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Need to Learn Death Metal/Deathcore

#41
Play what you want, but be ready to do a lot of low string chugging and possibly fast doubling of guitar riffs. Boost your mids to get heard, and if you can do a cool widdly high-speed fill in between the intro riff and the verse, they'll probably love you.
 
#46
1. Attack Attack is not deathcore. Though their new album is pretty good if you like Hardcore music(No stupid dance breaks etc). It's a LOT heavier.

2. It doesn't need to be amazingly technical to be good music. Deathcore is all about getting into the music and grooving to the music. And the best thing to groove to is simplicity.

And for suggestions, you don't need to do anything crazy, the simpler you make it the more you can focus on putting on a good show for people, and less time worried about what you're playing. Cause really, it should all be about fun. Expect to tune below Drop C. Even below B. I've played in a few Deathcore bands. And use whatever is more comfortable to you, I played fingerstyle, but if you think it's more comfortable to use a pick, go for it.
 
#47
So I think we've all learned something from this thread. If you want to learn death metal study up on your first and second species cantus firmus. Understanding counterpoint is key to this sophisticated genre. Leave Dissonance (perfect 4, flat 5, 7's, and 2's) to the jazz wankers! As jazz theory will only inhibit your creativity. Also deathcore is the complete opposite of death metal, in deathcore you scream, play loud, and suck, in death metal you squeal, play louder, and suck harder. Class dismissed.


Oh man I kicked dirt on an anthill!!! Hehe everybody run!
 
#48
I really don't like Attack Attack IMO. I think Attack Attack is more like a screamo with other random elements in it. No offense to Attack Attack fans, but that band is horrible IMO (including Crabcore).



Death Metal, I think it really depends. First of all, metal has so many subgenres and many sub-subgenres in subgenres. Brutal Death Metal, technical/progressive death metal, Classic Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal. Some death metal incorporate Thrash, speed, etc, and there are just too many.

You might want to listen to Melodic Death Metal first. Arch Enemy (maybe children of bodom), Amon Aramth, Dark tranquility, etc...
But if you are going into Death Metal genre, then I think it's better to listen to Opeth (progressive death metal) first because the death growl is very clear and it's music is easy to understand. Then maybe listen to Cannibal Corpse.
Death Metal like Brain Drill or Slaughterbox is hard for "metal-noobs" to understand the music. They are just too technical and has too much thing happening. Necrophagist is easier to understand the music although technical. There is also Dying Fetus.



Many bass players who put their pride in their finger techniques use fingers for playing, and I personally find finger users to be more "impressive".

Cannibal Corpse (their earlier works) are quite good to get an idea of Death Metal. If people say Death Metal, first thing I could think of is Cannibal Corpse. They didn't start death metal, but I believe they were the main reason for the breakthrough. Bassist of Cannibal Corpse use finger and is quite impressive, but he rarely shows it off on the songs. Even when he does show it off, he doesn't show his best. Might wanna listen to a song called "Hammer Smashed Face". Best song to get the idea.
Necrophagist has great finger-style bassist too. The tapping is definitely impressive. Though it's a bit technical.
Opeth is great. The bassist doesn't do anything so technical, and their songs are easy to understand.
Origin is good too, especially in their song "The Aftermath" but the bassist, although he plays in finger, has very very VERY unorthodox way of playing.
Blood Red Throne is also good to listen but it's not as popular. The bassist of this band has great finger techniques.


Listen to them and get the idea of Bass in Death Metal. most pick bassists don't stand out so much though. Though there are exception like Dying Fetus, most pick bassist don't do so much. If you want to show off, then finger style might be the best way
 
#54
Grow your hair long.

Adopt a cool Scandinavian alias ("Skwisgaar" or something like that.)

Most importantly, when having a photo taken, be angry, very, very angry. (and, when looking very fierce and angry, rub some stuff on your teeth to make them discolored. I find it laughingly stupid when I see these "hard" metal guys all angry in their ads with perfectly straight white teeth. In 3essence, be Lemmy. It doesn't get more rawk than him.))
 
#55
Kawai-chang said:
Grow your hair long.

Adopt a cool Scandinavian alias ("Skwisgaar" or something like that.)

Most importantly, when having a photo taken, be angry, very, very angry. (and, when looking very fierce and angry, rub some stuff on your teeth to make them discolored. I find it laughingly stupid when I see these "hard" metal guys all angry in their ads with perfectly straight white teeth. In 3essence, be Lemmy. It doesn't get more rawk than him.))
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Dave Grohl said it best... "If Lemmy moved in next door to you, your lawn would die."
 
#58
Basically it's just pointless to reply to these type of threads on TB. Deathcore isn't "death" or "metal" anyway, so there's no value in discussing it. However there could be some money to be made playing the trendy pop garbage.

To the OP:

Since you don't know anything about the musical genre, don't worry about it.

Show up, and play what they ask you to play. If they want you to go for a certain tone try to be accommodating. And if they give you the chance, go ahead and show them some of what you can do.

After you get the gig, they will be happy to waste tons of your time telling you all about their influences and what "great" CD's you should listen to. Work from there.
 

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