MAINSTREAM CORE – FRACTAL AXE-FX III
6 MIX-READY TONES FOR MODERN METALCORE

Crushing rhythms. Soaring leads. Ethereal cleans. Modern production-ready tones.

Mainstream Core is a 6-tone preset pack for the Fractal AXE-FX III, heavily inspired by the polished, chart-topping metalcore sounds of bands like ERRA and Spiritbox.

Built to cover the full spectrum of contemporary metalcore, the pack moves from brutally tight low-tuned rhythms and cutting melodic leads to dreamy ambience, cinematic cleans and creative FX.

Every tone has been dialed with mix-readiness in mind — designed to sit naturally in a modern production with minimal tweaking.

6 TONES. THE COMPLETE MODERN METALCORE PALETTE.

1. CORE KING

Main Rhythm & Heavy Riffing

The centerpiece of the pack. A crushing modern metalcore rhythm tone with tight, aggressive lows and razor-sharp midrange clarity.

Built for low tunings, heavy riffs and breakdowns while retaining excellent note definition.

2. CURE LEAD

High-Gain Melodic Lead

Smooth, sustaining and designed to cut.

Carefully tuned delay and spacious reverb give this lead tone the width and sustain needed for melodic lines, emotional solos and expressive passages without disappearing into a dense mix.

3. DREAMPHOBIA

Ambient Dreamy Solo

A huge atmospheric lead sound built for the more ethereal side of modern metalcore.

Perfect for dreamy melodies, intros, shoegaze-inspired passages, post-metalcore textures and emotional instrumental sections.

4. UNDERWATER RIFF

Lo-Fi & Special FX

A filtered, underwater-style guitar effect designed to add contrast and movement to your arrangements.

Ideal for transitions, breakdown buildups, intros, interludes and creative production moments.

5. COMP CLEAN

Compressed Clean

A smooth, versatile clean tone with balanced compression and excellent dynamics.

Great for articulate picking, warm chords, clean sections and everything from modern metalcore to jazzier passages.

6. BEYOND UTOPIA

Cinematic Ambient Clean

An airy, spacious clean tone with a distinctive desert-like atmosphere.

Built for intros, ambient sections, post-rock textures and cinematic layers that create space before the heavy guitars hit.

FROM CRUSHING BREAKDOWNS TO CINEMATIC AMBIENCE

Modern metalcore isn't just one high-gain rhythm tone.

Mainstream Core gives you the contrasting sounds that define the genre today — massive low-tuned guitars, melodic leads, polished cleans, atmospheric layers and creative production FX.

Switch from brutal riffing to huge ambient soundscapes without spending hours building tones from scratch.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

• 1 Fractal AXE-FX III preset

• 6 purpose-built tones

• Modern metalcore rhythm tone

• High-gain melodic lead

• Ambient lead

• Compressed clean

• Cinematic ambient clean

• Underwater / lo-fi FX tone

• Optimized for modern, low-tuned guitars

• Designed for mix-ready results with minimal tweaking

• Ready-to-import .syx file

SPEND LESS TIME TWEAKING. MORE TIME PLAYING.

Mainstream Core is built for players who want the polished contrast of contemporary metalcore — from aggressive, tightly controlled riffs to massive atmospheric sections.

Load it into your AXE-FX III, plug in and start writing.

Genres: Metalcore, Progressive Metalcore, Modern Metal, Djent, Post-Metalcore, Ambient Metal

For Fans Of: ERRA, Spiritbox, Invent Animate, Currents, Silent Planet, Northlane