Metal bands with awesome bassists.

[Led_Zeppelin678]

Tell me about them. Between The Buried And Me's Dan Briggs has changed my (musical) life, and I want to know more of this sort of amazing metal that's not just shredding guitars and double bass, but has an incredible innovative bassist as well. The only metal bands I know with exceptional bassists are BTBAM, Iron Maiden, early Metallica, and...uh...well, I guess that's it. Thanks in advance everyone! :chug:

[Pinhead13]

Markus Großkopf

Felipe Andreoli
http://www.myspace.com/andreolibass

Edit:
The bass player from Hibria, I don't know his name.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=3aiRK66Rj94

[Led_Zeppelin678]

Those Hibria guys definitely pwn Dragonforce when it comes to being music and not just cheesy.

[myron]

Dont let fanboys fool you. Cliff burton was not an 'awesome' bassist.

Although hardly metal, the spastic ink bassist is a machine. Pete perez i believe his name is.

[iDECAYalive]

Probably my favorite is Steve DiGiorgio from Death (and Iced Earth and Vintersong). He was one of the only bassists that played a fretless in death metal. Check him out, dude is great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bia3o_0xx4k

[Led_Zeppelin678]

Dont let fanboys fool you. Cliff burton was not an 'awesome' bassist.

Although hardly metal, the spastic ink bassist is a machine. Pete perez i believe his name is.

Judging from their crappy music, I think I'd have to agree that Pete Perez probably is a machine. I just tried to listen to them and holy crap, that was horrible. How can you possibly put that above anything off of Metallica's albums with Burton?

[Pluperfect_Arson]

Comity

Bass isn't all that radical, but he does some cool stuff.

If you don't like them, you are A) probably gay or B) hate the French.

[Az_Holl]

Alex Webster is pretty mean.

And Paul Romanko has his moments. Most of the time hes just chugging away driving the guitars, but hes got some cool little melodic fills that he pulls out

[Wizard Woodstock]

hmmmmmmmmm metallica


jk



anthrax is pretty good

[BullDoG_37]

ryan martinie from mudvayne is prob my fav bassist in a a metal band

[Shuffle It All]

problem i find with metal bassists, and especially in smaller bands, and bassists that dont have much of a personal tone, they get lost in the mix very easily, so i think, to a certain extent, its difficult to hear parts.

however, i dont really rate burton, he was different to some others at the time, and i think brought bass more mainstream as its own instrument, however, most of his stuff did sound pretty horrible.

[rh15951]

The guy out of Mastodon and 123 on Ryan Martinie.

[peeted]

Withoout face, Novembre, dream theater, symphoney x, Ephel Duath, Cynic, psyopus. Most of them are a bit proggy as well but there you go.

[Az_Holl]

The guy out of Mastodon and 123 on Ryan Martinie.
Troy Sanders.

Oh and the guy from Manowar. hes pretty intense

[myron]

Judging from their crappy music, I think I'd have to agree that Pete Perez probably is a machine. I just tried to listen to them and holy crap, that was horrible. How can you possibly put that above anything off of Metallica's albums with Burton?

Oh i'm sorry, you seem to put playing root notes and the occasional scale run, and a, lets face it, terrible solo piece ahead of Spastic ink's musical ingenuity. I dont care if you dont like the music, at least respect a good muso when you hear one

[rik]

James Leach from Sikth.

[incubass]

shadows fall

[Claypool22]

like someone said, john myung of dream theater is a very good metal bassist.

[rh15951]

Troy Sanders.

Oh and the guy from Manowar. hes pretty intense

Thats him. Mastodon are awesome.

[Jeckyll]

That dude from necrophageost(sp?)

[Az_Holl]

Necrophagist.

Cant remember his name, but yeah, all those guys are crazy good just to be able to play that fast while retaining that clean-ness

[Phalanx]

Glancing through my music collection:

Alarum
Cynic
Dream Theater
Dysrythmia (this guy actually is great)
Pain of Salvation (great fretless bazz)
Spastic Ink (this guy is amazing)

[d-mart]

Gorod, their not well known but their bass player is crazy good, also his bass cuts through the mix perfectly.

http://www.myspace.com/gorod

Listen to Thirst for Power and Chronicle for the..

[pukeboy66]

Judging from their crappy music, I think I'd have to agree that Pete Perez probably is a machine. I just tried to listen to them and holy crap, that was horrible. How can you possibly put that above anything off of Metallica's albums with Burton?

.....

