Prog Metal Bassists
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Topic: Prog Metal Bassists
Posted By: The Pessimist
Subject: Prog Metal Bassists
Date Posted: February 10 2009 at 11:38
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Well, I've been exploring progressive metal for quite sometime now, and if there is one thing I've noticed it's that the bassists in these wonderful bands seldom get a mention. This is a shame really, because there are some really talented guys out there that contribute MASSIVELY to the music (behind all the very prominent guitar and drum work). So I decided to dedicate a thread to recognising prog metal bassists in all their glory. The first one that pops to mind almost instantly is Steve DiGiorgio out of Death from Human to ITP. Astonishing player and brought the fretless into metal. Oh, and it's also worth noting that i'll be handing out 10 ProgArchives pounds to anyone who doesn't mention John Myung  ------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: February 10 2009 at 11:54
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Sean Malone is probably my favorite, but admittedly my exposure is quite limited. edit: just noticed this was in "Top 10" - I doubt I could come up with half that many.  |
Posted By: Evolutionary Sleeper
Date Posted: February 10 2009 at 12:51
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Sean Malone (Cynic) Joe Lester (Intronaut) and Oliver Holzwarth (Sieges Even) are among my favorites. And of course Steve DiGiorgio. :P ------------- 
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: February 11 2009 at 08:06
Jonas Hellborg (The Shining Path)
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Posted By: markosherrera
Date Posted: February 27 2009 at 19:08
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The bassist of MrBig ,
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Posted By: easytargets
Date Posted: February 28 2009 at 03:02
I quite like Symphony X bassists, Thomas Miller and Michael Lepond, both are very skilled
and have warm sounding (that kind of sound Chris Squire established, I use to call it "the
wooden touch").Colin Edwin from Porcupine Tree is another guy to put some attention on,
his contribution to the band itīs outstanding when they come to soundscapes he is always
keeping the overall structure and allowing Steve Wilson and Richard Barbieri to deliver that
pleasant passages.
Other Iīve become big fan is Dave Meros from Spockīs Beard, just for the "wooden touch" again
, he quite reminds me of the classic bassists sound (well, we all know what SB is about).
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The Pessimist wrote:Posted By: easytargets
Date Posted: February 28 2009 at 03:05
I hadnīt read your post before replying.
He is Billy Sheehan one of the all time greats for me
 Great dude and I think probably most skilled bassist Iīve seen in my life ------------- The water rushes over all cities crash in the mighty wave; the final man is very small, plunging in for his final bathe |
Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: February 28 2009 at 14:32
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Joe Lester from Intronaut
Dan Briggs from Between the Buried and Me
Liam Wilson from The Dillinger Escape Plan
Martin Mendez from Opeth
The dude in Isis lays down some sweet grooves
The guy in Unexpect plays some wild stuff too
And of course John Myung (you can have your PA pounds!) ------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph  
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: February 28 2009 at 14:37
and played with Planet X as well ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm 
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Posted By: easytargets
Date Posted: March 01 2009 at 02:50
and I reminded ībout all great bassists involved in any Sherinian work,
just canīt remember all of their names (Rufus Philpot is one of them I think
 ).I dunno like so much TFK but find Jonas Reingold is another quite good bass player
with that particular old sound I love. ------------- The water rushes over all cities crash in the mighty wave; the final man is very small, plunging in for his final bathe |
Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: March 01 2009 at 02:50
Jonas Hellborg is a godly good bassist  ------------- 
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: March 01 2009 at 14:27
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Steve DiGiorgio (excellent bass player) was on the last Death album, Sound of Perserverance as well, plus the Controle Denied album. Lets see, 10 amazing PM bass players... Kristoffer Gildenlow (Pain of Salvation, Dark Suns) Thomas Miller (Symphony X) Oliver Holzwarth (Sieges Even, Blind Guardian) Torsten Reichert (Vanden Plas) Martin Mendez (Opeth) Sean Malone (Cynic, Gordian Knot) Tony Choy (Cynic, Atheist) Roger Patterson (Atheist) Toby Driver (maudlin of the Well) Ward Evans (Psychotic Waltz) ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: markosherrera
Date Posted: March 03 2009 at 21:17
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The bassist of Spiral Architect is good too
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: March 04 2009 at 12:28
But he's been doing that sort with Niacin for a lot longer and far more albums. Then there is the guesting with Steve Vai:
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Posted By: hagguhsem
Date Posted: April 21 2009 at 08:39
He uses a nine string bass. Cool as f*ck |
Posted By: Orbit
Date Posted: April 25 2009 at 04:22
| Michael Manring. |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: April 25 2009 at 05:10
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Jean-Yves Thériault (Voivod) Cliff Burton (Metallica)
Steve DiGiorgio (Death)
Byron Stroud (Strapping Young Lad)
And I consider all hose bands borderline with prog-metal ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: April 25 2009 at 15:43
Definitely one of my favorite bassists of all time, though I'd have a hard time calling a guy who is most well known for collaborating with Michael Hedges a prog metal bassist  . That being said, plenty of his other work (Thonk, Attention Deficit) have their heavy as hell moments.I have to give my appreciation to Joey Vera, perhaps best known as bassist of Armored Saint (not prog) and Fates Warning (prog). I call him the Tony Levin of metal in that he always plays the right parts and rarely plays more that the right parts. Big inspiration to my playing. |
Posted By: nahnite
Date Posted: April 25 2009 at 15:53
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Martin Mendez from Opeth...
The bassists who have played in Symphony X
Geezer Butler
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Posted By: Orbit
Date Posted: April 28 2009 at 08:39
Everyone else was getting away with a fair few non-prog metal bassists, so I wanted to do the same |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: April 29 2009 at 23:19
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John Myung of course
I do love the bassist from Symphony X that everyone here is raving about ------------- 
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Posted By: Orbit
Date Posted: April 30 2009 at 06:08
| Oh, and I suppose Arif from Protest the Hero could count too. |
Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: April 30 2009 at 09:56
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If you guys listened to the bass work on Prehisotricisms your minds would all be blown. ------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: April 30 2009 at 11:00
And then some.... ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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Posted By: brainerd
Date Posted: May 01 2009 at 19:20
I hate to be petulant, but speaking as a bassist myself NOBODY needs nine strings on a bass. more than six is just silly, and people deride me for playing a five!
And I'm disappointed that nobody's mentioned Justin Chancellor, not the grooviest basssist by any stretch but he's very melodic, inventive and tasteful with his use of effects. He really fills out the comparatively sparse Tool 'sound', too. And his tone is immaculate.
And er, I also enjoy Dan Briggs (BTBAM) Jeff Caxide (Isis) and Colin Marston from Dysrhythmia (THE best bass tone I've ever heard, it could demolish buildings)
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Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: May 02 2009 at 11:36
Well obviously he doesn't need nine strings. But anyway I agree with your selections. If you haven't heard already, you should hear Colin's Warr guitar work in his main band Behold... the Arctopus. ------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: May 07 2009 at 04:38
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A quick,off the top of my head Top 5:
1. Steve Harris
2. Justin Chancellor
3. Steve DiGiorgio
4. Troy Tipton
5. Colin Marston -------------  |
Posted By: Lucent
Date Posted: May 07 2009 at 17:49
| A lot of people are speaking the name "Sean Malone." He's kicked back so far in the mix of Cynic's albums I barely notice. Can someone name me a song on either Focus or Traced in Air where he is prominent? |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: May 07 2009 at 22:04
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I agree that the Cynic albums aren't the best showcase of Malone's talent.Try out his two Gordian Knot albums and his solo album Cortlandt to see how awesome a bassist Malone is. ------------- |