Riff Tone

Tyrants

Immortal

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1980s or early 2000s, as used by Abbath during Sons of Northern Darkness era)

AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 (head, likely with Marshall 4x12 cabinet, as per genre/era/artist interviews for this album)

PickupsEMG 81 (bridge, active humbucker)

Amp Settings

gain9

bass6

mid4

treble7.5

reverb0

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2002 (Sons of Northern Darkness). No direct evidence of pedals or effects for the riff section; Immortal is known for a dry, tight, high-gain rhythm tone with minimal effects. Gear based on era-appropriate interviews and genre conventions. No evidence of live gear or alternate guitars for this section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationdry and focusedarticulate note separationcrushing low endrazor-sharp trebleminimal ambienceno audible modulation or time-based effects

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, demanding both technical precision and stamina typical of extreme metal rhythm guitar.

Sources

Guitar Preamp Pedals | Equipboard

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