Swedish Death Metal Gear Used by Swedish Death Metal Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 165 swedish death metal artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Swedish Death Metal Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more swedish death metal artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Swedish Death Metal Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with swedish death metal.
Swedish Death Metal Distortion Effects Pedals
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$109.00
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#1 · Owned or saved by 17
$54.99 - $73.00
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 14
$97.02 - $119.00
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 10
$20.90 - $29.74
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
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#4 · Owned or saved by 8
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$79.00 - $89.00
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 6
$60.00
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 6
Gear That Defines Swedish Death Metal
Not just popular — disproportionately swedish death metal. Multipliers compare usage among swedish death metal artists & fans to usage across all of Equipboard, so gear everyone owns doesn't crowd out the gear that makes this genre sound like itself.
Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal
Distortion Effects Pedals
3.6× vs site-wide
2
Marshall Valvestate 8100
Guitar Amplifier Heads
2.7× vs site-wide
3
Behringer HM300 Heavy Metal
Distortion Effects Pedals
2.5× vs site-wide
4
Orange Micro Dark
Guitar Amplifier Heads
2.2× vs site-wide
5
Gibson Flying V
Solid Body Electric Guitars
2.1× vs site-wide
6
Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive
Overdrive Effects Pedals
2.0× vs site-wide
7
Maxon OD808 Overdrive
Overdrive Effects Pedals
1.9× vs site-wide
8
Jackson JS22-7 Dinky
Extended Range Guitars
1.9× vs site-wide
9
Dunlop KH95 Kirk Hammett Signature Cry Baby Wah
Wah Pedals
1.9× vs site-wide
10
Boss Katana-50
Combo Guitar Amplifiers
1.8× vs site-wide
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The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of swedish death metal artists on Equipboard — a few of the 165:
Swedish Death Metal Rigs from the Community
Real, item-tagged setups from Equipboard members who make swedish death metal.
Explore all community gear photos →
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 165 swedish death metal artists on Equipboard — interviews, photos, and rig breakdowns, not guesswork.
Community signal
Saves and gear-photo tags from players who love this genre add weight, so the lists reflect who actually plays this stuff.
Distinctive, not just popular
We compare swedish death metal usage to all of Equipboard — so a tuner everyone owns doesn't drown out the gear that makes this genre sound like itself.
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