Riff Tone

Death Diviner

Soilwork

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarESP E-II Horizon NT-7B

AmpPeavey 5150 II

PickupsEMG 81-7 (bridge), EMG 85-7 (neck) active humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain8

bass6

mid5

treble7

reverb1

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveMLC MLC Vanilla Sky Overdrive

noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2019 (album release 2019, recording likely 2018-2019). Gear inferred from Soilwork's known studio rig for this era and genre; no direct source confirms exact models for 'Death Diviner', but ESP 7-string with EMGs and Peavey 5150 II are standard for Soilwork's modern riff tones.

Tone Character(10)

sharp and cuttingtight and percussivehigh-gain saturationarticulate attackscooped midsmodern metal claritycrushing riff powerclear note separationaggressive palm mutingslightly compressed

Difficulty

The riff requires advanced right-hand technique for fast, tight palm-muted picking, precise timing, and the ability to maintain clarity at high gain and tempo.

Sources

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