Siddhesh Joshi (Editor)

Matt Fox (musician)

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Birth name
  
Matthew Ian Fox

Name
  
Matt Fox

Years active
  
1990–present


Instruments
  
Guitar, bass, drums

Role
  
Musician

Matt Fox (musician) nuskullhuwpcontentuploads201302mattfoxjpg

Also known as
  
Matt Fox, The World Devourer (on The Fall of Every Man)

Born
  
April 28, 1973 (age 50) Smithtown, New York, United States (
1973-04-28
)

Origin
  
Pompano Beach, Florida, United States

Music groups
  
Shai Hulud, Strongarm, Zombie Apocalypse, Planet X (1991)

Genres
  
Hardcore punk, Progressive metal, Metalcore, Crossover thrash, Horror punk, Ska punk

Albums
  
That Within Blood Ill‑Tempered, Hearts Once Nourishe, Tales Told by Dead Men, The Advent of a Miracle, A Comprehensive Retrospe

Occupation(s)
  
Musician, songwriter

Matt fox nothing is left


Matt Fox (born Matthew Ian Fox; April 28, 1973) is an American musician, founding member and a current lead guitarist for the hardcore punk band Shai Hulud and his side project Zombie Apocalypse.

Contents

Fox writes the most of the Shai Hulud's musical and lyrical output. He has also played guitar in many other rock bands, like Planet X, The Murrychesstoes, The One Eyed Kings, Unwillful Demise, S.F.B and Bingo Mut.

Metalcore term

Fox is credited with popularising the "metalcore" term in the late 90s/early 2000s, identifying bands like Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity as metalcore bands, even calling Shai Hulud a metalcore band back then- as a tongue-in-cheek term with his friends. However, in some interviews, he has stated that he no longer considers Shai Hulud a metalcore band, since the term "has lost its original meaning", i.e. hardcore bands with a "heavier" sound. Fox even called the genre "trite" and "shallow music," "made by people that imitate it rather than love it." Fox currently, as of 2015, calls Shai Hulud's sound "Shai Hulud Unincorperated".

At Dawn We Wage War

At Dawn We Wage War (formerly, Ides of March) is a small record label started by Fox in 2001. The label was started to release Shai Hulud related projects, but it ended up releasing other hardcore bands' music as well. The label's releases are distributed via Revelation Records and will be releasing the Hulud related projects it originally intended on releasing.

Personal life

Although Fox practices a drug and alcohol-free lifestyle, he is not part of the straight edge movement, as stated in many interviews.

Fox's favorite group is the thrash metal band Metallica. He also has been influenced by many other hardcore punk, metallic hardcore, thrash metal, punk rock and progressive metal bands.

Fox has stated that he suffers from coulrophobia, a fear of clowns.

Bands

  • Evilalive - drums (1990-1991)
  • Planet X - drums (1991)
  • The Murrychesstoes - drums, guitar (1991–1992)
  • Bingo Mut - drums (1993–1994)
  • Unwillful Demise (1994)
  • Strongarm - drums (1994, 2000 Live)
  • The One-eyed Kings - bass (1995)
  • S.F.B
  • The Day It Rained on Aracus
  • Shai Hulud - lead guitar, backup vocals (1995–present)
  • New Found Glory - fill in guitar (1998)
  • Zombie Apocalypse (formerly called "Boddicker") - guitar (1998, 2003–present)

    • Discography

  • The Murrychesstoes - First demo (1991)
  • The Murrychesstoes - Second demo (1992)
  • Unwillful Demise - Unsigned Iii Killing Time Compilation (1994)
    1. "Nuclear Door"
  • Bingo Mut - Demo (1994)
  • Bingo Mut - The Meanest Man EP (1995)
    1. "Stop the Bus It's Russell Epstein" - 3:22
    2. "I Can Own the World" - 2:22
    3. "Amir Bacollie" - 2:13
    4. "I'm Done" - 2:27
  • Bingo Mut - Unreleased EP (1995)
  • Shai Hulud - 1995 Demo (1995)
  • Shai Hulud - 1996 Demo (1996)
    1. "For The World" - 3:02
    2. "This Wake I Myself Have Stirred" - 2:54
    3. "Hardly" - 3:28
  • Shai Hulud - A Profound Hatred of Man EP (1997)
  • Shai Hulud - Hearts Once Nourished with Hope and Compassion (1997)
  • Shai Hulud - The Fall of Every Man (Split with Indecision, 1998)
  • Boddicker - Demo (1998)
  • Shai Hulud - A Whole New Level of Sickness Split with Another Victim (1999)
  • Shai Hulud - Crush 'Em All Vol. 1 (Split with Boy Sets Fire, 2000)
  • Further Seems Forever - The Moon is Down
    1. "Just Until Sundown" - 3:14
  • Shai Hulud - That Within Blood Ill-Tempered (2003)
  • Zombie Apocalypse - This is a Spark of Life (2003)
  • Zombie Apocalypse - Tales Told by Dead Men (Split with Send More Paramedics, 2005)
  • Shai Hulud - Great Worm (2006 Demo)
    1. "To Bear the Brunt of Many Blades" - 3:45
    2. "We Who Finish Last" - 3:15
    3. "If A Mountain be my Obstacle" 3:22
  • Shai Hulud - A Comprehensive Retrospective: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Release Bad and Useless Recordings (2006)
  • Shai Hulud - Misanthropy Pure (2008)
  • Shai Hulud - Not Without a Heart Once Nourished by Sticks and Stones Within Blood Ill-Tempered Misanthropy Pure Gold Can Stay (Split with New Found Glory, 2009)

    • References

    Matt Fox (musician) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA