How to write the best Metal Riffs in 8 minutes

I teach you how to write the best metal riffs in 8 minutes

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• Aristides 080R
Tuning: Metal

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[NikNocturnal]

*Smash like so I can show more people the way of the chugs, tyty*

[violet__butterfly]

Nik tuning up to standard tuning gave me chills

[yvan]

Personal notes:
Start simple and establish foundation riff
Create a melody
Build on the foundation riff, make it less boring by changing groove
Incorporate melody into foundation or expand the melody itself into its own thing separate from the foundation
Use blast beats, or use a base drum groove then incorporate bass drum to fit the heavy riff better

Noted with thanks

[Luke-Hardt]

Nik is our new Music theory teacher lol

[sneakysniper]

You’re such a good teacher Nik! Thanks for always breaking it down for us simpletons

[nrth_ca]

just when I was about to lose my mind struggling to write riffs, this came out. THANK YOU

[underway]

This riff from 4:46 is fucking sick. Honestly I would like to hear a full song with it. It’s sorta of Trivium from In Waves era and Gojira alike. Dooope!

[GhstDiaz]

0:36 Nik: "You could be a guitarist"
Then shows a pic of a bass player during a break down!
Classic😂

[Joriaku]

7:00 Expected a Davie504 to come in breaking the door down

[PizzaHydra]

Honestly there are no guides as good and easy to follow as Nik's I would pay good money to have a course or somthing

[dunnock]

Nik, I’d like to see you make a list for people who’d like to get into heavier music. The idea is to start with a rock song and the next song will be a little bit heavier, do this until you get to the heaviest song you know. Basically a stepping stone playlist so people can determine how heavy they wanna go.

[TJHuck]

Awesome riffs Nik! You should also show us your approach to drum parts, writing those seemed so smooth!

[douchecraft]

the amount of memes you tie in with actual good advice is gnarly

[bolillo]

This is the best explanation I've heard on riff writing. The part about adding space to creat rhythm as really helpful because I find myself chugging or playing Bleed-esque rhythms all too often . I don't plan on making 578 core even though it's sick, but this has helped me with my own sound. Also, I felt see when you used Javier Reyes' guitar as the 8-string example, because that's the 8-string I have lol.

[Null-myix]

I'd say that Crowbar will always have the heaviest riffs in the business. Low-tuned, groovy chugs and breakdowns with all sorts of heavy chords.

[riffsplayedinalternatekeys]

I actually really liked the simple drums with the more technical riff. It sounded cool

[johnl]

I love content like this when I'm in a rut. Been playing metal for about 25 years. Been in several bands, signed twice, recorded played many shows, and I find myself in ruts from time to time. Other genres of music and somehow videos like this help me when I'm searching for something new to create. Liked and subscribed. Keep it up man. You shred by the way. Don't hate the bassist BTW. Take it from a guy who plays bass and guitar, nothing you do to a guitar, adding strings or effects will ever duplicate or replace a bassist with good tone who actually knows how to play the instrument instead of just mirroring the guitar.

[johnmorganmanley]

He's actually such a talented writer

[Leviathan]

NIk, your tutorials are awesome bro, actually making music theory fun and easy to understand!

[Hkler]

*Checks comments for attacked bass players.*