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Angels don't kill amp settings — M-vave Mk-20

The Children of bodom guitar tone for “Angels don't kill”, dialed in for a M-vave Mk-20 with a Ibanez Rg321MH. Studio version, Hate Crew Deathroll (2003) - Drop C main rhythm riff

Original rig

ESP Custom Shop / Jackson RR with EMG HZ H4 / active preamp booster into Lee Jackson Perfect Connection GP-1000 preamp, VHT 2150 power amp, Marshall 1960B 4x12 cab

Aggressive, razor-sharp melodic death metal tone with boosted upper mids, tight low-end, and saturated preamp bite

Amp settings — M-vave Mk-20

CHANNELHigh Gain Lead / 5150 or British Mod model + 4x12 V30 Cab IRBRIGHTonBOOSTon

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	8
Presence	7
Reverb	1
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Overdrive Block (TS / Clean Boost)

In front of amp model to replicate the onboard gain boost and tighten the low-end

Drive 0 · Tone 7 · Level 9

02Noise Gate Block

Placed before the amp block to clamp high-gain hiss

Threshold 6 · Decay 3

Why these settings

Alexi's signature tone relies heavily on the mid-heavy GP-1000 preamp paired with a mid-boost circuit before the amp. On the M-Vave MK-20, run a TS-style overdrive with Drive at 0 and Level pushed to tighten the low end of your Drop C tuning, while bumping mids and treble to recreate the signature bite through your mahogany RG321MH.

PRO TIPTune the 6th string down to Drop C (C-G-C-F-A-D) and strike the palm mutes hard near the bridge saddles with sharp downstrokes to get the punchy, staccato chug heard throughout the riff.

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