Killswitch Engage got riffs! Okay, so this is more than 5 riffs (kind of a medley) but, when you have riffs this good, how could I not do more than 5!?

@Xarosai

6 күн бұрын

Howard Jones voice is just perfect too! That's why I love Light The Torch! 😁

@ulrikbrndsted9891

5 күн бұрын

That was my first thought too, how can you pick 5!?

As an 80's hair metal head and guitarist, I'd never heard any Killswitch until my Son introduced me to them. Been 'engaged' ever since. Well played Sir. 🎸❤️👏🏻👊🏻

@siddharthdeshmukh8118

5 күн бұрын

Some time ago, I read an articele where many modern (Metalcore/Deathcore/Djent) bands mentioned their favourite songs from the 80s. Adam D of Killswitch Engage named "Still Of The Night" and that's how I discovered Whitesnake and many other Hair metal bands (Dokken and Ratt are my favourite).

I remember back in my Highschool years on my last day of being a senior,I turned on my car and arms of sorrow started playing and with the cool sunny day driving to school with that song blasting,and then after school having the same song blasting driving home,so now every time I hear arms of sorrow or killswitch it just reminds me of the last days of school

Can you really even have a, "five best," with Killswitch? It's all too good!

@otjunior

7 күн бұрын

You can say it’s his top 5 🤷🏾‍♂️

My fave killswitch engaged song will always be "this fire"

@kanoaikawach

7 күн бұрын

Making his way to the ring... weighing in in at 215 pounds.. from Chicago, Illinois... C M PUNK~

@InitialDreadly

6 күн бұрын

I thought this comment was actually on the "this fire burns" tab I had playing in the background as I read through the comments. Glad to know im not the only one

Even through the darkest days, this fire burns always.

In due time (including the verses) is one of my all time favorites

Love this take on the 'best riffs' genre, sounds much better than 5 separate riffs with hard breaks inbetween

The riffs from their song "Life To Lifeless" are also really good

Such a nice video. Don't listen to them as much as I used to in my days of youth. Great riffs and Adam produces great squeals.

Last Serenade is such an amazing song!!

The Australian release of The End of Heartache had a bonus CD with some live tracks. 'My Last Serenade' was my favourite live rendition of the song. The energy was insane, the tone was absolutely crushing and the pinch harmonics going back and forth during the song were god-tier. I miss that CD

Pete took me back to my college days in an instant. Great stuff.

The Crownless King - so good, so underrated.

Crazy that as an old "metal dude" I didn't even give this band a listen till around 2011ish (the Howard Jones material first) as I was stuck in a rut listening to the same old favorites that I had been listening to for years. Here in the US at that time they got alot of airplay on SXM Octane. Had just gotten the service for free with a vehicle and I can still remember hearing them for the first time. (I can't be 100% but it was probably Rose of Sharon.) I honestly was blown away by their songs, the vocals, drums, guitars, everything! This band unlocked for me the "ear tweak" I needed to appreciate growling vocals and subsequently lead me down a path of new musical discovery! That said I think not only their riffs and melodies but their guitar sound is one of if not my absolute personal favorite metal guitar tone, (ugh, sorry Master of Puppets, I still love you too!" just incredible sonically! My entire gym playlist is still focused around Killswitch, as well as other bands in the Metal Core genre (Is this right? lol idk, I'm old) Love this band, cheers man!

Alive or just breathing is my favorite album. Glad you included it

Kse has been my favorite band side by side with ill nino since 2001~2002 the shows they put on are some of the best memories of my life. Just got to see ill nino in bar 2 weeks ago and it was a dream. I hope to see kse in a small venue one day and get to sit down with them and just bs like i did with ill Nino.

NEED MORE!!

my first few years on guitar i was learning every single KE songs, love their riffs

My personal favourite is Reject Yourself. There's something about riffs in e minor played in the open C tuning that's just *chef's kiss*

@bradenleahy146

7 күн бұрын

Reject Yourself is my absolute favourite Killswitch song. Good taste, sir!

