Riff Tone
Necessary Death
END
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarUnknown (likely modern 6 or 7-string with humbuckers, model not confirmed for this recording)
AmpPeavey 5150/6505 or Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (exact model for this recording not confirmed, but these are the most cited for modern death metal and END's style)
PickupsHumbucker (exact model unknown, likely high-output passive or active)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass5.5
mid5
treble7
reverb0
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
overdriveUnknown Overdrive/boost pedal (model unknown, likely Tube Screamer or similar)
Notes
Studio recording, released 2020 (album: Splinters from an Ever-Changing Face). No direct source confirms exact guitar or amp model for this riff section. Gear inferred from genre, era, and typical band/scene equipment.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midshigh-gain saturationarticulate low endminimal ambiencefocused attackslightly compressedmodern death metal toneno audible time-based or modulation effects
Difficulty
The riff section requires fast, accurate palm muting and alternate picking at high gain, with complex rhythm patterns and tight articulation typical of modern death metal.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarUnknown (likely modern 6 or 7-string with humbuckers, model not confirmed for this recording)
AmpPeavey 5150/6505 or Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (exact model for this recording not confirmed, but these are the most cited for modern death metal and END's style)
PickupsHumbucker (exact model unknown, likely high-output passive or active)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass5.5
mid5
treble7
reverb0
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
overdriveUnknown Overdrive/boost pedal (model unknown, likely Tube Screamer or similar)
Notes
Studio recording, released 2020 (album: Splinters from an Ever-Changing Face). No direct source confirms exact guitar or amp model for this riff section. Gear inferred from genre, era, and typical band/scene equipment.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midshigh-gain saturationarticulate low endminimal ambiencefocused attackslightly compressedmodern death metal toneno audible time-based or modulation effects
Difficulty
The riff section requires fast, accurate palm muting and alternate picking at high gain, with complex rhythm patterns and tight articulation typical of modern death metal.