Burial Within

http://www.myspace.com/burialwithin

There a band that I'm a fan of. I've seen them a few times live and I've met them. They've been needing a bass player for a while... I'm wondering if I should try to join the band.

Their name reminds me of a different band but I can't think what band.

Are you good with the bass?

I've been playing for like 5 years. I'm decent enough.

So... they sent me tabs. Holy fuck is this shit hard. And fast.

Welcome to death metal.

Well, I've worked up "Plague of Divinity". I'm sloppy... but I can play it.

Woo. And they sent me mp3's. And one of them was a new Burial Within track. No bass on it, or vocals. This song is fucking awesome!

What?

Kid's probably new to Death Metal.

lol y he screamin? y dey instrumens so muddy soundin?

omg do these guys worship the devil

dont listn to this band listen to 5fdp real metal

yeah im a little new to that,i just stick to rap and some bands like kill switch

So... I'm thinking my chances of making it in this band are slim haha...

Their songs are kicking my ass, but I'm working on them.

Peace Band Lovers LOL

Um... what?

Practice makes perfect.

Yeah. It's just a bit rough. I'm used to playing Lance of Longinus now I've got to play this fast ass shit lol.

My problem right now is this... I play better technically with my fingers... but I can't play the fast sections fast enough with my fingers. So I've either got to make my fingers fast very quickly, or I've got to learn to be technically better with a pick.

Using your fingers would be easier and I hear it's better for avoiding chance of carpal-tunnel. Make your fingers fast very quickly. [2]

That's not so simple though, ha.

I mentioned something to the vocalist about how difficult some of the tabs were written (when they could be played easier with alternate fingerings). He told me I could play however I want and I don't even have to use those tabs. So technically, I can just write a completely fresh bass line for the songs and try out on them.

Coooool.

Ian wrote:

Practice makes perfect.

I thought this thread had suddenly became centred on Cute Is What We Aim For when I read this post.