Thanks for the amazing demo! This was so spot on and I'll have to put on the whole "Slaughter of the Soul" for the rest of the day!
@J.C...11 ай бұрын
Amazing? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
@lichtlaermaudio11 ай бұрын
@@J.C... I thoroughly enjoyed it! A demo that's using one of my all time favorite songs to me personally is just that: amazing. But differing opinions are what make life interesting, aren't they?
@ScienceofLoud11 ай бұрын
Don't worry, JC always finds something negative to say in the comments of my videos. Never any actionable feedback or constructive criticism, just bluntly negative for the sake of it. but JC is a regular, so it can't be all bad or they'd have stopped watching and commenting by now.
@lichtlaermaudio11 ай бұрын
It’s fine: defeat 'em with kindness ❤️
@plumbummusic205111 ай бұрын
You and Ola are the ones responsible for getting me into At the Gates and Entombed. Cheers for all, brutal guitar sound and amazing cover of one of my favorite tracks from Slaughter of the Soul ❤️🔥
@ScienceofLoud11 ай бұрын
If grinding, brutal Death Metal is your scene, but you are disappointed by HM-2 style pedals that DON'T feature built-in Noise Gates and parallel Blend controls then Lichtlaerm Audio's Medusa is worth your consideration. Lichtlaerm Medusa - lichtlaermaudio.com/shop/medusa Thomann Death Metal Rig - thmn.to/thocf/1wk7xl7h3b Swedish Hard Rock Exports Death Metal TV episode - www.svtplay.se/video/8ZDxLM2/hard-rock-pa-export-1/avsnitt-2?id=8ZDxLM2 This video contains paid promotion from Lichtlaerm Audio More details on how CSGuitars implements product promotion - www.csguitars.co.uk/disclosure #deathmetal #swedishchainsaw #hm2 Timecodes - 00:00 - You all know what an HM-2 is 00:49 - Lichtlaerm Medusa offers what others do not 01:26 - Getting the 'Chainsaw' sound 02:39 - Additional controls for additional functionality 03:11 - How to use Medusa in a mix 03:42 - Sound Example: 90s Death Metal Mix 06:51 - Analysing Medusa's mix performance 07:21 - Explaining signal chain for isolated sounds 07:45 - Sound Example: Isolated Guitars 11:37 - Conclusion & Links More from CSGuitars: Support on Patreon: www.patreon.com/csguitars Join CSGuitars Discord - discord.gg/csguitars Buy CSGuitars Merchandise - www.csguitars.co.uk/store Website - www.csguitars.co.uk Contact - colin@csguitars.co.uk ____________________________________________________________________ *Description contains affiliate links. Purchasing using one of these links will generate a small commission for CSGuitars at no additional cost to you.*
@chrispodesta810511 ай бұрын
That option of blending another distortion pedal in tho.... yeeow
@ScienceofLoud11 ай бұрын
I think my ideal use case would be to put something like a Tube Screamer in the blend loop - going into the crunchy Marshall amp. That way you can blend between the amp being boosted by the TS or the HM2 side.
@chrispodesta810511 ай бұрын
@@ScienceofLoud yeah that makes a lot of sense. I'm just curious how weird you could make it with different pedal combinations. Probably not the intent, but whatevs
@Steve_the_Bastard3 ай бұрын
Wt a great demo, great work man
@PorchBass3 ай бұрын
@@chrispodesta8105put a clean octave on the loop or a filter for extended lows !
@TetrisShark7011 ай бұрын
That cover of Cold was so gnarly, it got me to go and listen to the real one. Good shit as always Colin. Keep it loud from Burgerland 🤘
@onionheadguy70944 ай бұрын
Damn dude that was a sick cover I had no idea you were such a brutal vocalist!
@deibid788611 ай бұрын
Had forgotten how good you are at making those growls, awesome video Colin.
@chrisdaviesguitar11 ай бұрын
Still have my 1980's version and the brass plaque stating it was the 3 millionth unit ever made. I used mine for classic rock, not metal, so it's all down to your settings. BTW, I was using it during a gig in Bogiez in Cardiff and Phil Campbell out of Motorhead, asked me how I got my sound, so it couldn't have been that bad lol
@thankyouspaceexpert11 ай бұрын
That’s what you call a pedal review. Unbelievable depth killer player. This guy chainsaws.
@pharmerdavid14327 ай бұрын
"Now let's think of a new disease while our souls grow cold"......? I not only love your accent being descended from Celtic Islanders, but you have a way with words, such poetic imagery of beauty and love!!
