11 Heaviest Anthrax Riffs | Scott Ian's' Picks
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- Опубликовано: 5 янв 2025
- Anthrax songs are filled with riffs. Fast ones, chuggy ones, springy ones, nimble ones, catchy ones, moshy ones. Riffs are what rhythm guitarist Scott Ian does best, and while there're plenty of musically nuanced and pleasantly melodic guitar passages in Anthrax's catalog, we asked Ian to pick the 11 heaviest in the band's repertoire. The ones that make you want to bang your head until you pull a muscle. The ones that make you want to punch the drink out of the hands of the dude standing next to you, just because. Watch above to see which riffs Ian selected, and hear him sing them all a capella. Let us know some of your favorite Anthrax riffs in the comments below!
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A band where the DRUMMER writes the riffs, and the GUITARIST writes the lyrics. Anthrax is one of a kind.
Iron Maiden vibes haha
Meshuggah's drummer writes lyrics and thier guitarists write the percussion with computers and then the drummer learns it.
It’s actually not as uncommon as you think
@@manuele.itriagom.728 I can think of bands where members other than the singer writes lyrics. But I can’t think of many/any where the drummer writes the majority of the guitar parts.
@@itchyvinyl If I remember correctly, Gene Hoglan wrote many guitar parts for Dark Angel. I could be wrong though.
Persistence Of Time has some of the hardest riffs in the entire Anthrax catalogue. Such an underrated album.
Too bad the production sucked ( In my opinion ). Otherwise I agree It's a solid album
That’s my favorite album from them. Every song is a masterpiece.
Keep it in the Family has truly heavy ones.
Belly Of The Beast is killer.
@REVOLVER_1 thanks you have been randomly selected to get ripped off send me your banking details
My sister told me 40 years ago "you're gonna grow out of this music eventually." At 63 I'm still waiting! 😂🎸🥁🎹
I thought I would grow out of it, too. But no. It warms my heart to see bands like LOVEBITES carrying the Thrash flag forward.
As I get closer to my 60s my tastes in music are intensifying. I have completely embraced Anthrax as one of my favorite bands when I was well into my 50s. It's a shame I can't find anyone who wants to make a band playing this type of music. Everyone here wants to play covers that have been played to death.
My aunt said the same this to me about 25 years ago when I was in high school…
still waiting for it to happen!!
Lmao
Lol...I love it..its what keeps us Rockers going...BS...lol
@@ScottDaddyMacsince I retired I've really revisited the "grunge" bands as well as Motorhead. I've gotta give Anthrax another listen.
Much respect to Scott for including a riff written by co-founding Anthrax member Dan Lilker. His contributions to this band should not be forgotten or glossed over.
Which song?
@@thomasstogner4715 deathrider
Dan Lilker is the shit!
Don't forget Greg Walls
Lilker and Walls wrote ALOT of the main riffs on that first record. Walls has come out and made videos on how bad the band fucked him over, and Dave Mustained him.
I could just listen to Scott making guitar sounds all day.
then revisit Bevis and Butthead
I enjoyed that as well.
I liked how he gave credit where credit was due for the riffs.
Know this: I'm 44 (born in 78) and I have stage 4 cancer and I'm dying this year. Why I'm telling you this is BECAUSE I GREW UP ON ANTHRAX!!!!!!!!! When I got older and wanted to play guitar guess who one of my top 4 influences and favorite guitarists are......SCOTT IAN!!! I didn't want to be a shredder I was a rhythm player and he was my biggest influence. Fun fact: I grew up in Elmira NY and he recorded some S.O.D in Ithaca. My youth I grew up on Anthrax, is and until my last breath be always one of my favorite bands, and this video is like a freaking musical time life in my life ANTHRAX IS THE BEST AND MY FAVORITE, I LOVE YOU SCOTT AND YOUR INFLUENCE IN MY LIFE!!!!!
Bless you brother! 1969 metalhead D&D nerd here. We were so lucky to be living during this time (in the video). Hope to see you on the other side, brother!! \m/
Chris Forever
🤘
Prayers my friend so sorry
One year later I hope your still here Bro.
Sad to hear such things...I hope for a miracle like happened with my friend's dad
it's insane how scott is such a great guitarist that he can perfectly replicate the sound of a guitar with his mouth.
While air drumming
That's probably how he writes his best riffs. It's gotta help when getting a riff from your head & out through the guitar.
