Barking Spiders Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Beneath the heavy riffage on downtuned twin guitars, powerhouse double kick drums and growly vocals it's sometimes hard to pick out the bass but when you get to listen to isolated bass lines you get a whole new level of appreciation for the bass player. I'm a big Lamb of God fan and have been checking out some isolated basslines on YT played by John Campbell and yikes he's some player. Any other quality metal bassists that tend to get drowned out by the guitars and drums? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 When Relapse put out the remasters of Atheist's first three albums, on Unquestionable Presence they included the demos featuring Roger Patterson and a bass and drum track where you really get to hear Tony Choy at work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christhammer666 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 ME but seriously though I have noticed this a lot with players who follows the guitar patterns. you can hardly here the bass but their player is awesome, especially john who has a right hand like a metronome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 There's bass in metal ?!? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 I know that with dream theater , the bass is more or less inaudible live. Cant say much about them on record as I don't listen to them on record anymore these days. On a slight tangent, DD verni ( overkill) was probably the first time I heard the bass really cut through on the mix . Quite tangy for metal at the time 😼 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 ... and justice for all, virtually no bass, thanks Lars. This enhanced bass version is worth a listen. Incredible bass tone and playing. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 The original And Justice For Jason didn't have Jason on it either, ironically enough. It was some dude playing his interpretation of what he thought Jason played. It looks like it has been tweaked to include the original tracks which became available through Guitar Hero. I'd love to hear the whole thing mixed again by Steve Thompson, who has offered to do it more than once. Jason's playing on it is worth hearing for sure. From the comments 1. 0:00:00 - Blackened – *(Original Jason’s bass track) 2. 0:06:42 - …And Justice For All – *(Original Jason’s bass track) 3. 0:16:30 - Eye Of The Beholder – (Bass Cover) 4. 0:23:09 - One – *(Original Jason’s bass track) 5. 0:30:44 - The Shortest Straw – *(Original Jason’s bass track) 6. 0:37:34 - Harvester Of Sorrow – (Bass Cover) 7. 0:43:29 - The Frayed Ends Of Sanity – (Bass Cover) 8. 0:51:12 - To Live Is To Die – (Bass Cover) 9. 1:01:00 - Dyers Eve – *(Original Jason’s bass track) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 3 hours ago, Hellzero said: There's bass in metal ?!? Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLowDown Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 (edited) If the bass player played Moonlight Sonata underneath all those screaming guitars, would it make any difference to the above songs? Edited April 21, 2021 by TheLowDown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Fun exception: djent without guitars, with two bass players. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 A mate just sent me this. Tight. Tight as fooook. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz39 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 39 minutes ago, Doctor J said: A mate just sent me this. Tight. Tight as fooook. Dave Ellefson is a very notable exception: Dave M and the lead guitarist du jour always leave room for the bass clank, and his noodly bass lines open so many tracks up. But yes. Also very tight. If you watch him doing instructional/demo spot videos filmed at guitar stores etc., his left hand’s like a CNC machine in speed and precision. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford13 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Not exactly hidden but incredible bass in metal. For instrumental metal I would also high recommend Nuclear Power Trio, and also Polyphia. Chon & Witherfall also have the mighty Anthony Crawford on bass absolutely blowing my socks off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Doctor J said: A mate just sent me this. Tight. Tight as fooook. The 90" from 0'55" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Fantastic. Gar was such an incredible drummer, too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, Hellzero said: There's bass in metal ?!? If there wasn’t, then there would be no point in asking if any pictured bass “was any good for metal”, would there ? Hmm ? Think it over one of our major talking points would totally disappear ... Edited April 21, 2021 by Geek99 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killed_by_Death Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 I'm in Lamb of God country, they started the band in the same place GWAR came from. Here's the irony, I saw GWAR perform in L.A. at the Whisky, LOL! It's a constant struggle for me, finding bass arrangements in Heavy Metal or Punk that are not just a human metronome or copying the root from the guitar arrangement. Original Heavy Metal is the answer, Black Sabbath! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 26 minutes ago, Doctor J said: Fantastic. Gar was such an incredible drummer, too. I rather like the third album, but I can't help calling it No Gar, No Good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Doctor J said: A mate just sent me this. Tight. Tight as fooook. I have watched this few times on YT over and over in the past. Amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killed_by_Death Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 14 hours ago, Barking Spiders said: Any other quality metal bassists that tend to get drowned out by the guitars and drums? not only was he drown out, he was virtually erased: The more I 'learn', the more I don't get it. I don't understand the praise some players get for playing relatively rudimentary arrangements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 7 hours ago, Crawford13 said: Not exactly hidden but incredible bass in metal. For instrumental metal I would also high recommend Nuclear Power Trio, and also Polyphia. Chon & Witherfall also have the mighty Anthony Crawford on bass absolutely blowing my socks off. That Job For A Cowboy is stunning,.I wrote them off as a MySpace deathcore band before stumbling across this a couple of years ago, sadly I think it was their last record. Conquering Dystopia is another great instrumental metal band, with Alex Webster on bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 7 hours ago, Ricky Rioli said: I rather like the third album, but I can't help calling it No Gar, No Good Behler was a good drummer, my first gig was Megadeth touring this album in 88. He could play. The way they recorded that album screwed him, though, as they recorded the drums and cymbals separately, as was fashionable at the time. He was no Gar, for sure, but he was better than that album. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megallica Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 I finally got to see Testament last year and Steve Digorgio was amazing. His work with Death and Iced Earth was pretty good too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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