Megadeth bass player, David Ellefson has released two new DVDs on Metal playing:

Metal Bass Level 1
Metal Bass Level 2

The DVDs will teach you the fundamental skills you need to become a solid metal player. Including:

Level 1 - Pick vs. fingers, How to mute, Scale basics, Exercises, Alternate tunings, Chords, octaves and fifths, Creating a great bass sound.
Level 2 - The gallop, Half-step demonic tones, Hammer-ons, Pull-offs, Riff-oriented basslines.

Included with the DVD are free lesson books and full web support.

The Slap Bass Program by Alexis Sklarevski has become known as the bass bible for slap technique. Since its release it has only been avaliable on VHS, but now it has been remastered and released on DVD.

The DVD includes chapter breakdowns and extra features. These include the ability to print the notation booklet from the disc and full online support. Streaming musical notation & tab is featured on an alternate video track.

Price: £29.95
Running Time: 83mins
Avaliable From: Musicroom.com
DVD Samples (Quicktime™ Format): Percussive Attacks, Percussive Triplets, Funk Patterns.
Features include: Complex damping and choking, Funk patterns and vamps, Machine-gun triplets, Percussive right-hand tapping, Flamenco-style strumming, Double-stop riffs, Scales and phrasing.

Primus are set to release a new CD titled ‘They Can’t All Be Zingers‘ and a new DVD ‘Blame It On The Fish - An Abstract Look at the 2003 Primus Tour de Fromage’. The release is set for October 17th.

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