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Riff Tone
Evil to Cast out Evil
Nile
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarDean V (likely USA Custom or Razorback, as used by Karl Sanders on this era's recordings)
AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100 (studio recording amp for Nile's 'What Should Not Be Unearthed' era, highly probable for this track)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2015. No direct source confirms the exact gear for this song, but Nile's studio rig for this era is well-documented in interviews and gear rundowns for the album. No evidence of pedal effects in the riff section; tone is tight, dry, and high-gain.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutingrazor-sharp attackdry and unprocessedcrushing low endhigh-gain saturationarticulate note separationmodern death metal claritycompressed and focused
Difficulty
The riff section is extremely fast and requires advanced alternate picking, precise palm muting, and tight rhythm accuracy, making it highly challenging for most guitarists.
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Original Gear
GuitarDean V (likely USA Custom or Razorback, as used by Karl Sanders on this era's recordings)
AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100 (studio recording amp for Nile's 'What Should Not Be Unearthed' era, highly probable for this track)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2015. No direct source confirms the exact gear for this song, but Nile's studio rig for this era is well-documented in interviews and gear rundowns for the album. No evidence of pedal effects in the riff section; tone is tight, dry, and high-gain.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutingrazor-sharp attackdry and unprocessedcrushing low endhigh-gain saturationarticulate note separationmodern death metal claritycompressed and focused
Difficulty
The riff section is extremely fast and requires advanced alternate picking, precise palm muting, and tight rhythm accuracy, making it highly challenging for most guitarists.