Riff Tone
Path With Endless Horizons
Lord Belial
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarUnknown (likely mid-90s superstrat or Les Paul-style with humbuckers, based on Swedish black metal conventions)
AmpUnknown (likely Marshall JCM800 or similar high-gain amp, based on genre/era/region)
PickupsHumbuckers (exact model unknown, likely passive high-output)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid4.5
treble7.5
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate pedal (model unknown)
Notes
No direct source confirms exact gear for this studio recording. All gear is estimated based on Swedish black metal conventions of the late 1990s. Studio recording, album released 1997.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationrazor-sharp treblefocused low endminimal ambiencedense, layered rhythm guitarsarticulate pick attackcold, biting distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, demanding tight synchronization and stamina typical of 90s black metal rhythm guitar.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarUnknown (likely mid-90s superstrat or Les Paul-style with humbuckers, based on Swedish black metal conventions)
AmpUnknown (likely Marshall JCM800 or similar high-gain amp, based on genre/era/region)
PickupsHumbuckers (exact model unknown, likely passive high-output)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid4.5
treble7.5
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate pedal (model unknown)
Notes
No direct source confirms exact gear for this studio recording. All gear is estimated based on Swedish black metal conventions of the late 1990s. Studio recording, album released 1997.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationrazor-sharp treblefocused low endminimal ambiencedense, layered rhythm guitarsarticulate pick attackcold, biting distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, demanding tight synchronization and stamina typical of 90s black metal rhythm guitar.