I was waiting for him to switch them all on at the same time and blow my head off... LOL

A lot of these pedals just nail a perfect gritty metal tone, but most people who review here on youtube start playing shitty blues and what not with em... In essence thank you for playing something within context.

Hey man, wow! This video is 9 years old and it's just what I was looking for. Thanks for taking the time to make this video

I used the Uber Metal as my main sound for 6 years now & love it, miles ahead of any of the others.

I’ve had the Line 6 Über Metal for around 15 years and it’s amazing.

From what my ears telling me, metal core is the best and most natural metal pedal.

I love how that Carcass riff sounded on the ML2.

the fullbore has a naturally big low end presence, so you can add as much mid as you want without it sounding drowned out. love it

First one is a MONSTER!

mxr fullbore metal and boss metal zone captured my heart ..lol haha thanks for the comparing vid.

I have the boss metal core and it's a great pedal

Someone will definitely hate on me, but I love the sound of the Fullbore

Great demonstration.. I liked the line 6 & MXR the most, I felt them more "harsh" & aggressive tone!

I liked all of them, each one adds its unique sound

I bought an MXR Fullbore Metal pedal the other day used from guitar center. I love it more than any boss, digitech, or Ibanez tube king pedal that I have owned. Nice to hear the carcass and dismember riffs testing the pedals out. That's the kind of music I like to play.

Good job, man. Thank you for playing the same thing for each one. It made it easier to hear the difference. I was surprised. I went in thinking I liked the Metal Zone, but I think I found LIne 6 had that thrash crunch that I like the best.

Wow! Nice! \m/ I like the Boss ML-2 Metal core and the DigiTech Death Metal Pedal.

I need the first one in my life

Uber and Death Metal for me!

The MRX Fullbore sounds like the and justice for all tone :v

The metal core shakes walls running it into a 100 watt head ( half stack ).

that dismember riff , nice one

I like the MXR, sounds Great🤘

I truly dig the MXR Fullbore Metal - it has enough low-end to keep the riffs tight, but not an *overwhelming* amount that would take away Bassists like me from being audible in the mix playing either Clean, adding SVT-type Overdrive or Darkglass-style full-on Bass Distortion to *my* sound. 👍🏼

I can't see what the fascination with the MXR is on KZfaq. Every video I see makes it sound like someone put their hands over my ears.

This was really good. Of these, i think the metal core and mxr had the best sound for me.

MXR, impressive quality !!!

I'm digging the way that metal core pedal sounds.

Neste video eu gostei mais de Metal Core e Fullbore. fiquei muito surpreendido com a combinacao entre Vigier Excalibur Supra e Fender Blues Deluxe. Amazing punch and cruch!

Been a little while since I first saw this video, I only had the Metal Zone then, but I have since collected all the others except the Metal Core, which ironically sounds the best here with the settings on this video. I must say that I have heard all the other pedals sound much better with different settings, but they surely must sound different live in the room at the time of recording. Good video 🤘

Hey Simon, thank you!! I have been looking for a metal pedal and the Digitech Death Metal sounds perfect. Metal!!!!!!

Great! 5 great distortion pedals, but my favorite is the Uber Metal Line 6.

I watched all your vids maybe half a year back and decided I liked the mxr the best. Its a pretty good pedal. It's really awesome for lead. 8:04 sounds great.

I Love the Sound ! Extradordinary

I've been using the metal zone pedal for years. Love it. Also have had the death metal pedal and didn't get as much crunch out of it.

The MXR is the best because it is not over saturated and has some definition. The other ones sound like they're running through a potato

i'm probably the 1 guy who likes and wants all of them.

Great vid! For me in order of best: MXR fullbore metal (Blows them all out the water), Line 6 uber metal, Digitech Death metal, boss metal zone, boss metalcore. Think I'll be adding the MXR to my shopping list haha

Metal core for the win

Good comparison. Adequate info - good delivery.

