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Riff Tone
You Were the King, Now You're Unconscious
Atreyu
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000
AmpPeavey 5150 II
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2009. Gear inferred from Atreyu's known studio setup for 'Congregation of the Damned' era. No direct source for this exact song, but consistent with band's studio rig for heavy rhythm tracks.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endcrisp high endcompressed and focusedminimal ambiencemodern metalcore clarityfast attack
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting typical of modern metalcore, with moderate technical challenge due to tempo and rhythmic precision.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000
AmpPeavey 5150 II
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2009. Gear inferred from Atreyu's known studio setup for 'Congregation of the Damned' era. No direct source for this exact song, but consistent with band's studio rig for heavy rhythm tracks.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endcrisp high endcompressed and focusedminimal ambiencemodern metalcore clarityfast attack
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting typical of modern metalcore, with moderate technical challenge due to tempo and rhythmic precision.