20 Best Hard Rock & Heavy Metal Guitar Riffs Of 2016

20. In Flames - "The End"

"The End" is probably the stand-out track from its parent album, 2016's Battles. And, to be honest, let's call a spade a spade and say that Battles is, objectively, a pretty terrible record. Very little about it stands out and it just, basically, hobbles along for 48 minutes, coming across as tired, flat, unmotivated and boring in the process.

But at least In Flames gave us "The End" on the album: probably the best song to be found on the entire thing. Mixing the Swedish act's melodic death metal style of old with more modern, alternative influences, it can thank the guitar-work of shredders Björn Gelotte and Niclas Engelin for its energy and attitude on a record that otherwise supplies neither.

The opening build-up followed by the exciting (albeit short) main riff, as well as the shredding in the pre-chorus, make "The End" more than worthy of being on this list.