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Riff Tone

Like A Sword Over Damocles

Trivium

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarEpiphone Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom 7-string
AmpPeavey 6505+

Amp Settings

gain8
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2021. Guitar and amp inferred from Trivium's known studio setup for 'In the Court of the Dragon' era; no direct source confirms exact gear for this song's riff, but Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu are documented using these for this album. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midsarticulate low endmodern metal claritysaturated high-gainclear note separationcrushing heavinessprecise pick attackfocused distortion

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, with complex rhythm patterns that demand precise timing and synchronization.

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