Metallica - Blackened (Bass ONLY Clip)

Here is a (approximately) one minute clip of Jason's original bass track from "Blackened." Extracted from the downloadable song for the game Rock Band.

Since the actual instrument tracks themselves can't be extracted from the game (or at least not for downloaded content), I used a method similar to that used to eliminate vocals from music to eliminate everything but the bass. I'm not going to explain how I did it exactly here, but if you want to know, send me a message, or something, and I'll explain. The method isn't perfect, so you can still hear a little of the other instruments and vocals in the background.

ANYWAY, I picked this part of the song to post because it is one of my favorite examples of Jason's bass part differing from the guitar. Listen to this same part on the album, and you'll see what I mean. True, a lot of the bass DOES mirror the guitar, but a lot also differs. The only real reason that you can't hear it is simply because there isn't much TO hear. Its mixed way too low. PERIOD. I wish Metallica would just admit to it, and remix and re-release the album.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• metallica
• blackened
• justice
• jason
• newsted
• rock
• band
• bass

[VBshredder]

whats with the god awful tone on all these "bass only' videos? almost had me wondering if it was fake (pretty sure it isnt). but damn, no wonder the bass was so low in the mix, theres no low end balls and it sounds like its being being played through an overdriven 10w guitar amp

[adimifus]

@VBshredder That's kind of how the entire sound on the Justice album is. If you can find isolated drum stems from these songs, they sounds REALLY flat and have very little depth to them. There's just very little depth to any of the instruments on the album. It really was poorly produced-- Metallica themselves even admit to this. I'd be curious to see what somebody could come up with if they messed around with the individual stems and livened up their sound a little.

[sukablianah2]

why everione say that he was worst metallica basist?? i like his plaing best, and his haircut rocks!!!

[TBoneMontana]

Jason is better because he always stays in Rythm and thats why the song always is in perfect tempo when they played with him.

[jeleopard]

@VBshredder

Cronos' sound is different. It IS a bass amp plugged into distortion pedals and a guitar amp. XD

[VBshredder]

@jeleopard LOL yup, im starting to notice there is distortion on bass with bands that i had no clue the distortion was there in the past

[jeleopard]

@VBshredder

Venom! :D

Bulldozer Bass!

[liljimi321]

please get the drum track for this song! i want download it as mp3 so i can put it into a program and put my guitars over it

[ChOOzExe]

@sukablianah2 cause he is. didn't you listen to this video?

[metalhead9838772]

@snoopwoggywogg you fail at life the bass is just mixed really too low. I still know that the bass is there because I hear it in harvester of sorrow

[FistasheC]

@sukablianah2

Because everyone wants to be cool by saying Cliff was the best because he's dead. Sad but true, it always worked like that.

[IcantDiedeadenough]

@adimifus you just fucking told that fagit.