Bury Me With My Screams by Trivium (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

The Bury Me With My Screams by Trivium guitar tone is built on a Peavey 6505+ Head, dialed in at gain 9/10, bass 6, mid 4.5, treble 7, presence 6.5 (community-researched baseline). Full breakdown below — then adapt every knob to your exact guitar and amp, free.

Amp settings (0–10)

Community-researched baseline. Your rig is different — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials every knob for your specific guitar, amp and pickups.

How these settings compare

Measured against the 284 metal tones in our researched catalog: Gain 9 sits above the metal average (7.3) — a hotter, more saturated take than most metal tones; mids at 4.5 are right around average (5.2).

Guitar controls

Original gear

Guitar: Epiphone Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom Origins 7-String · Amp: Peavey 6505+ Head

Studio recording, 2024. Gear inferred from Trivium's recent studio and live rig for new material; no direct source for this exact song, but Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu are confirmed to use these guitars and amps for all recent Trivium heavy recordings. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this track.

Gear used on this tone

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Pickups

Bridge pickup

Signal chain

Epiphone Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom Origins 7-String → Noise Gate (model unknown) → Peavey 6505+ Head

Effects

noise_gate, reverb

Amp effects: Reverb (digital, level 2)

Tone character

tight and percussive, scooped mids, aggressive palm muting, high-gain saturation, articulate low end, compressed and focused, slightly dark, blanket-over-cab feel, dense, layered guitars, modern metal clarity, minimal ambience

Recording context

studio

How it’s played

straight, fast tempo, aggressive dynamics · high-gain distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Bury Me With My Screams sound.

Difficulty

4/5 · Riff

The riff section requires fast, accurate picking and palm muting, with tight synchronization and use of a 7-string guitar for extended range, making it challenging for most players.

Worth knowing

• No direct source confirms exact amp or pedal settings for this specific song; settings estimated based on Trivium's typical studio setup for heavy riff sections in 2020s.
• No explicit mention of pedals or effects for this song in available sources; pedal/effect choices inferred from genre, era, and audible tone.
• No official rig rundown for 'Bury Me With My Screams'; guitar and amp inferred from Matt Heafy's and Corey Beaulieu's known gear for recent Trivium recordings.
• No evidence of time-based or modulation effects in the riff section; tone is dry and tight, likely only noise gate and amp distortion used.
• Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Trivium's modern metal tone on 'Bury Me With My Screams' is extremely high gain, tight, and aggressive with a focused low end, slightly scooped but not hollow mids, bright but not harsh treble, and a clear, cutting presence. The production is very dry, with little to no reverb, matching genre and era conventions.

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• Bury with my screams : r/Trivium - Reddit
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