I have an MXR distortion + which is an old MXR pedal, it is great for classic rock but not metal. I also have an Danelectro FAB distortion pedal which is surprisingly good for the low price.

you my friend are a life saver you saved me so much time lol

Nice review

Mxr fullbore metal all the way \m/!!

I just looked up "Vigier Excalibur Supra" wow that's an expensive guitar! Great demo. I vote for the MXR. Very nice bottom end and smooth gain sound to it. Metal Core sounds nice too. Thanks for the comparison!

That Line 6 sounded awesome! I was gonna get the MXR Fullbore Metal but now I'm reconsidering 🤔

If you noticed, the Digitech Death Metal has noise that the other's don't have. I would say the best pedal for DEFINITIVE chug in alternate picking is the Line 6 Uber Metal. The MXR M116 has some NICE bottom for palm muting. The Metal core has a balance of some chug and nice leads. Plugged into a Mesa clean from a rectifier...from what I heard in another youtube video...it sounds like a Mesa Boogie Mark 2 C+ I'd say get the MXR Fullbore, Boss Metal Core ML-2, and the Line 6 Uber Metal. The Death Metal has nice leads but it has noise when it is simply turned on with the settings in the video.

Uber. BEFORE he "tweaked" it.

Great demo. I'm wondering if you'd consider doing a video on "pick noise" and how to avoid it. The dreadful screeching sound most noticeable on tremolo picking.

An Uber Metal player for 10 years it's the best I've found. 1. Uber Metal 2. Metal Core 3. Death Metal 4. Fullbore 5. Metal Zone Both the Uber & Fullbore get extra points for having their own gates.

I use a death metal pedal but I stack it with a boss overdrive/distortion pedal to take out some of that soupy sound and it gives it more of a bite on the mid and treble end when doing pinch harmonics and squeals and it sounds kick ass

I used to have a Line 6 Uber Metal. Wicked pedal. Hated getting rid of it.

I'm running the DigiTech deathmetal pedal and to be honest I love it.

bro i fucking love how youre playing dismember as your first song

Had em all. Liked the line 6 best then the mxr . Now I have a 25$ Behringer ultra metal and it spanks them all. Except I wished I would’ve kept my line 6. It was pretty filthy.

uber metal sounds great before and after tweaking!

4:00 the metal core sounds killer right here

I find them all to have a very scooped sound however it could be the settings, I have the Metal Zone, you can play with the tone quite a bit but I find most heavy distortion pedals to be a bit "piercing" when at higher volumes. I'm still looking for that special distortion pedal for a secondary rig but had to break down and buy an EVH 5150iii 50w head to get my main sound. (i'm glad I bought the head, it sounds amazing just plugging straight in)

They are all good and all have their niche, however im a FULL BORE guy. tweak it and your amp and BOOM both the MT and MC are bad ass also. MT hair metal MC more for new stuff. but i like them all.

Metal Core > Metal Zone > Death Metal > Uber Metal > Fullbore Metal ----- They're all pretty fuckin' shitty sounding though.

Mxr is definetely the best. Getting it soon.

I think the Boss ML-2 Metal Core sounds the best out of that lot. A lot fuller than the others. MXR is ok but I personally don't think its as refined.

My favourite is the Digitech Death Metal, it seems some people think it's crappy because it's cheap but that thing is just perfect.

the MXR through a Mesa would crush everything if you have some emg 81/85 to go with it

I have the Dunlop's MXR Fullbore Metal distortion and I think that this could give me a lot of adjustments and different kinds of metal distortion if I ecualize them well, also if I tunning down my guitar It could give me like a Death/Grindcore distortion as well, nice pedals and nice review man, I'd expect you to have equalized them all as equal in order to be able to compare them better, but told me, what's your favorite one? Regards 🤟🏼!

Btw nice playing, Simon!

I have all these pedals...and i dont know why but the only that i still use is the fullbore to play on live and for the recordings i always use the boss mt-2...fullbore sucks in recording, anyway, i prefer to use my amp distortion (bugera 333xl)

Mxr by far was the pedal that stood out to me.

