Riff Tone
Bloodlust and Perversion
Carpathian Forest
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul (likely Studio or Standard, early 90s, as used by Carpathian Forest in this era)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (most probable, based on genre, era, and Norwegian black metal studio standards)
PickupsHumbucker (likely stock Gibson humbuckers, passive)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass5.5
mid3.5
treble7
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1992-1993 demo era. No direct evidence for pedals or alternate amps; inferred from genre/era and typical Norwegian black metal setups. No evidence of live-specific gear for this recording.
Tone Character(10)
razor-sharp, biting distortiontight and percussivescooped midsgrainy, saturated high-gain textureminimal ambience/reverbcold, harsh upper midsaggressive palm mutingslightly compressed low endraw, lo-fi attackunpolished, abrasive sound
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, aggressive alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, demanding stamina and precision typical of early black metal rhythm guitar.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul (likely Studio or Standard, early 90s, as used by Carpathian Forest in this era)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (most probable, based on genre, era, and Norwegian black metal studio standards)
PickupsHumbucker (likely stock Gibson humbuckers, passive)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass5.5
mid3.5
treble7
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1992-1993 demo era. No direct evidence for pedals or alternate amps; inferred from genre/era and typical Norwegian black metal setups. No evidence of live-specific gear for this recording.
Tone Character(10)
razor-sharp, biting distortiontight and percussivescooped midsgrainy, saturated high-gain textureminimal ambience/reverbcold, harsh upper midsaggressive palm mutingslightly compressed low endraw, lo-fi attackunpolished, abrasive sound
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, aggressive alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, demanding stamina and precision typical of early black metal rhythm guitar.