Killswitch Engage tone. Am I close?

harsh

Inspired
I think I'm close to achieving the Killswitch Engage tone from the "As Daylight Dies" album. Here's a cover of "This Fire". I think I need a bit more of that tubey "grain" on the amp, but I'm pretty happy so far. What do you guys think?

Is there a vocalist on this forum who'd like to collaborate and throw the vocals in?

 
I'd say this is a bit tinny but is a solid basis, also, tight playing and excellent pinches! Try adding a healthy amount of bass to the tone and see if you come out any better. Failing that, I find that the Diezel VH4 or Recto Red Modern with a tube screamer up front gets pretty damn close. There is also a patch on the Axe-Change which is excellent, called Killswitch Curse I'm sure.
 
Yeah I hear you on the grain, needs more mids and the high end detail is wrong, maybe more gain wouldn't hurt either. You have a lot of tonal presence in the high end and not so much high noise or fizz. For KSE tone you need darker tone up top and more noise and fizz.
 
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