@@randallwegman1028he played a show where he had a broken leg and he ended up liking playing upright when he was forced to do it due to his injury and kept the technique is the story I’ve heard
Derek Boyer is a sick player. Like a metal Standup Bassist. He says he plays that way because he injured his foot on tour and the low position was necessary and then he just kept doing it
@@HonkerinoXD I know that the original joke was Danny4ft4, but I feel like 5'04" is a bit more biting since it directly references Davie's number, so it's more of a comparison.
@@tigerscott2966 show your equation mate, I'd LOVE to know how you got to that result. Do you think Snow Patrol love to make sure people are safe on ski fields?
what's the point? i am a big ol metal fan but i have to say that bass is criminally under-appreciated and wrongly used in the majority of metal. even in doom bands who should be worshipping the bass
I've known Derek since he moved to Long Island and joined Suffocation..We shared a house together...and he's been playing like this for decades now. He can play like thay and not miss a note. Fantastic bass player and great friend.
@@BaldTorment Absolutely agree with Colby! I've seen Archspire, Dying Fetus, Converge, Organectomy, Sanguisugabogg, Aborted, Revocation, Atheist and Cryptopsy + their openers and then some local bands as well. And if you want to count deathcore, Slaughter to Prevail and Carnifex as well. Suffocation, Archspire, Cryptopsy and Organectomy by far the best imo. But the vibe and stage presence from Suffocation is just unmatched. So incredible.
I saw them with sanguisugabogg, honestly I think suffocation were outshined, but that might be because I'm not too huge on 90s death metal and I really like the new wave of hardcore inspired death
@@rokko4047Wouldn't say they were the creators of BDM, just one of the first bands. Bands like Mortician, Broken Hope, Baphomet and Cannibal Corpse were all playing would could be considered brutal death metal at around the same time as Suffo in 1991
Yeah, Ben was on top of things. Their entire sound changed from Louder Than Love to Badmotorfinger and a lot of that is Ben's doing. I did like their original bassist too though, but when Ben joined they became a tighter band and were more musically complex. ☮️
Derek Boyer is probably one of the most fun bassists I've had the pleasure of watching. He's an absolute sweetheart off-stage too, which is a huge plus
Yeah! Suffocation! 🤘🏾 🔥 🤘🏾 I remember seeing them in an obscure little venue with only six attendees visiting their concert. This was a brilliant concert, the best I’ve ever seen! Afterwards we could talk with them and we had a wonderful time. Terrance (founding member and guitarist) asked me how I did my dreadlocks. I am still kinda proud that he now has them too!! 🎉
Having seen Suffocation and Derek Boyer live before, he’s an incredible bass player and his technical ability is incredible. He is, without doubt, one of the best bass players in death metal, really, metal in general.
Also the other member of Shrum Tomas Viator (drummer of Disincarnate, keyboard for Acid Bath had Audie not passed) passed away in his sleep last week. A close friend of mine. His wake is Saturday
@icankillbugs They do have a nice following from within the metal community, but calling them one of the most popular and beloved and well-known and best-selling death metal bands ever is kinda crazy lmao
He’s freakishly good. He hammers down hard with his plucking hand, striking the strings in a very physical manner. Gives an extremely punchy sound that cuts through the mix, but requires a ton of strength. An absolute BEAST of a player
Low is better! I met Carol Kaye at NAMM and later took a couple of personal lessons. She said I was playing with the wrong height on my strap and I asked if I was supposed to look like I play with The Ramones and she said yes! I can play longer than before with less fatigue. Thanks Carol!!!
@@AnthonyMonaghan r/nothingeverhappens Cool shit happens all the time. In fact, I actually played bass on the 1st Linkin Park album, “Hybrid Theory,” on tracks 1, 9, & 10. I’m almost certain you won’t believe me, but that doesn’t matter, it’s whatever. It literally proves that people in comment sections do cool shit all the time. Sure, there’s liars, here and there, but more often than not, people don’t really need to lie about trivial shit for cool internet points.
Your mistake is thinking that he was holding the guitar on the ground, in reality the guitar was holding him up because head banging for an entire concert leaves you dizzy as hell.
Derek Boyer is an absolute legend, I saw Suffocation last year and they did a pre-show meet and greet, the guy was super chill and funny as hell too I'm pretty sure his behs was custom built for him specifically so he can play it upright like that, it looks so fucking cool when he hits that power-stance and starts headbanging away!
