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Riff Tone
Hammer Smashed Face (Cannibal Corpse cover)
Parricide
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarUnknown (likely superstrat or similar, humbucker-equipped, based on genre and era)
AmpUnknown (likely high-gain solid-state or tube amp, Marshall or Peavey style, based on genre and era)
Amp Settings
gain9.5
bass6
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Notes
No direct sources for Parricide's exact gear on this cover. Settings and gear inferred from Cannibal Corpse's original tone and typical 1990s/2000s death metal setups. Studio recording, year unknown but likely 2000s-2010s.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationrazor-sharp pick attackchunky, saturated riffingarticulate note separationdry, in-your-face rhythmno ambience or reverbclassic early 90s death metal rhythm sound
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, with complex rhythm changes and little room for error due to the dry, exposed tone.
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Original Gear
GuitarUnknown (likely superstrat or similar, humbucker-equipped, based on genre and era)
AmpUnknown (likely high-gain solid-state or tube amp, Marshall or Peavey style, based on genre and era)
Amp Settings
gain9.5
bass6
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Notes
No direct sources for Parricide's exact gear on this cover. Settings and gear inferred from Cannibal Corpse's original tone and typical 1990s/2000s death metal setups. Studio recording, year unknown but likely 2000s-2010s.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationrazor-sharp pick attackchunky, saturated riffingarticulate note separationdry, in-your-face rhythmno ambience or reverbclassic early 90s death metal rhythm sound
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, with complex rhythm changes and little room for error due to the dry, exposed tone.