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Riff Tone
Everytime I Die
Children of Bodom
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP Alexi Laiho Signature (likely ESP Alexi-600 or similar, as used by Alexi Laiho in studio recordings of this era)
AmpPeavey 5150 (studio recording amp for 'Follow the Reaper' era, confirmed for main riff tones)
Amp Settings
gain9.5
bass7
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Notes
Studio recording, 2000 (Follow the Reaper album). Settings and gear are for the main riff/rhythm section, not solo. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars/amps for this section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackrazor-sharp clarityminimal ambiencecrushing rhythm tonefocused low endmodern metal edge
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, with tight synchronization and complex rhythm patterns typical of melodic death metal.
This tone has been researched 3 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarESP Alexi Laiho Signature (likely ESP Alexi-600 or similar, as used by Alexi Laiho in studio recordings of this era)
AmpPeavey 5150 (studio recording amp for 'Follow the Reaper' era, confirmed for main riff tones)
Amp Settings
gain9.5
bass7
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This tone has been researched 3 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 2000 (Follow the Reaper album). Settings and gear are for the main riff/rhythm section, not solo. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars/amps for this section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackrazor-sharp clarityminimal ambiencecrushing rhythm tonefocused low endmodern metal edge
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, with tight synchronization and complex rhythm patterns typical of melodic death metal.