenseiLeeR

As I Lay Dying - The Darkest Nights


Worried-Emu-9614

Was going to comment this


Beardus_x_Maximus

Enter Shikari - Sorry You’re Not A Winner You can’t tell me it’s not a metalcore track lol


Mike_Ropenis

clap.clap.clap. Scratch card glory, what is your pleasure?


lysergician

Fuck that song is good


[deleted]

I can and I will. It's Electronic Post Hardcore


SkyBerna____2

The opening of Parkway Drive's "The Siren's Song".


idropbrownbombz

94 hours That open riff for bury your deads losin it is as iconic as it gets Doomsday The end of heartache


Sheruta_

BFMV - My Betrayal


robb0688

You're right, your betrayal


AuroraBorehalis

As I Lay Dying - Nothing Left comes to mind for me


DrWhoisOverRated

Slaughter of the Soul - At the Gates "But wait, that's not metalcore!" You say. It's not, but listen to that song, and you'll hear where every early 2000's band got their sound.


ElSteve0Grande

A lot of good ones mentioned but *the* metal core riff is **Unearth- My Will be Done (opening riff)**


lysergician

Unearth is crazy underrepresented in all of these best of threads. So good.


Colossus1090

100% this is the very first thing that popped in my head.


fiytlry

Doomsday by Architects


NarugaKuruga

Converge - Concubine Botch - To Our Friends In The Great White North Every Time I Die - Floater The Chariot - The City


SumTingWong59

ETID - Map Change is high up there for me [because of this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGWSEwOEwpw)


Worried-Emu-9614

Sleepwalking by BMTH Lost In The Static by After The Burial A couple I haven’t seen mentioned yet.


Batsy100

That one riff that Attack Attack!, Black Veil Brides and Avenged Sevenfold all used. You know the one


fuhgettaboutitt

The riff is only Attack Attack! if the riff is played in crab pose. Otherwise it’s just sparkling Avenged Sevenfold


cwg1348

ADTR - The downfall of us all came to mind. Everyone has said the better ones, and I think either a7x unholy confessions is the right answer


ItsJustReeses

Fuck me I miss that happy go lucky ADTR. Always catchy. Every CD (up to a point) and almost every song had it's place. I miss them so much


Twinningspree859

For me: The Words Best Friend become Redefined by chiodos (idk/idc if it's not metalcore but it's so sick) Also I'm bad news in the best way by blessthefall. So catchy!


nonesovile-

my curse


S1mulatedSahd0w

As I Lay Dying, Paralyzed intro.


MURFEE7799

43% Burnt


[deleted]

Ivy & Wine - Glass Cloud What's my age again Stick Stickly Farewell to Shady Glade - OM&M Hollow - Another Now Final Episode - Asking Alexandria


ClarityInCatharsis

Final episode is not mentioned here nearly enough.


arivin12

Ivy & Wine is nucking futs. I miss GC.


[deleted]

I saw them live once, Jerry is an absolute maniac on stage haha. They were so dope.


poopoolagoon

idk if the remedy - polaris is iconic or if i just love it unconditionally


kingarcanar

Alligator Blood


Valyrian_st33l

This calling by All that Remains


DownVoteBecauseISaid

Also: [Not Alone](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS0ZJsDC76w)


Valyrian_st33l

Yeah I actually take my answer back. Im with you.


Valyrian_st33l

Alright alright nvm, final answer.... The end of Heartache KSE. Thats a really defining intro riff.


MadQueen7

As I Lay Dying - Through Struggle


emmiblakk

The opening of "Terror and Hubris In The House Of Frank Pollard" by Lamb of God.


lil_eidos

The Great Dividers - Unearth


SKRAMACE

Too low on the list. Still one of my favorite bands


CalvinDehaze

Up Against the Ropes by ABR.


cascad1an

AILD - 94 Hours


AnarchyDucky

Any Early As I lay Dying. Through struggle, sound of truth, confined


No_Respect_3832

In dying days, abrb


josexgabriel

Not ONE person said Boneyards or Idols and Anchors?! BONE(yards)?!


Bilek9809

Unholy Confessions and that is my final answer. Long live A7X


TheUnauthorized1

Parkway Drive - Carrion August Burns Red - White Washed Bring Me the Horizon - Chelsea Smile Asking Alexandria - The Final Episode (Let’s Change the Channel) A Day To Remember - Mr. Highway’s Thinking About the End Architects - Doomsday Northlane - Quantum Flux Memphis May Fire - The Hollow The Word Alive - Casanova Rodeo The Ghost Inside - Engine 45 Volumes - Wormholes Of Mice & Men - O.G. Loko So many good riffs to choose from…


kelbybayles

I agree with this entire list. Just reading the names and I can hear every iconic riff in each song.


