Best Metal FOR Bass?

[PortlandBass77]

So everybody by now knows what the best bass is for metal, but I want to know the best metal for bass (AKA best sub-genre of metal music for bass playing):

1. Heavy Metal
2. Power Metal
3. Progressive Metal
4. Stoner/Doom Metal
5. Death/Screamo/Black Metal
6. Thrash Metal
7. Psychedelic/Experimental Metal
8. Symphonic Metal
9. Other
10. Vegetable Metal

 

[ShredderMaximus]

I refuse to vote since a vote for death metal is also a vote for screamo.

 

[PortlandBass77]

I refuse to vote since a vote for death metal is also a vote for screamo.

I don't listen to either of these sub-genres, but aren't death metal, black metal, and screamo pretty much different names for the same thing?

 

[ShredderMaximus]

I don't listen to either of these sub-genres, but aren't death metal, black metal, and screamo pretty much different names for the same thing?

No.

 

[zontar]

Iron Maiden...

 

[chungweishan]

80s Metal. Just follow the guitarist's riffs and you still get chicks.

Anything else, you're going to get dudes that just want to talk about your bass or technique.

 

[zontar]

80s Metal. Just follow the guitarist's riffs and you still get chicks.

Sometimes the bass player wrote the riff.

 

[PortlandBass77]

*Alot of the time. Look at Iron Maiden

 

[zontar]

*Alot of the time. Look at Iron Maiden

And that was part of the reason for my first post in this thread...

 

[nukes_da_bass]

Black Sabbath.

 

[kanonfodr]

It's all fkn metal. Quit categorizing stuff!!

Peace,
Greg

 

[Errol]

Definitely prgressive....because you can do whatever you want on the bass in that genre...and itll be.....progressive..

 

[Gaolee]

Vegetable metal. Played on an upright. Chicks did the sensitive vegan fat violin.

 

[DeathFromBelow]

I don't listen to either of these sub-genres, but aren't death metal, black metal, and screamo pretty much different names for the same thing?

Wow. The more you post, the more I'm convinced you are a troll. Either that, or you are just totally oblivious. And the answer is "no".

 

[fhm555]

Just a theory of mine, but there are so many metal sub genres because without them it's hard to say you are original.

Without being able to say "We are post slop power metal", you have to say "We sound like _____"

 

[PortlandBass77]

Just a theory of mine, but there are so many metal sub genres because without them it's hard to say you are original.

Without being able to say "We are post slop power metal", you have to say "We sound like _____"

I think you are 100% correct. Oh and ego.

 

[Pharsalien]

What about Power Slop?

 

[basschanges]

I can't stop laughing when I listen to death/black/screamo/grindcore/etc...Either the bands are tongue in cheek or they take themselves too seriously. Still, some of these guys have absolutely MONSTER chops. It's unreal the amount of practice they must undertake.

 

[Bloodhammer]

I don't listen to either of these sub-genres, but aren't death metal, black metal, and screamo pretty much different names for the same thing?

It's all fkn metal. Quit categorizing stuff!!

Peace,
Greg

Just a theory of mine, but there are so many metal sub genres because without them it's hard to say you are original.

Without being able to say "We are post slop power metal", you have to say "We sound like _____"

I think you are 100% correct. Oh and ego.

Jesus. Do we have to go through this EVERY SINGLE TIME?

I'm not voting. This thread is just a trap to get metalheads in here so they can be condescended to about "meaningless" subgenres by classic rock purists, isn't it?

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

Sure heavy metal gets a category but no light metal? What gives?