I saw Suffocation live last year, I'd never seen live footage before so safe to say I had no idea what was going on when the geezer came out with his bass completely vertical 😂
Cuban heels. Gotta be the weirdest name I've ever heard for cowboy boots, pointed toe boots, or riding heel boots. Though when I lived in New York the older guys called them Puerto Rican Fence Climbers so...
Seeing Derek Boyers bass playing live and up close is an experience. Homie summons the Bass Gods from the ground up. I'm convinced he's a Bass Warlock.
Bro, almost everyone you'll meet in the deathmetal scene is nice. I've been drumming in one band or the other since 97'. It's rare when you run into someone that's a dick.
Saw soundgarden in 2013. I told all my friends they were going to get back together around 2009. Unfortunately Chris left us when he had so much more to give.
It's part of his sound, I do a similar thing with my guitar for some songs but I rest mine on a heavy barstool instead of the ground. When your guitar or bass is resting against a solid object it changes the resonance of the instrument, when I do that with one of my Flying V's the notes ring forever almost like a sustainor pickup and with one of my Jacksons it makes the low end almost sound like an 8 string.
It’s funny because Derek’s technique almost goes full circle with how you’d play an upright bass
I was thinking the same thing.
He may as well do it! 😅
Trained on cello as a youth?
@@randallwegman1028he played a show where he had a broken leg and he ended up liking playing upright when he was forced to do it due to his injury and kept the technique is the story I’ve heard
Lmfao
@randallwegman1028 naw bro he's deep on the meth and can't pick up the bass
Derek Boyer is a sick player. Like a metal Standup Bassist. He says he plays that way because he injured his foot on tour and the low position was necessary and then he just kept doing it
i came here to say this. good on ya.
Its metal as fuc
@@eyeofAnu6 I said this but less good then saw this comment saying it better
“6 foot 4” Danny 5 foot 4
Danny has a 6'4" personality!!!
Danny5'04"
4 foot 4*
@@HonkerinoXD I know that the original joke was Danny4ft4, but I feel like 5'04" is a bit more biting since it directly references Davie's number, so it's more of a comparison.
4'6" good things come in small packages 🎸🎶
second guy looks like a Soulslike-character dragging along an impossibly heavy weapon and that's metal as hell
Fr
Pyramid Head type shit
That's what I was thinking.
Super brutal
Yeah bruh.
SUFFOCATION. peep em.
Hes one hell of a bassist
behsist*
Yep.....absolutely!!!
One man's music is torture to another one..
To suffocate is to die or get murdered, so a music group with that name means life is nothing to them.
@@tigerscott2966 show your equation mate, I'd LOVE to know how you got to that result. Do you think Snow Patrol love to make sure people are safe on ski fields?
@jbrassic5434 people don't think any more, they just follow the crowds and the trends.
Ben Shepherd is criminally underrated. He’s never really mentioned with great bassists but he’s got some really great bass lines.
Rhinosaur instantly comes to mind
Not only a great bassist. An amazing song writer too!
1000% this, his basslines are so creative and oddball at times but they were integral to Soundgarden's sound.
Check out his one-off Hater album w/John McBain formerly of Monster Magnet; great stuff w/Ben playing guitar and singing.
@@lk_splashI like him on that Tipping Point thing on telly, too
We came from upright basses stanging on ground to electric basses with strap, and then to 5 string basses standing on ground
Yup, full-circle.
Don't forget about Peter Steele who played an upright bass strapped to him like an electric
I would love to see an electric upright that's more traditional, like a modern version of that 1938 Gibson one.
Back to basics 😂
@@RSFArocks wait WHAT? That's awesome!!
He plays how he's comfortable playing, looks like he's playing a stand up bass
We need more deathmetal behs tone demos.
Absolutely!!! Metal behs’s players always left out
Alex Webster is the most recognizable to me
@@stillwelltjz6798yep. Alex Webster, Rex Brown, Jared smith
what's the point? i am a big ol metal fan but i have to say that bass is criminally under-appreciated and wrongly used in the majority of metal. even in doom bands who should be worshipping the bass
@@manfrombritain6816 sludge bands typically use bass properly at least lol. nothing better than a real nasty bass fuzz tone
I've known Derek since he moved to Long Island and joined Suffocation..We shared a house together...and he's been playing like this for decades now. He can play like thay and not miss a note. Fantastic bass player and great friend.
