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sick guitarist shredding against intense\u00a0backdrop of fire and water stock photo<\/p>\n

It is time. I think it’s safe to say that 2015 has been packed to the brim (years have brims) with killer riffs. Go back through our extensive writer’s\/editor’s\/guest’s top ten lists and you’ll find so many good goddamn riffs that you won’t even know what to do with yourself. But not yet, because now is the time we let our favorite riffs of the entire year do battle.<\/p>\n

But first, before someone<\/em> throws a fucking tantrum\u00a0— last week<\/a>‘s results! Blackbeard and Guacamole tied with 7 votes each. Fight it out between yourselves. I expect much blood and at least one death.<\/p>\n

Next week\u00a0is a new year, so I want riffs from new bands. Submit riffs from bands that have not yet put out a full-length album<\/strong>. Send your riffs to\u00a0toiletovhellriff@gmail.com<\/em>. Include your name, a link to the riff, the time of the riff, and an explanation for your riff. If you have any ideas for a future theme, let me know in the comments or via email.<\/p>\n

Let’s get started! Vote for your favorite here, then post\u00a0yours<\/em> in the comments.<\/p>\n

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Masterlord<\/strong><\/p>\n

I certainly could have (and probably should have) chosen a riff that would\u00a0garner me more votes, but I can’t lie to myself — this is my favorite riff of the year. It’s slow and listless wander is simple but far beyond effectively bleak, and once it’s accompanied by\u00a0Stainthorpe’s pure-concentrated-sorrow-dripping vocal melodies, things get real dark, real fast. This one has me reaching for my Zoloft every time. Start from the beginning.<\/p>\n