Is a Boss HM-2 Good for Black Metal? | Black Metal Gear

[@c.u.9483]

If I'm not mistaken Darkthrone used this pedal with a DS-1 recording Soulside Journey.

[@lordjacko7697]

So did Euronymous from Mayhem

[@TheNocturnalEvil]

The HM-2 was indeed used by second-wave Black Metal bands so I'm not surprised that it's able to pull off the raw Norwegian second wave Black Metal tones pretty easily. However, the most common distortion pedal used by most Black Metal bands back in those days was the Pro Co RAT. Pretty much every Black Metal guitarist used to have a Pro Co RAT on their pedalboard. It was more common in pawnshops than the Boss HM-2 so most guitarists back then used to go for it. Among Melodic Black Metal bands, the Boss Metal Zone was a staple pedal. However, it was used only as a boost, its distortion knob was kept at zero. The weirdest pedal was undeniably used by Quorthon. He used one of those old Rotosound Fuzz pedals on the early Bathory albums. That vicious, fuzzy and sizzling distortion you hear on early Bathory albums was due to that Rotosound Fuzz.

[@DevGohil]

TheNocturnalEvil pretty sick, not had a chance to use those pedals yet

[@jaroslavvalasek6567]

Thanks for the information, very insightful

[@Stretchwreckedem469]

I use a ProCo Rat for a lot of Hardcore influenced music, and the ProCo RAt does a really good job at making any amplifier sound really thick without it sounding flubby and overbearing on the low end. It still manages to keep everything really tight and together in a way that you don’t get from something like a Tube Screamer or a Boss SD-1 The ProCo RAT is a truly underrated boost pedal and they sound really good in front of solid state amplifiers.

[@jakethemisanthrope9442]

Actually Euronymous used HM-2 for early mayhem guitar tone

[@DevGohil]

Where did you find that out?

[@jakethemisanthrope9442]

@@DevGohil kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGSuZqufZpeHaK8

[@DevGohil]

Jake the misanthrope hahah, nice

[@GrimSunshine]

It's true but boosted with a boss ds-1. Deathcrush sound.

[@DevGohil]

GrimSunshine no wonder the tone is so nasty

[@caljerm]

That Behexen album The Poisonous Path has a very Swedish DM HM-2 sound to it - it damn near sounds like Dismember

[@brunoxliberation]

I use a HM-2 in my black metal band, but I don’t max it out. It sounds pretty raw and heavy.

[@gfx2943]

It's definitely worth grabbing one. I finally have a Japan model arriving tomorrow. Throw it in the collection and call it a day. Adding it with multiple muffs, distortions, overdrives and pickups can achieve amazing stuff.

[@DevGohil]

nice one, need to get my hands on one of these again fo' sho'

[@Guitarist._.2004]

Euronymous used to use one, boosted and it sounded fucking sexy

[@WildChildMcCloud]

The best black metal tone is a Boss DS-2 in Turbo mode into a Marshall JCM800 or JCM800 with a hot bridge pickup like an EMG 81, DiMarzio Evolution or a Duncan Distortion..

[@soaringblackbird4431]

YOU ARE AMAZING GUTAR PLAYER!

[@DevGohil]

thank you

[@soaringblackbird4431]

@@DevGohil In fact, thank you for sharing your knowledge and interest with us. Long live Black Metal!

[@celestialyidum]

Nothing on this earth makes my ears ring louder than an HM2. The HM2 takes a lot of studio magic to really sound good in my opinion. I love it, but the HM2 clones do it better because they allow the user to dial back the highs a little bit. Sold my MIJ HM2 to buy a clone and I'm happy I did.

[@DevGohil]

Never ever had my ears hurt so much after using it. Proper brutal

[@Machine138]

I sold my HM2 and bought a Left Hand Wrath.

[@Tecom38415]

What did you get instead?

[@mattgmetzner]

Id love it if you would do one of these on the boss MT 2 waza! I have on myself

[@DevGohil]

matt metzner never used one

[@buddyholly9960]

@@DevGohil I use the dragonfly black metal pedal for my band

[@OysterWallace]

This rules actually. Great playing. Any idea how it handles for a heavily-downtuned black metal application? I'm thinking minor & dissonant chords in drop A, much like Primitive Man.

[@OysterWallace]

I'm thinking about reviving an old project which attempts to blend Indian, Celeste, The Body, Senior Fellows, Mizmor, Yellow Eyes, etc.

[@DevGohil]

@@OysterWallace it’s really fuzzy and not very clear, but if you want that ugly muddy abrasive aggressive sound go for it, I’d say get the new one because it has two voicings

[@watryh2165]

What is the song you play on the first guitar it was evil 😈

[@Mo-fc2vj]

Try the CP-15 it's like 30 bucks I just ordered one

[@floreabogdan5683]

Hello again. Do you think that the Boss HM-2 could work great if is plugged directly into the audio interface and using a good IR cab? I currently own an Focusrite 2i2. Thank you in advance

[@DevGohil]

I wouldn’t recommend it, much better plugins you can buy for less than a HM2 Plus the HM2 is a one trick pony

[@floreabogdan5683]

@@DevGohil It seems that that pedal is available on STL Amp Hub pluggin. I will try the trial to see if is worth spending the money. Thank you very much again for helping me! Have a wonderful day

[@mel03ost]

As a swede I'm very jealous, they are so expensive:(

[@DevGohil]

Sadly yeah, I think it’s worth buying if you’re 100% going to use it regularly

[@c.u.9483]

That´s true. I bought one 6 years ago (MIJ), but today a few friends are looking for and the prices are crazy.

