Contest 20: "Blackened Contest"
The Blackened Riff-Off is ON!
Six Riffers. One legendary track. You hold the power now.
=> Listen closely to each of the 6 killer performances of Blackened: every Riffer brought their own fire, energy, and creativity to this contest.
Take your time, replay if you need, and feel the spirit of each take...
Then, cast your vote by dragging the Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals onto your top 3 favorite entries.
Be fair. Be loud. Be a Riffer.
This contest isn’t just about skill: it’s about heart, passion, and the way you connect with their music.
Make it count!
Your vote matters. Only the top 3 will walk away with the epic Met Club goodies: HQ guitar picks, VIP stickers, official setlists, Blackened pens and patches...
Once you’ve placed your medals, hit Submit to lock in your vote. You can’t change it after, so make sure you’re happy with your picks!
The Timeline:
Here are the different stages of the contest:
Until Nov 30th, Preparation phase: Choose what to play, how to play it, and practice as much as you want.From Dec 1st 'till Dec 15th, Enrollment phase: Record and submit your video to join the contest.- From Dec 16th 'till Dec 25th, Voting phase: Listen to other's videos and give medals to your very own "Top 3".
- On Dec 26th, Results time: Every participants' total scores are published, and rewards are shipped to the winners.
Your vote writes the story...
So let the best riff win!
Make sure to assign all 3 medals, or your votes would not be counted!
End of votes on 25/12, at 23:00 UTC
( remaining)
6 Riffers enrolled:
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from France
crewmetal
14/12/2025 21:06:43verifiedContestant has respected all the rules:
- On Time: OK
- Theme: OK
- Duration: OK
- Orientation: OK
- Visual "RIFF LIFE": OK
- Be creative!: OK
A little riff I really like from one of my favorite albums
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from United States
Dethmetl
08/12/2025 15:14:16verifiedContestant has respected all the rules:
- On Time: OK
- Theme: OK
- Duration: OK
- Orientation: OK
- Visual "RIFF LIFE": OK
- Be creative!: OK
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from United States
metallicafan5924
07/12/2025 07:30:20verifiedContestant has respected all the rules:
- On Time: OK
- Theme: OK
- Duration: OK
- Orientation: OK
- Visual "RIFF LIFE": OK
- Be creative!: OK
Color our world blackened, BLACKENED!
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from France
Seb'allica
14/12/2025 21:46:10verifiedContestant has respected all the rules:
- On Time: OK
- Theme: OK
- Duration: OK
- Orientation: OK
- Visual "RIFF LIFE": OK
- Be creative!: OK
Hard to play, but beast of a song!
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from
Thomas
12/12/2025 11:34:50verifiedContestant has respected all the rules:
- On Time: OK
- Theme: OK
- Duration: OK
- Orientation: OK
- Visual "RIFF LIFE": OK
- Be creative!: OK
Acoustic to distorded sound with the incredible acoustasonic guitar !
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from France
Nicolas
14/12/2025 16:45:38verifiedContestant has respected all the rules:
- On Time: OK
- Theme: OK
- Duration: OK
- Orientation: OK
- Visual "RIFF LIFE": OK
- Be creative!: OK
One of my fav tracks on my absolute fav album of Metallica... I'm just happy to be part of this ! I used my beloved Viper 400 equipped with EMG 81/60 on 24 volts, all this on an AJFA preset on Neural Mk2C+ plugin.