IRON & ETHER – FRACTAL AXE-FX III
6 MODERN PROG & DJENT PRESETS

Iron & Ether is a collection of 6 presets for the Fractal AXE-FX III created by guitarist Dongjae Yim, covering everything from crushing modern djent and sparkling fusion tones to ambient cleans and expressive leads.

The pack combines 3 versatile signature presets with 3 of Dongjae Yim’s own EP tones, giving you a complete palette for modern progressive guitar.

Built for 6, 7 and 8-string guitars and optimized for both active and passive pickups.

3 SIGNATURE PRESETS

Each signature preset contains multiple scenes, giving you different variations for rhythm, lead, clean and specialty tones.

DJENT HEAVY

Modern Metal / Djent

A tight, aggressive modern-metal preset built around huge low-end punch and articulate high-end clarity. Designed to keep fast riffs, extended-range chords and heavy rhythms defined without sacrificing weight.

Includes 4 scenes:

• Rhythm High Gain

• Lead Aggressive

• Tight Gate Rhythm

• Modern Clean

For Fans Of: Intervals, Periphery, The Helix Nebula, Novelists, Spiritbox

SPARKLING PROG

Modern Prog Metal / Fusion

A brighter, more dynamic take on modern progressive guitar. Sparkling attack and punchy drive combine with excellent note definition for technical chords, melodic leads and fusion-inspired playing.

Includes 3 scenes:

• Backing Spark

• Spark Lead

• Spark Modern Crunch

For Fans Of: Arch Echo, Plini, Sithu Aye, Olly Steele

MODERN DIVE

Modern Prog Metal / Ambient

Built for contemporary extended techniques including thumping and selective picking, Modern Dive combines ultra-tight high-gain sounds with spacious ambient textures and crystal-clear cleans.

Includes 7 scenes:

• Push Pull Rhythm

• Killer Boost

• Super Chug

• Djent Cutter

• Crystal Rain

• Default Modern Clean

• Cracked Thump

For Fans Of: Animals as Leaders and modern technical progressive guitar.

3 EP TONE PRESETS

You also get 3 presets featuring the actual tones used by Dongjae Yim on his EP recordings:

• End of Home

• Saturn

• Wake Up

These aren't simply artist-inspired sounds — they're the tones created for and used on the recordings.

FROM SUPER CHUG TO CRYSTAL CLEAN

Iron & Ether is designed to cover the contrasting sounds that define modern progressive guitar.

Go from tightly gated high-gain rhythms and cutting leads to sparkling crunch, fusion tones and huge atmospheric cleans without building complicated signal chains from scratch.

The included presets use the AXE-FX III cab section and are ready for direct/FRFR setups.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

• 6 Fractal AXE-FX III presets

• 3 signature multi-scene presets

• 3 EP recording tone presets

• 14 scenes across the 3 signature presets

• Rhythm, lead, crunch and clean sounds

• Tight gated djent tones

• Ambient and atmospheric textures

• Designed for 6, 7 and 8-string guitars

• Optimized for active and passive pickups

• Cab simulation included

• Ready-to-import .syx files

BUILT FOR THE MODERN PROG PLAYER

Whether you're tracking technical riffs, playing extended-range guitars, building ambient layers or looking for a polished modern lead sound, Iron & Ether gives you a versatile collection without the endless tweaking.

Load a preset. Pick a scene. Start playing.

Genres: Progressive Metal, Djent, Modern Metal, Fusion, Instrumental Metal, Ambient

For Fans Of: Periphery, Intervals, Animals as Leaders, Plini, Arch Echo, Olly Steele, Sithu Aye, Spiritbox