Alex Webster

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Alex Webster
Alex Webster of Cannibal Corpse.jpg
Webster performing in 2010
Background information
Born (1969-10-25) October 25, 1969 (age 54)
Akron, New York, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
InstrumentBass
Years active1987–present
Member of
Formerly of
Spouse
Alison Webster
​
(m. 2001)​

Alex Webster (born October 25, 1969) is an American musician who is the bassist and a co-founder of the death metal band Cannibal Corpse. He is one of two original remaining members, alongside drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz. He is also the bassist of Blotted Science and the supergroup Conquering Dystopia. Before Cannibal Corpse was formed, he was a member of Beyond Death.

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Influences

Webster has stated his fondness of Slayer, hypothesizing that the thrash metal act could perform Cannibal Corpse covers better than any other band. [1] [2]

Webster's five all-time favorite albums are (in descending order) Accept's Restless and Wild , Morbid Angel's Altars of Madness , Metallica's Master of Puppets , Iron Maiden's Powerslave and Slayer's Reign in Blood , [3] and, in a 2006 interview with LambGoat.com, Webster named his five favourite albums of the past five years as Spawn of Possession's Cabinet , Necrophagist's Epitaph , Aeon's Bleeding the False , Hate Eternal's I, Monarch , and Spastic Ink's Ink Compatible . [4]

Webster currently uses Spector 'Alex Webster Signature Edition'. [5]

Aside from metal, Webster has also expressed a liking for Ohio New Wave band Devo, [2] and, when asked what a musical guilty pleasure of his was, he replied "there's some good songs from the first No Doubt album". [2]

When asked about his favorite Cannibal Corpse song, Webster answered: "I don't know, it would be hard to choose one that's the "best", but one of my favorites is "From Skin to Liquid", mainly because it was so different for us. It showed we didn't necessarily have to be playing at warp drive and have gory lyrics to be heavy." [6]

Personal life

Webster lives with his wife in Oregon, U.S. He is agnostic, though he was "brought up with a fairly religious upbringing [which was] Protestant, Methodist". [7]

Webster is known for his interaction with fans of the band, regularly answering questions on the band's forum. [8]

Legacy and influence

Webster has been referred to as the "Steve Harris" of death metal. [9]

The prehistoric giant marine worm species Websteroprion armstrongi is partially named after Webster. [10] Luke Parry, one of the scientists who described the species, said of the name, "Mats and I are both massive metalheads and think Alex Webster is a monstrously good bass player... (He) just seemed like the perfect fit for a giant worm with saw-like jaws." [11]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Karma E. "Cannibal Corpse interview". Fourteeng.net. Archived from the original on August 24, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  3. ↑ Staff, Invisible Oranges StaffInvisible Oranges (November 5, 2012). "Interview: Cannibal Corpse's Alex Webster". Invisible Oranges - The Metal Blog. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Cannibal Corpse interview // Interviews // Features // Lambgoat". Lambgoat.com. July 15, 2006. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Stuart Spector Designs, LTD – Makers of electric and bass guitars". Spectorbass.com. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Official Cannibal Corpse forum". cannibalcorpse.org. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  7. ↑ Hartmann, Graham (August 7, 2012). "Cannibal Corpse's Alex Webster Discusses 'Torture,' Summer Slaughter + Religion". Loudwire. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Official Cannibal Corpse forum". cannibalcorpse.org. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  9. ↑ https://metalinjection.net/news/interview-alex-webster-cannibal-corpse-blotted-science
  10. ↑ Eriksson, Mats E.; Parry, Luke A.; Rudkin, David M. (February 21, 2017). "Earth's oldest 'Bobbit worm' – gigantism in a Devonian eunicidan polychaete". Scientific Reports. 7 (1): 43061. Bibcode:2017NatSR...743061E. doi:10.1038/srep43061. ISSN   2045-2322. PMC   5318920 . PMID   28220886. S2CID   12024958.
  11. ↑ This 400-Million-Year-Old Worm Monster Is Metal as Hell, by Rae Paoletta, at Gizmodo; published February 21, 2017; retrieved March 29, 2017
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