The Most Recycled Riff in Heavy Metal (Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Riot, Saxon)

The 2 Minutes to Midnight riff by Iron Maiden might just be the most recycled riff in heavy metal history. It probably originated in the seventies and it was popularized by Riot and later used by Venom, Saxon, Judas Priest and Mercyful Fate amongst others. So in todays video we're going to explore the most recycled riff in heavy metal. Enjoy! #ironmaiden #riot #blacksabbath THE MOST RECYCLED RIFF IN HEAVY METAL Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:29 2 Minutes to Midnight 1:23 Similar riffs 7:27 Lady Gaga 7:47 The most recycled riff in heavy metal Featuring bands such as: Iron Maiden, Saxon, Venom, Riot, Rory Gallagher, Budgie, Raven, Accept, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Praying Mantis, Helloween, Grave Digger, Dio, White Spirit, Tygers of Pan Tang, Mercyful Fate and Thin Lizzy. RUTHLESS METAL ON FACEBOOK:   / 176669589198816   RUTHLESS METAL ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54741783 RUTHLESS METAL ON DISCORD:   / discord   SWEDISH METAL - FROM THE PAST ON FACEBOOK:   / 1374325439496042   RUTHLESS METAL ON SPOTIFY: (The 2 Minutes to Midnight Riff Playlist can be found there.) https://open.spotify.com/user/nla1154... LIKE, SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE! tags: metal, heavy metal, hard rock, stolen riffs, most popular riff, most popular riffs, most copied riff, similar songs, riot, venom, saxon, mercyful fate, iron maiden, 2 minutes to midnight, swords and tequila, metallica, copying, stealing riffs, borrowing riffs, lending riffs, similarities in metal, similar songs, most common riff, most popular riff, king diamond, cronos, budgie, riot, fire down under, welcome to hell, venom, accept, udo, dio, ronnie james dio, tygers of pan tang, nwobhm, heavy metal, thrash metal, thin lizzy, 80s metal, 70s metal, rory gallagher, raven, judas priest, riffs, riffing,