Bass Teacher REACTS: Job For A Cowboy “SUN OF NIHILITY” Has the BUSIEST Bass Lines in Death Metal!

[@kevinrox666]

I wish every bass was this prominent in the mix.

[@armorgiraffe]

This band has had one of the best glow ups, they went from a "simple" deathcore-ish band to a tech death metal band with such dynamics and complexity. Love em

[@neolbioldey]

Call their deathcore era what you want but not simple

[@hazzard7653]

@@neolbioldey Yeah their deathcore wasn't simple but it was a lot more raw than their newer stuff. Honestly still love that album though and the rawness is great.

[@neolbioldey]

@@hazzard7653 it had that hardcore energy that I love. Cheap effects meant to greaten the impacts of iconic parts, great pre-breakdown moments, trash can snare drum, melodic riffs, BREEEs... you just don't get a better vibe than that

[@jainzofc]

Boring af now, generic

[@neolbioldey]

@@jainzofc generic? They're one of the best prog metal bands now

[@ryanschindler923]

Wow, glad to see this album get some shine. It's an incredibly overlooked album that's a masterpiece through and through. Nick's bass playing and tone is just `chefs kiss` amazing. They released this album with practically no promotion or advertising and then maybe played a couple shows and then the band took a break for years so they never really got out and toured for this album cycle so it stayed largely unknown.

[@sammybowker7823]

they're releasing a new album in February!! hopefully they will play more shows this time around!

[@bassimprovjams3772]

My drummer was just telling me this last week, he’s the one who turned me onto them, he first showed me their new singles and right away I said “dude that’s a thumb bass”! Then he Told me about this album, I had to mention this to Mark right away!

[@nicknorthcutt7680]

A masterpiece in this genre. No death metal band touches JFAC

[@jacobeberhardt1649]

Sun Eater was auch an amazing album. I'm SO excited for the new album.

[@SlipKnoT5MFL]

My dad majored in musical theory in college back in the 70’s and I’ve had the hardest time convincing him of the complex musicality in death metal. The death metal he was exposed to were in the early days of the genre when it wasn’t as complex as this. He made his mind up about the genre way back then (he hasn’t really kept up with the times in any other aspect of life either), so he believes this genre is nothing but a mess of crunchy noises and random riffs played at high speeds. He’s 72 years old now, so I’m not sure if there’s any hope that he’ll take to this genre any more kindly now than he did 10, 20, 30 years ago, but I’d like to think this video might change his mind. I’m gonna try to remember to show it to him next time I see him.

[@sloeJAKE]

Same bass player as Nuclear Power Trio. Love to see a reaction video

[@Fukpig1000]

Ahh yes, his alter ego, Vlady P

[@joseeduardo4327]

No way haha. Didn’t know that. Makes sense

[@HPKazan]

Amazing band

[@conanbarbarian8979]

A masterpiece so underrated This band is amazing

[@Vincent_Roy]

At some point in time metal was huge in my hometown and this band came to play a few times. At that time I thought death metal was not for me. But I am realizing that I missed out so much ! This song is great ! Thanks to whoever recommended this.

[@sammybowker7823]

the song before this one, Eating the Visions of God, goes into this song with an absolutely PHENOMENAL bass riff!

[@Chilipotamus]

Yeah that one is wild, one of my favorite JFAC tracks

[@8138eviscerator]

One of the most absolutely unique bass tones and performances. The little fretless stops are unreal.

[@xXBiShOXx]

I'm so glad you're tackling something from Nick, he's been one of my favourite players for ages and I think he's the one that introduced me to Warwick basses, coincidentally I picked up my first German Warwick just yesterday (Corvette $$ 5 string) and you're totally right, such a specific, very cool mojo to them.

[@xXBiShOXx]

Another artist to check out with very busy bass parts (but super cool) is Erlend Casperson, he's a killer tech death bass player, lots of swapping between fingerstyle, slap and double thumb, lots of double stops and popped chords. Also if you ever do another video on Nick please check out the Orhwurm playthrough he did, you get some great shots of his playing!

[@bassimprovjams3772]

Sik timing!!! I had one of them and they ate amazing! I’ve also had a Thumb NT5 and miss it every single day!

[@Halvorwin]

This is easily one of my favorite albums, probably neck and neck with Where Owls Know My Name as my favorite in the genre and its absolutely because of how well the bass cuts in throughout all the tracks through beautiful chord choices and great tones throughout the whole thing.