More people should do pedal shootouts with Carcass and Entombed riffs god damn it! Well done sir.

Dismember- override of the overture. That riff is fucking powerful and perfect for headbang lml

From what I’ve heard here, the Metal Zone and the Metal Core are the 2 best pedals in the line up!!! I’ve have/ had both of them and that line 6 Uber Metal, which I traded back in for a Metal Core!! That pedal just sucked!!! I just got the Fullbore Metal and I love that pedal, the MT2 has taken a back seat for the time being...!

Hey bud. A very informative video and you certainly have skill; thank you for posting as I own an MT-2, and wanted to see the potential of it. One little question; sorry if you covered this one. What guitar are you using?

The ML-2 sounds best to me, followed by the Death Metal. I have an ML-2 and it's a great pedal for playing high-gain stuff at home with a small solid state amp like my Marshal MG-15. However, my Peavey 6505+ makes the ML-2 redundant, that amp is a Metal beast on its own

that line 6 has a warm sound love it

Wow, the MXR Fullbore sounds fuckin' great @4:58. Great heavy tones!!

You get the tightest most desirable sound from that mxr. Then the mid scoop switch gives you much more variety. Great for thrash and industrial rythm sections. I don't like any distortion pedals for lead. They seem to kill sustain.

I have a full bore but I can’t get the heavy/thrash metal tone that I want with what should my amp and pedal settings be?

I find with the boss distortion pedals you have to set the distortion dials to 2-4 O-clock to get an actual tone out of, anything lower and the sound just breaks up and becomes trash. Just to note if anyone has trouble dialing them in.

Line 6 3:20 ML2 3:52 MT2 4:24 MXR 4:58 Digitech 5:33 ML2 is the most tight low end

MOSDEF Line 6 Uber Metal

boss metal core has the weight!!...BOSS still rules...\m/

I don’t like how you change the riffs on your settings but play fairly simp for the 12oclock. All in all thank you for making this video

MXR just naturally takes the win, the feeling it gives of is chilling, that solid metal vibe😈

i have tried so many distortion pedals,i'm looking for serious pick attack,but these just don't have it,i play through a crate gfx 30,with the boss metal core,so far it's has the best pick attack of the pedals i have tried.but every amp handles pedals differently.

Line 6, Metal Core, then MXR. imo

Repped the Digitech Death Metal for our first demo. Looking to get an HM-2 for the full length.

Friends please can you help me, I have a friend who has a Line 6 IV 30 amp. He likes to play Death metal. What pedal do you recommend buying. Then I will buy you a better amp. You recommend a pedal from this video. or maybe the blackstar or a trimetal zoom if they are not very expensive. Thanks

nice pedals you have there :)

MXR fullbore hands down. More upfront sound. I'd record a guitar track with that, and it will sit nicely in the mix.

Love your video.. So what is your favorite metal pedal? Thanks

Hey dude, in your opinion, for old school Heavy Metal songs (Crazy Train for an example), which pedal would you prefer?

I have the Fullbore Metal and Metal Core pedal myself. From personal experience and watching this video, Fullbore is the best. I think it has the best range of sound (From a Pantera sound to a more modern 'Djent', if you will, sound). It works great with other pedals and my amp. Plus it has a very nice noise gate built in that can be turned on or off. Just my opinion though.

Was this video made with pedals plugged into the front of the amp, or an effects loop? Thanks

in the first mode they all sounded pretty much the same. it was only during the "tweaked" part when they had their own unique sound

All those pedals to me give more of an old school metal tone and for more modern metal tones I might get something like the precision drive or the precision drive.

hii guys need help can somebody tell me which pedal is that on the right side i mean the name of the pedal

How do you think an older digitech RP200 compares to these?

thank for ur video, what about metal muff?? could you help me about it? because I saw some clips and I think it's cool!

BOSS Metal Zone MT-2 - BEST OF THE BEST FOREVER!!!

Love the dirtyness of the mxr