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Riff Tone

Murder

Katatonia

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely early 90s, used by Anders Nyström on Brave Murder Day)
AmpUnknown solid-state or tube amp (exact model not specified, but described as 'any kind of good amp' in interviews; likely Marshall JCM800 or Peavey Bandit, as was common in Swedish death metal at the time)

Amp Settings

gain8
bass5.5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1996. All evidence points to the classic Swedish death metal setup: Les Paul → Boss HM-2 → amp. No evidence of additional effects or amp reverb. Settings and amp model are estimated based on era, genre, and direct artist quotes. No evidence for live rig or alternate guitars for this song/section.

Tone Character(10)
chainsaw-like distortionscooped midrangebuzzsaw rhythmtight palm-muted chugsfuzzy and dissonantmassive wall of soundbiting attacksustained chordsunique against other 90's death bandscrushing, saturated sound

Difficulty

The riff requires tight palm muting and precise rhythm playing under high-gain conditions, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.

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