[@robertwillingham1965]

Never heard anything from this band, but thanks to you, I've found something I never knew I was missing. Such an epic bass tone. I can't seem to get my '87 Thumb NT5 to sound as good as this! And I discovered they are releasing a new album after 10 years! Thank you Mark for doing this tune. I knew this would be a treat as soon as I saw "Busy bass parts"!

[@LowEndUniversity]

Hey man, awesome!!! So glad to hear I can also turn folks onto something new, as you guys do for me. Cheers!

[@CS-Loc]

It's the woods in the Dolphin. Ovangkol. Extremely dense ....just seems to have a tone that nothing else can replicate. If you have the means, I highly recommend picking up one. It is so choice.

[@robertwillingham1965]

@@CS-Loc I had a feeling the Dolphin was something special. So is the price!!!

[@jasonberezowski2869]

This album blows me away every time.

[@mrdeathamore]

Yes, this is fantastic album. I didn't really listen to a new one enough to judge but so far Sun Eater is still my favorite.

[@nicknorthcutt7680]

Same. Unlike any death metal band out there in my opinion.

[@remember149]

Beautiful breaks and stops. Extremely well played and written. Fucking Job!!! Great shit.

[@thefallofranny]

Excited to watch this one! Looooooove the bass tone throughout the album. To me, it's the ideal bass mix for metal.

[@JaredLegier]

Nick is such a huge inspiration for me. Thanks for doing this video

[@LowEndUniversity]

He's incredible - thanks for stopping by Jared!

[@1bulletaway]

Yeesssssss. Nick played out of his mind on this whole record. So stoked they’re back again.

[@nicknorthcutt7680]

The bass in Sun Eater is insane. I absolutely love it. So underrated.

[@drdoktor77]

Back in the day this song completely forced me to re evaluate JfaC. Amazing evolution by this band.

[@RayPhoenixx]

such an incredible vocals Jonny has !

[@Seregor_6]

Definitely, he’s one of my favorites. His is voice is truly iconic.

[@ChristianRose1]

This song really captivated me the second i heard the intro, and it was the first song of the album i heard, i then listened to the entire album, and the bass stands out on all tracks. But this song is my favorite, especially how it leads in from the first song, you would really field day with the first song outro and then it plays into this song, just excellent music.

[@resco001]

The Opeth reference really hit The target with me

[@DruNature]

I knew you had to pick this song! shout out to my favorite drummer Danny Walker of Intronaut for crushing this album in the studio!!! he's a huge inspiration for me. I first discovered you guys opening for Intronaut actually XD I took some great photos from that night that are lost to time.

[@jeffclark1164]

Thanks for going over one of Nick's songs. I love his playing and tone. He is such a talented player that deserves more attention.

[@bite28]

Ttheir song tickles a spot in my brain I didn’t know was there. At the moment I'm loving October Ends' new song, you should definitely react to it!

[@marccrowell9598]

I saw JFAC around the Ruination tour. Still one of the best metal shows of my life.

[@justicedead3538]

Nick is a beast on bass. Check him with Havok, something from Conformicide.

[@KytexEdits]

The forever rot, their new single, is a goddamned master piece too. Both their new singles are. Such amazing basswork. ALSO Nick Shinz who plays bass in JFAC also has a side band called nuclear power trio, which has super fun basswork, it's great. Check out their song called critical bass theory. Edit: Oh didn't know you know the man! Please do check out nuclear power trio, though.

[@81dsend]

Nuclear power Trio kills!! Clear and present rager is bad to the bone, don't forget to grab em by the Pyongyang!!

[@nicknorthcutt7680]

Along with the tonality, the psychedelic lyricism and story makes sun eater and moon eater so unique

[@alexandrebozier4703]

It's impressive how you understand each part, it seems to be so complexe, this band is genius

[@JP058]

This is easily my favourite channel on KZbin

[@LowEndUniversity]

That’s high praise and means so much to hear that. Thank you for hanging out with me! 🙏🏼

[@diabeticmonkey]

You absolutely need to hear some of the material on Xenosapien by Cephalic Carnage. His playing was crazy on that record, too.

[@upfromtheboginc.6204]

Nick is a bass God. So underrated

[@zacharylindsay2302]

You should definitely check out algorithmic salvation by the zenith passage. The bass play through is wild. They have a lot of syncopation and a very tight sound

[@nicknorthcutt7680]

The bass cuts through the mix with those instense harmonics so clearly.

[@BungSmuggler]

Great video! I have a request you've probably had a few times, Nuclear Power Trio. Anything by them, but probably Clear and Present Rager would be a great track to cover. Cheers! 🤘

[@rodavlas1981]

Nick's work in Cephalic Carnage is also interesting :) Thanks for the review!

