10 Greatest Metal Riffs of the 1980s

This was a great decade for metal riffage and we've picked out our Top 10 of the '80s.

[roccoblackness]

I bet if James Hetfield dies Master Of Puppets becomes the number 1 on the list...

[marko.rsvfit]

what triggers me is that they cut the actual main riff of welcome to the jungle

[lancelot]

megadeth should be on this list instead of guns n roses

[rabitozoctuikalon]

It's funny that in this video GnR is before Judas priest and that it's not even in the "20 best metal riffs of all time" while Judas priest is.

[captaincrumpet]

But what type of badass 1980's guitar riff that shaped music as we know it today, does Mr. Corey "The voice of Loudwire" Taylor think is the best?

[Las]

I thought to myself, "if Raining Blood isn't on this list I don't know man... I just don't know!" I was very happy to see it made #1 🙌🙌

[vb]

Crazy Train, The Trooper and Mr. Crowley better be here..

[aaronfreas]

No Death or Megadeth? Pull the plug and wake up dead are easily better than Rock you like a Hurricane and Heaven and Hell.

[trollester]

*10 Mainstream Metal Riffs Of The 1980's*

And Guns N Roses isn't metal.

[maksudulislamtonu]

I think angel of death is far more better than raining blood... and also welcome to the jungle is metal?? always thought guns n roses were a hard rock band...

[Nickball]

I'm sorry but Good Morning/Black Friday should be at least in the top 5

[nivzfrabx]

No Megadeth here... wtf is this list... Did you heard the conjuring, good mourning-black friday, bad omen, devils island, etc...? omg

[chrishargreaves]

Since when were Guns N Roses a metal band?

[TirpitzLuminare]

I love Master of Puppets, but that's not even the best riff on that album.

[PoweredByDarkness]

Again just mainstream hits from the 80s...

[synthidOW]

Damn not even an honorable mention for megadeth? Like peace sells, conjuring or in my darkest hour? Damn

[LeonKennedy_Basado]

Michael Schenker and Iommi are fucking gods

[damiensdarkcorner]

Finally! So many loudwire tops where Slayer ended up beign number 2, but they finally had their 1th place.

[JonathanSH]

This is the best one of these lists they have done

[victorkrawulski]

I have been waiting for this forever!!!