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Riff Tone
Delusions of Saviour
Slayer
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarBC Rich Warlock (Kerry King signature, likely used for recording)
AmpMarshall JCM 800 (studio recording, 2015 era)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording for 'Repentless' album (2015). Gear based on typical Slayer studio setup for this era; no direct confirmation for this exact song, but EMG pickups and JCM 800 are strongly evidenced for Slayer's modern recordings.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate attackchunky low endrazor-sharp claritydry, focused rhythm soundmodern thrash metal crunchminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive picking and palm muting at a moderate-fast tempo, demanding precision and stamina typical of modern thrash metal rhythm playing.
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Original Gear
GuitarBC Rich Warlock (Kerry King signature, likely used for recording)
AmpMarshall JCM 800 (studio recording, 2015 era)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording for 'Repentless' album (2015). Gear based on typical Slayer studio setup for this era; no direct confirmation for this exact song, but EMG pickups and JCM 800 are strongly evidenced for Slayer's modern recordings.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate attackchunky low endrazor-sharp claritydry, focused rhythm soundmodern thrash metal crunchminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive picking and palm muting at a moderate-fast tempo, demanding precision and stamina typical of modern thrash metal rhythm playing.