It's from all the handies and honkers.
Seeing and hearing Scotty Ian talk about his greatest riffs and using his guitar sounds and faces and emotes is awesome. Anthrax was one of my favorite bands in the old days!
This dude is underated...
Everyone says Hetfield is the best rhythm guitar player, when it's him and Scott Ian. Charlie is killer too
@Daddy absolutely!
I have always loved Room For One More, such a sick riff 🤘🏼😝🤘🏼
Damn skeletons didnt make the list ??
Love that he mentioned "Imitation of Life" - great Anthrax track
Fun fact - Originally written for S.O.D. as "Aren't You Hungry?"
My favorite
I know everyone gives all the love to Among the Living but Spreading the Disease has always been my favorite Anthrax album.
I agree 10000 percent ! My favorite album and then Among the living . songs like stand and fall and The enemy were sleepers on that album too.
@@THESNEAKERADDICT As basic and repetitive as it is, Medusa is a mf jam. Joey’s voice in that song especially in the beginning is even more bad ass than usual to my ears.
Lone justice 🤘🤘
It's a Madhouse!!!
@@rockarolla9054 Absolutely agree. I love that song so much, so fun to play.
My favourite album is Persistence of Time, though. It's like Metallica's Puppets to me in the sense that I can't trim the album down at all.
It might not have the biggest hits in it, but he songs are so consistently good.
I like how Scott sings each riff. Epic.
Keep it in the family is my favorite Anthrax song . Persistence of time in my opinion is their best album.
I think that was their best of that era, but I think the last 2 albums are their best overall albums.
The bridge in that song is killer.
Keep It In The Family is one of the heaviest fuckin things ever
I can't believe the opening riff of "I am the Law" didn't make the list.
💯💯💯 that riff is epic and when that bass come in too, sheesh
Love how he sounds like Beavis when huming the riffs! Love Scott, love Anthrax 🤘
haha I totally thought that too
He's still an excited little kid when it comes to all things metal, impossible not to like the guy
@@masalps exactly!
There is never be thrash riff without Ian Scott riffs! March Of The S.O.D is a thrash riff hymn!🤟✊🤟✊🤟✊
I want some milk
Seasoning the abyss
@@robertwalker3357 *obese
Charlie Benante wrote most of these riffs though.
Danny Lilker wrote loads too
Count your blessings that we still have Anthrax keeping it pure and putting it straight to your skull after all these years🔥
Big fn fasts
They continue to put out hard ass albums with killer riffs. Worship Music and For All Kings are awesome.
Anthrax in the 2010's pretty much ruled it over the other bands in the big 4.
Quite a nice surprise here with 'What Doesn't Die', I was genuinely surprised. I thought he wouldn't pick an single riff from the Bush days....
There are some killer heavy riffs on Stomp and Volume 8.
Out of sight out of mind has the greatest opening riff of all time actually there Scott.
Scott Ian, Frank Bello, Dan Spitz, Charlie Benante and Joey Belladonna are the true ANTHRAX. Always my favorite. Irreplaceble. I missed their reunion in 2005.. I wasn't even 1 year old when that happens
Starting at 3:30, after the last solo, on "A Skeleton in the Closet" from Among the Living. That fast back and forth into that slower crunch and then into a blistering pace which goes out with just the rhythm hanging out there on its own with Charlie's drums leading it back into the last verse. I'm 55 years old and I still get shivers up my spine when I hear it. Yours truly, NOT
I too was suprised it didnt make the list. Thought it was #11 !!
@@tommymills3666that song is so heavy - the song Time from Persistence has this really heavy and brutal riffing similar to Skeleton!
'Hy Pro Glo' is one of my favorite songs from Anthrax. 'Belly of the Beast' is another one. I first started going to concerts in 1972 and have always liked hard and fast music. I was so happy when Anthrax came along. Still a fan to this day.
I agree entirely. Those two songs are Anthrax all-timers.
The one and only Lord Scott Ian!!! !!! !!!🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿We can all learn from him and be inspired and enjoy each riff as our faces melts... headbanging, smiling with our Black tooth Grins.Hell Yeah 🤘🏿😎🤘🏿🥃👹🤘🏿 Getcha Pull 🥃-CHEERS 🍻
Medusa deserves a mention Scott Also a great heavy riff
I was lucky enough to be a teenager in the 80s when the big 4 were knocking the earth off its axis As good as the other 3 are I have always loved Anthrax’s riffs They have always been catchy, groovy and heavy at the same time
Thankyou Scott we are blessed to have your music in our lives Your performance at River Stage in Brisbane was awesome
Yep. It put them on the map in my opinion.
