Dark Ages

Sunless Effects Dark Ages Distortion is the flagship distortion pedal from Sunless Effects, custom-built for the aesthetics of modern wall-of-sound metal.

From the thick low-end of American tones, to the razor-sharp clarity of German distortion, and the bite and punch of British high-gain.

Dark Ages offers six core controls (Tight / Bass / Mid / Treble / Gain / Volume), letting you shape your own unique sonic signature.

Whether you're chasing:

The low-end punch of the Mesa Dual Rectifier

The high-definition precision of the Mesa Mark V

The tight mids and lead articulation of the EVH 5150 III

The cold, separated modern tone of the Diezel VH4

The classic rock crunch and bite of the Marshall JCM800 / JCM2000

Dark Ages can faithfully recreate them all, and go even further.

Key Features:

Dedicated Tight control: Fine-tunes low-end dynamics to dial in tight, responsive riffs

Powerful 3-band EQ (Bass / Mid / Treble): Highly responsive design lets you sculpt tones from scooped metal to mid-forward rock

Wide gain range: Maintains both thickness and clarity across palm-muted chugs, slides, and soaring solos

Versatile tone compatibility: While it excels at metal, the Dark Ages can also be dialed in for pop rock, alternative, punk, and hard rock through careful EQ and lower gain settings, offering exceptional tonal flexibility

Unleashes an uncontrollable wave of metal distortion

And redefines what’s possible in high-gain tone.