Stephan Fimmers
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Stephan Fimmers is a proficient German
bassist
who plays for the German technical
/brutal death metal band Necrophagist
. He joined Necrophagist
in 2003 and followed the work of Heiko Linzert who left the band shortly before the album Epitaph
was recorded and released in 2004.
as well as occasionally playing bass solos.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
who plays for the German technical
Technical death metal
Technical death metal is a musical subgenre of death metal that focuses on complex rhythms, riffs and song structures. Technical experimentation in death metal began in the late '80s and early '90s by bands such as Death, Atheist and Cynic...
/brutal death metal band Necrophagist
Necrophagist
Necrophagist is a German death metal band, founded and fronted by Muhammed Suiçmez; a German-born, Turkish guitarist and vocalist. The band is known for its rapid and technical compositions....
. He joined Necrophagist
Necrophagist
Necrophagist is a German death metal band, founded and fronted by Muhammed Suiçmez; a German-born, Turkish guitarist and vocalist. The band is known for its rapid and technical compositions....
in 2003 and followed the work of Heiko Linzert who left the band shortly before the album Epitaph
Epitaph (Necrophagist album)
Epitaph is the second studio album by German death metal band Necrophagist released by Relapse Records on August 3, 2004. Unlike on Onset of Putrefaction, guitarist and vocalist Muhammed Suiçmez recorded the album alongside a group of live musicians....
was recorded and released in 2004.
Playing technique
Fimmers plays left-handed and has used 5-string as well as 6-string bass guitars live. He is noted for his extremely fast left-hand technique and extended use of tappingTapping
Tapping is a guitar playing technique, where a string is fretted and set into vibration as part of a single motion of being pushed onto the fretboard, as opposed to the standard technique being fretted with one hand and picked with the other...
as well as occasionally playing bass solos.
With Human Bloodfeast
- Bye Bye (2000 Demo, Self-Released)
- Promo 2000 (2000 Promo, Self-Released)
- Promo 2001 (2001 Promo, Self-Released)
- Damned To Rot (2002, IndependentIndependent record labelAn independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
) - Bath of Bugs (2003 Demo, Self-Released)