Riff Tone

Once Sealed In Blood

Amon Amarth

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarESP LTD Viper-400 (likely, based on era and band interviews for Fate of Norns)

AmpPeavey 5150/6505 (highly likely for Fate of Norns era, based on band interviews and genre conventions)

PickupsEMG 81/85 active humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain9

bass6

mid4.5

treble6.5

reverb0

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2004. No direct evidence for this exact song, but Fate of Norns album era gear is well-documented. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationchunky low endrazor-sharp pick attackarticulate tremolo pickingminimal ambiencemodern metal claritysaturated distortion

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, consistent tremolo picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, demanding both technical precision and stamina typical of melodic death metal rhythm guitar.

Sources

Amon Amarth – Fate of Norns - Gear & Equipment Used on ...Once Sealed In Blood Guitar Pro by Amon Amarth Any riffs to get better at tremolo picking ? : r/metalguitar

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