I know, weird request, but I was wondering if their are any death metal bands with a stand-up bass. Can be a natural sound, or can be electrified, but it must be stand-up.

Tech. and/or Prog. death is preferred, but anything goes.

EDIT: STAND UP BASS!!! Also known as Contrabass or Double Bass. You know, like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_bass

Okay, I changed it to "Death Metal with Up-Right Bass", I guess that the preferred term for it, I've always known it as Stand-Up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNhN6lT-y5U

too obvious?

Stand UP not stand out.

Does Apocalyptica count? From what I gather stand up basses are (some sort of) cellos.

EDIT: Never mind, now I know what they are. Apocalyptica is the closest thing I can think of.

Yeah, there probably is none. Are the requests going to get more and more impossible to answer?

Listen to jazz if you want that shit.

http://www.myspace.com/weaselwalter
Great shit, awesome drumming.

Is this request really that ridiculous?

Yes, it really is, not the most ridiculous but it is up there. The desire to want to listen to death metal with upright bass is slightly more ridiculous but this isn't a thread for questioning those desires.

This is the closest thing I could find.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZllceJIc7jM

Cadaver's fantastic 2nd album "...In Pains" is EXACTLY what you are after; semi-technical Death Metal with the bassist playing double bass on some tracks. One of my favourite DM albums ever.

Youtube links:

"Inner Persecution"

"Bypassed"

Hope that helps.

This really isn't a ridiculous request at all. Maybe if you only listen to Pantera it is but Metal is possibly the most experimental genre in modern music and far weirder things have been done. I'll look around for some bands that use stand up bass. I actually recorded some stuff a few months ago with a friend and he pulled out his upright bass and it actually sounded awesome. I'll see if he can send me the files.

OMG Awesome man, thanks a whole lot!!! I'll check it out right away!

Their Black Sabbath cover sounded really good. I want more now.

sorry, lapsus brutus

Necrovation has some this, meaty basslines...

"Breed Deadness Blood"

Again, stand up, not stand out.

People, the OP is talking about an upright bass, or double bass.

http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=101820

Only one I know of.

Apocalyptica is probably as good as it will get, but there is a huge difference in the sound quality between a cello and the bass in question. The cello can hit higher notes and can be played with more clarity, while a bass resonates much more and the difference in the notes is not as obvious. It also cannot not be played nearly as fast as the cello.

Does Lucifer's Principle count? To be honest, I'm kinda surprised not many people heard of them.
My favorite song by them.

There's this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsmAF9cVPm4

Edge of Sanity's "The Last Song" from 'Infernal'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOl2d-7kUyQ

-Wicked cello through a Marshall.

Also, check out

Vhernen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ-6fC1ufF4

Diablo Swing Orchestra? Not death metal but...eh, I dunno. Give it a shot.

Autopsy was the main band that came to mind when I saw the title of this thread.

Old topic but we do
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO3QHu ... 3QzdnXyzDw

Zhrine, although it's black metal according to MA. Sound not that much BM for me.

Dude.. this thread is 9 years old and you bump it to spam your own band... come on. We have a promotional forum.

Just answering the question, not spamming, at least i didn't mean to..

The OP hasn't been here since 2011. I can guarantee they're beyond caring.