bat country (Avenged Sevenfold) Blues

[Mr_Krinkle]

Im learning Bat Country by Avenged Sevenfold for my band, and right now im playing it with fingers instead of a pick (The verse of the song is all 16th notes). My only issue is, playing with my two fingers often resuts in my fore-arm and my hand cramping up, severely affecting my tempo and dynamics. Any advice, warm-ups, excercises that anybody can give to help me combat this problem?

[Dogbertday]

minimize motion, start slow and work up endurance, RELAX, maybe try a pick?

[solomon707]

Suggestion #1: find a band that won't make you play mallcore songs with fast, simplistic bass lines. Suggestion #2 should you choose to ignore suggestion #1: use a light touch so you don't tire your fingers out as quickly, and play quickly for several minutes at a time with a metronome. It will improve your endurance as well as your precision.