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Riff Tone
Empire of the Blind
Heathen
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD (exact model not specified, likely H or M series as used by Lee Altus in this era)
AmpPeavey Triple XXX 120W or Engl Savage 120 (both cited as used by Lee Altus for Heathen's modern studio tone)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording for 'Empire of the Blind' (2020). Gear based on Equipboard and typical Lee Altus studio setup for this album. No explicit pedalboard or amp settings for this song/section found in sources.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate and clear attackcrushing low endsharp, cutting upper midspolished and modernfocused and controlledminimal ambiencefast transient response
Difficulty
The riff section requires fast, accurate picking and palm muting at high speed, with tight rhythm and technical precision typical of modern thrash metal.
This tone has been researched 3 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD (exact model not specified, likely H or M series as used by Lee Altus in this era)
AmpPeavey Triple XXX 120W or Engl Savage 120 (both cited as used by Lee Altus for Heathen's modern studio tone)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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This tone has been researched 3 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording for 'Empire of the Blind' (2020). Gear based on Equipboard and typical Lee Altus studio setup for this album. No explicit pedalboard or amp settings for this song/section found in sources.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate and clear attackcrushing low endsharp, cutting upper midspolished and modernfocused and controlledminimal ambiencefast transient response
Difficulty
The riff section requires fast, accurate picking and palm muting at high speed, with tight rhythm and technical precision typical of modern thrash metal.