Riff Tone

The Ones We Leave Behind

Trivium

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarEpiphone Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom (7-string, MKH signature)

AmpPeavey Triple XXX II

PickupsEMG 707 (active humbuckers)

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid4.5

treble7

reverb0

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveIbanez Ibanez TS-9 Tube Screamer

noise_gateISP Technologies ISP Decimator

Notes

Studio recording, 2020. Rhythm guitars tracked with Epiphone MKH Les Paul through Peavey Triple XXX II, boosted with Ibanez TS-9, into Mesa/Boogie 4x12 cabinet. Confirmed by Matt Heafy in MusicRadar interview. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this specific recording.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midshigh-gain saturationarticulate low endcrushing rhythm tonemodern metal clarityminimal ambiencefocused and dryfast attack

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate picking with tight palm muting and precise rhythm, typical of modern metalcore. String skipping and rapid position shifts add to the technical challenge.

Sources

Trivium go in-depth with our track-by-track interview on What The Dead Men Say | MusicRadar Complete Trivium Tunings List - Reddit Guitar Tunings Used on the album (based off the preview leak)

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