He uses an old Boss Heavy metal distortion pedal but again with really specific EQ and the distortion seriously rolled of so its never fizzy in tone

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The most interesting sheet in the carnet is probably the third, which lists Paddy’s guitars and effects chain. Of these, the HM-2 raises an eyebrow or two. It’s known as the “Swedish Chainsaw”, very popular with death metal bands.

Jesper Strömblad, the guitarist known for his contributions to various metal genres, uses the Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal pedal. This is evidenced by a photo he shared on his official Instagram account on November 2, 2012, captioned "#theholygrail #oldschool #lycka #bosshm2," showcasing the pedal.

In an Instagram post, Henrik Danhage shares a photo with the Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal pedal, highlighting his identity as a "Heavy Metal Shredder."

John Carruthers, with two years tenure, is the newest member of the group, and plays guitar. He reaches in his pocket and pulls out a neatly handwritten piece of paper: it reads

GUITARS: Green Yamaha SG2000/brown sunburst SG1500/Hofner 'Verithin' semi T65/Ovation 'Glen Cambell' 12 string acoustic/Yamaha FG450 six string acoustic/Ovation Breadwinner solid body. EFFECTS: Drawmer Compressor/Boss Heavy Metal/MXR Flanger/Eventide Harmonizer & Delay/Ashley Twin Parametric/Yamaha 1010 analogue delay/Cry Baby Wah Wah/Boss Tuner; built into Quark Custom Rack with individual noise gates. AMPS: Marshall MV50 x2/Roland JC120 with ATC speakers x2.

Sonny T used a Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal pedal with Prince in the early 1990s.

This set of photos show Eric's pedalboard, the first pedal top left of the pedalboard is a black and orange boss pedal with four knobs, and due to the crazy distortion nature of the band, this is undoubtedly a Boss HM-2

In an interview with New-Core, Markus Vanhala discusses using the Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal pedal to achieve the signature Sunlight Studios sound. He mentions incorporating this pedal while working with Insomnium and Omnium Gatherum, particularly highlighting its role during the limited rehearsal sessions and home studio recordings for Omnium Gatherum's album "Beyond."

In an Instagram post by Nicolas Exposito, titled "Tour rig," his live rig set-up is showcased, where the Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal pedal is visibly part of his pedal board.

In an Instagram post by Taylor Young, a Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal pedal is visible, indicating its use in his gear collection.

Steve used the BOSS HM-2 Heavy Metal Pedal on Broken Wings and some other songs on 1985's "Welcome to the Real World" album.

Postby markmod » Mon Feb 20, 2006 7:58 pm Hey Guys,

Steve is a pal of mine and I thought I could give you some information. Yes, he recently moved to Nashville, and he goes back and forth to Nebraska, where he owns a hunting preserve. Steve is an avid hunter and sportsman.

His early Mr. Mister rig consisted of Jim Kelley and Dumble combos, split into stereo via a modified BOSS CE-1, with a Korg rack delay into the FX loop of the Dumble. A BOSS HM-2 (Heavy Metal) pedal was used on "Broken Wings," among other Mr. songs. This was all before his first Bradshaw rack. Steve mentioned that his big influence during the Mr. Mister years was guitarist, Jamie Oram-West of the FIXX. All those splashy, effected, and compressed chords came from that influence.

Some years ago, I did a couple of tech jobs for Steve when he played out around Los Angeles. He had a small rack with pedals (fulltone stuff, a red snapper, among other things) through a modified Bogner Shiva head and 4X12 cab. His guitars were usually a white reissue Strat and a reissue goldtop Les Paul. Switching was done via Bradshaw 2X4 and RS-10 MK II.

His studio rig is another story, he uses a larger rack and multiple heads and cabinets. Steve is pretty secretive of his set-up and doesn't give up much information. However, I have seen it many times and have played through it. Out of respect for Steve's wishes, I will not give up any of that info, just the older rigs I can discuss. Thanks for understanding. Last edited by markmod on Sat Jun 28, 2014 7:21 am, edited 1 time in total.

Ella Feingold confirms her use of the Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal pedal in an Instagram post where she states, "Was just a fun, happy accident on a pedal that I didn’t think would yield those results," accompanied by hashtags such as #bossheavymetal and #bosshm2.