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Riff Tone
I Am Possessed
Carpathian Forest
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD MH-1000ET or Jackson Rhoads (likely ESP LTD EC-1000 VB with EMG pickups)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2000s era (likely 2002, from the album 'Defending the Throne of Evil'). Gear inferred from Equipboard and band member profiles. No direct evidence of pedals or alternate amps for this specific riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutingrazor-sharp attackcold and biting high endsaturated high-gain distortionminimal ambiencedry, raw texturearticulate note separationcrushing low end
Difficulty
The riff requires fast alternate picking and tight palm muting at high speed, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of black metal.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD MH-1000ET or Jackson Rhoads (likely ESP LTD EC-1000 VB with EMG pickups)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2000s era (likely 2002, from the album 'Defending the Throne of Evil'). Gear inferred from Equipboard and band member profiles. No direct evidence of pedals or alternate amps for this specific riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutingrazor-sharp attackcold and biting high endsaturated high-gain distortionminimal ambiencedry, raw texturearticulate note separationcrushing low end
Difficulty
The riff requires fast alternate picking and tight palm muting at high speed, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of black metal.