Can't wait for their new album.

Nailed it dude. One of my top 3 bands. Just sooooo many killer riffs.

Genuinely Killswitch have so many GOAT riffs!!

Loved this upload man, Great playing and tone

This Fire Burns should absolutely be on this list

Been a KSE since 2009! Great riffs

Amazing stuff Pete! Love the tone and the riffage 🤘

Just wonderful. Great work. 😊

Perfect list actually

I remember hearing My Last Lemonade on the rock channels as a frustrated metalhead (turn of the century teen metalheads will understand) and thinking "finally, some riffs!" Instantly hooked.

Nice one, Pete 👌

Reject yourself didn't make it, i think it's their best riffs. Awesome playing anyway, always looking forward for Pete's videos

@adamauzmendi7851

5 күн бұрын

Agreed

I’ll always love The End of Heartache since that was the first song from them I ever heard and is still one of my absolute favourites from them

Nice work, gr8 band... thanks 4 sharing

I'M LOVING YOUR TONE,,,AND ALL OF YOUR CONTENT AND VIDEOS,,,ARE SO FIRE ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️

Aaaaaaa getting to see KE for the first time in a few months when they come and open for Maiden.

I've never listened to Killswitch - no reason, just haven't gotten around to it. These are beautiful riffs. I'll have to check them out now.

Fantastic

Just Let Go is probably my favourite riff, well that bridge, is incredible. Life to Lifeless is probably the dirtiest metal riff I've ever heard, love it for that reason.

In the Unblind was underrated. Infact, their whole first album was.

And the vocals are in my head, goosebumps

Vide Infra and Temple from the Within are awesome.

Yes I love this Killswitch Engage is my favorite band of all time

The End Of Heartache 😢

Haven't seen an Amarok in a hot minute. Other than mine. I see that all the time.

Those riffs really are bangers. But that guitar steals the show.

Could listen to you all day pete 🤘🏼😈🤘🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Nice play, as always! 🤘🏼What string gauge are you using? thanks ❤

this is sick maaaaate lets do one together !

My favorite would have to be "Bid Farewell"!!!

Ver yice! I remember learning these riffs (or similar ones, for copyright reasons I guess ) from an issue of Guitar Techniques. I had a blast playing them over the backing tracks! Took me a long time, but I nailed them all except one. I couldn't get it quite up to 190bpm(!). How did you get the clean sound in the intro? Sounds like there's chorus on it, but what else? What amp?

@peteplaysmusic

6 күн бұрын

Thanks! It’s Archetype Rabea on one of the clean presets and I added LOTS of of compression and a bit of chorus :)

This are the classics, but i do think The Crownless King has one of the best riffs the band has ever produced.

I was a bit sad to not hear this fire burns in here, but these are all good picks regardless

My top 5 also

What about Be One and those sick pre chorus and chorus riff??

Pete how are you satisfied with the amarok? i had trouble with the neck pickup

Look into corriosion of comfirmity still my fave band

cool

it's just gorgeous! I can't stop shaking my head!!! total, destroying mega like! it's just gorgeous! I can't stop headbanging! totally destroying megalike! ❤❤❤❤❤ 🍺

That My Curse riff though!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Drop c all riffs?

@psychosis8429

3 күн бұрын

Yes

Killswitch fucking KILLS!! One of my favorite bands.

KSE aren't my fave band by a long stretch, but I like watching Pete play as I always get song ideas after he posts a new vid. 🤘🤘

@peteplaysmusic

7 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙏

PsyOpus next?

Damn, only 7K views .. Guitar content on KZread has reached new lows

@peteplaysmusic

5 күн бұрын

Guitar content on KZread is fine, I think. The key is consistency, which is something I'm working to improve on. Thanks for watching! :)

Can't actually hear what you're playing man, which is a shame as I love Killswitch

Reject Yourself?

@adamauzmendi7851

5 күн бұрын

100%

Gotta disagree. Not that these are bad choices. But no "Breathe Life" or "Eye of the Storm"? Come on now.

Good choice of riffs.