[@LowEndUniversity]

Thanks for watching!

[@dtrmnts]

Pretty sure Danny's not in Intronaut anymore. But I guess I must of seen you guys on that tour (with north?) Unless it was at the venue that Chris is banned from? Either way it was a great show. You should do some Joe Lester bass lines next.

[@LowEndUniversity]

Yeah, he's not. I just said it out of habit after spending months and months with those guys in the past. Yeah, it was with North! Are you referring to The Orpheum in Tampa? Yeah, STS was blacklisted from that one...ha. I'd love to do some Intronaut tunes soon!

[@dtrmnts]

@@LowEndUniversity Ha! You knew that one quick. Lol. Was a great venue but they recently moved up the road a few miles. Great shows there all the time. Maybe I'll get to see JFAC or even you there one day.

[@coltonpugh9669]

It's funny how you mentioned that this isn't the genre you would want to play a P bass or jazz bass in, which I agree with. However, the original bassist for First Fragment, Vincent Savary, used a 5 string Fender Jazz through a Bassman on the album Daesin. The first video you did on Forest playing Gula, that was originally recording on that 5 string Jazz. Absolutely blew my mind when he told me that.

[@JoneyJefe]

It’s a totally different level of bassist when you can have a debate about the differences in equipment/amps/pickups/basses/strings/pedals/settings and all the different nuances of the ways to apply them to the songs…. Meanwhile I’m over here trying to figure out how to just play my favorite songs. Lol

[@coltonpugh9669]

@@JoneyJefe You'll get there. Just keep applying yourself and dedicating your time and the rest will follow. I've actually learned a lot from Mark just by listening to the bands he has been in and watching this channel regularly.

[@JoneyJefe]

Thanks Colton!

[@coltonpugh9669]

@@JoneyJefe No problem. Always keep in mind to go as slow as possible when learning new things. Songs, techniques, licks, whatever may be. Learn them note by note and get them cleaned up early on before your muscle memory takes over.

[@KalosPVP]

Warwick basses really are special.

[@kchez5586]

You should check out Entheos, especially anything from Dark Future - (Evan Brewer on bass & Travis LeVrier guitar) Really unique blend of style for something brutally heavy.

[@Mettle_DAD]

I slept on job for way way too long. I remember writing them off for whatever reason back around 2010. Then I heard the project the vocalist worked on called fleshwrought. I should have known then to check them out again. This isn't deathcore at all like I thought. They are crazy unique, technical and progressive.

[@t0tllyfukct525]

Mark, you’ve gotta check out Grinding Wheels of Ophanim off JFAC’s new album Moon Healer. Nicks bass line is absolutely killer on that track. The bass tone is absolutely perfect throughout the entire album along with the bass being extremely forward in the mix. Worth a listen. A review of this track would be a nice follow up to this video. Keep up the great work!!

[@heathen_actual]

For fuckin real man!! I’m wishing there were tabs out there for the album cause when I went to look at a playlist of songs for bass I wanna learn pretty much the whole album was on there 🤣 such a good album 🤘🥴

[@Etherman11]

Nick's work with Havok is great too!

[@bassimprovjams3772]

I’ll have to check it out!!

[@guillermorios3183]

I´m not a deathcore fan. As a matter of fact, I am not a Job for a cowboy fan but this album is pure magic.

[@bassimprovjams3772]

Same man, I’ve dabbled into them a lil bit but my drummer showed me their new singles and right away I said “dude that’s a thumb bass” and was absolutely hooked and he turned me onto this album and I tried to listen to the older stuff but it’s not the same without Nick, same as scale the summit isn’t the same without Mark

[@PaykoeTsunami93]

Job for a cowboy is death metal

[@TrealFOET]

​@@PaykoeTsunami93 well doom isnt lol

[@sparkee3729]

Job For a Cowboy has been death metal, not deathcore, for practically all of their existence. Only their demo and first EP was ever deathcore

[@ExodusAttacKGR]

Nick's sound is amazing bro

[@dimitriid]

The curious thing is that outside of the undeniable heavy warwick bass sound, if you are playing metal the other way a bass can cut through a mix very clearly and really shine is ironically enough, a fretless wood fretboard bass: something about that almost singing quality to the sound really makes it almost as prominent but in the complete opposite way to the warwick sound by being strangely ethereal inside a very well, metallic, mix with highly distorted guitars and punchy drums.

[@Demifiend91]

Glad to see more metal stuff being looked at! Can’t recommend enough Entheos’ Dark Future album.

