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Riff Tone

Valhall Awaits Me

Amon Amarth

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarESP Snakebyte (Johan Söderberg's main guitar at the time, likely used for studio recording of 'Valhall Awaits Me')
AmpKemper Profiler (profiled from EVH 5150 with Maxon OD808 in front)

Amp Settings

gain9
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2006 (With Oden On Our Side). Guitar World and Equipboard interviews confirm Kemper Profiler using custom profiles of EVH 5150 with Maxon OD808 for rhythm tone. ESP Snakebyte with EMG active pickups was Söderberg's main guitar for rhythm sections. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for the riff section.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivesaturated high-gainchunky low endarticulate pick attackcompressed and focusedscooped but present midsmodern metal clarityminimal ambienceaggressive palm mutingcontrolled feedback

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking with aggressive palm muting and precise timing, typical of melodic death metal rhythm guitar. The technical challenge is increased by the speed and complexity of the riff patterns.

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