Greatest Extreme Metal Bassist

1 Steve DiGiorgio (Sadus, Death) Steve Di Giorgio is an American musician of Italian descent. Di Giorgio has played bass guitar in many heavy metal and death metal bands.

2 Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse) Alex Webster is an American bass player, who is best known as a member of the death metal band Cannibal Corpse.

3 Stephan Fimmers (Necrophagist)

4 Dominic LaPointe (Beyond Creation, Quo Vadis)

5 Shane Embury (Napalm Death) Shane Embury is a British bassist and, since 1987, a member of grindcore/death metal band Napalm Death.

6 Scott Plummer (Viraemia)

7 Jeff Walker (Carcass) Jeffrey Walker is a bass guitarist and vocalist from Windle, St Helens, UK. He is best known for his work with death metal band Carcass for which he is also the main lyricist.

8 Jeroen-Paul Thesseling (Obscura, Pestilence)

9 Erlend Caspersen (Spawn of Possession, Deeds of Flesh, Blood Red Throne)

10 Roger Patterson (Atheist)

The Contenders

11 Glen Benton (Deicide) Glen Benton is an American death metal musician. He is best known as the vocalist and bassist for the death metal band Deicide and was also a part of the band Vital Remains, where he has performed in recording sessions as well as live with them on a few occasions. ...read more.

12 Cliff Burton (Metallica) Clifford Lee "Cliff" Burton (February 10th 1962 - September 27th 1986) was an American musician, best known as the second bass guitarist for the American thrash metal band Metallica, recording three studio albums. ...read more.

13 Tom Araya (Slayer) Tomás Enrique "Tom" Araya Díaz is a Chilean American musician, best known as the bassist and vocalist of the American thrash metal band Slayer.

14 Tom Angelripper (Sodom) Thomas Such, better known by his stage name Tom Angelripper, is the founding member and main songwriter of German thrash metal band Sodom.