@tonyy.885211 ай бұрын
Man I just love this sound so much for some reason, it's so damn good
@tilmanwolff-moore27611 ай бұрын
Really great Death Metal Track!!! That's the best I've heard played on this channel. Lovin' the Vox. Top marks. Pedal seems cool too. 🙂
@lichtlaermaudio11 ай бұрын
here's the Original: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6uvmYdpbqmGe5I
@riffnastyhubanks57149 ай бұрын
Wow wow wow dude literally I'm completely fucking Blown Away I've been following your channel for ages based on your knowledge your intellect your absolute Excellence when it comes to a number of things I don't really want to get into detail of but this one video right here this this hits deep this takes me back to my old high school days and at the same time bro you got a brutal voice. Damn it keep up the good work brother and cheers from Texas
@anthonyhanson28493 ай бұрын
Not enough people demo using 3 inches of blood riffs. Fantastic video as always.
@tomix1970pl19 ай бұрын
Great riff, sound and vocal man.
@PocketUnv11 ай бұрын
Man, you never stop impressing me. Super clear content, amazing music, what more could you ask for?
@djxxeess11 ай бұрын
Holy crap man awesome video! Seeing your enthusiasm on this one really shines through and the tones you got were insane
@justinvzu013 ай бұрын
Definitely my favorite HM-2 so far. It still sounds quite tight.
@SlinkyT822 ай бұрын
Great cover and demo overall dude. Vocals were sick!
@stevensiwinski10 ай бұрын
Dude. Your vocals are so good!
@sovereigntytowardsthefutur880711 ай бұрын
Sick vocals! Didn't expect singing in this video😄
@K707OR3011 ай бұрын
Killer demo Colin. My favorite ATG song, and one of my favorite Andy LaRocque solos.
@-cobainism-4 ай бұрын
woah- those vocals were crazy
@nicolasriosherrera725511 ай бұрын
Holy foocking shite man!!! This had me in tears!!! What a phenomenal cover!!! TEARING MY INSIDES OUT!!! I FEEL MY SOUL GO COLD!!! ONLY THE DEAD ARE SMILLING!!! Thank you!!!
@chaosandorderstudio11 ай бұрын
Tbh I'm impressed by your vocals 😮 awesome job
@pantaloneshexagonales376011 ай бұрын
Probably the best reviewer in guitar KZbin, hands down. Made me glued to the screen and i dont even listen to metal
@baldyhead11 ай бұрын
I've kind of been blending an HM-2 for almost the entire time I've been using one, by which I mean that I run one into a Boss ODB-3 Bass Overdrive with the balance knob dialed to give me mostly HM-2 into the overdriven amp but some of the Overdrive, turned right down, too. This sort of gets a boosted amp tone and gnarly grind at the same time.
@Gainovermg11 ай бұрын
Goatriders Horde through an HM-2…I never thought I needed to hear that.
@jwoolley100011 ай бұрын
First time ive heard someone use 3 Inches of Blood in a demo! So happy to see and just in time for there reunion :D
@RaccoonHenry11 ай бұрын
your At The Gates covers are INSANE!!! is that a new bass??
@emptyMan011 ай бұрын
I'm not a fan of At the Gates, but when you play, I listen 🙂 And the headbanging carrot was a sweet touch
@jamesswift58011 ай бұрын
ooh blend in another pedal? put a hyperfuzz there for that Monolord sound
@TRiToX9111 ай бұрын
May the algorithm be ever in your favour.
@krystoffoltyn111 ай бұрын
Holy moly!! That pedal sounds amazing. When did you learn to scream like that?? It sounds so good!
@paulbellamy281011 ай бұрын
I love these tender, romantic ballads. :D
@ScienceofLoud11 ай бұрын
A staple of every intimate mood setting mix tape.
@meditateonhate90311 ай бұрын
Wonderful review and playing! Daniel from Lichtlaerm is a genius(and also the kind sort of human) i sure will buy one next year!
@SleepingLionsProductions11 ай бұрын
Loved your version of Cold, I wish we got to see you shredding instead of the worm or whatever it is lol The HM2 sounds absolutely amazing when blended. I am actually in the final steps of building a blender pedal that has a BMP in parallel.
@lichtlaermaudio11 ай бұрын
Haha! It’s a sponsored video in the end so I’m happy about the exposure 😁 the worm looks like a carrot, doesn’t it? Keeps the orange theme of the pedal 😅 If you need any advice on your parallel blending feel free to reach out as well: long live DIY ❤️
@woochyna8 ай бұрын
Damn, 3 inches of blood... that's a name (and riffs) I haven't heard in a long time.
