drummingman
Gold Member
I've played double bass for as long as I have been a drummer. Being a drummer that plays in metal band's this has always pretty much been somewhat of a prerequisit. Metal, all styles, is my favorite music to listen to and play.
I was talking with a few drummer friends the other day. I have been pondering switching over to only playing single bass in metal to see how it would force me to approach the music in a different way. By default it would make me do things differently and make my mind approach parts that I write from a different perspective.
I honestly like turning convention on it's head. Being a single kick drummer in a metal band, especially styles like black and death metal, is almost unheard of. I currently play in a black metal band. So there is a good bit of double bass parts that I have written for our song's. It would be interesting to go back and reinterpret those parts in a single kick way.
Any who, just wondering what everyone's thoughts are on this topic. I find it to be a good one to chew the fat over!
I was talking with a few drummer friends the other day. I have been pondering switching over to only playing single bass in metal to see how it would force me to approach the music in a different way. By default it would make me do things differently and make my mind approach parts that I write from a different perspective.
I honestly like turning convention on it's head. Being a single kick drummer in a metal band, especially styles like black and death metal, is almost unheard of. I currently play in a black metal band. So there is a good bit of double bass parts that I have written for our song's. It would be interesting to go back and reinterpret those parts in a single kick way.
Any who, just wondering what everyone's thoughts are on this topic. I find it to be a good one to chew the fat over!