Riff Tone
Where Dead Angels Lie (Unreleased Alternative Mix '95)
Dissection
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarESP Horizon (early 90s, likely custom or standard, as used by Jon Nödtveidt in studio)
AmpPeavey 6505 (originally 5150, as used in Storm of the Light's Bane era studio recordings)
PickupsEMG 81 (bridge, active humbucker)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid4
treble7
reverb1
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateBoss Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor (likely, genre-standard for tight metal rhythm)
Notes
Studio recording, 1995. Gear inferred from era, interviews, and genre-standard practices for Dissection's Storm of the Light's Bane sessions. No explicit confirmation for the Unreleased Alternative Mix, but same session as album version.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate tremolo pickingrazor-sharp attackfocused low endcrisp top enddense, layered distortionminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate tremolo picking and palm muting at medium-fast tempo, with tight synchronization and clean articulation, making it challenging for most guitarists.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP Horizon (early 90s, likely custom or standard, as used by Jon Nödtveidt in studio)
AmpPeavey 6505 (originally 5150, as used in Storm of the Light's Bane era studio recordings)
PickupsEMG 81 (bridge, active humbucker)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid4
treble7
reverb1
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateBoss Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor (likely, genre-standard for tight metal rhythm)
Notes
Studio recording, 1995. Gear inferred from era, interviews, and genre-standard practices for Dissection's Storm of the Light's Bane sessions. No explicit confirmation for the Unreleased Alternative Mix, but same session as album version.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate tremolo pickingrazor-sharp attackfocused low endcrisp top enddense, layered distortionminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate tremolo picking and palm muting at medium-fast tempo, with tight synchronization and clean articulation, making it challenging for most guitarists.
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