Alex Webster

What strikes me about Alex Webster is how cerebral his playing feels inside such an aggressive genre. As Cannibal Corpse's bassist and co-founder, he has anchored one of death metal's most enduring acts for decades, and his lines are anything but chaotic noise. There is real architecture in his fingerwork, the kind you also hear in his more technical projects like Blotted Science. I admire performers who stay loyal to a band across the long haul while quietly setting a standard others study. To me, Webster embodies the rare blend of brute intensity and genuine craft.

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Name (English)

Alex Webster

Name (Japanese)

アレックス・ウェブスター

Reading

あれっくす・うぇぶすたー

Born

October 25, 1969 (age 56)

Origin

Akron, New York, United States

Occupation

bass guitarist / lyricist / string player / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rooster

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex%20Webster
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%83%96%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q201716

Tags

• New York
• bass guitarist
• lyricist
• string player

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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