[@citizennozmeda7232]

I noticed you said that part of the Warwick zing may be attributed to the brass frets etc but nick is using a fretless.

[@LowEndUniversity]

No, it’s a fretted Dolphin model. Not using a fretless.

[@fe2rr]

this album never got the promotion that deserved, this one was the only single and it didnt got any music video. when they were starting the tour it was instantly cancelled because the touring van got caught on fire with all their equipment inside. Album of the year and the band ended there. But Finally after 10 years they finally come back with another banher album

[@metalftw9652]

One of the few bands I know of that use A standard. Genuinely incredible writing, it’s a shame this band doesn’t get more attention

[@mrdeathamore]

Top tier death metal album. Love it so much.

[@jmpr203]

Yes!! Love your videos and glad your covering him, he's so good.... Another BEHEMOTH you need to cover is Linus Klausenitzer

[@outlaw454070907]

I was coming to the comments to say the same thing. His playthrough of Åkroasis is just mesmerizing to watch.

[@CrzyWzrd4L]

I’d LOVE to hear you react to something like “The Realest” from Issues

[@bassimprovjams3772]

Yas here we go!!!! Thank you Mark!!! Much appreciated homie!! This was Nicks first album and it was the best decision the band could have made!! Would luv some more from this album

[@momentarylapseofsanity3873]

Dude, you need to do The Agony Seeping Storm. Same band, even more amazing! Love your work dude, keep it up!

[@KZ14.420]

Dude seriously need to check out their 2 latest releases.

[@bassimprovjams3772]

I was going to recommend them but the bass mix on this album is way better! Not the bass work but how well it sits in the mix

[@Meet_Me_In_The_Pit]

We're speaking my language now sir lol. BTW my dolphin pro 5 string fretless has a bone nut and Aguilar dmb pickups.i still have the stock brass nut but this deer antler bone nut makes the unique sound even crisper

[@LowEndUniversity]

Rad!!!

[@Meet_Me_In_The_Pit]

@@LowEndUniversity I know where another is close by and it is available to me because it's my uncles.its the main reason why I went in search of a warwick bass...but I wanted a 5 string fretless and this dolphin is a 4 string fretted...it's a bubinga front with a swamp ash/mahogany 5 piece back.the stripes run clear up the neck and it has a ebony fretboard.all stock warwick hardware and I could get it for a farely cheap price if u were interested....I can contact u on social media and we can discuss and see if it's at all possible to even have u see and play it prior

[@ellawills1994]

hi i love your videos

[@LowEndUniversity]

And, I love that you enjoy them! Cheers, and thanks for hanging with me in the Premiere today 🙏🏼

[@dungbeetle9789]

Jfac is so good. Their bass is so dang delicious

[@headbangmmania5555]

nick is a very underrated bass player since Cephalic Carnage

[@danfortuna7648]

Great vid! Would love to see you react to Day of the Baphomets by The Mars Volta.

[@aldomichel9473]

@lowendunivertity have you checked Steve Digiorgio’s work with death??

[@enjoybassmusic]

Yeeeeessss thank you so much for this!!!! 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 ps Danny Walker is a top 5 drummer; Nick is a top 5 Bassist and this album has one of the best drum and bass combos ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@idorion9096]

Wasn't a fan before this album. But damn the bass on this album is next level. Such great tone all round. Who ever mixed the album is a legend 🤘

[@christophermccook8591]

So shortly after Nick joined the band, they made a huge pivot to a more progressive style for Sun Eater that I much prefer over their old stuff. Their new one Moon Healer that just came out is a lot like Sun Eater, and I think is even slightly better if you can believe it. So I really only listen to those two albums, and mostly for the bass lol

[@captainconvulsion]

Nick is the 🐐 for metal bass.

[@InsaneMonk89]

Fuck yes!!! I’ve been requesting this all year 🤘🏽🙌🏽

[@LowEndUniversity]

🙏🏼😎

[@johndemeri950]

have you tried the bogren bass knob std plugin yet? love the videos,,

[@ben2jumanji956]

now he should totally do the agony seeping storm by job for a cowboy

[@kennyconnors9513]

Jfac is my second favorite death metal band behind Cattle Decapitation. They havent realeased anything that wasn't absolutely amazingly composed.

[@edu_assis]

I think you should react to some Obscura, their bassist is very good!

[@HPKazan]

Since you have Nick in your scope, try a Nuclear Power Trio next time, it’s just,.. Bass heaven.