Medusa, for sure
Yep. Fking LOVE Medusa.
Medusa intro riff is killer
Right on...I was 13 in 1987, had such great music to grow up with
What Doesn't Die off We've Come For You is such a banger. Those riffs probably influenced a lot of future metalcore songs. My dad used to play that album in the car. Good times (:
I remember reading the lyric sheets included with the records and seeing "MOSH PART".... I loved that.
Keep it in the Family for sure is the heaviest of the heavy. Solid list!!!
Persistence is Anthrax’s version of “And Justice…”. Dark, heavy and pissed off.
I’ve been listening to metal all my life and I did used to listen to anthrax in the 80s and had some of those great first albums but seeing this has inspired me to listen to anthrax again, just haven’t thought of them in the past couple decades. Learning to play the guitar now and those ribs are really cool, wish I had those skills. Going to get into iTunes now and get those first four or five albums to start with but the entire discography is going into my phone without a doubt.
They're last 2 albums are killer
I have loved the first three albums for close to 40 years now. My favorite band. But the album I play most often right now is For All Kings. It is an amazing album….maybe a couple too many songs towards the end. But the first 7-8 songs are killer.
How about every riff you did in S.O.D? New Scott Vid! Anthrax keeping metal alive!
Hey it's Grandpa metal guy, much respect to Scott, great guy, great guitar player, in a great band.
Indians was the song that made me an Anthrax fan. Among the living is the best classic thrash album for me. All killer, no filler.
Man, I just love Scott Ian. Such a cool, laid back character, funny, geeky, with an impeccable taste in music, and a fantastic rhythm guitarist.
My first listen to Anthrax was in 1988 through the VHS Hammersmith Odeon concert and I always rewinded over and over again the War Dance part on Indians. I was 12 (now I'm 47) and that riff it's still one of the heaviest shit I ever experienced.
I want someone to love me the way Scott Ian loves his own band's riffs.
Am a huge Anthrax and Scott Ian fan, but yeah "humble" is not an adjective I would use for Scott. That's not an insult. He's not a braggard, he calls it like he sees it. That's part of why I'm a fan.
Every album has banger riffs. I spent a lot of time in my bedroom back in the 80s with my guitar learning Anthrax riffs.
Keep it in the family is awesome. The riff crushes and when Charlie gets that double kick behind it. Awesome! Lol
My pick would be the breakdown in Belly of the Beast, when it becomes very herky-jerky, and the drums change so they play like 3 over 4, it floors me everytime!
I've been a fan of Anthrax since I was a little boy. There are so so many songs that could be picked from that are the epitome of meral. I'm seriously surprised that I'm alive wasn't on the list. The intro to that one is perfection. Also, no Medusa!? Thanks, Scott and the boys, for a lifetime of the best sound around.
First international band I ever saw (Testament) and Anthrax, Edinburgh Playhouse, 1987. And still playing the same vinyl! What a bargain
I can beat that! Saw Anthrax support Metallica at the Playhouse on the Master of Puppets tour in Sept '86 - Frankie was wearing a ballerina's tutu and fishnets for some reason. All that for just £5.50 a ticket.
Great tour - Testament the ultimate warm up act - absolute mad men back then - remember everyone gobbing at Chuck Billy and he opened his mouth and stuck his tongue out and 100's of spit came at him. 80's madness.
Maybe the same year but at the Barrowlands ,crowd was brutal….👍
The Anthrax show from last weekend was EPIC! Penticton had a blast, hope you did, sure seemed like it!
Love it since 1985 that is my anthrax forever 🤟🏼🤟🏼🇨🇦
I love anthrax so much Scott Ian just seems like such a cool guy
He's an asshole to meet
Take us to the Mosh Bridge Scotty!!!
Much metal love from an old thrasher....ROCK ONWARD!
I saw Maiden and Anthrax in 91 in Sacramento. It was epic.
Dude, I grew up on all those riffs and the fact that you're holding down with Bungle puts you VERY high on my list of fuggin Riff Masters. Glad to follow you over the years.
