The new ICED EARTH bassist is...

[The Fiddler]

Freddie Vidales from Phoenix, Arizona. And Freddie also plays rhythm guitar, lead guitar and drums in addition to the bass!!

 

[zedowns]

If he's this energetic on stage, I'm not sure if my 64 year old heart will be able to handle it!

 

[The Fiddler]

Freddie is the poster child for mutli-tasking!

 

[The_Q]

Damn that guy is FRICKIN' TALENTED!!!!!!!

 

[...AndTimeBegan]

that people in this day and age are surprised that someone can play more than one instrument. There are far more talented multi-instrumentalists in metal.

 

[stevenfurgiuele]

man this is incredible. what a friggen talented man!!!

 

[The_Q]

that people in this day and age are surprised that someone can play more than one instrument.

I'm not surprised at all. I play guitar and drums as I am sure many do (Not well either). But come on man, that guy is seriously a very talented musician.

 

[...AndTimeBegan]

I'm not surprised at all. I play guitar and drums as I am sure many do (Not well either). But come on man, that guy is seriously a very talented musician.

Yeah, I mean props to him for learning how to play all that stuff but it's not that big of a deal either imo.

 

[Kenso]

If he's this energetic on stage, I'm not sure if my 64 year old heart will be able to handle it!

HAHAHA

i wasnt impressed by the video too much but i didnt finish the whole thing either. im sure if iced earth picked him hes good, so i have no worries. how ever if he had the same chops as the bassist from zero hour (i mix their names up) i might sing him more praise haha!

as for multi instrumentalists, daniel gildenlow plays quite a few...

id bet almost every talented musician is proficient at at least one other instrument.

 

[Diamond45]

Looks like he also plays the keyboards, as I see one in the video though he doesn't play it.

 

[Diamond45]

Here's the Blabbermouth news article on Freddie:

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=92819

Includes a couple more YouTube videos.

BTW - The article says he's from San Antonio, TX.

 

[Cheiron]

Iced Earth is not exactly... the most demanding music on a musician...

I'm sure he'll be fine

 

[DemonOfTheWoods]

congratulations to him. Thanks to my brother ruining my computer, I never got to get my audition materials together.

oh well, back to trying to get somewhere with my own shit.

 

[Bryan316]

Iced Earth is not exactly... the most demanding music on a musician...

I'm sure he'll be fine

Go keep up with Stormrider or Pure Evil or Wolf without your picking arm falling off. There's some serious endurance training to play those songs that fast, every night of a tour.

 

[PatrickHoyt]

He does a version of Death's The Philosopher where he actually does the vocals in addition to everything else.

 

[steelreign]

Does he move .... at all? Geez.