@Rowe4900candymachine10 ай бұрын
I bet this would sound good on a drum machine.
@BinarySecond11 ай бұрын
God their pedals are beautiful
@mortin260811 ай бұрын
Lovely lighting in this vid Colin 👍🏻
@ScienceofLoud11 ай бұрын
Thank you, I think I'm finally getting to somewhere I'm happy with.
@lichtlaermaudio11 ай бұрын
Also noticed that! His videos are getting better every time - and that going from the high quality they have anyway!
@katana7778886 ай бұрын
Outrageous great job and demo. Thanks 👹🙈🙉🙊👹
@FunkAndFluff11 ай бұрын
I'm convinced every single dirt pedal out there can be improved by a blend control if it doesn't have one already. And that I'm ALWAYS in the mood for Colin's death growls.
@TStop525 ай бұрын
Awesome review! Watching your video for The Wurm 2 convinced me to go out and grab one of those. I’ve loved it! Since you’ve played both, how do the two compare for you? Thinking of ditching the Wurm for this for its additional functionality, but not sure if there’s a big enough difference?
@ZephaniahDavis11 ай бұрын
Gonna rip the audio just to listen to your cover of 'Cold.' NASTY tone, best I've heard in a LONG time.
@christoddheartogold11 ай бұрын
Awesome stuff, Colin!
@adnanabdillahghifari72011 ай бұрын
5:48 Even carrot likes metal
@GregMerritt-ws8tq11 ай бұрын
Loop the Medusa completely dimed with one of the newer doom/sludge oriented fuzz pedal for a tone so filthy that it's septic.
@akrmfk11 ай бұрын
Welp, I saw an absolute hero putting a hm2 type in the medusa's loop 😂
@lichtlaermaudio11 ай бұрын
Put a Grindstein in there and an hm2 in the Grindsteins loop ❤️
@gph219311 ай бұрын
Awesome review. Not sure why I would need another hm2 but this is not just another hm2 at all.
@lichtlaermaudio11 ай бұрын
Let’s be honest: no one “needs” it but we’re hoping to offer things you don’t find anywhere else (and that I always use externally with an HZm2) in a compact, fairly priced package 😊 need? Nah. Want? Hopefully 😁
@ThrashingBasskill11 ай бұрын
@@lichtlaermaudio Most honest answer 2023, gained +5 points on sympathy for your brand.
@gph219311 ай бұрын
@@lichtlaermaudio Aquaria and Gehenna prove your point on my board everyday and I can always trade my other hm2...
@MD7106111 ай бұрын
That was was fucking awesome. I have never heard that song before but you totally ripped it up. 👍
@gareth623311 ай бұрын
Baws-deep in yer ain erse, there, eh no. What a tone you got on Colin’s Cold though. Outrageous.
@andrewmorgan164011 ай бұрын
Oh no, I need another one.
@bradzillarocks11 ай бұрын
The saw is the law!
@justsomedude572711 ай бұрын
Could you cover how the HM-2 and Metalzone can be used for doom like Katatonias Brave Murder Day/ Discouraged ones?
@mjw66511 ай бұрын
I know that face in the thumbnail. I've made it too. Smacking ones pinky toe into furniture is seriously painful.
@IsabellaCatherine19XX11 ай бұрын
Good work, Colin! Holy shit! That track is amazing!
@dragondomestifier11 ай бұрын
Dude! Great stuff. Hope the finger's ok.
@PorchBass3 ай бұрын
Looks very bass friendly too...
@jesseyasaitis903611 ай бұрын
Dude! Those vocals. Holy shit!!!!!
@JuveriSetila11 ай бұрын
I swear I remembered this track having cymbals
@ScienceofLoud11 ай бұрын
Next time I'll mix it like Lux Æterna and have that hi-hat punching your eardrums out.
@IsabellaCatherine19XX11 ай бұрын
That guitar tone, pardon me, HOLY FUCK!
@jpm962810 ай бұрын
Idiotbox Deathmaster is the best take on that sound
@MCDbits11 ай бұрын
Combined with the Rat it's glorious.
@constantinea81499 ай бұрын
ALL THE GAIN
@B31L11 ай бұрын
very cool
@groverjuicy11 ай бұрын
Keep slippin' the Scots slang in there pet. Luv ya work. Edit: Fuckin' lethal tone you whipped up too! Vocals? Ohhhh... Fried!