I saw Suffocation last year, it was an awesome show! They played the best death metal set I've ever seen
The best? I gotta see em, what other death metal bands have you seen?
@@BaldTorment Absolutely agree with Colby! I've seen Archspire, Dying Fetus, Converge, Organectomy, Sanguisugabogg, Aborted, Revocation, Atheist and Cryptopsy + their openers and then some local bands as well. And if you want to count deathcore, Slaughter to Prevail and Carnifex as well.
Suffocation, Archspire, Cryptopsy and Organectomy by far the best imo. But the vibe and stage presence from Suffocation is just unmatched. So incredible.
I saw them with sanguisugabogg, honestly I think suffocation were outshined, but that might be because I'm not too huge on 90s death metal and I really like the new wave of hardcore inspired death
Necrophagist.
I saw them just a few days ago. They're phenomenal live. Absolute top tier death metal.
Derek Boyer is such an amazing bass player and a great guy!! Cannot wait to see him again this Sunday!!
Suffocation is OSDM royalty! Kings of NY! I could listen to Effigy of the Forgotten daily.
Creators of BDM, absolutely legendary band, every member is a beast, terrance hobbs is easily the best guitarist in death metal
One of the best albums ever!
@@rokko4047Wouldn't say they were the creators of BDM, just one of the first bands. Bands like Mortician, Broken Hope, Baphomet and Cannibal Corpse were all playing would could be considered brutal death metal at around the same time as Suffo in 1991
@@rokko4047 Suffocation didn't create BDM, they created Slam with "Liege of Verocity."
Suffokehshon
"Behs" and "suffaKEHtion" is cracking me up
Suffocation were amazing live, met the whole band at a bar randomly and they were great chatty dudes. That bass act live was super memorable
Shepard is SERIOUSLY underrated!!! His lines are surprising and complex! Please do a feature on him!!!
Most don’t know he wrote a ton of Soundgarden’s music, as well as
@BootsORiley forever grateful for Slaves and Bulldozers, one of their best and an epic set closer.
@@RiggedDynamo they had some badass titles. Never The Machine Forever comes to mind also
@@BootsORiley completely underrated song
Yeah, Ben was on top of things. Their entire sound changed from Louder Than Love to Badmotorfinger and a lot of that is Ben's doing. I did like their original bassist too though, but when Ben joined they became a tighter band and were more musically complex.
☮️
His physiotherapist will be happy !
Yep, a chiropractor's dream patient!
That was metal as hell, photo doesn’t do justice how dope it is when he sets the bass down and then head bangs
Krist Novoselic: "Hold my beer."
Derek Boyer is probably one of the most fun bassists I've had the pleasure of watching. He's an absolute sweetheart off-stage too, which is a huge plus
When you want to play upright, but don’t want to pay for upright.
Hell yeah. -the death metal office drumming guy
Yeah! Suffocation! 🤘🏾 🔥 🤘🏾
I remember seeing them in an obscure little venue with only six attendees visiting their concert. This was a brilliant concert, the best I’ve ever seen! Afterwards we could talk with them and we had a wonderful time. Terrance (founding member and guitarist) asked me how I did my dreadlocks. I am still kinda proud that he now has them too!! 🎉
fuck yeah dude!
This is litterally how you play a contrabass.He is just going back to the roots. :D :D
Having seen Suffocation and Derek Boyer live before, he’s an incredible bass player and his technical ability is incredible. He is, without doubt, one of the best bass players in death metal, really, metal in general.
Tatsu Mikami from Church of Misery definitely deserves a mention in this conversation.
Acid Bath Bass Tone! (RIP Audie Pitre)
You meant BEHS tone. 😅
I was so surprised when I found out the intro of scream of the butterfly was a bass, it sounds just like a regular guitar
Galliano, Louisiana here! Nobody has the sound of Audie in Acid Bath and Shrum!!
Also the other member of Shrum Tomas Viator (drummer of Disincarnate, keyboard for Acid Bath had Audie not passed) passed away in his sleep last week. A close friend of mine. His wake is Saturday
The bassist at the end tho was badass
Suffocation og death metal goats 🐐
Naaah, their debut was like the greatest thing ever.
I don’t understand your comment. I compliment Suffocation, and you reply with, “Naaah.” But it seems like you agree with me. 🤷🏻♂️
@@DizzyDez613 don't take the "Naaah" as something negative. Is just an expression. Suffocation rules, man!
