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Riff Tone
Suffocating Sight
Trivium
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 2000s, as used by Matt Heafy in studio)
AmpPeavey 5150 II
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2005. Gear based on era-accurate interviews and forum consensus for 'Ascendancy' album. No evidence of live/touring gear or later signature models for this recording.
Tone Character(9)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped but present midsarticulate pick attackhigh-gain saturationcrisp, cutting highsminimal ambiencefast, precise attackmodern metal clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting at high speed, with complex rhythm changes typical of modern metal.
This tone has been researched 3 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 2000s, as used by Matt Heafy in studio)
AmpPeavey 5150 II
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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This tone has been researched 3 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 2005. Gear based on era-accurate interviews and forum consensus for 'Ascendancy' album. No evidence of live/touring gear or later signature models for this recording.
Tone Character(9)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped but present midsarticulate pick attackhigh-gain saturationcrisp, cutting highsminimal ambiencefast, precise attackmodern metal clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting at high speed, with complex rhythm changes typical of modern metal.