Bass Week: Playing bass guitar in a metal band is easy. You carefully copy whatever riff the guitarist plays, wave horn signs at the leather-clad crowd and then go home. There's little room for ...

Bassists in metal get the short-shrift. Often viewed as the least talented member of a band (“iT’s JusT a GuItAr WiTh LeSs StRiNgS, aNyOnE cOuLd PlAy BaSs!!!!”), bass is often buried in the mix, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images When John Entwistle died in June 2002, we had to wonder: would we ever see ...

In the past, we've brought you the best of what heavy metal has to offer in terms of guitarists, and drummers, but now we look to a role that is sometimes under rated but always under appreciated.

Metal world, meet Extinction Level Event, a band comprised of three five-string bass players, a drummer and a vocalist. Extinction Level Event, meet the metal world, and all the vitriol contained ...

You think it’s tough shredding on a guitar? Try it on a bass. Thicker strings, more distance between the frets, lower dynamic range… these stupidly fast bassists are truly the most impressive ...

Actor and noted metal fan Jason Momoa has made his love of bass very well known. From jamming on some Red Hot Chili Peppers to taking bass lessons from Primus' Les Claypool, the man just loves the low ...