@@i_want_my_shuggah 😘
Derek rules! Super cool dude as well. 🤘
Derek is absolutely killer live, his bass playing cut right through all the distorted guitars and blast beats! Live!
And his energy is unmatched. He feels like the frontman even though he's not.
I used to get to see suffocation in the early days all the time! I was huge into the local metal scene on Long Island..ahhh some good daze 😊
Everybody in Suffocation is immensely talented. Ridiculously underrated band.
@icankillbugs well aren't you triggered there Snowflake
@icankillbugs dude, Terrence is still in the band. Also, no one really cares about your opinion
@icankillbugs dude, they're underrated in the whole music world, not the death metal world, and plus treat the other musicians like trash you clown
@icankillbugs They do have a nice following from within the metal community, but calling them one of the most popular and beloved and well-known and best-selling death metal bands ever is kinda crazy lmao
Love suffo, but tbdm rules all in that department.. to me.
Suffocation - MASTERPIECE 🤘
Derek Boyer is king. New Count Day #107 of BEHgging for Necrobutcher's BEHS tone, Mate! Cheers!
Bumping this if it's been 100 days, man has dedication 🫡
@@red420noscope Thank you, Brother! Second 100+ day attempt
I saw him in Dallas last week with morbid angel. Pretty fucking awesome!
Ryan Martine taps his like a keyboard. Dude is one of the best
He’s freakishly good. He hammers down hard with his plucking hand, striking the strings in a very physical manner. Gives an extremely punchy sound that cuts through the mix, but requires a ton of strength. An absolute BEAST of a player
That's definitely what I call putting your heart, soul, and blood into the music!!! Ernie 🤘👹✌️✌️
What about former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman? He holds his bass guitar around his torso but famously played it almost vertically.
Ben Shepard always looked cool as hell playing bass
Low is better! I met Carol Kaye at NAMM and later took a couple of personal lessons. She said I was playing with the wrong height on my strap and I asked if I was supposed to look like I play with The Ramones and she said yes! I can play longer than before with less fatigue. Thanks Carol!!!
Of course you did...Why do people make this stuff up. Just go look at any footage of Carol then amend your fantastical anecdote.
@@AnthonyMonaghan
r/nothingeverhappens
Cool shit happens all the time. In fact, I actually played bass on the 1st Linkin Park album, “Hybrid Theory,” on tracks 1, 9, & 10.
I’m almost certain you won’t believe me, but that doesn’t matter, it’s whatever. It literally proves that people in comment sections do cool shit all the time. Sure, there’s liars, here and there, but more often than not, people don’t really need to lie about trivial shit for cool internet points.
Or maybe they do, I don’t fuckin’ know lol. I did play on that album though. 🤷🏻♂️
@@ianhornbeck Looked it up. You're Ian Hornbeck and it says Ian Hornbeck played bass on Papercut. Maybe cool things do happen
The death metal dude first did it to adapt to an Injury he sustained and ended up liking it keeping it as his signature bass thingy
Japanese bassist Toshiya from the band Dir En Grey has a similar style to this, you should do a video on him too!
Saw them open for Apocalyptica years ago, one of the best shows I've been to. Great band.
@@digitaljanus YES THEY ARE!
Tatsu from Church Of Misery (another Japanese band) does the same, big Rick bouncing off his ankles 😂
Saw Suffocation last night and ran into Derek after the show. Super down to earth guy, he even offered to help me with learning bass.
Bro the last one is an OG 💀
Your mistake is thinking that he was holding the guitar on the ground, in reality the guitar was holding him up because head banging for an entire concert leaves you dizzy as hell.
the song of Derek Boyer is Thrones of Blood. from album Pierced from Within.
Thank you 🙏🏽
Bro not even using a pick, that's talent
Cannibal corpse bass tone day 11
last dudes basically propping it on the floor like a stand up bass
Chellllooooo, you got a bass.
My band played a show with Suffocation in 2009. Great guy and amazing to watch live.
Derek Boyer is an absolute legend, I saw Suffocation last year and they did a pre-show meet and greet, the guy was super chill and funny as hell too
I'm pretty sure his behs was custom built for him specifically so he can play it upright like that, it looks so fucking cool when he hits that power-stance and starts headbanging away!
