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Riff Tone
Raise Your Horns
Amon Amarth
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarJackson Dinky (likely custom shop, 6-string, as used by Olavi Mikkonen and Johan Söderberg in this era)
AmpENGL Powerball II (typical for Amon Amarth studio rhythm tones, 2010s era)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2016 album 'Jomsviking'. Gear inferred from artist's known studio setup for this album and era; no direct source for this exact song's session, but consistent with band interviews and live rig rundowns.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate and definedfast attackminimal ambiencechunky low endclear note separationmodern metal clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, consistent palm muting and alternate picking at a moderate tempo, with a focus on clarity and endurance typical of modern metal rhythm guitar.
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Original Gear
GuitarJackson Dinky (likely custom shop, 6-string, as used by Olavi Mikkonen and Johan Söderberg in this era)
AmpENGL Powerball II (typical for Amon Amarth studio rhythm tones, 2010s era)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2016 album 'Jomsviking'. Gear inferred from artist's known studio setup for this album and era; no direct source for this exact song's session, but consistent with band interviews and live rig rundowns.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate and definedfast attackminimal ambiencechunky low endclear note separationmodern metal clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, consistent palm muting and alternate picking at a moderate tempo, with a focus on clarity and endurance typical of modern metal rhythm guitar.