7 ways to the HM-2 Chainsaw Swedish Death Metal Sound

In this video we explore 7 unique ways to get that brutal HM-2 Swedish death metal chainsaw tone, made popular by bands such as Entombed, Dismember, Nails, etc. We also unveil a bonus 8th method at the end, that works with any of these methods. Here's the link to Euge Valovirta's amazing video on how Entombed created their sound on the first album    • How to get that early 90's SWEDISH DEATH M...   ** CHAPTERS ** 00:00 Introduction 2:10 Method 1: Boss HM-2 into dirty amp 6:33 Method 2: HM-2 style overdrive pedal into high gain amp (Airis Effects HM808) 10:40 Method 3: HM-2 style EQ in FX loop (Dunn Effects Death Knob) 14:40 Method 4: Frequency Parallel Blend with KMA Tyler The Frequency Splitter 19:30 Method 5: Full Parallel Blend with EHX Tri Parallel Mixer 21:40 Method 6: Experimenting with alternative HM-2 style pedals 24:35 Method 7: Blending HM-2 pedals with Lichtlaern Audio Medusa 29:42 The End + Bonus Method 8 ** IMPULSE RESPONSE LIBRARY ** Check out the Anaklasis Audio Power Cabs Volume massive IR library that was used for all the recordings in the video https://anaklasis-audio.com/b/powercab1 ** GEAR USED ** Kiesel Vader with Beryllium pickups Airis Effects 51-Filthy preamp : https://www.airiseffects.com/51-filth... Boss HM-2 : https://www.sweetwater.com/store/deta... Airis Effects HM808 : https://www.airiseffects.com/hm808.html Dunn Effects Death Knob KMA Machines Tyler The Frequency Splitter : https://kmamachines.com/machines/tyler/ Master Effects Marauder preamp pedal : https://www.mastereffectspedals.com/m... EHX Tri Parallel Mixer : https://www.ehx.com/products/tri-para... DOD Death Metal KMA Machines Dead Stag : https://kmamachines.com/machines/dead... ThisHeavyEarth Earthsplitter : https://www.thisheavyearth.com/produc... Lichtlaern Audio Medusa : https://lichtlaermaudio.com/shop/medusa KMA Machines Wurm 2 : https://kmamachines.com/machines/wurm-2/ JHS Bonsai : https://jhspedals.info/products/bonsa... Boss SD-1 : https://www.sweetwater.com/store/deta... Hughes & Kettner StompMan : https://hughes-and-kettner.com/produc... Anaklasis Audio Power Cabs Vol 1 (Bogner Blend IR) : https://anaklasis-audio.com/b/powercab1 ** ABOUT ME ** Hi, my name is Jacek and I run Anaklasis Audio in Houston, TX, where I make quality digital products for guitarists.