Riff Tone

I Spit on Your Grave

Sinergy

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarESP Custom M-II (Alexi Laiho signature or similar, late 1990s/early 2000s spec)

AmpPeavey 5150 (most likely, based on Alexi Laiho's known studio rig for Sinergy/Children of Bodom late 1990s-early 2000s)

PickupsEMG HZ H4 (passive humbucker, bridge position, as used by Alexi Laiho in this era)

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid4.5

treble7.5

reverb1

presence7

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2000 (from 'To Hell and Back' album). No direct evidence for pedals or amp model in sources, but Alexi Laiho was known to use ESP M-II guitars with EMG HZ H4 pickups and Peavey 5150 amps for Sinergy and Children of Bodom recordings in this era. No evidence of live rig for this song's riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midshigh-gain saturationarticulate attackmelodic yet heavyoppressive wall of soundclear note separationcrisp high endchunky rhythm

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, aggressive alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, with precise rhythm and complex melodic patterns typical of power/melodic death metal.

Sources

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