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Riff Tone
Wings of Funeral ("December Moon" Demo 1986)
Morbid
Guitarmetal1980s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1970s/early 1980s, as used by Dead/Per Ohlin on 'December Moon' demo sessions)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 (most probable, as was standard for Swedish death/black metal demos in 1986 and matches the tone and era; no evidence of other amps used on this demo)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, December 1986. No evidence of pedals or effects used on the riff section; raw amp tone. Gear inferred from period photos and genre conventions. No live version exists for this demo.
Tone Character(10)
raw and abrasivetight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutingbuzzsaw-like attacklo-fi demo saturationminimal sustaindry, in-your-facebiting trebleno ambience or effects
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive picking at high speed with accurate palm muting, but uses straightforward power chord shapes and rhythm patterns typical of early extreme metal.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1970s/early 1980s, as used by Dead/Per Ohlin on 'December Moon' demo sessions)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 (most probable, as was standard for Swedish death/black metal demos in 1986 and matches the tone and era; no evidence of other amps used on this demo)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, December 1986. No evidence of pedals or effects used on the riff section; raw amp tone. Gear inferred from period photos and genre conventions. No live version exists for this demo.
Tone Character(10)
raw and abrasivetight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutingbuzzsaw-like attacklo-fi demo saturationminimal sustaindry, in-your-facebiting trebleno ambience or effects
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive picking at high speed with accurate palm muting, but uses straightforward power chord shapes and rhythm patterns typical of early extreme metal.