[@velipyr]

There are many clones out. I own an Eyemaster. It is great

[@ilikepotatoes1345]

Yeah they go for about 200 dollars on Reverb and everywhere else, I'd say buy one now before the prices grow even higher.

[@Kaozgoat]

I bought one for 30€ 10 years ago from a bass player, before it was widely known that it was used for old school swedish death metal! Best purchase ever 😂

[@morbidrsa]

Swedish chainsaw 🤘🤘

[@carperformance3669]

revv g3 pedal, is it good for atmospheric gothic metal?

[@DevGohil]

no idea, never used it

[@franbravo4011]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6HVg3uIfsRnrJosi=s8GSmjopDJ2vGrKY

[@franbravo4011]

🖤 Behexen. Night of Blasfemy. Genial acabo de obtener TC Electronic - Eyemaster Pedal y el BOSS Metal Core ML-2. Ya tenía el RAT que lo combinaba con un Ibanez TubeScreamer + BOSS EQ

[@derekosullivan470]

Sounding good mr dev

[@brozio77]

good for death metal but for black i want a tighter trebley sound

[@DevGohil]

I agree

[@DevGohil]

@Dexter Morgan LOL, if someone sends me those pedals sure

[@-RXB-]

Hey what song are you playing at 1:55 ?

[@DevGohil]

i was just jamming around

[@-RXB-]

@@DevGohil You should make something out of that!

[@DevGohil]

@@-RXB- haha, I've used plenty of riffs of that style in the past

[@Jack_Rivet]

Nice!

[@blackmetalgolfer6007]

Do you have any live videos of you playing? Also is there a way to find were black metal bands are playing? I’m a big time concert goer but I have never seen a black metal band live

[@DevGohil]

Black Metal Golfer I think there’s some Domitorem live footage online

[@zAvAvAz]

Do not use too much of any one thing and it shall be good.

[@DevGohil]

yeah it's not a tone i'd use personally I still maintain - the better the amp, the less pedals you'll need

[@ShadowOvTheHorns]

What's the difference between the HM-2 and the HM-2w?

[@DevGohil]

HM-2w has a little switch which changes the voicing of the pedal to a more ‘modern’ inspired HM-2 tone. Otherwise it’s a copy and paste HM-2

[@ShadowOvTheHorns]

@@DevGohil that's the answer I was hoping for, that it was relatively the same. Seeing this video definitely made me want to pick one up to try out. Thank you 😃

[@DevGohil]

@@ShadowOvTheHorns all good, do consider this pedal though if you want the HM-2 sound. Gets very very close kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6Gao6OcfJmdd6s

[@ShadowOvTheHorns]

@@DevGohil That's a great recommendation! I checked the website and it's unfortunately out of stock in the US store so I went ahead and signed up for the restock alert. Btw, do you know the band Whoredom Rife? I'm curious to know if you'd know what sort of pedals or equipment could be used for that type of sound

[@DevGohil]

@@ShadowOvTheHorns Ah damn, all good. Whoredom rife - i know of them, not listened to much of their music. From a quick listen, it sounds like they're using Peavey amps on their albums. I could be wrong

[@TK-kp4uk]

What kind of guitar are you using when you pick up your second guitar?

[@DevGohil]

Dean Razorback V

[@TK-kp4uk]

@@DevGohil it looks so good! Thanks 🙌🏼

[@DevGohil]

@@TK-kp4uk yeah man they’re rare these days, esp ones in good condition

[@TK-kp4uk]

@@DevGohil yeah I tried searching for it, did not find any at first. But Ima keep looking cause I want one haha

[@AimiliosM]

new amps in the house ?

[@DevGohil]

You’ll see soon

[@jim7300]

i saw 2 new amp heads. what else did you buy?

[@DevGohil]

Random AI didn’t buy, stay tuned

[@genghisghost]

i mix it in with my engl savage

[@DevGohil]

got any recordings?

[@genghisghost]

@@DevGohil i do… i should post em up! ill get to it! 👌

[@bryden72]

These still go for £100+

[@DevGohil]

found this facebook.com/marketplace/item/3574563636022288/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A60570e61-59b8-4987-890c-08c68d3c4994

[@steventurner9820]

Just listen to the "Darkside" album from "Necrophobic" ... pure fucking HM-2 Black Metal. By the way, very good video bro.

[@eyedestroyeverything9953]

I’ve got an hm-2 , I think it sounds like a garbage can dragged tru mud 😂

[@DevGohil]

One of the ugliest sounding pedals

[@nikolaytrofimov4175]

This pedal just has one purpose. When you use it as a pre-amp - it sounds massive. When you use it in front of the amp - it's garbage.

[@ilikepotatoes1345]

I mean I already own one, wouldn't mind at all if you'd send me yours aswell.