Monthly Archives: December 2008

35. Ministry – Just One Fix (Main Riff) God, just shoot me.  Maybe it’s the fact that we are so far removed from when Ministry was meaningful or even extreme, but I just can not grasp how they made this … Continue reading →

36. Pentagram – All Your Sins (Intro to 0:16) I’ll admit that I don’t really care for Pentagram or any other stoner-doom bands that aped Sabbath’s slow, plodding heaviness.  So, suffice to say, I’m not particularly familiar with much of … Continue reading →

37. Dissection – The Somberlain (Intro) I guess that this is as close to black metal as Decibel is willing to get (apparently they either think that black metal lacks good riffs, or they just chose to ignore entirely).  For … Continue reading →

38. Cro-Mags – We Gotta Know (Intro Dirge Riff) Really? The Cro-Mags? I don’t even know what to say. They were an obvious influence on metalcore, as one of the originators of the NYHC sound that brought thrash metal into … Continue reading →

39. Dio – Holy Diver (1:19 to 1:39) Ah, Ronnie James Dio. My favorite four-and-a-half-foot-tall, 70 year old, Italian-American, early metal vocalist who fronted famous British metal bands. I won’t lie, I think that Dio’s awesome – he’s a great … Continue reading →

40. Defleshed – Mealbounded (1:48 to 2:10) I was surprised by this pick, because I had never heard Defleshed’s music before. I have to give Decibel credit for going with a lesser known band, especially since this riff is downright … Continue reading →

41. Black Sabbath – Children of the Grave (Intro to 0:50) Sabbath is a debatable inclusion on the list.  On the one hand, they are the most influential band in metal history and Tony Iommi is the master of the … Continue reading →

42. Earth Crisis – Firestorm (Intro to 0:48) And, we’re back to the headscratchers.  Earth Crisis were highly influential in the metalcore scene, but their music was always squarely rooted in hardcore.  At best, this could be called metallic hardcore, … Continue reading →

43. Helmet – In the Meantime (0:23 to 0:36) The first time that I heard this song was a revelation.  Like most, I initially bought this album because of “Unsung,” the band’s most mainstream song, but was floored by their … Continue reading →