Editing Alex Webster (section)

== Musical career ==
[[File:Alex Webster in Rostock, 2012.jpg|thumb|Webster in [[Rostock]], 2012|left]]Webster was born in [[Akron, New York]].{{Cn|date=February 2025}} Webster was born into a musical family. Webster’s father was partially of [[Scottish people|Scottish]] descent and played in a [[Bagpipes|bagpipe]] band, performing in [[Carnival|carnivals]] in various small towns. Webster’s mother was a self-taught [[pianist]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Invisible Oranges |title=Interview: Cannibal Corpse's Alex Webster |url=https://www.invisibleoranges.com/interview-cannibal-corpses-alex-webster/ |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=Invisible Oranges - The Metal Blog |language=en-US}}</ref> His experience performing music live was in a school [[talent show]] playing [[Bruce Springsteen]] and [[Bob Seger|Bob Segar]] covers.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WewvwF2eTVY |title=20 Questions With Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse) |date=2018-11-03 |last=Granville Guitars |access-date=2025-03-06 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

Webster was originally part of the band Beyond Death, with ex-Cannibal Corpse guitarist [[Jack Owen]], in 1987. Both met up with [[Chris Barnes (musician)|Chris Barnes]], Bob Rusay and [[Paul Mazurkiewicz]], all of whom were in the band ''Tirant Sin''. Webster was the one to come up with the band's name, Cannibal Corpse.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGPot3rP53o&t=3153s |title=Cannibal Corpse - Centuries of Torment - DVD 1 - History (OFFICIAL) |date=2013-11-20 |last=Metal Blade Records |access-date=2025-03-20 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

Webster recorded bass for [[Hate Eternal]], [[Erik Rutan]]'s death metal band. 

In 2005, Alex was contacted by guitarist [[Ron Jarzombek]] about a possible collaboration which became [[Blotted Science]], an all-instrumental extreme metal project. They released their debut album, ''[[The Machinations of Dementia]]'', in the fall of 2007.