Cuntcrusher by Infant Annihilator (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

The Cuntcrusher by Infant Annihilator guitar tone is built on a Hughes & Kettner Matrix 100 Head, dialed in at gain 9/10, bass 5.5, mid 4.5, treble 7.5, presence 7 (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).

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Original gear

Guitar: Schecter Omen-7 · Amp: Hughes & Kettner Matrix 100 Head

Studio recording for 'Cuntcrusher' riff section, from the 2016 album 'The Elysian Grandeval Galèriarch'. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this section. No confirmed pedals or outboard effects for the rhythm/riff tone.

Gear used on this tone

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Pickups

Bridge pickup

Signal chain

Schecter Omen-7 → Hughes & Kettner Matrix 100 Head

Effects

Schecter Omen-7 (bridge pickup) → Hughes & Kettner Matrix 100 Head (high-gain channel, no effects) → cab

Tone character

tight and percussive, extreme high-gain saturation, scooped mids, aggressive palm muting, articulate note separation, razor-sharp attack, very low noise floor, compressed and focused, dry, no ambience, modern deathcore clarity

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 Cuntcrusher sound.

Difficulty

5/5 · Riff

The riff section of 'Cuntcrusher' is extremely technical, requiring advanced picking speed, precise palm muting, and tight rhythm at very high tempos typical of modern deathcore.

Worth knowing

• No specific amp knob settings found in sources; settings estimated based on typical Hughes & Kettner Matrix 100 usage for modern deathcore and the audible tone.
• No evidence of pedals or effects used for the riff section; no delay, reverb, or modulation audible in the recording.
• Pickup type and selector inferred from stock Schecter Omen-7 and genre conventions.
• If future evidence of pedals or alternate amp models for this specific recording emerges, update accordingly.
• Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Infant Annihilator's 'Cuntcrusher' features an extremely high-gain, tight, modern djent/deathcore tone with aggressive pick attack, tight low end, slightly scooped but not hollow mids, and a bright, cutting top end. The production is very dry with no audible reverb, and the amp settings reflect the genre's need for clarity, punch, and percussive attack.

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Sources

• The Elysian Grandeval Galèriarch - infant annihilator - Equipboard
• Infant annihilator tone : r/metalguitar - Reddit

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