When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images When John Entwistle died in June 2002, we had to wonder: would we ever see ...

In the past, we've brought you the best of what heavy metal has to offer in terms of guitarists, and drummers, but now we look to a role that is sometimes under rated but always under appreciated.

Megadeth's Dave Ellefson doesn't offer hair flinging tips, but his thoughts on playing metal bass should prove most useful. © Amy Harris/Corbis "My philosophy on ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images They swore. They drank. They wrote songs about decaying flesh. Straight out ...

Anthony Devlin, Getty Images for Live Nation UK / Metal Hammer, Getty Images / Bryan Bedder, Stringer/Getty Images / Hulton Archive, Getty Images Some bass players just prefer to use a pick over their ...

BASS EXPO 2014: It ain't easy playing bass in a twin guitar band, especially when said band has two blisteringly epic guitarists. Killswitch Engage's Mike D'Antonio and Trivium's Paolo Gregoletto are ...

Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill has named his all-time bass idol and the album he says is "probably" his No. 1 desert island album all in the same breath. Hill, the lone remaining original member of the ...

Mastodon's Troy Sanders explains the significance behind his new Signature Fender Silverburst Precision Bass and why he never 'really pictured a rock band without a bass guitar.' A man who doesn’t ...

Today, Toontrack announced the Death Metal Guitars EZmix Pack, an expansion for EZmix 2 featuring 50 death metal-inspired guitar and bass tones. This marks the fifty-fifth title in Toontrack’s ...