*twitch*

[The JoZ]

Even though I'm not the biggest fan, John Campbell of Lamb of God should get a nod if only for his ability to keep up with the insanity of Adler and Morton.

Paul Romanko of Shadows Fall has done some of the coolest little fills in recent metal, so he definitely gets a nod.

[Jake=Suck]

its grind not metal but See You Next Tuesday's bassist is really good, you cant always hear him in the mix though.

and a huge 123 on ryan martinie, he's the reason i started playin.

[Ting]

Sean Malone from Cynic. He actually transcribed a bunch of Jaco songs for this book

[myron]

Necrophagist have had a couple of bassists. I think the guitarist played bass on the first album, and Stefen Fimmers played on the second, and they have another bassist for live stuff.

But to finger that stuff is incredible.

And lets not forget the Spiral Architect guy, Lars Norberg, specifically the song Insect. i dont know where to start transcribing that thing

[lobsterjohnson]

its grind not metal but See You Next Tuesday's bassist is really good, you cant always hear him in the mix though.

and a huge 123 on ryan martinie, he's the reason i started playin.

see you next tuesdays bass player is awesome
and hes ridiculous live and a pretty nice guy

[Efrim]

Justin Pearson. I wish i had that kind of stamina. Not that kind of coke addiction.

[jollygiantchris]

Probably my favorite is Steve DiGiorgio from Death (and Iced Earth and Vintersong). He was one of the only bassists that played a fretless in death metal. Check him out, dude is great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bia3o_0xx4k
^^^^
i read an interview and piece on him in bass guitar (or was it bass player) and checked out some of his work hes amazing

my favorites were always troy sanders from mastodon, justin chancellor from tool, scott reeder from kyuss, and mike dean from corrosion of conformity

however the guys from ISIS and Opeth are pretty amazing but I can never remember their names for the life of me

[Dot.]

they dont exist you fool

[eburton04]

Check out the bassist from THE HUMAN ABSTRACT

dude is freakin good.

not exactly metal but the guy from THE FALL OF TROY is really ****ing good too.



and i happen to like cliff burton too. he was groundbreaking and a biggg influence to alot of people including myself, and he just flat out fit the band perfect, and he composed most of their better songs at the time pretty much by himself.

[Naminator]

problem i find with metal bassists, and especially in smaller bands, and bassists that dont have much of a personal tone, they get lost in the mix very easily, so i think, to a certain extent, its difficult to hear parts.

however, i dont really rate burton, he was different to some others at the time, and i think brought bass more mainstream as its own instrument, however, most of his stuff did sound pretty horrible.

Are you insane?

Have you even listened to call of Ktulu? He composed the whole song and arranged that chromatic D minor thing at the intro.

[eburton04]

ah also check the bassist from BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME.

he's also pretty gosh darn good.

[Jake=Suck]

ah also check the bassist from BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME.

he's also pretty gosh darn good.
if you arent gonna read the rest of the thread at least read the first post.

[eburton04]

oh my god im so ****ing sorry

[Pluperfect_Arson]

Check out the bassist from THE HUMAN ABSTRACT

dude is freakin good.

not exactly metal but the guy from THE FALL OF TROY is really ****ing good too.



and i happen to like cliff burton too. he was groundbreaking and a biggg influence to alot of people including myself, and he just flat out fit the band perfect, and he composed most of their better songs at the time pretty much by himself.

I hope that you are kidding.

[eburton04]

no im not. he does a ****ing great job of filling in the space. very unique. dont be an ***.

[Pluperfect_Arson]

I am not being an ***! I am merely saying that he is not that great. I have known about TFOT for many years, even back when 20 people attended their shows. He does do a good job filling space, yes, but he is not that good, at least not enough to go "OMG WOW!"

Now, their music is an entirely different story, especially since it continues to go downhill with every release.

[Led_Zeppelin678]

I heard this one song about hotwiring a uterus or something like that and was like wow, this is sick, but the new song on their myspace kind of sucks.

[blacklungfever]

I'm kind of surprised that nobody has mentioned Protest the Hero yet. Some would argue that they're not metal, but I'd say theyre pretty metal, and Arif is insanely good, especially live. He uses fingerstyle, a bit of slapping, a lot of tapping, chords here and there, and his lines in general are awesome.

Maybe they're not too popular in the States?

[Led_Zeppelin678]

I've heard of them, but I've heard of a lot of bands from some of my friends. I'll check them out.

[blacklungfever]

The entire band is ridiculously talented.

