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- Basic Audio Pedals
- Bleak District Electric
- Drunk Beaver
- Dunn Effects
- Formula B
- Fredric Effects
- Greenhouse Effects
- Hungry Robot Pedals
- Jackson Audio
- Kink Guitar Pedals
- KMA Machines
- Lichtlaerm Audio
- NE-Electronix
- Nobels
- Old Blood Noise Endeavors
- Practical Patch
- Raygun FX
- Red Noise Pedals
- Signal Cheyne
- SolidGoldFX
- Stompnorth Pedals
- Stringjoy
- Tate FX
- Walrus Audio
- Whimsy Machines
- Zander Circuitry Pedals
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Heavy Metal HM-2 Pedals
The Boss Heavy Metal HM-2 has gained an almost cult following in recent years. Released in 1983, it was the first distortion pedal tuned specifically for the relatively new genre of Metal.
Although players as distinguished as Prince, Eric Clapton, Johnny Marr and David Gilmour all used the Boss Heavy Metal HM-2 to great effect during their careers, the HM-2's turning point was arguably the 1990 release of Entombed's Left Hand Path. This Swedish Death Metal album was noted as inventing the "chainsaw" or "Gothenburg" sound, achieved by cranking all the dials up to maximum for an aggressive and in-your-face sound.
The Heavy Metal HM-2 is a surprisingly versatile distortion pedal, however, thanks to its powerful EQ which enables you to cut or boost each frequency band by up to 20dB. This EQ section also makes the HM-2 a superb pedal for stacking, as it can adjust the sound of any pedal before it in the chain.
