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Riff Tone
Silenced By Death
Hatchet
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarUnknown (likely modern superstrat or Les Paul-style with humbuckers, as typical for modern death/thrash metal)
AmpUnknown high-gain amp (likely Peavey 5150/6505, ENGL, or Marshall high-gain model, as typical for modern death/thrash metal)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
No direct evidence for exact guitar or amp model used on the studio recording. No official rig rundown or interview found. Settings and gear inferred from genre, era, and typical death/thrash metal production. Studio recording, released 2013 (album: Dawn of the End).
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate note definitionchunky low endcrisp top endminimal ambiencemodern death/thrash metal rhythmfocused attack
Difficulty
The riff requires fast alternate picking, tight palm muting, and precise rhythm, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarUnknown (likely modern superstrat or Les Paul-style with humbuckers, as typical for modern death/thrash metal)
AmpUnknown high-gain amp (likely Peavey 5150/6505, ENGL, or Marshall high-gain model, as typical for modern death/thrash metal)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
No direct evidence for exact guitar or amp model used on the studio recording. No official rig rundown or interview found. Settings and gear inferred from genre, era, and typical death/thrash metal production. Studio recording, released 2013 (album: Dawn of the End).
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate note definitionchunky low endcrisp top endminimal ambiencemodern death/thrash metal rhythmfocused attack
Difficulty
The riff requires fast alternate picking, tight palm muting, and precise rhythm, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.