Matt Fox (musician)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Matthew Ian Fox |
| Also known as | Matt Fox, The World Devourer (on The Fall of Every Man) |
| Born |
April 28, 1973 Smithtown, New York, United States |
| Origin | Pompano Beach, Florida, United States |
| Genres | Hardcore punk, progressive metal, metalcore, crossover thrash, horror hardcore, ska punk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, bass, drums |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Associated acts | Shai Hulud, Zombie Apocalypse, Strongarm, New Found Glory, Merauder |
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.
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.
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 (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.
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.
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