Riff Tone

All Hope Destroyed

Hate Eternal

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarBC Rich Ironbird (custom, likely with EMG pickups)

AmpPeavey 6505+ head into Mesa/Boogie Rectifier 4x12 cabinet

PickupsEMG 81 (bridge, active humbucker)

Amp Settings

gain9

bass6

mid5

treble6.5

reverb0

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2018 (album: Upon Desolate Sands). Erik Rutan is known to use a BC Rich Ironbird with EMG 81 pickups and a Peavey 6505+ for Hate Eternal studio rhythm tracks in this era. No evidence of pedals for rhythm tone; high-gain amp distortion is the core sound. No evidence of time-based or modulation effects on the riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivehigh-gain saturationarticulate under heavy distortionscooped but present midsrazor-sharp pick attackzero ambience (dry)dense, wall-of-sound rhythmmodern death metal clarityultra-tight palm mutingaggressive, cutting attack

Difficulty

The riff section demands expert-level speed and precision, with relentless alternate picking, tight palm muting, and complex rhythm patterns typical of modern technical death metal.

Sources

Erik Rutan of Hate Eternal, "All Hope Destroyed" Guitar Playthru Is Erik Rutan Death Metal’s Renaissance Man? - Premier Guitar

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