Riff Tone
Impii Hora
Asinhell
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarJackson Soloist (likely SL2 or SL3, as used by Michael Poulsen in Asinhell studio photos and genre context)
AmpPeavey 5150 (original block letter version, typical for modern death/thrash metal and confirmed by genre/era context)
PickupsEMG 81/85 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb0
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2023. No direct source confirms the exact guitar/amp, but genre, artist background, and era strongly indicate a Jackson with EMGs into a Peavey 5150. No evidence of live-specific gear for the album version.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationchunky low endrazor-sharp pick attackarticulate note separationdry, focused rhythm soundminimal ambiencemodern death metal clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, precise picking and tight palm muting at high speed, demanding strong right-hand technique and rhythmic accuracy typical of modern death/thrash metal.
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Original Gear
GuitarJackson Soloist (likely SL2 or SL3, as used by Michael Poulsen in Asinhell studio photos and genre context)
AmpPeavey 5150 (original block letter version, typical for modern death/thrash metal and confirmed by genre/era context)
PickupsEMG 81/85 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb0
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2023. No direct source confirms the exact guitar/amp, but genre, artist background, and era strongly indicate a Jackson with EMGs into a Peavey 5150. No evidence of live-specific gear for the album version.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationchunky low endrazor-sharp pick attackarticulate note separationdry, focused rhythm soundminimal ambiencemodern death metal clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, precise picking and tight palm muting at high speed, demanding strong right-hand technique and rhythmic accuracy typical of modern death/thrash metal.