by Zach Fehl | Apr 10, 2015 | Interviews, News
Extinction Level Event is a progressive metal band based out of Winston-Salem, NC. They have been making headlines for their unorthodox approach to utilizing three bassists and zero guitarists in one band. Their debut EP The Catalyst comes out on May 5th. Where...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 21, 2015 | News, Video
Remember Extinction Level Event? They’re the North Carolina band that has three bassists, and released a video with a bunch of fish in it. While their sound is somewhat akin to Meshuggah, there’s a bit of a djent sound to their highly syncopated brand of...
by Metal Insider | Nov 17, 2014 | Columns, Top 5
When you think of your classic band lineup, it’s usually a four-piece, maybe a five piece. Generally one or two guitars, a bassist, a drummer and a singer. Sure, sometimes a little something extra gets in the mix, like a keyboard player, DJ or another vocalist....
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 5, 2014 | News, Updates, Video
[youtube]http://youtu.be/Ci5OXCSXea0[/youtube] The pretty awful earworm “All About That Bass”by Meghan Trainor has been the #1 song in America for nearly two months. But as we mentioned a few weeks ago, North Carolina’s Extinction Level Event really...
by Bram Teitelman | Oct 23, 2014 | Bass, News, Video
A few days ago, the metal blogosphere wrote about Extinction Level Event, a band that’s decided to ditch the guitars, and instead has three five string bassists along with drums and vocals. The band’s only song at the time, “Destroyer,” got...