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Riff Tone
Tyrants
Immortal
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1980s or 1990s, black finish, as used by Abbath during this era)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 (100W head, typical for Immortal's 'At the Heart of Winter' era studio recordings)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1998-1999 for 'At the Heart of Winter'. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the riff section. No pedalboard evidence for this song's rhythm tone; distortion is from amp. No studio trickery or layering effects audible in the riff.
Tone Character(10)
icy and razor-sharptight and percussivescooped midscrushing saturationarticulate attackdry and immediateaggressive palm mutingdense wall-of-soundcold, bleak tonalityno ambience or reverb
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, with tight timing and stamina to maintain the aggressive, percussive attack throughout the song.
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Create Free AccountGuitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1980s or 1990s, black finish, as used by Abbath during this era)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 (100W head, typical for Immortal's 'At the Heart of Winter' era studio recordings)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1998-1999 for 'At the Heart of Winter'. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the riff section. No pedalboard evidence for this song's rhythm tone; distortion is from amp. No studio trickery or layering effects audible in the riff.
Tone Character(10)
icy and razor-sharptight and percussivescooped midscrushing saturationarticulate attackdry and immediateaggressive palm mutingdense wall-of-soundcold, bleak tonalityno ambience or reverb
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, with tight timing and stamina to maintain the aggressive, percussive attack throughout the song.