Riff Tone
The Heart from Your Hate
Trivium
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Les Paul Custom (Matt Heafy signature, likely 2017 model)
AmpPeavey 6505+ head
PickupsEMG 81 (bridge), EMG 85 (neck) active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain9
bass4
mid5.5
treble5.5
reverb2
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2017. Gear inferred from Trivium's known studio setup for 'The Sin and the Sentence' album era. No direct studio documentation for this song's riff, but consistent with band interviews and live rig rundowns from this period.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivearticulate low endaggressive palm mutingmodern metal claritycontrolled high-gain saturationscooped but present midsprecise note definitionfocused and dryminimal ambiencecrisp attack
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise alternate picking at a moderate tempo, with syncopated rhythms that demand accuracy and control.
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Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Les Paul Custom (Matt Heafy signature, likely 2017 model)
AmpPeavey 6505+ head
PickupsEMG 81 (bridge), EMG 85 (neck) active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain9
bass4
mid5.5
treble5.5
reverb2
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2017. Gear inferred from Trivium's known studio setup for 'The Sin and the Sentence' album era. No direct studio documentation for this song's riff, but consistent with band interviews and live rig rundowns from this period.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivearticulate low endaggressive palm mutingmodern metal claritycontrolled high-gain saturationscooped but present midsprecise note definitionfocused and dryminimal ambiencecrisp attack
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise alternate picking at a moderate tempo, with syncopated rhythms that demand accuracy and control.
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