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Riff Tone
Deceiver of the Gods
Amon Amarth
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarJackson Fury or Gibson Explorer (likely with EMG pickups)
AmpPeavey 6505 or Kemper Profiler Rack (profiled Peavey 6505)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording for 'Deceiver of the Gods' (2013); sources confirm Kemper Profiler Rack and Peavey 6505 were used for the album's heavy rhythm tones. Jackson Fury and Gibson Explorer guitars with EMG pickups are cited as primary studio guitars for this era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationsharp, cutting edgearticulate note separationcrushing low endlayered rhythm guitarsmodern metal claritysustained power chords
Difficulty
The riff section requires fast, accurate alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, with precise synchronization between guitars and complex melodic death metal riffing.
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Original Gear
GuitarJackson Fury or Gibson Explorer (likely with EMG pickups)
AmpPeavey 6505 or Kemper Profiler Rack (profiled Peavey 6505)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording for 'Deceiver of the Gods' (2013); sources confirm Kemper Profiler Rack and Peavey 6505 were used for the album's heavy rhythm tones. Jackson Fury and Gibson Explorer guitars with EMG pickups are cited as primary studio guitars for this era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationsharp, cutting edgearticulate note separationcrushing low endlayered rhythm guitarsmodern metal claritysustained power chords
Difficulty
The riff section requires fast, accurate alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, with precise synchronization between guitars and complex melodic death metal riffing.