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About Left Hand Path

Few death metal records hit as hard as the title track from Entombed's 1990 debut, and even fewer demand this kind of commitment from a rhythm guitarist. Dropped down to D Standard tuning, the riff work sits in a thick, low register that gives the song its crushing, almost doomy weight, even at a relentless 180 BPM. The key of E minor frames a set of chromatic, palm-muted riffs that rely on tight right-hand control: any looseness in your muting and the whole thing turns to mud. The opening riff sounds straightforward on paper but staying locked in at tempo while keeping the articulation clean is genuinely difficult, and that is where most players struggle. Use the Practice Toolbar to isolate that section and loop it slowed down until your palm mute pressure and pick attack are consistent before you bring the tempo back up. Entombed's approach to Death Metal here is rooted in the Swedish HM-2 guitar tone, so dialling in that buzzsaw distortion will get you much closer to the recorded sound than technique alone.

• The song is tuned to D Standard, dropping the overall pitch by a whole step and giving the riffs a heavier, darker feel than standard tuning would allow.
• Tight, consistent palm muting at 180 BPM is the central technical challenge, as any inconsistency in right-hand pressure will blur the riff's definition.
• The Swedish buzzsaw guitar tone, traditionally associated with a Boss HM-2 pedal cranked fully, is essential for getting close to the recorded sound.