Total Distortion Worship

Sonic Excess in its Purest Form

### Webstore Description

> The Total Distortion Worship is a collaboration between Cult FX & Lichtlaerm Audio and the result of an obsessive tone chasing journey in search of the ultimate Extreme Metal distortion.
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> It features:
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> 1) A completely unique Distortion Circuit
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> The TDW forges a nasty, yet versatile distortion with a highly distinctive character. Whether you're playing crushing Doom, vicious Black Metal or anything in between - the TDW will deliver!
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> 2) Adjustable Treble to Full Range Boost
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> The integrated boost is foot-switchable and gives you a fully adjustable range, from ultra aggressive bite to towering walls of sound.
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> 3) Active 5 Band EQ
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> Our fader EQ offers +/- 12dB range per band for extensive tone shaping. We placed it after the distortion circuit for maximum impact.
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> 4) Cut Knob for Tightness Control
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> A Lichtlaerm Audio staple is the cut knob, which gives you full control over the structure and tightness of your distortion. Blend to taste from massive sludgy drone, all the way to razor sharp attack with unmatched string separation, down to the lowest of tunings.
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> 5) Studio Grade Noise Gate
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> The integrated noise gate delivers the same studio grade performance as the legendary Lichtlaerm The Key and the Gate. It is fully adjustable to work in perfect symbiosis with any level of sonic terror you create with the TDW.
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> 6) Made in Germany
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> The TDW is made to extremely high quality standards by Lichtlaerm Audio in Berlin, Germany.
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> 7) Launch-exclusive Design
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> The dark chromium enclosure and sinister artwork are exclusive to the first edition of this pedal. We're closing the books on this version in mid February.
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> What really takes the Total Distortion Worship well beyond the scope of other distortion pedals, is the interplay between its features:
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> The sheer countless combinations and fine-tuning capabilities between the boost, EQ and cut knob, present a mighty arsenal when it comes to winning the war on tone: The TDW is easily capable of replacing half of your pedalboard without sacrificing any functionality, so you don't want to be on the frontlines without it!
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> 100 units are currently built up and split 50/50 between www.cultfx.com (http://www.cultfx.com/) (US) and www.lichtlaermaudio.com (http://www.lichtlaermaudio.com/) (EU/World). They will ship right after our return from NAMM in early February.
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> Once the first 100 are gone, the respective product pages on both websites instantly switch over to a pre-order that is open until mid February. All orders placed until then will ship in late March.
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## History

The Total Distortion Worship was first teased in social media stories on January 11, 2024 in photographs featuring knobless potentiometers. The graphic featured the Lichtlaerm name appearing alongside Cult FX, with whom the pedal was built in collaboration.

The following day, Simon Hawemann of band Nightmarer, record label Total Dissonance Worship, and effect pedal brand Cult FX revealed the "Total Distortion Worship" name and posted a new photo of the pedal with knobs in addition to reposting two photos from Lichtlaerm's January 11th post.

After an additional tease on the 15th, the Total Distortion Worship was officially released on January 18, 2024. It was revealed that the dark chromium finish of the launch version would be a launch exclusive colorway limited only to pedals sold before mid-February. The first batch comprised one hundred units, fifty of which would be sold through Lichtlaerm's webstore and fifty through the Cult FX webstore.

In a social media post dated January 20, 2024 it was announced that the first batch of the TDW had sold out in under 24 hours and preorders for the second batch were open, still in the dark chromium powder coat colorway.

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## Videos

### 2024

* January 18 (Launch Day) - Keith Merrow, Sonic Drive Studio, Taylor Danley (with Simon Hawemann), SOUNDFARE, dots.sounds, Max Power's Tasty Tones