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Riff Tone
He Who Spawned the Furies
Trivium
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1980s/early 2000s, as used by Matt Heafy on Shogun)
AmpPeavey 5150 (original block letter, studio recording head)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2008 (Shogun album). Guitar is confirmed for this era and album; amp is confirmed for Trivium rhythm tones on Shogun. Mesa Boogie 4x12 cab with Celestion Vintage 30s likely used. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackcrushing heavy riffingmodern metalcore claritytight low-endclear note separationslightly compressed
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting at high gain, with complex rhythm patterns and precise synchronization, making it challenging for most players.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1980s/early 2000s, as used by Matt Heafy on Shogun)
AmpPeavey 5150 (original block letter, studio recording head)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2008 (Shogun album). Guitar is confirmed for this era and album; amp is confirmed for Trivium rhythm tones on Shogun. Mesa Boogie 4x12 cab with Celestion Vintage 30s likely used. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackcrushing heavy riffingmodern metalcore claritytight low-endclear note separationslightly compressed
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting at high gain, with complex rhythm patterns and precise synchronization, making it challenging for most players.