their standard tuning. Used by Helmet on "Biscuits for Smut", Foo Fighters on "Stacked Actors", Opeth on the song "Sorceress", and the Melvins on "Boris". Used by Every Time I Die on the songs “Indian Giver”, “Fear and Trembling” and “Nothing Visible; Ocean Empty”. A 7-string version of this tuning is used by Muse on their song "Citizen Erased", tuned A-a-D-d-G-B-E, as well as on Supremacy, which features a standard six-string guitar. Sevendust uses this tuning a half-step down on "Home". Periphery uses this tuning, but tuned 1 step down on "Reptile", The band Architects also use this tuning, but tuned one and a half step down, since their album Lost Forever // Lost Together released in 2014 and Wage War tuned 2 steps down on several songsDrop A in D standard variation - A-G-C-F-a-D: Used by Mastodon on most of their first album (Remission) and on some songs on other albums. Also utilized by Nothing More and Periphery (primarily on more recent material) Also used on occasion by Black Label Society, who previously tuned it a half-step up, which Alter Bridge also utilizes on some of their songs such as "Broken Wings", "Come to Life", "I Know it Hurts", "Still Remains", "Breath Again", and "All Hope is Gone." Creed, Architects, all use this tuning tuned a half-step down on their songs "Bread of Shame", "Early Grave" respectively. Danish industrial metal band Raunchy used this tuning tuned one and a half-step down (F#-E-A-D-f#-B) on the song "Dim the Lights and Run" from the album A Discord Electric. Drop G in C standard variation - G-F-A#-D#-g-C: Used by Bring Me the Horizon on a few songs from their album Suicide Season, "Blacklist" from There Is A Hell and “heavy metal” from amo, Wage War also utilize this tuning on several songs on their first three albums, such as "The River" and "Spineless" off their album Blueprints. Shifted These tunings are derived by systematic increases or decreases to standard tuning. Lowered (Standard) Derived from standard EADGBE, all the strings are tuned lower by the same interval, thus providing the same chord positions transposed to a lower key. Lower tunings are popular among rock and heavy metal bands. The reason for tuning down below standard pitch is usually either to accommodate a singer's vocal range or to get a deeper/heavier sound.E tuning - E-A-D-G♭-B-EHalf a step down from standard tuning. Used by bands/artists