Dr. Matt Destruction

Dr. Matt Destruction

Dr. Matt Destruction in 2007
Background information
Birth name Mattias Bernvall
Also known as Dr. Matt Destruction
Dr. Destruction
Born (1978-03-18) 18 March 1978
Fagersta, Sweden
Genres Alternative rock, garage punk, garage rock revival
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter
Instruments Bass guitar
Years active 1989 - present
Labels A&M/Octone, Interscope, Epitaph Records
Associated acts The Hives
Website http://www.thehivesbroadcastingservice.com

Dr. Matt Destruction (born Mattias Bernwall; 18 March 1978 in Fagersta), is a Swedish musician. He is the bassist of garage rock band The Hives.

Career

The Hives were formed in 1993 and rose to prominence in the early 2000s as a leading group of the garage rock revival, playing garage punk influenced rock music. Dr. Matt typically plays a 1970s Fender Telecaster Bass which differs from the earlier late 1960's Telecaster bass and 1950s Precision Bass (which the Telecaster bass was basically a reissue of) in that the bass has a humbucker rather than a single coil pickup (note: In the "Hate to Say I Told You So" music video, he plays a Rickenbacker bass) in the band's signature white/black color combo through a white Hiwatt amplifier; he almost always uses bass distortion and a pick.

Discography

Main article: The Hives discography

References

External links

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