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Riff Tone
The Grief Prophecy / Shadows over a Lost Kingdom
Dissection
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarESP Explorer (likely custom, similar to Gibson Explorer)
AmpPeavey 5150 (original block letter, likely studio head)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1993; no direct evidence for pedals or effects, but genre and era suggest minimal pedal use. Gear inferred from known Dissection studio photos and typical Swedish black/death metal setups of early 1990s. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this specific song/section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationrazor-sharp attackdry and immediatecrisp high enddense, layered guitarsminimal ambiencearticulate note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at high speed, with complex rhythm patterns typical of early black/death metal, making it challenging for most players.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP Explorer (likely custom, similar to Gibson Explorer)
AmpPeavey 5150 (original block letter, likely studio head)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1993; no direct evidence for pedals or effects, but genre and era suggest minimal pedal use. Gear inferred from known Dissection studio photos and typical Swedish black/death metal setups of early 1990s. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this specific song/section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationrazor-sharp attackdry and immediatecrisp high enddense, layered guitarsminimal ambiencearticulate note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at high speed, with complex rhythm patterns typical of early black/death metal, making it challenging for most players.