“When I started playing bass, I was in a melodic death metal band called Withering Surface. I joined Volbeat and I really got the feeling of being a bass player back, because suddenly there was room for interesting basslines We go from pop-punk to rockabilly to Black Sabbath-inspired riff-based songs on this album, and the bass is a big part of the sound.” “And then, on a totally different song like The Sacred Stones, I wanted a different feeling – more of a Geezer Butler kind of vibe. It has this kind of rockabilly beat, so I mimicked an upright bass on the bass guitar. When we have chord progressions, instead of just playing the root note, I really like to play an almost walking bassline. ![]() ![]() “Well, maybe there was a lick that was a little bit too much, so I scaled it down.
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