Dr. Matt Destruction
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Dr. Matt Destruction | |
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 Dr. Matt Destruction in 2007 | |
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| Birth name | Mattias Bernvall |
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| Born | 18 March 1978 Fagersta, Sweden |
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| Instruments | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1989–2013 |
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| Associated acts | The Hives |
| Website | thehivesbroadcastingservice |
Dr. Matt Destruction (born Mattias Bernwall; 18 March 1978 in Fagersta), is a Swedish musician and songwriter. He is the former 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 rock influenced rock music. Dr. Matt typically plays a 1970s Fender Telecaster Bass which differs from the earlier late 1960s 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. His bass is in the band's signature white/black color combo along with a white Hiwatt amplifier; he almost always uses bass distortion and a pick. He also occasionally plays a Rickenbacker bass, as seen in the "Hate to Say I Told You So" music video.
Discography[]
- Barely Legal (1997)
- Veni Vidi Vicious (2000)
- Tyrannosaurus Hives (2004)
- The Black and White Album (2007)
- Lex Hives (2012)
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Swedish bass guitarists
- The Hives members
- People from Fagersta Municipality
- 21st-century bass guitarists