Spawn of Possession - Church of deviance

Random guest appearance: Kitty.

[@robscallon]

Currently learning this on guitar. It's fuckin hard.

[@ichqici1999]

hey

[@sveinhansen9161]

9 years ago. Are you still practicing?

[@HumanScourgeYT]

And the resulting banjo cover is an internet classic.

[@kayziix9618]

ROB U THERE M8?

[@CobusGreyling]

holy shit, you learned this when I did (tried to)

[@itsFisch]

Wow. Now imagine if he drank all the coffee before he started playing...

[@jonperez8222]

Welp I guess I’m back to looking like a lame beginner lol honestly though, I love the way you play on every sop track. Wished you guys wouldn’t have broken up and kept shredding. Here I am in 2024 still listening to masterpiece tracks like these. Hope you see my comment and send me a cheers. Nothing but love to all of you amazing musicians.

[@ErlendCaspersen]

I believe it`s this weird thing called practice followed by muscle memory.

[@CatsCoffeeGuitars]

0:32 you summoned the black cat of infernal carnage and suffering straight out of hell. When you're bass playing can do that you know you're badass. Love your playing, your videos and your band :D cheers mate!

[@necrophagististhebestbando2048]

UNDERRATED COMMENT

[@neonblack211]

This is seriously the highest level of musicianship and technicality I could ever hope or want to achieve as a metal bassist, cudos good sir

[@banessuperbrutalmetalfunti2561]

Just when I thought I was getting good at Bass...

[@rexgunderson21]

feel u

[@ErlendCaspersen]

I like my cat

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

1:59 I guess the cat loves that section too

[@OmniscientVirtuosity]

Love this track. Really respect what you do on youtube. It's every fans dream to see their heroes play their actual songs in a non concert/band setting. Very cool

[@francescoreniero7232]

Ok you are the bassist of one of my favourite bands, you have a logitech g9x, a steelseeries mousepad and a razer blackwidow ultimate. Man you are an awesome bassist and a badass pc gamer too? So epic \m/

[@ErlendCaspersen]

Actually, I have a Qpad Mk-85 keyboard, a Roccat Pure optical, Logitech Proteus, R.A.T 7 and an old Logitech MX518 hooked up ATM. It's nice to have options.

[@francescoreniero7232]

So handsome.

[@ErlendCaspersen]

Finally someone who appreciates the intricacies I subtly try to incorporate to make this whole thing a bit more entertaining. I applaud your observation skills!

[@ErlendCaspersen]

This is probably the most uplifting post I`ve ever received on here. Thanks.

[@riffmasterflash]

Awesome Erlend mug!

[@Squalazza]

ha ha ha the cat!!! you're a genius!!! I love your plaing style!!!! Master of masters!!!

[@ThrashMetalRiffs]

Most would say impossible to play. What is does for me is inspire me to practice, practice, practice. I'm sure it's taken years of long days of practice to get this good. Bands like Spawn and Gorod (the masters) have taken extreme music, but rather than sounding like one long random jam, they have evolved and made this form of music into an art form which I can listen to for hours. It's complex but well constructed. Long may tech death reign!

[@obefiend7542]

Its 2018 n im still watching this. new album please qwq

[@jptiol]

amazing as always! please dont stop making videos erlend...

[@glacier2win]

I noticed that you approached your mug from two different spots, impressive!

[@evilstuart]

Dat bass tone... My god!

[@metaldioxide]

Yes! Servitude of Souls please! And I look forward to your next video's outros lol

[@DualVerses]

0:32 - Cat : Who the fuck do that sick bass cover ? - Cat : O master thats you .. Sick bass cover dude ..

[@champayne17]

I see you like Steelseries as well. Always nice to hear an audible bassist in metal.

[@Gnuzi]

Came here to watch a guy take two sips of coffee. Wasn't disappointed.

[@bkscalpel]

I like your razor keyboard. Sick bass playing as always, best around in my opinion!

[@UmarKhan-fb8ln]

CAT!