@Mr.Pink19969 ай бұрын
Damn I should have bought this instead of the Fuzzlord HM-6
@CorNigrum11 ай бұрын
8:27 ... GO!
@PooNinja11 ай бұрын
So a more Refined Chainsaw for ice sculptures or whatever.
@corinnewong424811 ай бұрын
i think should try to get a zoom g1 our and see if you can get a good metal tone
@frederikocarroll333511 ай бұрын
Fucking awesome cover🤘🤘🤘
@SamBrockmann2 ай бұрын
Jesus fuck, this pedal slaps!
@karabinerstudios8 ай бұрын
What KeySight product are you using here? Any information you can provide is most appreciated 🙂
@DustinKreidler4 ай бұрын
And suddenly I need to add a metal band to my current line-up of gigs, including surf-ska-cumbia, big band swing, metal-ska, and various pick-up tribute bands in the alt-rock/AOR vein. I need a good pedal first, unless the Katana version of the HM2 (if its even in there) is half this versatile. It definitely has more controls than the actual stomp box...
@countk111 ай бұрын
"not to shag my own *rse or anything" made me chuckle longer then expected. Scottish is the best accent english has to offer imho 😁 HM-2 all the way btw. Got one of the last versions and I will never get rid of it. I was there in '91, seeing it all happen and it was the start of the best period of death metal imho. And finally a new pedal that got this right as well! Ok, there are features that are obsolete imho (that's personal of courset), but this pedal sounds pretty good. I wonder how it sounds with a bit of power amp distortion, which was also a feature of the Stockholm sound (and made the feedback even worse). I always used the Noise gate of a Boss GX700 before going to my JCM800. These days I use a setup of the HM-2 (all open except distortion at about 10% to get a more mellow late Dismember sound), a 19" rack version of the Mesa Boogie V-twin (OD at 3), a Marshall 9200 (EL34) and a Marshall 1960B cab (GT12-75's). The only hting is that you need to turn the power amp up high enough to get the speakers to move a bit for a decent sound. The HM-2 can cause a sound to be very thin if you don't ramp it up a bit. Never heard the bull mastiff next door bark anymore after I did try that at home. I am looking for a decent pedal to put straight into my DAW so I can fiddle with the other aspects after recording. An HM-2 is not really suitable for that but this pedal might do the trick as it has a built in noise suppressor and sounds pretty clean without compromising too much in the "chainsaw" aspect of the sound. At the Gates used a HM-2 with a Metal Zone btw. In Flames used an OD (I think?) with a Metal Zone on a 5150. So HM-2 almost purely formed the Stockholm sound on differnt types of amps. While it was still present in the Gothernburg sound but the main "driver" was mostly a Metal Zone there. Guitarists were experimenting so much these days that 3 (potential) feedback generators in one setup was not considered too much of a thing. It gave us quite some unique sounds though. Love your version of this song. You go, girl 🙃
@lichtlaermaudio11 ай бұрын
There’s a lot of great statements in this comment! The thing is: for the classic sound the added features may be unnecessary but there’s a lot of sounds this is capable of that the original could not do (on its own) and we wanted to make this an option for more than just one sound - which it still does as well.
@countk111 ай бұрын
YW :) I feel ya. The HM-2 is kind of limited on that field. But that is all I would buy it for. It doesn't mean I won't check the alternative settings out or mess around with the loop tho :) Always curious :) I checked a few pedals out myself but they always seemed a bit off imho. I think this one actually boosts in the Freq section? I also think the presence is a good idea. @@lichtlaermaudio EDIT: Been wandering the internet a bit and must say the "modern" setting kind of resembles my V-Twin mid boosted lead channel... ish. So definetely interested
@wkkkkkk5457 ай бұрын
I am sorry, but i need to say this.... is this "Review by Hobbit"? Camera perspective and background really makes me feeling there is Frodo there :)
@BoojayDeeth11 ай бұрын
Noice!
@UkiMalefu11 ай бұрын
😈🤘
@crimsoncrowley62856 ай бұрын
DO THE DOES IT DOOM DOOM SAW
@ruassmarkt11 ай бұрын
You seen their new amp? Holy shit, that thing is brutal and versatile
@lichtlaermaudio11 ай бұрын
We'll send it to some demo guys soon! Maybe we need to get Colin on board for a demo of the amp as well? He def. knows his shit :D
@ruassmarkt11 ай бұрын
@@lichtlaermaudio glad to see this coming. Greetings from Berlin ;)
@lichtlaermaudio11 ай бұрын
@@ruassmarkt ah! You're from Berlin? Feel free to hit me up if you want to try it in person!
