The Eyemaster Metal Distortion pedal strips away all pretence and delivers pure, unadulterated Swedish death metal brutality through its deliberately simple 2-knob design. This isn't your typical transparent overdrive that politely sits in the mix - it's specifically engineered to channel the legendary "Swedish buzzsaw" tone that carved its way through the death metal scene. With just volume and gain controls, the Eyemaster embraces the original metal philosophy of "loud and brutal", encouraging players to crank both knobs to maximum for the full sonic assault.
The pedal's creators have intentionally removed EQ controls, having pre-tuned the frequency response for optimal death metal tones. This approach reflects their belief that modern gain has been diluted by concepts like subtlety and transparency - the Eyemaster returns to what they call "elemental, primordial gain" that cuts straight through any mix without compromise.
Built with a robust metal chassis designed to withstand heavy use, the Eyemaster features top-mounted jacks for convenient pedalboard integration and true bypass switching to maintain signal integrity. The dead-simple operation makes it perfect for players who want maximum impact with minimum fuss, though clean signal preservation becomes somewhat academic when your goal is pure death metal devastation.
- Extremely high gain metal distortion pedal
- All-analog circuitry
- True bypass
- Top-mounted I/O
- Compact but roadworthy design
- Highly affordable
- Runs on 9V battery or optional PSU
- Power consumption: 9V DC and 10 mA



