Academy Of Tone #150: the iconic riffs that shaped 90s metal with Manni Zewe! Pt. 2

On this episode, Thomas and 'professor metal' Manni Zewe from Godslave continue their journey through the iconic riffs and tones of the 90s metal scene. Building on the success of AoT 123 (iconic metal riffs of the 80s) and AoT 140 (iconic metal riffs of the 90s), this episode takes us deeper into the second half of the 90s, when metal was at the peak of its popularity.

The 90s saw metal diversify. Bands like Rammstein, Fear Factory, In Flames and Pantera reaching a new generation with new trends like the 2nd wave of black metal, Gothenburg death metal, melodic death metal, stoner rock, and power metal. The era of nu-metal ushered in a new sound with guitars being tuned even lower and the first 7-strings becoming popular. This, coupled with new high-gain amps like the Mesa Rectifier and Peavey 5150, shaped whole genres and laid the foundations for later metal trends.

On the show, Manni will take us through his top riffs, tones, and styles from the 90s scene, giving us a bunch of incredible metal riffs from leading bands of the era. The guys will also trade riffs on some jams, and of course, they'll show you how to dial in your AMP1 - be it Mercury or Iridium Edition - to get the best possible heavy metal sounds going!

So join us for another deep dive into the world of metal, and don't forget to check out Manni and his band Godslave at https://www.godslave.de

0:00 - 5:14 - Intro (Watch Part 1 in Academy of Tone #140)
5:36 - 7:24 - Who is Jeff Waters, and background info with Thomas.
7:25 - 09:04 - Touring and CD information about Thomas in the 90’s
09:05 - 12:44 - No Angels? Fastest production of Thomas his career.
12:45 - 16:04 - What did i do last weekend? Musix and Wettingen: March 18/19th 2023.
16:05 - 16:30 - Watch Academy of Tone Episode #123. Metal riffs of the 80’s
17:38 - 18:23 - German Translation gone bad..Thomas tells a joke
21:00 - 23:30 - 1993 - Tuning: Eb - Cannibal Corpse (Hammer Smashed Face).
24:10 - 25:04 - What did Thomas get out of the song King of the Kill.
25:15 - 27:50 - 1994 - Tuning: Drop D - Thomas and Manni play King of the Kill by Annihilator.
27:53 - 29:20 - What String gauge is Manni using?
29:23 - 33:30 - 1994 - Tuning: Standard - Megadeth: Train of consequenses.
33:32 - 33:42 - Muting is key!.
33:44 - 36:25 - 1994 - Pantera
36:26 - 38:13 - Manni discusses his father playing on their album “We were born again”. And Thomas his father playing on one of his albums on the Clarinet
38:40 - 39:45 - 1994 Manni plays “I’m broken” by Pantera
39:50 - 41:18 - Settings on the Amp1 Iridium for Pantera. (Modern Channel with boost engaged at 11’ o’clock, Master an Gain on 10, Bass on 8, Middle on 6.5 and Treble on 7, Blubox on Stack 1967with highs at 1’ o’clock)
41:45 - 44:43 - 1994 Machine Head. Tuning: Drop tuning in D standard, so Drop C changed the treble to 5.5
45:16 - 45:30 - Manni plays soms Pantera Riffs again and changes the treble back to 7 and asks for more gain!!!
45:32 - 45:50 - Thomas checks if the Iridium is in Low Gain mode and it was.
46:57 - 47:43 - Chat question: Were Korn the first metal band to be popular with 7th string guitars?

49:45 - 50:08 - What are we drinking today?
50:10 - 53:00 - Manni plays some more Machine Head
55:10 - 57:40 - Thomas asks Manni: What is the Black Metal Message?
57:45 - 58:50 - 1994 Mayhem
1:00:25 - 1:01:05 - 1994 Emperor
1:02:25 - 1:08:45 - 1995 Rammstein
1:09:15 - 1:09:50 - String Dampening?
1:00:25 - 1:01:05 - Tuning A standard
1:11:00 - 1:12:40 - 1995 Sepultura - Roots bloody Roots
1:15:00 - 1:16:35 - 1995 Fear Factory
1:16:48 - 1:18:10 - 1996 In Flames
1:23:40 - 1:24:36 - 1996 Pantera
1:27:50 - 1:29:25 - 1996 Iced Earth
1:29:30 - 1:30:54 - 1996 Iced Earth - The Hunter
1:31:37 - 1:33:45 - 1996 Gravedigger
1:34:15 - 1:35:50 - 1996 Stratovarius - Speed of Light
1:36:40 - 1:37:50 - 1996 Tool - Stinkfist
1:38:35 - 1:41:15 - 1997 Rammstein - Sehnsucht - Du Hast
1:41:42 - 1:42:50 - 1997 Metallica - Fuel
1:43:35 - 1:45:56 - 1998 Blind Guardian - Mirror mirror …on the wall
1:46:50 - 1:50:10 - 1998 Death
1:50:35 - 1:53:38 - 1999 Korn
1:53:53 - 1:58:08 - 1999 Children of Bodom
1:58:10 - 2:00:00 - 1999 Limp Bizkit
2:01:34 - 2:10:10 - Thanks Manni and Outro

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