[eburton04]

yeah i forgot about them. that whole cd is badass

[eburton04]

the new black dahlia murder cd, "nocturnal" is really good, too. like really.

[myron]

and i happen to like cliff burton too. he was groundbreaking and a biggg influence to alot of people including myself, and he just flat out fit the band perfect, and he composed most of their better songs at the time pretty much by himself.

Groundbreaking how?

[Az_Holl]

Alex Websters technique looks a bit weird... but he defineately plays really as well as being a pretty articulate guy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ9W_HM-Rmg

[myron]

His spector sounds really nice. I just wish he'd tune it normally so we could hear what it really sounds like. I hate that fret rubbing sounds you get when you tune low

[Az_Holl]

Im not sure if it is tuned low actually, on some of there songs he's in standard tuning and he still has that rattly tone

[ThisIsDefinitelyNotSade]

OK let's be honest.

Who the **** listens to metal for bass.

[BassVirtuoso]

OK let's be honest.

Who the **** listens to metal for bass.

Who listens to anything besides solo bass because of the bass?

[megadeth456]

Steve Harris from Iron Maiden is my favorite.

[iceman3019]

man, this thread has been done about a million times, and i'll always state the same two bass players: steve digiorgio and sean malone . . .

only they could come up with original, fun fretless lines that bordered wankery, and play them flawlessly at 250bpm while keeping in perfect sync with whatever (equally skilled) drummer they played with . . .

[Understanding In a Crash]

I'm kind of surprised that nobody has mentioned Protest the Hero yet. Some would argue that they're not metal, but I'd say theyre pretty metal, and Arif is insanely good, especially live. He uses fingerstyle, a bit of slapping, a lot of tapping, chords here and there, and his lines in general are awesome.

Maybe they're not too popular in the States?
I got me and my friends into them but when they played at warped tour, the crowd looked like a bunch of wax museum statues. Them and the Fall Of Troy guy get my votes :thumb:

I also like Eddie from Thrice but once again "questionable" metal I guess.

[Keaira]

David Ellefson from Megadeth

[Afrokid]

There used to be this jazz band my friend listened to that was very similar to between the buried and me, and their bassist was equally as good, if not better. Misery Signals has a pretty good bassist. Though hes not super techniqual , hes very solid and provides some sick lines on all three of their cd's. As blood runs black has a good bassist, though he mostly only plays the guitar lines.

[Jaded]

Are you insane?

Have you even listened to call of Ktulu? He composed the whole song and arranged that chromatic D minor thing at the intro.
:rolleyes:

no wayyyyyyy

[Pluperfect_Arson]

the new black dahlia murder cd, "nocturnal" is really good, too. like really.

Did you think that they were going to put out a disappointing album? They sound the same every album, but their album quality continues to go up.

The Black Dahlia Murder is one band to never disappoint if you are a fan of them.

[blacklungfever]

new Protest CD November 4th! I'm so excited, I've heard a few new songs live, and they just keep getting more and more ridiculously technical and stuff. Amazing.

[Vitriolic Rage]

Éric Langlois from Cryptopsy

[margin0walker]

the guys from Botch isnt very technical, but he still has some sick basslines. Brian Cook I think his name is

[Dark_Hero]

The dude from Pavor is really good, his stuff gets really wanky sometimes though.

[7SOR]

Tony Choy of Atheist.

[Claypool22]

Éric Langlois from Cryptopsy

This^

Nice avatar too.

[fathergoat]

The guy from UneXpect is probably the best. I am surprised he hasn't been mentioned. BtBAM gets a :thumb: in my book. Maiden of course. The rest I've heard (except for the small bands) and all I have to say is meh.

[Sammy_L_D]

new Protest CD November 4th! I'm so excited, I've heard a few new songs live, and they just keep getting more and more ridiculously technical and stuff. Amazing.

They're not metal dude.

[fathergoat]

^ And their bassist follows the guitar 99% of the time. And live, when his lines that don't follow guitar come in he doesn't even play them. I find that pretty lame.

If you haven't heard UneXpect I recommend the song Desert Urbania.

[OrcDemon666]

has Steve Digiorgio been mentioned yet?
Rex from Pantera. Great bassist.

[ShadowBassist]

Why hasnt anyone mentioned Timmy C from RATM yet?

...

Also what about Billy Sheehan?

[fathergoat]

Not metal perhaps?

[Az_Holl]

Yeah there both awesome, but i would never have called either of them metal.

