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Riff Tone
Empty Promises
Hatebreed
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarESP Eclipse (likely 1990s model, as used by Hatebreed's Wayne Lozinak and Lou Richards in early recordings)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (most likely, as per genre/era and band interviews for debut album era)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1997 (Satisfaction Is the Death of Desire). No direct evidence for pedals or alternate amps for this specific song/section. Gear inferred from band/era/genre norms and typical Hatebreed rig for this album.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midschunky low endrazor-sharp highsminimal ambiencedry, focused attackfast, articulate riffinghigh-gain saturationno audible effects
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, aggressive picking and tight palm muting, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of 1990s hardcore/metalcore.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP Eclipse (likely 1990s model, as used by Hatebreed's Wayne Lozinak and Lou Richards in early recordings)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (most likely, as per genre/era and band interviews for debut album era)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1997 (Satisfaction Is the Death of Desire). No direct evidence for pedals or alternate amps for this specific song/section. Gear inferred from band/era/genre norms and typical Hatebreed rig for this album.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midschunky low endrazor-sharp highsminimal ambiencedry, focused attackfast, articulate riffinghigh-gain saturationno audible effects
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, aggressive picking and tight palm muting, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of 1990s hardcore/metalcore.