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Riff Tone
Rain
Trivium
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 2000s, as used by Matt Heafy on Ascendancy)
AmpPeavey 5150/6505 (most sources and era-typical for Ascendancy recording)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2004-2005 era, Ascendancy album. Guitar and amp choice inferred from era, interviews, and typical Trivium gear for this album. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate note separationcompressed and focusedminimal ambiencerazor-sharp pick attackmodern metal claritychunky low end
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, demanding strong right-hand technique and rhythmic precision.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 2000s, as used by Matt Heafy on Ascendancy)
AmpPeavey 5150/6505 (most sources and era-typical for Ascendancy recording)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2004-2005 era, Ascendancy album. Guitar and amp choice inferred from era, interviews, and typical Trivium gear for this album. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate note separationcompressed and focusedminimal ambiencerazor-sharp pick attackmodern metal claritychunky low end
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, demanding strong right-hand technique and rhythmic precision.