Some amazing sounds and memories here! Killer riffs!!! My personal fav didn't make the list, the second riff in Imitation of Life (when it speeds up) is a devastating riff, and the epitome of Thrash in my opinion. CHEERS SCOTTY NOTTY!!!! \m/
Nobody loves his job more than Scott Ian. lol… Gotta love the guy. 🤘
AMONG THE LIVING FOR SURE! Anthrax always brings the CHUNKY CHUG but that one was somethin special man. That entire album had the best and deepest crunchy sound. IMO of course
After writing my life importance my FAVORITE song is "In my world" freaking LOVE THAT SONG on persistence of time
Yes!!!!!!!!!!
9:32 me every single time i listen to keep it in the family
2:03 I’ve always wanted confirmation of whether the NYHC scene was an influence on Anthrax, sick to see Scott give it a mention
My intro to Anthrax was Among the Living. Every song has that heavy riff "mosh part". State of Euphoria had some choice riffage too..."Schism", "Misery Loves Company", and the closer "Finale". Great stuff. I'm 51 and still bang my head like the teenager I was when I first heard this stuff!
Great vid. All of those are really classic riffs - but I'm really glad that he put 'Keep it in the Family' in the list. Anthrax was the first thrash band I ever heard, back in '83.
We love you Scott!!! Been seeing and listening since 1988. One song nobody ever talks about is "This Is Not An Exit" that song absolutely GROWLS in my truck stereo. I play it as loud as i possibly can. That song...whew... so underrated...❤️
It's so nice to hear Scott talk so passionately about heavy riffs. He's responsible for so many, and I'm REALLY glad he mentioned the opening of 'Imitation Of Life' and 'Keep It In The Family' - they are crushing indeed.
Honestly, I gotta disagree with some of his picks. In terms of HEAVINESS, I'd have to go with (one from each album)...
1. Panic
2. The Enemy (riff under the verse)
3. Skeleton In The Closet
4. Make Me Laugh (stop/start riff before verse)
5. Keep It In The Family (definitely agree with Scott here)
6. Invisible (verse riff after John goes 'oooOOOUUUAGH!!'
7. Drop The Ball (mosh part)
8. Inside Out
9. Think About An End
10. Revolution Screams (outro)
11. All Of Them Thieves
Spreading the Disease is still one of my all time favorite albums. I went through 3 cassette tapes of that album in the 80s.
Hell yeah Scott! When ya got to 10 and talking about the heaviest riff! I remember first hearing keep it in the family. I kept listening to the beginning of it! From the start to when the vocals come in..It's so heavy but an amazing groove to it as well! The sound on your guitar is def Captain Crunchy!!! Love it
Anthrax goes so FN hard STILL and FOREVER! 🤘🔥🔥🤘
All great choices. I'll throw in a few more. Panic, Across the River, Howling Furies, I Am the Law, Medusa, Only, We Have Come For You All, One World.
I love the intro and end of imitation of life. Also love the beginning of be all end all. Brutal.
Well, thank you so much Scott Ian... Agree for 100 per cent to your list of riffs. 10 of 11 I've got on original CD's. Listening to Anthrax since 1987. One more 'Thank you, Sir!' from Siberia.
Mate i saw you at Logan last September when i was flying home to Ireland with my mother with a burstin hangover I didn't wanna be that guy to say HEY I KNOW YOU. That was more or less for my mam's benefit. Love ya, man
Great picks. The main riff for one world is heavy also.
I wish 'Tester' from Stomp 442 could've made the list. That whole song is a massive chug-a-riff!!
I loveeeee Anthrax! One of my fave things ever was hearing many of these riffs during the Greater Of Two Evils sessions. With the more modern production, plus John on vocals, and Rob on secondary guitar and production - these songs sounded so heavy and brutal!
I fucking love anthrax so much they are metal as fuck and I also love that he is giving credit where it's due
The first riff of Be All End All is a very heavy and iconic one.
I love anthrax sssooo good. So thankful you guys are still out there.
I’m going to see anthrax on the 21st this month. 🤘🤘🤘
So great in concert! I dug the sound and energy better than the 80's recordings.
My absolute favorite is In A Zone.. the syncopated guitar groove with the straight ahead 4/4 drums.. man
Room For One More is heavy as fuck 🤘
Riffs so heavy even the camera was headbanging!!!🤘
My favourite is TAN TANN!! TCHUKA TCHUKA Tan Tann! Gaaaank gank gank Gank Gank! Awesome Riff!!!
Scott Ian's Anthtrax thrash made me want to play the guitar 🎸!! What good kick it was!
