Extinction level event band live biography

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 exactly did the idea to form an all bass guitar band come from?

Kennon Pearson: Well, part of it was out of necessity for Ryan and I because we don’t actually own 7/8 string guitars.

But the other reason being that with the popularity of tuning lower and lower, some people choose to jokingly tell others to “just buy a bass” and we took that literally.

Were the early practices gimmicky, or did you know from the start that you were going to be writing andrecording with 3 bass guitars?

Ryan Reedy: Duncan and I were messing around with the 2 basses in the studio and it felt like the obvious choice to take it to Extinction Level Event Concert History GOK