It is with utmost pride and without any semblance of permission that I officially proclaim\u00a0Stockhausen’s<\/strong> cat the official mascot of TovH’s Riff ov the Week. May his reign be as long as his distant gaze is stupid-looking. This week, Simon says focus all your attention on these fade-out riffs.<\/p>\n
Would you like to guess who won\u00a0last week<\/a>? I’ll give you a hint – it was\u00a0Howard Dean<\/strong> again. You guys better get your shit together. HD’s trophy room is filling up faster than your gross face at the local McDonald’s and you’re not even putting up a fight. Except\u00a0Brock Samson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
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Masterlord<\/strong><\/p>\n
When I hear the words fade out riff<\/i>, two words come to my mind (the same two words that come to my mind in pretty much any given situation) –\u00a0Bolt Thrower<\/strong>. I had some difficulty choosing between this and “World Eater,” but I finally settled on the riff\u00a0at the end of “The Killchain.” At 3:45<\/a> the treads of the riff machine pulverize you into a\u00a0nice, red pur\u00e9e, leaving you a faint\u00a0stain in the dirt and slowly vanishing over the horizon.<\/p>\n
“No chance of escape \/ caught within the mainframe Killchain!<\/em>“<\/p>\n