One of Slayer’s most popular songs, ‘Raining Blood’ is almost too intense to describe in words, let alone listen to at anything approaching high volume. The song’s best-known riff is the descending line that begins the song, but the mesmerizingly brutal riff that precedes the vocals is also an all-time classic. The added thunderstorm effects make this an astounding composition.
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‘Master of Puppets’ comes from one of the most accomplished thrash metal albums ever recorded. This complex song contains several classic metal guitar patterns – the second and third riffs are both spidery affairs played with millimetrically precise down strokes by rhythm guitar genius James Hetfield. The fact that Hetfield recorded this song at the tender age of 22 still beggars belief!
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