Hello! So recently,i've been asked to join a metalcore style band. At first,I hesitated a bit,mostly because,even though I enjoy metal in general,I really never played it. I've only played covers for the last five years or so and the only originals band I had was in the rock genre.
Anyway,another thing that's new to me is the alternative tuning, (they play in drop D),so i changed my tuning to ADADG. Despite all this new stuff,I decided to give it a try.(hell,why not? At least,to check out something new...)
My question to any other metal bassists is, what would be the best way to aproach the bass lines for this kind of music? Do I just play roots and follow the guitars? I usually try to do some fills long the way but with the alternate tuning,I kinda mess it up a bit... Any advice? Thank you