FIRST FRAGMENT - Soif Brûlante (Fretless Bass Playthrough) by Dominic "Forest" Lapointe

[@MaskedRiderChris]

I remember reading the comments on another video (a Sepultura song, I think) and metal stans began going on about "THE BASS IS ONLY TO ANCHOR THE SONG, NO MORE NO LESS," and one guy cracked wise about how "God forbid fretless bass should ever be played in metal." Forest would make their heads asplode. This is how metal stays fresh and exciting, by bringing in new ideas and concepts from everywhere. The stans can keep listening to the same old same old while I will seek new sounds and see if I like them or not.

[@Crodon]

Except fretless bass isn't new in metal music at all, just not utilized as much.

[@radubadea9592]

@@Crodon I agree, let's not forget Steve DiGiorgio who played fretless bass on a number of Death albums

[@Typical.Anomaly]

Metalheads who don't like this (or at least appreciate it) are stuck in the past. I love Sabbath, Maiden, Metallica, Slayer, et. al., but I also really like Berried Alive and Igorrr; and this dude _tears it up._

[@Vegan_Kebab_In_My_Hand]

@@radubadea9592 Precisely, Di Giorgio was murdering the fretless bass in metal decades ago

[@Kragnorak]

Steve DiGiorgio and Sean Malone (RIP) proved those guys wrong as far back as 1990. I remember showing a fellow bass player Cynic in 1994 and the tone-deaf bastard thought they just sounded like Metallica!

[@Compendyum]

First Fragment is like a band with 24 brains

[@oliveirawski]

trying to process all these notes! Amazing!

[@jean_c_santos]

Such technique. Elements of jazz and what seems to be classical guitar playing. I didn’t think tech death metal bass players were this good. I’m blown away!!!

[@gub4941]

It’s called tech death for a reason

[@vommir.]

He's easily in the top 3 best bassists in Metal.

[@fleshsuitman]

Oh we have such sights to show you

[@Myfavoritealbums666]

Top 1.

[@RTSRAZORBACK]

@@vommir. who would you put in your top 3 bassists? For me, I'd say Jared Smith from Archspire, Brendan Brown (ex-Ne Obliviscaris but their current bassist Martino Garattoni is also pretty fuckin good from what I've heard so far) and Forest!

[@mrdeathamore]

Absolutely stunning song. As someone who is listening to tech death 20 years already, this song is a stellar example of amazing balance between tech elements and musicianship. I know a lot of people praising In'el but this song is even more impressive on so many levels.

[@JM.COSMIC]

It's done, Dominic is the absolute best bass metal player in history period, some may say Steve Digiorgio, Cliff Burton, Jeroen Paul Thesseling, etc And I know music is not a competition but man Dom is above any other. I just hope someday meet him and thank him for inspiring me and so many other musicians. Go Forest go!

[@dokes3643]

HIM AND EVAN BREWER BUT YES UNREAL!

[@m3bmuadib]

Sean Malone

[@aarontrudeau3257]

He is amazing. Killian Duarte is another

[@TheCyberMantis]

Dang, you mentioned Jeroen Paul Thesseling. He was in Pestilence. ( Check out Fami from LOVEBITES! )

[@Poiyda]

Hugo who took is place in Beyond Creation is pretty damn amazing….awesome guy too

[@fradiangue2793]

I've seen many bassist, but none of them are as perfectionists and virtuous as this guy. This level of composition is out of reach for the majority of us. Witness evolution of human species at its finest

[@TheSadistNat1on]

jus met him and talked in portland! pretty much told him this!

[@sarapollock2385]

Insane. He plays bass like a flamenco player. And so clean. 😂 🫶

[@Lucas.Uzabal]

If First Fragment is so good why isn't there a Second Fragment???

[@randomcultist398]

you might want to rethink some of your life decisions that eventually lead you to make this joke

[@Lucas.Uzabal]

@@randomcultist398 Maybe...listening to Demilich so much makes me shit my head a bit

[@manosassassin]

Is the second guy in a race better than the first? 🧐 Why do people keep making this joke? 😅

[@el.pibedelrock]

Guatafak me encontré un gay en los comentarios

[@8o86]

@@Lucas.Uzabal yea if Demilich is so good, then why isn't there a second album!?!??!?

[@Graive17]

Forest my dude, this shit is insane!! I will always sit in awe as I watch you play, if I ever get the chance to see you live, I'm bringing a chair so I can sit my ass down and pay full attention to a master at work.

[@Yoshoggutha]

Seriously. I'd rather sit down for an hour and watch him play than be in a mosh pit any day.

[@manosassassin]

Unmatched skill. Underrated band.

[@CaptBlasi]

The best Tech/Prog Death Metal bass player of all time. Everything he touches become gold. It happened with early Beyond Creation & Augury albums and now with First Fragment incredible sophomore album. Terrific.