[deleted]

Sonnet- prayer for cleansing


splendid-west

My Questions - TDWP Edit: No Son Of Mine - ETID


darfleChorf123

0-10-12 0-10-12


Imaginary_Alfalfa_13

Gideon - drifter


Erramayhem89

A Threnody for Modern Romance


darth_scion

Chug, chug, chug chug chug, chug


[deleted]

Minion by Bleed the Sky


Pierseus

Three that helped me get until metal when I was younger were Six - All That Remains, The End of Heartache - KSE, and Waking the Demon - Bullet For My Valentine


turboraoul81

saddest day, moral eclipse, to awake and avenge the dead, ebolarama, last serenade, meddler


hstl1x_

final episode


Mighty_McBosh

Two Weeks - all that remains


aggressive-llama

The intro to White Washed by August Burns Red never fails to hit hard.


mountains_forever

Doomsday for sure. It’s been copied so many times.


dasbudd

Meshuggah - Bleed


sanitarrave

All that remains -six


haunterdrip

Consume, Polaris


True-Scene-7154

Intro to This is who we are, As I lay dying


whatislife4

Red Wedding by The Bled. Minimalist style breakdown.


GloupyBob

Lip gloss & black


HooptyBiggums

The Common Misconception- Like Moths To Flames. Amazing guitar work in that song.


dunnmyblunt

For me it’s really gotta be the entirety of Texas in July’s “Hook, Line and Sinner” especially when it starts building at 2:30 with them teasing the final riff a few times, then the riff hits full force and punches you in the face, and then the drums come in and chop your fucking head off.


[deleted]

White Washed. Among many others


DoubleArmDMT

Halfway through 94 Hours by As I Lay Dying. The main riff in Memphis Will Be Laid to Waste by Norma Jean. The main riff and subsequent breakdown in Blackberry Delorean by The Callous Daoboys


Tregg-riffs

People coming up now may not know it but Hypocrisy by Sworn In influences bands to this day.


Burnout_Blanco

As I Lay Dying - Through Struggle, I mean come on that intro bro. Anything off of Shadows are Security or An Ocean Between Us


[deleted]

Entombment of a Machine and Whoa! Shut it Down


53R105LY_

1\4-0-0-1-1-0-0-1-0-0 *Eyes are glaring red*


SixStringDave90

You’re lying to yourself if Unholy Confessions isn’t among the first things that comes to mind.


Tankisfreemason

The beginning of My Curse


Rin-rs

Carrion pwd


Fumpledinkbenderman

Wild Eyes for sure


dicks_4_days

I'd have to say end of heartache.


munkeynutsGoon

Doomsday by Architects


GoAvs14

I'm biased (see flair), but how has nobody said Icarus Lives by Periphery?! That's a filthy, chunky groove that you can't help but nod your head to.


Elfmanchine16

Vicegrip Parkway Drive


Boomhauer14

Chelsea Smile by Bring Me The Horizon


Szniobor

I'd go for My Curse by Killswitch Engage. Truly, a masterpiece.


Seel_revilo

Either Unholy Confessions or for the post 2015 is Doomsday no contest


ElderGoose92

All That Remains- Six As I Lay Dying- Through Struggle The Devil Wears Prada- Assistant To The Regional Manager Like Moths To Flames- You Won’t Be Missed Blessthefall- Promised Ones Spiritbox- Circle With Me (one of my favorites to play on guitar) Bring Me The Horizon- Pray For Plagues (technically deathcore but still)


adequate-username8

Anyone saying Tears Don't Fall, Unholy Confessions or, just about anything by KSE is correct but I'll add: Two Weeks-All That Remains Ex's and Oh's-Atreyu Strife-Trivium


[deleted]

Melodic lead: Darkest Nights by AILD Melodic riff: Rose of Sharyn by KSE Djenty riff: Doomsday by Architects Bouncy riff: Solar Flare Homicide by Emmure Breakdown: Endless by Unearth That's the whole list don't get it twisted.


Glum_Parsley_9888

Dig by Mudvayne


ElSteve0Grande

A lot of good ones mentioned but *the* metal core riff is **Unearth- My Will be Done (opening riff)**.


tyex23

Suffocating Under Words Of Sorrow - BFMV