[@hamzazayot]

beyond creation seen the conversation and left xDDDD

[@Metalbaum]

Nick did also amazing on ohwurm by cephalic Carnage

[@danielnash6953]

It's most certainly a dolphin.

[@roberthofmann932]

I’ve watched some clips from Nick on twitter a few months ago and there he used his MTD Basses for all the clips. They sounded just like this track to me. So I guess the sound is still in his hands 😅

[@AlessandroMeneghini89]

Check out their newest album, even more sick bass playing, and Nuclear Power Trio (same bass player)

[@camskii]

Job for a cowboy is amazing! You should do an infant annihilator song next

[@MellonVegan]

Speaking of Nick, have you checked out Nuclear Power Trio, yet? It's an instrumental prog 3 piece with some phenomenal bass playing. Ryan's influence is certainly very prevalent there but in the context of very melodic songwriting. And their gimmick is just fun.

[@havoc-ado]

If you ever want to go back into the 2000s nu metal reactions, I would recommend Sam Rivers from Limp Bizkit. He is so damn underrated. His basswork in Rearranged is amazing and the musicality of Limp Bizkit severely goes unnoticed because of Fred Durst lol

[@LowEndUniversity]

This sounds super fun, I’m down! Definitely another band I never really got into aside the few main hits.

[@havoc-ado]

@@LowEndUniversity Other songs where his basslines stand out are 'My Way', 'The One', 'Boiler' or 'The Truth'. Oh and his main choice of gear are Custom Streamers with fretmarker lights, so you know he's legit 😂

[@lobstertown1826]

Been learning some Limp Bizkit baselines for a cover set my friends are planning on doing them, they are honestly quite subtle and very creative, Sam Rivers does a fantastic job at playing to Wes Borland while still be able to take creative liberty and switch things up. Really great bassist honestly.

[@christophermccook8591]

Yeah I never got very into Limp Bizkit because of Fred Durst. His voice is just so annoying, among other things. But I’ve heard this same sentiment about their musicianship and I should probably give them another chance, at least to listen for what’s going on musically.

[@theunholyguitaristofficial]

You gonna do anything off of the new album?

[@LowEndUniversity]

Possibly!

[@edruiz1202]

Love you videos!! Have you checked out Obscura??? They have some excellent musicianship also.

[@jeremy7383]

When you get back to death metal can we get some Dying Fetus reactions?❤

[@idorion9096]

Dismember - Dreaming In Red has amazing bass tone. More basic but worth checking out

[@Kahnklingon84]

Centric flow - obscura

[@mikem364]

Just released a new album, maybe a review for that too?

[@xmynameismud4582]

I want this dude to check out Ohrwurm by Cephalic Carnage. Same bass player

[@Sacred_Silence]

JFAC has always had one of the best sounding bass mixes in death metal

[@niveKOnBass]

Thx for the introduction to this song, I liked it. Check out some ABBA! Their bass player is so great! Money Money Money and Gimme Gimme are two that I love

[@blurplebear8573]

Need to know if it's a short bus or a long bus too. That helps a lot.

[@Matt_FiF]

Idk if you’ll check this out but Mark I’d HIGHLY check out Archspire if you’re curious about heavier genres. Namely “Drain of Incarceration” 🔥🔥🔥

[@LowEndUniversity]

I did a video on Archspire awhile back here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpWrgJKgqrCBsJY

[@Matt_FiF]

@@LowEndUniversity completely missed one! Thank you, Mark!

[@LowEndUniversity]

You bet. Enjoy!!

[@metalmankam]

I know you put EMG's in that bass, but I'm curious if you upgraded the preamp as well?

[@rjanibasj]

Please check out Obscura Akroasis or Diluvium with Linus Klausenitzer on bass!!

[@BrootalMetalBanjo]

This bass slaps

[@chrisFarmer-x4i]

You have to check out Cannibal Corps, Alex is a death metal bass master!!!

[@chrisFarmer-x4i]

And so is Dan Linkler. He was with Anthrax and then did Gridcore, check out Brutal Truth

[@tjcaruthers5593]

I don't think I have really ever heard the bass being so upfront in the mix in an extreme metal song before. Death had a few songs but when the guitars come in but that upfront is nice. The faster parts still the bass isn't as audible except for when it's filling out space.

[@zacharyedmond8223]

Check out The Silent Life, by Rivers of Nihil. VERY good bass

[@Nosferatuklown]

I'd like to see what you think of the live performance of Rush and Primus together on the Live South Park Tribute Concert from 2022

[@jeremy7383]

You should check out High On Fire at some point! Jeff Matz is a absolute beast!