I love suffocation been a fan since they came out. I’ve been a death metal bass player since the late 80s and I’ll never change.
Check out the way Tatsu Mikami plays BEHS in Church of Misery.
He did, in the previous video he referred to.
@@CaptainMetal666 well son of a bee sting, you're right. I just saw it. 🤦♂️
I saw Suffocation live last year, I'd never seen live footage before so safe to say I had no idea what was going on when the geezer came out with his bass completely vertical 😂
Day 170 asking Shane embury behs tone
I saw Suffocation live recently Derek is fucking awesome
Should drag his bass on the ground,and make sparks like silent hill.how much metal?THE MOST.
Fieldy holding his bass upright
Where’s Fieldy?
and now we all want official vid of Danny's height measuring
Cuban heels. Gotta be the weirdest name I've ever heard for cowboy boots, pointed toe boots, or riding heel boots. Though when I lived in New York the older guys called them Puerto Rican Fence Climbers so...
PR Roach Kickers (cuz you could get in the corners😂)
The dude from suffocation has back problems being able to rest it on the stage makes it easier for him
Double impressive when you realize he’s playing technical death metal
Derek is a dope ass bass player and real genuine dude I have videos of him doing his stance while being on stage wit the band
Your not 6foot4 .😂
I think that was the joke
Derek from suffocation is the embodiment of METAL! Dude fuckin SHREDS, and looks awesome doing it!🤘🏻
Thats fucking impressive if he actually plays good bass lines 😅
He does.
Suffocation is a pretty complex band. His baselines move!
I saw them live last week, it was exacly like that. Amazing gig
Why are you talking like and making faces like an one of those insufferable children’s channel actors 🤔
Great player, great guy. Plays light strings to decrease fatigue and help cut through the mix. 🤘
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Don’t recommend this channel
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?????? danny sapko is awesome lol
Do you even play behs?
@@DizzyDez613 😂😂😂😂
Why
gonna subscribe to him now. stfu hater go ride your motorbike somewhere else. this is for behsists
When you play classical guitar but you’re in a heavy metal band
I'm confused.
Suffocation is THE best sounding death metal band I’ve ever seen live. Their sound is absolutely devastating live.
Yep, seen em twice and last was at a underground show sponsored by scion and a artist named french.... nobody was safe in the pit
Derek is a monster player. 🤘🏻
Seeing Derek Boyers bass playing live and up close is an experience. Homie summons the Bass Gods from the ground up. I'm convinced he's a Bass Warlock.
I've met Derek Boyer a few times. Very nice guy.
Dude my WRIST HURTS from THINKING of that angle
Hey I know Derek! For such a heavy band, the guy is as nice as a puppy dog. He's an absolute delight to be around.
Bro, almost everyone you'll meet in the deathmetal scene is nice. I've been drumming in one band or the other since 97'. It's rare when you run into someone that's a dick.
That's pretty cool what the guys do with their guitars and stuff. It's like a relationship with their guitars and they take em out dancing :)
"The bloody ground " wrote me off 😂
Dereks playing is flawless. One of the tightest musicians ever.
John Petruci from dream theater hangs his axe super high.
Derek Boyer played a show with a broken leg lmao, what a beast
I have seen Suffocation live last month. Derek is mad. Too good
And he looks quite comfortable playing it like this
Cool video! I freaking love SUFFOCATION!
Guitars are heavy. He’s taking the weight off his shoulder smartest thing I’ve ever seen.
Met him back in 2014, great guy. Amazing on stage
Derek Boyer is the man! Great guy really cool
On the ground like a classic bass
Boyer rules! absolute madness to watch these guys annhiliate live
Saw soundgarden in 2013. I told all my friends they were going to get back together around 2009. Unfortunately Chris left us when he had so much more to give.
How long is a Chinese fireman. So long is his brother
Saw Suffocation two days ago, Boyer is insane, the whole band is!
He’s basically an upright bassist at this point.
It's part of his sound, I do a similar thing with my guitar for some songs but I rest mine on a heavy barstool instead of the ground. When your guitar or bass is resting against a solid object it changes the resonance of the instrument, when I do that with one of my Flying V's the notes ring forever almost like a sustainor pickup and with one of my Jacksons it makes the low end almost sound like an 8 string.
“Same as me” - 😂 pissed myself, got me.
Hence the mental tip on his bass. And he is pretty much playing it like a stand up. He’ll have back problems later in life.