[Az_Holl]

Check out the bassist from THE HUMAN ABSTRACT

dude is freakin good.

not exactly metal but the guy from THE FALL OF TROY is really ****ing good too.



and i happen to like cliff burton too. he was groundbreaking and a biggg influence to alot of people including myself, and he just flat out fit the band perfect, and he composed most of their better songs at the time pretty much by himself.
The guy from the Human Abstract seems to know what hes doing (the whole band does) but ive only seen one vid of them on a Metal Life dvd... wears his bass craaaazy high.

Like, he makes Jaco look cool

[Claypool22]

Why hasnt anyone mentioned Timmy C from RATM yet?

...

Also what about Billy Sheehan?

IMO, some of Billy Sheehan's stuff can be called metal.

[fajitaben2]

(Nik from TFA)

[OrcDemon666]

Greg Christian from Testament.
Robert Trujillo (in reference to his Suicidal Tendencies/Jerry Cantrell performances)
Alex Webster- Cannibal Corpse


zomg who could forget Fieldy :rolleyes:

[fajitaben2]

zomg who could forget Fieldy :rolleyes:

Hey, any bassist who can slap every single part of every song should get credit.

[OrcDemon666]

Hey, any bassist who can slap every single part of every song should get credit.

yeah, but it doesn't count if you tune down so low that the notes are indecipherable! don't get me wrong, I like the first 4 Korn albums, but the dude barely plays bass, it's more like he plays "string percussion," y'know?

[fajitaben2]

yeah, but it doesn't count if you tune down so low that the notes are indecipherable! don't get me wrong, I like the first 4 Korn albums, but the dude barely plays bass, it's more like he plays "string percussion," y'know?

Was issues one of the first 4? Issues was amazing. Let me think here...

Korn
Life is Peachy
Follow the Leader
Issues

Yeah, it is. Therefore, I agree with everything you said.

[bobby__johnny]

Martin Mendez from Opeth?

[DBoons Ghost]

Sean Malone would get my primary vote as hands down best metal bass player of current time. Old school thrash, don't snuff at Frank Bello from Anthrax, or even Dan Lilker from Nuclear Assault and S.O.D. They are (were) really good all things considered.

Steve Harris really is probably the best metal bassist ever though.

[Phalanx]

I really loved Cynic and Gordian Knot but there's no excuse for Sean Malone in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdXzCiCbfu8

I actually facedesked after watching his bass solo

[fathergoat]

That was pretty bad.

[Led_Zeppelin678]

That's not even Malone.

n00b.



















;)

[Led_Zeppelin678]

Martin Mendez from Opeth?

:thumb::thumb::thumb:

[Lunarfall]

Both bassists that were in Atheist (Patterson and Choy) were extremely good.

[Jaded]

I like the guy from Death, whatever his name is.

[Phalanx]

That's not even Malone.

n00b.



















;)

obviously the reason why the solo sucks then :p

My bad, it's good to know that Sean Malone was in fact not playing like that

[Dark_Hero]

Steve DiGiorgio was amazing in Sadus.

[Claypool22]

Dude from Meshuggah is pretty damn good.

[Phalanx]

Dude from Meshuggah is pretty damn good.

finally someone apart from me gives him recognition! (as far as I can see anyways)

[d-mart]

finally someone apart from me gives him recognition! (as far as I can see anyways)

I think he'd get more recognition if the band were'nt so damn boring.

[OrcDemon666]

I like the guy from Death, whatever his name is.

Death had a few bassists, depends on the album.

But your probably thinking Steve Digiorgio.

and yes, Martin Mendez, can't believe I forgot.

[LambofDeth]

Arif from Protest the Hero is an amazing bassist and a hilarious guy, I've met him several times.
The bassist (the new one at least) in Horse The Band is incredibly talented as well, and his sound is always present. They're a perfect band as far was every instrument knowing it's role and then doing it's own thing.
Dillinger Escape Plan also have incredible bass playing, although often overshadowed by the guitars.
And if you're going to sit and rip on Cliff Burton for what he plays, I really think you should think twice. Sure you can play his stuff easily, but are you going to sit behind a keyboard and say that you could write a significant part of 3 albums that not only inspire but model a decade of metal to follow? The man deserves respect.

[Claypool22]

I think he'd get more recognition if the band were'nt so damn boring.

Lol, are you kidding?
Do you mean boring as in "boring people" or boring music?
You should listen to their album "Nothing".

[Jaded]

Oh wait...Geezer Butler

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