Martin Marthus Škaroupka

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Martin Škaroupka
Martin Škaroupka at Kuopio Rockcock 2008
Martin Škaroupka at Kuopio Rockcock 2008
Background information
Birth nameMartin Škaroupka
Also known asMarthus
Born (1981-01-20) 20 January 1981 (age 40)
OriginBrno, Czech Republic
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Drums
  • keyboards
  • guitar
  • percussion
  • vocals
Years active1996–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitewww.marthusmusic.com

Martin "Marthus" Škaroupka (born 20 January 1981) is a Czech extreme metal drummer. He is a member and songwriter in British extreme metal band Cradle of Filth.

Biography[]

Since he was 6, Škaroupka started attending piano and singing lessons at LŠU Brno (attendance until 13). Because there were no drums lessons at any of the music schools of that time available, he began to take private lessons from prof. Cupák (member of Janáček opera in Brno).

When 15 years old, Škaroupka was admitted to Leoš Janáček Conservatory Brno, where he graduated in drums and an additional instrument in piano.

Marthus began playing with various bands of various music styles when he was 15 (1996). In the same year, his first studio enterprise is released (band Animal Farm), which is followed by another studio CD with band Pink Chubby Cigar.

In 1997 Marthus and his long-time friend Khaablus founded the band Inner Fear, where Marthus is responsible for all compositions, keyboards and drums. In the same year the first demo came out and until 2003 two more mini-CDs and three full-length albums (out of which the first was never released officially).

Also in 1997, Marthus filled in as touring drummer for Czech bands Monastery, Pluggulp, Inner Fear, Happy Death and Scharnhorst.

In the years following (1997–2000) Marthus played live not only with Happy Death and Inner Fear, but also appeared as a guest drummer on Melancholy Pessimism minitour (2000), in a project of Root singer Jiří "Big Boss" Valter, BigBoss and in 1999 recording CD of project Entrails (where he meets Root guitar player, Petr "Blackie" Hošek).

In the beginning of 2001, Marthus took place on drummer-stool in Pandemia, setting out on a spring European tour, after which the cooperation is finished.

In summer 2004, Marthus filmed his first drumming DVD and moved from Czech Republic to England.

In autumn 2004, Marthus joined English band Mantas (legendary Venom guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn) and in summer 2005 started his cooperation with Czech power/speed/symphonic metal band Symphonity (ex Nemesis).

In January 2006, Marthus recorded drums for a new Symphonity album at House of Audio studios in Germany.

In October 2006, Marthus joined English extreme heavy metal band Cradle of Filth, replacing Adrian Erlandsson.

On 1 July 2012, it was announced that Marthus would join melodic power metal band Masterplan.[1]

Marthus is also a songwriter and keyboard player. He wrote and recorded all the keyboards and orchestrations for the Cradle of Filth albums 'Manticore and The Other Horrors', 'Hammer Of The Witches', 'Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness of Decay' & most of the keyboards and orchestration for 'Existence Is Futile' album. Marthus wrote music for some of the video songs like 'Right Wing Of The Garden Triptych' or 'Crawling King Chaos'.

Discography[]

Year Title Band
1996 Animal Farm Animal Farm
1996 Pink Chubby Cigar
1997 Defenders of the Law Scharnhorst
1997 Pluggulp
1997 Inner Fear
1997 Happy Death
1999 Happy Death
1999 Inner Fear
1999 Entrails
1999 Entrails
2000 Entrails
2000 Inner Fear
2001 Inner Fear
2002 Inner Fear
2003 Inner Fear
2004 Lost Man Galactic Industry
2008 Symphonity
2008 Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder Cradle of Filth
2010 Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa Cradle of Filth
2011 Evermore Darkly Cradle of Filth
2012 Inner Fear
2012 Titanic
2012 The Manticore and Other Horrors Cradle of Filth
2013 Kryptor
2013 Titanic
2013 Novum Initium Masterplan
2015 Dark Chambers of Déjà Vu Sebastien
2015 Masterplan
2015 Hammer of the Witches Cradle of Filth
2016 Titanic
2016 Symphonity
2017 Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness of Decay Cradle Of Filth
2018 Turiec Lunatic Gods
2018 Titanic
2019 Zoigl Pacess
2020 Titanic
2021 Titanic
2021 Existence Is Futile Cradle Of Filth

Equipment[]

Marthus is endorsed by Pearl drums, Sabian cymbals, Vic Firth drum sticks, Remo drumheads & Serial Drummer clothing company.

  • Drums -Pearl Reference Series in Twilight Fade
    • 8"×8" Tom
    • 10"×8" Tom
    • 12"×9" Tom
    • 14"×12" Tom
    • 16"×14" Tom
    • 22"×18" Bass Drum (X2)
    • 13"×6.5" Snare Drum
  • Cymbals – Sabian
    • 21" HH Raw-Bell Dry Ride
    • 13" AAX Fusion HiHats
    • 14" AAX Stage HiHats
    • 19" AAX Dark Crash
    • 18" AAX Metal Crash
    • 17" AAX Rock AAXtreme China
    • 19" AAX Rock AAXtreme China
    • 16" AAX Stage Crash
    • 10" AA China Splash
    • 10" AAX Splash
    • 8" AAX Splash
    • 9" Signature Max Splash
  • Drumheads – Remo
    • Toms – Emperor Clear
    • Bass Drums – Powerstroke
    • Snare – Ambassador Coated
  • Hardware – Pearl And Ddrum
    • Pearl P2000B Pedals
    • Ddrum 4 SE
    • Ddrum Kick Drum Triggers
  • Sticks – Vic Firth's SD4

References[]

  1. ^ ..:: Masterplan taps Martin "Marthus" Skaroupka (Cradle of Filth drummer) for new album ::.. Archived 20 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine

External links[]

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