[@JamesJones-i2v]

This is some of the best bass I've ever heard in my life, period.

[@shredward666]

Big props to bands like Death, Cynic, Gorguts etc for paving the way, but this is so next level my great-grandchildren still won’t be able to comprehend how this happened 🤘

[@LuisFeRiffs]

Astonishing playing

[@livemetalbr]

❤

[@theparadoxwithin232]

One of the best to ever do it on bass. Period. Flawless technique, endless flavour, creativity beyond imagination, forever inspirational. Can't express enough how good Forest is!

[@Dread_Naught_But_The_Dark]

Creativity Beyond imagination? Nay, I call it... "Beyond Creativity"

[@megarustog]

The most insane bassist I've ever seen. Thanks for the reminder.

[@BleakFlesh]

Great work as usual! Go Forest.

[@24thMOON]

相変わらず気持ちがイイ音～。 独特のピッキングフォームだから唯一無二のプレイ。

[@thedarkenedsoul]

This guy is sooooo talented as are the guitarists in First Fragment (gotta love the flamenco in some songs!). Kudo's to you dominic!

[@nj1255]

I'm not sure if I should feel inspired to become better, or simply quit playing, because this was spotless. The intonation, timing, fingering, slapping, tapping, everything is just perfectly executed, and yet with so much feeling.

[@ynzsbstn]

I know the execution of this song is beyond amazing. But what I find even more interesting is the idea on how you are able to compose something like that, my god. Inspirational is a small word for this.

[@tinyky2598]

Spotify smart shuffle introduced me to this band and instantly I was captivated by that BASS! had to see more! Shout-out to smart shuffle!

[@WernerErkelens]

The precision is unmatched! Amazing stuff Dom.

[@Hoxle-87]

Enchanting Forest 🌳

[@JPBotero717]

it is fantastic to see the band again.

[@caligirlsns]

Awesome spot light on Forest! God is love, hugs and love sent from cali, praying for all!

[@mladdplayGames]

This is absolutely amazing.

[@thebassclef626]

Incredible as always. This guy isn't my favorite bass player (Mike Watt), but he's who tech-death players wish they were. Or at least other tech players ASPIRE to reach this level. Always a pleasure, Forest. Thanks!

[@krakenturdz]

Wow.. absolutely mind blowing!.

[@xsatanscat]

that was absolutely stellar to watch. wow

[@BozKiller]

la classe internationale! Bravo Dominic !!!

[@KalosPVP]

Loved his work in Augury and he's still killing it.

[@markkrawchuk5862]

MAGNIFICENT!

[@fnargler]

Truly inspirational playing.

[@hillarybillarycolgag1559]

FOREST IS A MANIAC ARE U KIDDING ME

[@ivanbardov]

Absolutely amazing song and video. THICC bass sound. Also, worth to note, cameraman isn't shaking in seizures and perspective doesn't change 3 times per second, which is always good.

[@auslanderbassmusic]

Well... That was something you can't even comment on... Well done! Great technique!

[@andynelson2340]

1:22 the harmonic slide 😛

[@cosmicpanda7043]

HOW DO PEOPLE DO THAT!? No matter what I do I can never get it that clean

[@nachfullbarertrank5230]

@@cosmicpanda7043 I'm guessing you are a fretless? If not, the frets will mute the harmonic when you do the slide. Keeping the fretting finger straight/perpendicular to the string also helps. You could also try to remember the exact locations of the harmonic depending on the fret number, but that is a bunch of work

[@cosmicpanda7043]

@@nachfullbarertrank5230 Is it a fretless only technique then? I swear I've seen Wooten do it on his fretted Fodera, but if that is the case then I'll have to move a fretless bass higher up on my shopping list

[@Clamede7]

one of the greatest bass player in tech

[@the_awful_guitar_player6666]

got you with youtube recommendations, this is great !!

[@andreastoft3325]

Watching this again and again... amazing!

[@nespith]

Impressive as always. I wouldn’t expect anything less from you.

[@RustyGonzo]

I'm always completely blown away by these playthrough videos! Just beautiful playing. Haven't spun the LP in awhile! Definitely overdue for a listen!

[@pierrepoitras3244]

Malade comme toujours Forrest!!!! Continue ton travail excellent!!!

[@andreastoft3325]

This is amazing! This is insane!

[@steezydan8543]

C'est la toune que je mets en début de mon cardio, à la fin de mes entrainements. Depuis cette chanson et la fin de l'album, il ne reste qu'une trentaine de minutes. C'est le temps, (et le rhythme), parfait pour faire de la course. J'entends cette chanson (entre autres) chaque fois que le battement de mon coeur s'éleve,

[@somarriba333]

I like all the notes he played.

