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Metal Distortion Pedals

Wilson Effects This Is The Art

Hailing from Guilford, IN, Wilson Effects unveiled a new pedal dedicated to those guitarists who find solace in the scooped tones of the Trash Metal heroes of the '80s, like Overkill, Testament and Pantera: the This Is The Art overdrive/distortion. Notwithstanding its rebellious DNA, the device in question cleans up…Click on the title for more

Wilson Effects This Is The Art

BOSS HM-2w Waza Craft Heavy Metal Distortion

BOSS recently announced a Waza Craft version of their classic Heavy Metal HM-2, which has been discontinued in 1991. The pedal is now shipping The new version has a better noise floor and +3db volume, and also adds a new mode (Custom mode) which sounds slightly more polished and modern…Click on the title for more

BOSS HM-2w Waza Craft Heavy Metal Distortion

Fuzzlord Effects FET120 Overdrive

The FET120 overdrive is one of the most popular pedals of Fuzzlord Effects, a company laser-focused on creating pedals for Doom and Stoner Metal players. As hinted in the name, this is a pedal that reproduces, using FET technology, the classic tone of vintage 120 Watt amps of the '70s…Click on the title for more

Fuzzlord Effects FET120 Overdrive

BOSS MT-2 and SD-1 Anniversary Editions

BOSS announced the release of limited-edition anniversary versions of the MT-2 Metal Zone and the SD-1 Super Overdrive, two of the longest-running and most popular models in the company’s leading lineup of compact effect pedals. The SD-1-4A celebrates 40 years of continuous production, while the MT-2-3A celebrates 30 years. Each…Click on the title for more

BOSS MT-2 and SD-1 Anniversary Editions

Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra Overdrive Ltd. Clearwell Edition

Guitarists into Black Sabbath should take note of this limited edition version of the Catalinbread | Sabbra Cadabra, an overdrive pedal that simulates the tone of that band's lead guitarist Tony Iommy. The Sweetwater exclusive features a beautiful illustration that's at once satanic and sexy, inspired by Black Sabbath's 1973…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra Overdrive Ltd. Clearwell Edition

Brooks Blackhawk Balrog V3

The concentration of pedal (and synth!) builders in the Portland, OR area is truly astounding - we witnessed that passion last year at our super-packed PDX Pedal and Synth Expo, a last hurray before the crowdless COVID days. Today we discover a new builder from that city, Brooks Blackhawk, which…Click on the title for more

Brooks Blackhawk Balrog V3

Balaguer Fission Drive V2 Overdrive/Distortion

V2 of the Balaguer Fission Drive is a pre-amp-overdrive that offers two voices (Modern and Vintage) in one stompbox, selectable through a toggle switch. The new circuit delivers improved clarity and attack and features top-mounted jacks. Thanks to its three gain knobs (Pre, Post and Master) Fission can deliver…Click on the title for more

Balaguer Fission Drive V2 Overdrive/Distortion

Rude Tech 3MuF-14 Muff-style 3-in-1 Fuzz

Russian Big Muff lovers, rejoice! The Rude Tech's 3MuF-14 is a three-in-one muff style distortion/fuzz, emulating three different Russian fuzz circuits (Black, Green and Civil War) through a 3-way toggle, while also offering a fourth sound achievable by entirely bypassing the "Version" circuit; this produces a tone that keeps the…Click on the title for more

Rude Tech 3MuF-14 Muff-style 3-in-1 Fuzz

KMA Machines WURHM Orange Terror Distortion (WURM Custom Version)

The black and white KMA Machines WURM (without "H") distortion was released in 2018 as a modern take on the BOSS HM2 MIJ pedal, a favorite of Swedish chainsaw metal players from bands like Dismember and Entombed, integrating the original's active EQ with two more bands for a total of…Click on the title for more

KMA Machines WURHM Orange Terror Distortion (WURM Custom Version)

BOSS Metal Zone MT-2w

If you don't know this pedal... what are you doing here??? Here's the new version of the legendary BOSS Metal Zone, called MT-2W recreated with the company's new Waza Craft technology. This new version features the good old Metal Zone sound we all love and revere in Standard Mode, and also…Click on the title for more

BOSS Metal Zone MT-2w

Pedal to the Metal: Keeley Filaments

New releases by Keeley Electronics always tickle the wallet of many pedal aficionados. We are detecting an above average amount of buzz for the company's new high gain distortion that's about to drop in stores, called Filaments, maybe because the stompbox in question doesn't have one, nor two, but THREE stages of gain, which,…Click on the title for more

Pedal to the Metal: Keeley Filaments

Doom Metal Band, King Woman, Talks about Guitar and Bass Pedals

If the ground were to one day crack open, and the sounds of Tartarus began to seep out of the earth, I'd like to imagine the hellish cacophony would sound a bit like King Woman. The San Francisco-based four-piece crafts the sort of doom metal that seems to herald the…Click on the title for more

Doom Metal Band, King Woman, Talks about Guitar and Bass Pedals