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Riff Tone
Executioner's Tax (Swing of the Axe)
Power Trip
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Explorer (likely 2010s model, used by Blake Ibanez on 'Nightmare Logic')
AmpPeavey 6505+ head into Marshall 1960A 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2016-2017 (Nightmare Logic album). Gear inferred from interviews and live photos from the era; no direct studio documentation found for this specific song. No evidence of pedal use for rhythm/riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midsrazor-sharp attackchunky, saturated rhythmmodern thrash metalminimal ambiencehigh output, compressedarticulate note separationno audible modulation
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, consistent palm muting and precise picking at a moderate tempo, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex timing.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Explorer (likely 2010s model, used by Blake Ibanez on 'Nightmare Logic')
AmpPeavey 6505+ head into Marshall 1960A 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2016-2017 (Nightmare Logic album). Gear inferred from interviews and live photos from the era; no direct studio documentation found for this specific song. No evidence of pedal use for rhythm/riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midsrazor-sharp attackchunky, saturated rhythmmodern thrash metalminimal ambiencehigh output, compressedarticulate note separationno audible modulation
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, consistent palm muting and precise picking at a moderate tempo, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex timing.