Riff Tone

War of the Gods

Amon Amarth

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarESP LTD V-401FM

AmpPeavey 5150 (studio recording era, likely Mk I or Mk II)

PickupsEMG 81/85 active humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain9

bass6

mid4.5

treble7

reverb1

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording for 'Surtur Rising' (2011). Guitarists Olavi Mikkonen and Johan Söderberg are known to use ESP V models with EMG pickups and Peavey 5150 amps in the studio for this era. No evidence of pedal use for the riff section; high-gain amp tone. Settings estimated based on genre, era, and amp model. No official studio rig rundown available for this specific song/section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endcrisp pick attackchunky rhythm tonemodern metal claritycontrolled feedbackslightly compressed

Difficulty

The riff section requires fast, accurate alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, with tight timing and rhythmic precision typical of melodic death metal.

Sources

Rig Advice Needed! : r/metalguitar - Reddit How To Play "War Of The Gods" By Amon Amarth (Tutorial With TAB!)

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