Riff Tone

Empty Promises

Hatebreed

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarESP Eclipse (likely 1990s model, as used by Hatebreed's Wayne Lozinak and Lou Richards in early recordings)

AmpMarshall JCM800 (most likely, as per genre/era and band interviews for debut album era)

PickupsEMG 81 (bridge, active humbucker)

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid4.5

treble7

reverb0

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1997 (Satisfaction Is the Death of Desire). No direct evidence for pedals or alternate amps for this specific song/section. Gear inferred from band/era/genre norms and typical Hatebreed rig for this album.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midschunky low endrazor-sharp highsminimal ambiencedry, focused attackfast, articulate riffinghigh-gain saturationno audible effects

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, aggressive picking and tight palm muting, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of 1990s hardcore/metalcore.

Sources

Fun and Not Too Difficult Hardcore Riffs for an Absolute Beginner ...

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