@ruassmarkt11 ай бұрын
@@lichtlaermaudio tried it on guitar summit, was brutal and 160 watts is WAAAAY to much :D
@ScienceofLoud11 ай бұрын
Sounds like we need to put this head to head with the JPTR FX amp in an over the top power test. Destroy everything in a 20 mile radius with pure sound.
@DMSProduktions11 ай бұрын
Med user! LOL! ;oP (Aussies get it!)
@Alfredo7866611 ай бұрын
I like its simplicity 😆
@lichtlaermaudio11 ай бұрын
It’s a lot of knobs but actually really easy to dial in 😁
@ScienceofLoud11 ай бұрын
Low and Grind on full, then level and blend to taste. Couldn't be simpler.
@NOEFFECTS2711 ай бұрын
This or the kma Wurm2? Or both at the same time? 😂
@CountNetsrac11 ай бұрын
Have you tried it on bass? Would love to hear that.
@ThatBaritoneGuitarGuy11 ай бұрын
With those 20 knobs, are you sure this was not built by Chase Bliss Audio?
@lichtlaermaudio11 ай бұрын
CBA are definitely one of our favorite bands out there! So there’s an influence for sure!
@nathanieldavis388811 ай бұрын
Only the dead are smiling 🤘
@lichtlaermaudio11 ай бұрын
To rid the earth of the filth To rid the earth of the lies
@DMSProduktions11 ай бұрын
HM2: The sound of SHITE! /w\
@Ren-X11 ай бұрын
Do you play functions?
@tsalagi7811 ай бұрын
🤘🏽🤘🏽
@OW7911 ай бұрын
Chugga \m/
@ThrashingBasskill11 ай бұрын
Dude, I like you so much for your style and character since the start of your channel but I kinda don´t get the humble brag at the start of the video... I mean... With all respect, I know very small KZbinrs as well as pedal builders personally who produced HM-2 content with in depth knowledge I not even remotely saw from you in your videos. The oscilloscope is fancy but yet, just a gimmic in the end. I watched the whole video and then the start again to check if that´s a joke I don´t get but "People tend to listen to what I got so say", oof...
@ScienceofLoud11 ай бұрын
And yet here you are listening to me. I've covered the HM-2 so many times at this point that it doesn't make sense to go over the same ground each time. I have the in-depth circuit analysis video already, which I'd recommend watching. Every other HM2 video assumes you've watched that to save time. If you have, then you'll know how to extract the relevant data from the oscilloscope traces shown here - ultimately, they are just to prove that the Medusa can get the classic sound, and show the basic difference in distortion and EQ between the pedal's two modes. I condense information to allow viewers to get the essential information as quickly as possible. Everything one needs to know is in here, but in a concise fashion that does not waste time labouring every last detail.
@K707OR3011 ай бұрын
Boss themselves only provided Colin the first HM-2w to review a few years back. And he’s gone over the circuit is pretty extensive detail a ton of times. But yeah what does he know. Can’t imagine there’s a reason Boss went to Colin to help launch that pedal instead of your alleged friends, I’m sure it’s because they’re just idiots.
@Albaprost2 ай бұрын
Nice Video and Demo. However, i own that pedal and it is not cool.
@iggrut11 ай бұрын
I hate these distortions on the vocals...Otherwise nice sound and good cover :)
@Max5914911 ай бұрын
WHAT? Another HM2 style pedal i don’t own? SH*T UP AND TAKE MY MONEY.
@AT-wl9yq2 ай бұрын
Why is it that when you're just talking you have no accent whatsoever, but when you sing you have a very heavy accent?
@Hellseeker111 ай бұрын
Figures $200, cost maybe $20 to make the thing.
@ScienceofLoud11 ай бұрын
If it only costs $20 to make one, then why don't you do it yourself? Remember to factor in your time spent in R&D, prototyping, building the retail units, commissioning artwork, marketing, upkeep of the website, boxing and shipping the pedal, and the rent/electricity on your place of work. I'm sure you'll manage to do all of that for just $20 a unit.
@riffsnoleads11 ай бұрын
Not quite 1:1 with the OG but close enough for most people. Now if only it were not a top loader.
@lichtlaermaudio11 ай бұрын
it's not intended to be 1:1 - there's no need for clones or at least it's not anything I'd ever do. Top mounted is what I personally prefer on all pedals but always cool to see that people have other tastes!