Riff Tone
Privilege of Evil
Amorphis
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarJackson Dinky (likely Japanese model, early 1990s, as used by Tomi Koivusaari and Esa Holopainen in this era)
AmpPeavey Bandit 112 (early 1990s model, solid state, as commonly used in Finnish death metal demos/EPs of the era; no evidence of Marshall or Mesa/Boogie in studio for this EP)
PickupsJackson stock humbuckers (ceramic, high output, model unknown)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid4
treble7
reverb1
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1991 (Privilege of Evil EP sessions). No evidence of pedalboard use; tone is direct, raw, and typical of early 1990s Finnish death metal. Guitar and amp choices inferred from era, genre, and Finnish scene norms, as no direct studio documentation is available.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsthick low endaggressive palm mutingbuzzsaw distortionraw and directminimal ambiencedry, unprocessedcrushing riff attackslightly fizzy top end
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting typical of early death metal, with precise rhythm and aggressive attack. While not as complex as technical death metal, the tempo and tightness demand solid intermediate skills.
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Original Gear
GuitarJackson Dinky (likely Japanese model, early 1990s, as used by Tomi Koivusaari and Esa Holopainen in this era)
AmpPeavey Bandit 112 (early 1990s model, solid state, as commonly used in Finnish death metal demos/EPs of the era; no evidence of Marshall or Mesa/Boogie in studio for this EP)
PickupsJackson stock humbuckers (ceramic, high output, model unknown)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid4
treble7
reverb1
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1991 (Privilege of Evil EP sessions). No evidence of pedalboard use; tone is direct, raw, and typical of early 1990s Finnish death metal. Guitar and amp choices inferred from era, genre, and Finnish scene norms, as no direct studio documentation is available.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsthick low endaggressive palm mutingbuzzsaw distortionraw and directminimal ambiencedry, unprocessedcrushing riff attackslightly fizzy top end
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting typical of early death metal, with precise rhythm and aggressive attack. While not as complex as technical death metal, the tempo and tightness demand solid intermediate skills.