Tony ‘The Eternal Riffmaster’ Iommi singled out to Metal Hammer the favorite riff he wrote ever. Take a look at the answer:
“Oh my god, that’s difficult. I like [1971’s] ‘Into the Void.’
But there is more:
“And I like some of the stuff we did with Dio – ‘Heaven and Hell’ was a good riff, ‘Neon Nights’ [both released in 1980]. There’s so many I like. I like pretty much all the stuff we’ve done.”
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From other players:
“That’s even harder. There’s so many great riffs out there from the past, and up to date stuff.
“But you’ve got to have Deep Purple‘s ‘Smoke on the Water‘ [1972]. And of course, there are a lot of Zeppelin songs. Jimmy Page has some great riffs.”
I’m just a lucky guy who has chosen metal to live with for a long time. Metal changed my life for good. It made me more confident and stronger. Metalheads are naturally far away from the mass mediocrity and don’t accept impostures from anybody else. Metal is more than music, it’s a life changing oportunity!