[@LenweWallace]

After all, the cat is the real star on this video. hahaha xD

[@HumanScourgeYT]

Just so you know, to this day, I drop your name every chance I get. Fucking legend.

[@joefallon3026]

Dude this is ridiculously good!

[@Klasharx3x]

hahahah that cat seems to be pretty happy :D!

[@bgenevcius]

haha loved the cat. Nice cover too.

[@karijonsson4322]

I have one of those here in Iceland with my name on it. The best mugs.

[@theExigor]

I have the same mug! With my name on it ofcourse. Also nice gaming gear :D Incurso is awesome.

[@devilsonyify]

the cat exit hahahahahahahahahahaha

[@Mizziri]

I love at 0:47 how you hit the accents super hard, it makes it sound super punchy. On another note, what do you think are the easiest and hardest SoP songs?

[@jonajon91]

+James Moran The only song of theirs I can play is scorched so I guess that is the easiest.

[@Mizziri]

Jonathan Keeler I can play Scorched and Dead And Grotesque, I thought D&G was a bit easier. Different styles though.

[@jonajon91]

How did you learn dead and grotesque? Did you look at the guitar parts and the playthrough and figure it out or are the TABs out there?

[@Mizziri]

Jonathan Keeler There are 100% accurate tabs including drums and solos on songsterr or ultimate guitar

[@jonajon91]

Ill check out songsterrr, but ultimate guitar is without bass.

[@ErlendCaspersen]

Muted camera, audio recorded in Nuendo and put together with Windows Movie Maker.

[@davidj5439]

And here was I thimking frantic disembowelment is impossible.

[@ubomhkijg9250]

David J Both are stupidly difficult but Alex and Erlend play in different styles. Pick bassists will have a harder time playing this definitely though.

[@ErlendCaspersen]

Ooooooh you! *old man pointing cane and glasses-gesture*

[@AttitudeCastle]

Please upload a Servitude of Souls video, it's so awesome, and your tone on it is like a Chain saw xD You're amazing man!

[@PHIllip324]

I was asking about the coffee mug, but that works too.

[@ErlendCaspersen]

Any cat will be soothed and\or wooed by fret noise from a bass.

[@TurtleTipper78]

Nice love this song. Cheer mate :)

[@ErlendCaspersen]

It was a christmas gift from my aunt -05, and it has endured screwdrivers and coffee beans ever since. I don`t see any reason for learning songs I don`t have to, easy as that.

[@MultiMatius]

Duuude, I hope to be as good as you one day :D you are amazing :D

[@FlightoftheFrozen]

Was I the only one who spent the video watching for the cat instead of listening to the bass?

[@Klasharx3x]

Aww that coffee cup says Erlend

[@ImQop]

great cover man!

[@malakas8redneck]

Some day, please show us all your basses. In a video.

[@corybiro]

where can i get a cup like that,,lol great job as always erland,,do you like spawn of possession or something,,why all the covers,,hahahah

[@ErlendCaspersen]

So me and the cat doesn`t get confused.

[@tobranch89]

Yeah great cat !

[@austinfrain1176]

I love reading your smartass comments when you reply to people. They're funny! You're one of my two favorite bass players. Not sure what's going on with SoP but I hope there is another album in the works!

[@ErlendCaspersen]

We're working on it, but it's a terribly slow process.

[@austinfrain1176]

Bet that is stressful! Awesome to know there is more stuff coming though. Thanks!

[@misterdoogles]

KITTY!

[@MudkipForceG]

where does your cat go when you are on tour?

[@fivestringbassplayr]

god damn what a beast

[@MrClaybass]

Nice coffee mug.

[@ErlendCaspersen]

I use Logitech G9X, Roccat Kone and Logitech MX510 on my main computer, with the Steelseries pad and Razer Black Widow. For my livingroom computer I use the Dinovo Edge from Logitech plus their G700 wirelesss, which I also use at work. So, in terms of recommending stuff I can`t really vouch for anything since it`s all a matter of taste and what kinda games you play, so I`d say check reviews of said mice and keyboard and see if it`s a fit.

