Fav. riffs

[Inazone]

Megadeth - Ashes in Your Mouth
Alice in Chains - Them Bones
Metallica - ...And Justice for All
Testament - Apocalyptic City
Soundgarden - Jesus Christ Pose
Slayer - Spill the Blood
The Haunted - In Vein
Death - Lack of Comprehension
Carcass - Polarized
At the Gates - Under a Serpent Sun
Dissection - Frozen
Pantera - Regular People
Sepultura - The Hunt (cover)
In Flames - Morphing into Primal
Soilwork - Sadistic Lullaby
Darkane - Convicted

[levantin]

Pantera - By demons be driven, Revolution is my mame, I'm broken, 5 minutes alone
Megadeth - Wake up dead (especially the part after the 2nd solo), Architecture of aggresion, Poison was the cure
At the gates - Blinded by fear
In Flames - Pinball map, Suburban Me, Episode 666
Nevermore - Inside 4 walls, Narcosynthesis, We disintegrate + Enemies of reality, I, Voyager
Judas Priest - Grinder, Tyrant, Hell bent for leather
Bodom - Needled 24/7
Death - The philosopher, Spirit crusher, A moment of clarity
Dream Theater - Caught in a web

And tons more, but these are the ones I can recall right now

[Endrik]

I forgot to mention that I also like Dimebag's riffs and Jay Noel Yuenger aka J. (White Zombie) riffs alot.

The Nuge kicks ass too.

[Snoogans]

As well as many previously posted -

Racer X - 'Street Lethal'
Motley Crue - 'Too Young To Fall In Love'
Yngwie - 'Rising Force' and 'Makin' Love'
UFO - 'Doctor Doctor'
Tyketto - 'Forever Young'

[Megadeth79]

Megadeth-Symphony of Destruction
Deep Purple- Smoke on the Water
Pantera-Walk

[donf]

Gotta go with Smoke on the Water. First time I heard that, I wanted to play guitar, just like the other bizzillion kids at the time :ROTF:

[psychlops]

Cacophony - Savage
Cacophony - Desert Island
Steve Vai - Viv Woman
Van Halen - Women in Love
Fates Warning - All the riffs from "No Exit"
Fates Warning - So
Nevermore - Politics of Ecstasy

etc..etc..

[5074charvel]

Yngwie - Krakatau

[Sinistas]

Emperor - The Tongue Of Fire
Opeth - Serenity Painted Death
Megadeth - Tornado of Souls
In Flames - Jotun
Soilwork - Millionflame
Nevermore - We Disintegrate
Passenger - Carnival Diaries
Ihsahn - Called By The Fire

Oh yes.

[AfterForever]

CoB - Downfall
Dragonforce - Fury of the Storm
Metallica - Battery

[Bryan]

Here's one that springs to mind. Not sure if this is considered a riff or not.

Candlebox - Far Behind

[skarhead]

pantera - revolution is my name
pantera - mouth for war
pantera - new level
pantera - i'm broken
pantera - BECOMING
pantera - hard lines, sunken cheeks

vh - somebody get me a doctor
vh - ain't talking bout love

Morbid Angel - Where the slime live
Morbid Angel - Ageless still I am intro
Morbid Angel - Dawn of the Angry

Fear Factory - securitron, hunter killer, shock,

[atomic charvel guy]

led Zeppelin- Custard Pie, Out on the Tiles,
Rolling Stones-Hand of Fate, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Brown Sugar
The Who- Baba O'reilly, Overture, Dr. Jimmy, Long Live Rock, Live at Leads(all of it)
Jimi Hendrix-Easy Rider, Axis Bold as Love
Aerosmith-Seasons of Wither, Adam's Apple, Toys in the Attic, Sick as a Dog
Kiss-Shock me, Parasite,King of the Nighttime World, Flaming Youth, Makin' Love, Calling Dr. Love, Hard luck Woman
Van Halen-Romeo Delight, Runnin' with the Devil,In a Simple Rhyme,So this is Love, I'm the One, Feel Your Love Tonite, Beautiful Girls
Ratt-Lay it Down, Enough is Enough, What's it gonna be, Hard Time, All of Detonator album.
Dokken-Sleepless Nights, Night by night,
Extreme-Teachers Pet
Skid Row-The Threat, Psycho Love, Breakin' Down
Alice in Chains-Bleed the Freak, Dem Bones, Junkhead,Whale and Wasp,Nutshell, etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc.,too many of them
Randy Rhoads-S.A.T.O., all of them.
Jake E. Lee- Never
Zakk-Mr. Tinkertrain, Desire
Ronni Le Tekro- Last Summer's Evil
And about a thousand other riffs, including mucho Black Crowes tunes as well. Too many to list.

[drockilles]

Too many to name, but I'll list the guys I think consistantly have crushing riffs
The Riff Masters:
Dime
Bill Steer
Dave Mustaine
James Hetfield
Randy Rhoads
Trey Azagthoth
John Gallagher
Tony Iommi
Kery and Jeff
Jeff Loomis
Eric Peterson
Ammott Brothers

[horns666]

Coroner's Tommy Vetterli is one of my faves..

a few more riff generators..and their work in general

Jeff Loomis..Nevermore
Andy LaRoque..King Diamond
Tim Calvert..Forbidden
Andy Sneap..Sabbat
Andre Corbin..Helstar
Mike Amott..Carcass/Arch Enemy/Spiritual Beggars
Chris Amott..Armageddon/Arch Enemy
Chuck Shuldiner..Death/Contoled Denied
Criss Oliva..Savatage
Glen Drover..King Diamond/Megadeth/Eidolon
Mark McGee..Vicious Rumors
Tony Fredianelli..Apocrypha
James Murphy..Testamant..too much to list
Mike Wead..Hexenhouse/Momento Mori/King Diamond
Alex Skolnick..Testament
Jeff Waters..Annihilator
Dan Rock..Psychotic Waltz
Tore Otsby..Conception/Ark/DC Cooper
Mike Romeo..Symphony X
Dime..RIP
Magnus Karlsson..Last Tribe/Starbreaker
Eddie Van Halen..may he RIP too..
Olaf Lenk..At Vance
Uli Roth..God