Greetings from Portugal - Keep headbanging and Thrash Aliiiiive! 👍
State of Euphoria and Seventh Son of a Seventh Son were the first two CDs I ever purchased! I had cassette tapes but CDs promised non-degrading music! They were 20.00-25.00 a piece back in the 80s too! Worth it and I still have them.
Leaving off I Am The Law and In My World is criminal, those riffs made me fall in love with Anthrax and aspire to be a rhythm guitarist
Yep, In My World is my favorite Anthrax song ever. Perfection.
Fuck yeah Scotty! I was worried you weren’t going to mention the Indians breakdown riff. I used to have a portable tape deck that had a bass boost switch that I’d deliberately leave off until right when you scream WAR DANCE! That was always the shit. This Is Not An Exit had a sweet ass riff too.
So many good riffs off of Among The Living and Sound Of White Noise - their two best albums, IMO.
@@hinjurock70 I personally like the Bush era better, much more powerful and Greater of Two Evils, wow!
@@lynnchpin
I grew up on Among The Living and that album is a classic to me, but I think I like Sound Of White Noise better.
@@hinjurock70 Don’t get me wrong classic Anthrax will always be among the greatest bands to exist and State of Euphoria, Among the Living, Persistence of Time will have a special place, forever in my collection. There’s just something about their tone that changed when John joined and I especially dug the collabs with Dime, Phil and others
Oh my God this brings back so fuckin many mems. Scotty Ian, love you brother. I was just in an old storage unit about a week ago and pulled out my old Biker leather with the Denim Vest covered with thrash patches and right on the lower center of the back is the S.O.D. Speak English or Die SGT. D patch with the Copy Right Date 1987 on it. Little tight but still fits. We will never grow out of it, and never grow old of it. Mosh pits to the grave.
Two off White Noise for me. "Only", makes me want to be violent every time without fail, followed by "Potters Field", pure class. Special mention for "Aftershock" at 3.39 the Riff and gutteral vocals blend perfect.
Anthrax are the best of the Big Four and producing by far the best albums of any of the competition later in their career 🎸🥁
From White Noise there is Invisible and Room For One More too
Potters Field!!!!!!! Yes!!!!!!!!
Always loved the guitars crunching in on Milk (ode to billy) I know it's not originally really Anthrax but think it still qualifies.
Keep it in the Family Brother - SICK AS FUCK!!!!!
Loved this list. Breathing Lightning and Crush are also fantastic. Room for one more as well.
Yep. Inside Out too.
time to dig through the anthrax discography once again
"Keep in the Family" melts faces. My favorite Anthrax riff
Long time fan of Anthrax.
The "Among the living" riff always gets me, even more than 30 years later
Love Scott Ian. I gotta put a vote in for Room for One More. The groove from start to finish it's ridonculously heavy! Also the chorus of Blood Eagle Wings is insanely heavy. No Thrash band has as many hits as Anthrax! (except Flotsam & Jetsam).
Going to see Scotty and the boys in 2 weeks for the 4th time. Can't wait! Got VIP passes, too!!!
Now, we need Scott’s picks for heavier riff from S.O.D!
ANTHRAX!!! One of if not my favorite Thrash bands! Thanks for this video 👍
So why comment.
@@derekwarren6171 what?
My favourite live thrash band by far. Second favourite studio thrash band (the first three Megadeth albums are the pinnacle for me).
I like most of the riffs in persistence, time, grid lock, in my world, intro to keep it in the family. Now its dark has a great one. Oh yeah wardance part gives me goosebumps when he yells it live.
Don’t forget literally every riff in “ I am the law “ also 🔥
Awesome video! freakin love Scott’s playing he is a bad ass
I am more of a Joey than John Bush fan, but what about songs like "This Is Not An Exit" outro or "Inside Out"?
I still can't get over how amazing worship for music and for all kings are as thrash metal albums .
They sound so thrash metal that they could have been written in the 80s ,in my opinion those are the only two thrash albums written by any of the big four from the 2000s and on that are as good as the stuff written in the 80s .
For me for all kings is one of the best thrash albums ever written , to hear joey singing better then ever ,and the band all locked in perfect together is a thing of beauty .
Agreed, Earth On Hell & You Gotta Believe?? GENIUS ways to kick off amazing records after all these amazing years. Potters Field is another one. They always seem to kick you in the nads from jump. Legendary band. Period.