100 Greatest Metal Guitar Riffs

1. Iron Man
Black Sabbath

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2. Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath

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3. Master of Puppets
Metallica

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4. Paranoid
Black Sabbath

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5. Run to the Hills
Iron Maiden

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6. Crazy Train
Ozzy Osbourne

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7. Raining Blood
Slayer

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8. Breaking the Law
Judas Priest

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9. Ace of Spades
Motorhead

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10. Holy Wars...The Punishment Due
Megadeth

11. Holy Diver
Dio

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12. Number of the Beast
Iron Maiden

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13. Walk
Pantera

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14. The Trooper
Iron Maiden

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15. Electric Funeral
Black Sabbath

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16. Seek and Destroy
Metallica

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17. Tornado of Souls
Megadeth

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18. Symptom of the Universe
Black Sabbath

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19. Hallowed be thy Name
Iron Maiden

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20. Stargazer
Rainbow

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21. Heaven and Hell
Black Sabbath

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22. Hangar 18
Megadeth

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23. The Philosopher
Death

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24. Cemetery Gates
Pantera

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25. The Hellion/Electric Eye
Judas Priest

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26. N.I.B.
Black Sabbath

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27. Enter Sandman
Metallica

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28. Peace Sells
Megadeth

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29. Creeping Death
Metallica

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30. Powerslave
Iron Maiden

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31. Kill the King
Rainbow

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32. Sweet Leaf
Black Sabbath

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33. Home
Dream Theatre

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34. Zero Tolerance
Death

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35. Black Metal
Venom

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36. Symphony of Destruction
Megadeth

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37. Into the Void
Black Sabbath

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38. Madhouse
Anthrax

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39. Ride the Lightning
Metallica

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40. Man on the Silver Mountain
Rainbow

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41. South of Heaven
Slayer

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42. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Black Sabbath

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43. Phantom of the Opera
Iron Maiden

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44. Overactive Imagination
Death

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45. Circle of the Tyrants
Celtic Frost

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46. Bulls on Parade
Rage Against the Machine

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47. Am I Evil
Diamond Head

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48. Mouth For War
Pantera

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49. Horrorscope
Overkill

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50. Rock You Like A Hurricane
Scorpions

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51. Mechanix
Megadeth

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52. Shout at the Devil
Motley Crue

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53. Bomber
Motorhead

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54. Curse of the Pharaohs
Mercyful Fate

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55. Killing in the Name Of
Rage Against the Machine

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56. Supernaut
Black Sabbath

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57. Victim of Changes
Judas Priest

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58. Rainbow in the Dark
Dio

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59. Outshined
Soundgarden

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60. Balls to the Wall
Accept

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61. Diary of a Madman
Ozzy Osbourne

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62. No Love Lost
Carcass

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63. BYOB
System of a Down

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64. Angel of Death
Slayer

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65. War Pigs
Black Sabbath

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66. Alison Hell
Annihilator

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67. Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden

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68. Cowboys From Hell
Pantera

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69. Freezing Moon
Mayhem

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70. Man in the Box
Alice in Chains

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71. Welcome Home
King Diamond

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72. Bark at the Moon
Ozzy Osbourne

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73. Pleasure to Kill
Kreator

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74. For Whom the Bell Tolls
Metallica

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75. Caught in a Mosh
Anthrax

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76. Spirit Crusher
Death

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77. Arise
Sepultura

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78. Corporal Jigsore Quandry
Carcass

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79. Breadfan
Budgie

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80. Hello From the Gutter
Overkill

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81. Blackwater Park
Opeth

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82. A Change of Seasons
Dream Theater

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83. The Oath
Mercyful Fate

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84. Queen of the Reich
Queensrÿche

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85. Bonded By Blood
Exodus

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86. Painkiller
Judas Priest

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87. The Fun Palace
Annihilator

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88. Blood and Thunder
Mastodon

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89. Witching Hour
Venom

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90. Metal Church
Metal Church

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91. The Leper Affinity
Opeth

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92. Riot of Violence
Kreator

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93. Denim & Leather
Saxon

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94. Hit the Lights
Metallica

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95. Aces High
Iron Maiden

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96. Abigail
King Diamond

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97. Posion Was the Cure
Megadeth

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98. Mother Puncher
Mastodon

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99. Pull Me Under
Dream Theater

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100. Jesu Tod
Burzum