Riff Tone

Twilight of the Machines (feat. Austere)

Heretoir

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarUnknown (likely mid/high-end superstrat or Les Paul-style, based on genre and band history)

AmpUnknown (likely high-gain tube amp, e.g., Peavey 5150, ENGL, or Mesa/Boogie, based on genre and era)

PickupsLikely humbuckers (exact model unknown)

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid4.5

treble7

reverb2.5

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

distortionPro Co Pro Co RAT 2

reverbUnknown Reverb pedal (model unknown)

Notes

No direct evidence for exact guitar or amp model used on 'Twilight of the Machines (feat. Austere)' studio recording. No studio photos or interviews found. Gear listed on Equipboard is general for Heretoir, not song-specific. Settings and gear inferred from genre, era, and typical post-black metal production. Studio recording, 2023.

Tone Character(10)

dense and saturatedtight and percussivelayered and atmosphericcrushing low endscooped midsbright attacksustained chordsmelodic overtoneswall-of-sound textureaggressive palm muting

Difficulty

The riff section requires tight, aggressive picking and palm muting at a moderate tempo, with attention to layering and timing for the dense post-black metal sound.

Sources

Heretoir Members, Gear & Sound | Equipboard Album Review: Heretoir — Wastelands – Nine Circles

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