Hobbs is noted within the extreme metal community for his combination of fast and repetitive
barred riffing accompanied by other
swept and often technical unexpected patterns. This approach laid down the basics of what would eventually be considered
technical/
brutal death metal. He said: "as bands started to get progressively faster, our ears really liked that, and I think we thought it was fucking stupendous." Typically, his
shred-heavy guitar solos are accompanied with
tremolo use, usually in the form of divebombs
, trills and other techniques.
Pierced from Within contains many examples of this, with an array of atmospheric,
palm-muted breakdowns and complex riffs, along with
Effigy of the Forgotten and
Souls to Deny. Hobbs mainly uses a custom
B.C. Rich Warlock installed with a
Floyd Rose locking tremolo, a
DiMarzio Super Distortion bridge pickup, Gotoh tuners, and fitted with
D'Addario strings. His pedals include a
Maxon OD-9 overdrive pedal, and a
Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor. His amplification consists of a
Peavey 6505+ played through Vader cabinets. == References ==