[@TomA475]

So that is your secret to how fast you play! Many cups of coffee.

[@MrClaybass]

An appropriate reply for the *king

[@TheBrutalMatt95]

0:36 LOL. The cat ran away because he was afraid of Technical death metal XD

[@DarkThoot]

Thank you Erlend,this is my favourite track from SoP and by you; What's in that cup? ​​A little bit of blood of some strange monster you killed in the mountains?

[@matheusanlauf]

Let's talk about: Coffee.

[@Dwellingers]

Nah man - just for kicks. Jumped to conclusions there - just by shitty laptop speakers destroyed the smooth low Hz ear massage ..

[@Klasharx3x]

upload swarm of the formless

[@MorbidAngel66]

I love your tshirts. Where can i find the nyancat tshirt you were wearing at the last show in Köln, Germany? (If i remember well, my memory is quit fuzzy ahah)

[@FinPantera]

cool, we have same coffee cups. oh yeah nice playing too i guess

[@Kingslayer260]

Holy shit ur fast

[@jfcmjfcmjfcm]

3:00 to skip the three minute intro and go straight to the coffee sipping.

[@TogglyToggler]

and no fuck was given that day by the cat :P

[@johnny2231]

i see you have a black widow keyboard, just bought mine not to long ago, love it!. We should game. awesome vid too!! thinking of getting a Warwick corvette nt as well, is it worth it? I love the corvette models.

[@mk13ultra4th]

I have the same cup...

[@pabloriverdx]

Hey Erlend, can you make a video playing Servitude of Souls? I love the bass in the intro!

[@melvinsito1]

Damn how many basses do you have boy? .-.

[@Accasi]

OMFG! :O

[@DimebagHK]

Erlend, does Spawn of Possession understand that Church of Deviance is their best song?

[@szabopeter2]

Try walking bass... It's sooo awesome. 😊

[@ErlendCaspersen]

Orange juice + vodka.

[@FrotaPaulo]

are you a warwick endorser? that's an awesome bass.. and awesome bass playing too.

[@ErlendCaspersen]

Ambiguous comment, but for all I know my aunt had it custom made to fit my name on it that christmas in `98.

[@mindenkisenki]

i like your cat

[@Xenochrist9]

If you don't mind, where did you get that rad shirt?

[@melvinsito1]

All of them warwick?

[@augustopenaspalmeira471]

brutal cat

[@JensTwn]

Svenskt kaffe?

[@rasmusquavangsfar9447]

How much practice do you do with Spawn Of Possession, like do you play together once a week or something, or do you just practice individually?

[@ErlendCaspersen]

+Butcher6evil III We've done two tours and rehearsed twice, from what I recall.

[@rasmusquavangsfar9447]

Weird considering how fucking difficult your stuff is. Do you make a living of playing death metal?

[@ErlendCaspersen]

It's implicit that everyone do their homework, as with any band in this genre, before one sets out doing any sort of shows. Nope. Never received royalties of any kind and I've gotten maybe half a regular paycheck accumulated for all my years of touring. No one except the biggest names(CC, Behemoth, Dimmu etc.) in the genre can make a living playing this sort of music.

[@rasmusquavangsfar9447]

***** Fair. But it seems like an easy hobby, just practice and then go out and tour a bit. Is it an easy hobby to have?

[@ErlendCaspersen]

+Butcher6evil III If you enjoy hobbies that takes half a life time to master, will haemorrhage you money with nothing in return, and go on van-tours in Canadian mountains where you slip off the road and almost die every other day, then by all means go for it.

[@FacelessEater]

Do you play quake with the other members of SOP?

[@PHIllip324]

Aw, you have a coffee mug with your name on it. Is that a custom signature model by Warwick?