[@lafindutemps7206]

I don't understand anything you're doing , but you're doing it very good !

[@Mordred38]

il ne me reste pas assez d'années de vie pour atteindre ce niveau technique et de recherche mélodique

[@itsdokko2990]

this man is pretty much a bass virtuoso

[@martyrofgrenth2136]

Spectacular as always. Literally every note this man plays is gold. I like how in almost every video (or actually every video?) of Forest doing a playthrough he plays with a long sleeve shirt of some sort. A fellow long sleeve enjoyer :D Also that beard is coming in nicely! I wonder how long he's going to grow it haha :D

[@Carkhass]

Glorieux.

[@KardashevBand]

Beautiful and brutal.

[@guitardedfrankiefourfinger2233]

Absolutely face-melting! Cheers! (I could probably do that if I had five fingers.)

[@FumoBASS]

Absolute monster, fantastic stuff

[@Cocyte]

1:24 maaaan that harmonic is insane !

[@ryanlewis8465]

Legend

[@DavelyDriven]

Bonkers....I as a bass player, will now have to go back to Ole Smokey....thanks Forest 🥸

[@gregoriocarreno]

Amazing

[@arcane3327]

Its totally magic to see how he is using his instrument not only to support the rhythmics but also to layer on harmonics, while filling the soundscape and having a total decent sound. Damn good invested 5 minutes :)

[@dedmoroz7284]

Wow its amazing

[@cacasecaproducciones]

brilliant, as always, and i havent even seen the video yet

[@SelmiAzhar]

so precise! insane! absolute god

[@matthewkincaid1240]

Forest is the man!!!! 🤍 Miss ya buddy! Matt from Woe of Tyrants here 🤙

[@unalakunal]

Could listen to this for hours, absolute master at his craft!

[@ayumu666winter]

awesome

[@theplaguebearer666]

Oh hell... no frets and NOLIMITS!!!! AMAZING!!!!

[@coltonpugh9669]

The master of intonation and technique 🤘

[@sTeVe-vl3nh]

No words 🙏

[@kratosmou9394]

LEGEND!!🔥🔥🔥

[@MegaCODDERS]

holy crap balls this is epic

[@thenoodleking]

The absolute grandmaster of bass. We need tab books!

[@Everythingwentblack69]

I had the pleasure of playing a show with Beyond Creation when he was in the band and my god it was mind boggling watching him play this live and a super nice guy as well.

[@MrF01tzpatrick]

What a wild ride

[@russburger92]

This is my new favorite band by a landslide.

[@ivanzamora1980]

Gran composición....el bajo sabe!

[@mark6302]

bass sounds amazing

[@swordfan1330]

You are the man Forest!

[@shiroudevil]

The only one! Grande Forest!

[@politicalshorts2575]

Why dom is num 1 ? CREATIVITY

[@kevinnub8k]

The most groovy intro in gloire éternelle

[@jimmybolduc9872]

Tu repousse encore les limites mon ami ! 🤘 c'est mental.

[@elhombremudo9819]

I really wana say thanks for so much influence forest 🔥🔥🔥

[@viniciushughes8945]

Amazing! i would love to see this man play one day; Forest, you are a huge inspiration! That B string hit hard my ears bro!!

[@sandwork]

Magnificent

[@foofy14]

Had no idea First Fragment got Forest! I remember being amazed by his playing years ago when Beyond Creation's 'Omnipresent Perception' came out. Him and Alex Webster are easily the best metal bassists

[@FirstFragmentQC]

He joined 7 years ago

[@Necro-slaughter]

Still fucken Brutal still a joy to watch

[@deanb5912]

What a legend.

[@n0ctusss]

Your music is nothing but phenominal. Keep it up guys \m/

[@bass6sylv922]

Wouuhaa chaud patate!! Et jouer ça à chaque concert?! Quelle performance, respect!

[@emergentform1188]

Wild stuff.

[@AlexGuitarrr]

i can watch you playing for hours! Amazing work!

[@ThyHooligan777]

Fortiche! Et enfin un qui a compris qu'une gratte ou basse ça se positionne entre les jambes!

[@13imhotep]

Great,Forest rulzzzz,Hail from 🇱🇻Latvia

[@tristanthanathan1978]

While Charles Berthoud is my absolut Favorit Pro Bassist here on YT, i would like to know, if He could Do this too.. The pure speed of the incredible Figerstile is a kind of its own. The whole compexity of the multiple Technics of cause is phenominal.

[@crimsonedge9975]

Criss de machine !!

[@timothymckane6362]

Fretless bass does go very well with metal such as this!

[@asgore]

Yes!

[@cyntlovex]

Trop malade ta vraiment beaucoup d’influence musical c’est beau a voir et a entendre