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Riff Tone
Bloodshed
Amon Amarth
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarESP Snakebyte
AmpKemper Profiler (profiled from EVH 5150 or Peavey 6505 with Maxon OD808 in front)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2013 (Deceiver of the Gods album). Rhythm tone profiled from EVH 5150/Peavey 6505 with Maxon OD808 overdrive in front, as per band interviews. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for the riff section; delay is only used for leads/solos. Rhythm tone is the core heavy sound.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationscooped but present midsarticulate low endrazor-sharp attackcompressed and noise-gatedmodern metal claritybaritone/downtuned heavinessminimal ambience/reverb
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, precise alternate picking and palm muting in a downtuned setting, demanding tight right-hand technique and synchronization for a clean, percussive metal rhythm.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP Snakebyte
AmpKemper Profiler (profiled from EVH 5150 or Peavey 6505 with Maxon OD808 in front)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2013 (Deceiver of the Gods album). Rhythm tone profiled from EVH 5150/Peavey 6505 with Maxon OD808 overdrive in front, as per band interviews. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for the riff section; delay is only used for leads/solos. Rhythm tone is the core heavy sound.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationscooped but present midsarticulate low endrazor-sharp attackcompressed and noise-gatedmodern metal claritybaritone/downtuned heavinessminimal ambience/reverb
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, precise alternate picking and palm muting in a downtuned setting, demanding tight right-hand technique and synchronization for a clean, percussive metal rhythm.