[@ErlendCaspersen]

I see no likes here, so you might actually be right. Also, if you find what my cat is doing funny\interesting, there`s this thing called Google where you can search for lolcats where you will be just amazed at what cats today are able to do which was not possible before. They`re like little people (midgets), I start laughing just thinking about it haaha ah ah aahah

[@ErlendCaspersen]

Want his name and address? You can barely hear the guitar and still it`s not loud enough? Kids these days ...

[@Klasharx3x]

please erluuund remake spawn of possession-spawn of possession

[@ErlendCaspersen]

Seven.

[@KILOPONDIO99]

where did you get the tab? hahahahahha

[@ErlendCaspersen]

It's a perk from playing in the band. ha ha

[@mertkaradeniz3032]

have any tips for an intermediate bass player ?

[@ErlendCaspersen]

That's an extremely general and open question with no obvious answer without more info. I'm by no means an educator, but what do you need?

[@mertkaradeniz3032]

i really enjoy listening to tech/prog death metal bass and i really want to be able to play what a listen and enjoy, so what i ask is like how many hours of practice do you recommend daily or which/what kinds of scales should i practice, thank you for your time btw

[@ErlendCaspersen]

I have never had a consistent practice regime, and it could range from six hours a day to not touching my bass for months. Furthermore I only took music lessons in high school which is close to 20 years ago, and I haven't maintained or worked on theory since. I'd rather say work on stuff when you set yourself goals, instead of just noodling around for hours without an aim as a general pinpointer for how much you should practice a day. This is key if you actually want to get something out of your work, and not just waste your time every day. For what I play theory isn't something that comes into play much at all, so I'll copy\paste myself from a previous answer to shed more light on the thought process of how to go about this kind of music: "You can break this logic into two very basic forms : If the guitars play the same melody/riff, or at different intervals - I will try and make a third voice that switches between what both guitars play and add some counterpoint or chromaticism to make it slightly more like an actual bass line. The trick is to find a middle ground where it's not played too high, and depending on the speed not too low, otherwise it will get too muddy. So, focus on finding a register that's comfortable, or at least playable. I notice some players tend to solely focus on the lower register. Just because you play bass doesn't mean you need to make yourself totally inaudible. The second thing is that this type of metal is basically akin to free jazz. You can do whatever you'd like tonally and no one will bat an eye, which is what I'm getting at in the previous reply. I use any free space, wether it be a hanging chord or just a change from straight 16ths, to strum chords or just add some odd tonality. The point being you're able to drastically change the sound-landscape with simple touches like this, especially if you add a fretless to the mix for key parts. Strumming or popping chords on cymbal chokes or pinch harmonics is a very effective way to accentuate rhythmic figures and make your instrument stand out. I'm not worried about any theory in this context, and plainly think atmosphere and how the overall expression of the song changes with what I add. You have five fingers on your right hand(I hope), so learn to use them all and learn how the different types of attack make it sound, ranging from where you are on the fretboard to where you pick the note between the bridge and the neck. The more I can get away from the basic role of a bass player, the better, as I think the world has enough players who purely stick "to the books" and don't step out of that context. This is a very rough template on how I generally go about a song, as there are too many factors that comes in to play to make a definitive how to-guide on the subject."

[@mertkaradeniz3032]

thank you for the tip :) waiting for SOP's new album :)

[@OmniscientVirtuosity]

Too Bad Mr. Bryssling doesn't do it :/

[@MrApocalisse]

Sad that this band had to go. Oh well,at least the music is still out there.

[@mariox011]

Hey! You are so Fucking good!! Please, make a video of "The Forbidden" :D

[@fuckamerica109]

Why don't you upload more often?

[@ErlendCaspersen]

Because it's terribly tedious work?

[@ErlendCaspersen]

+Nick Parsons I blame environmental factors growing up.

[@mli736]

огонь!!)

[@Wade_MF_KOG]

Do you prefer to play a fretless?

[@ErlendCaspersen]

For this type of music, no. But for more laid back stuff it's definitely a more versatile instrument, that overall feels better to play.

[@ErlendCaspersen]

Standard Double buck bubinga NT.