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Riff Tone
Push the Venom
Kataklysm
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarJackson Soloist (likely SL2H or similar, as used by Jean-François Dagenais in this era)
AmpPeavey 5150 (original block letter or 6505 variant, as used by Kataklysm on 'Heaven's Venom' 2010 era)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2010. Gear inferred from interviews, live photos, and genre/era conventions. No direct studio documentation for this specific song's riff, but all evidence points to Jackson/EMG into Peavey 5150 for Kataklysm's rhythm tones on this album.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate note separationfocused low endminimal ambiencemodern metal claritydry, immediate attackcrushing rhythm tone
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at high tempo, demanding strong right-hand technique and rhythmic precision typical of modern melodic death metal.
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Original Gear
GuitarJackson Soloist (likely SL2H or similar, as used by Jean-François Dagenais in this era)
AmpPeavey 5150 (original block letter or 6505 variant, as used by Kataklysm on 'Heaven's Venom' 2010 era)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2010. Gear inferred from interviews, live photos, and genre/era conventions. No direct studio documentation for this specific song's riff, but all evidence points to Jackson/EMG into Peavey 5150 for Kataklysm's rhythm tones on this album.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate note separationfocused low endminimal ambiencemodern metal claritydry, immediate attackcrushing rhythm tone
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at high tempo, demanding strong right-hand technique and rhythmic precision typical of modern melodic death metal.