Matthew Tuck
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Matthew Tuck |
| Born |
20 January 1980 Bridgend, South Wales |
| Genres | Heavy metal, metalcore, thrash metal, hard rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, guitarist |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Columbia, Trustkill, Gun, Sony Music Entertainment, Jive, RCA |
| Associated acts | Bullet for My Valentine, AxeWound, Jeff Killed John |
Matthew "Matt" Tuck (born 20 January 1980) is a Welsh musician. He is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist in the Welsh heavy metal band Bullet for My Valentine. He and the other 3 members of his old band founded Jeff Killed John in 1998, but after bassist Nick Crandle left in 2003, the band was renamed to Bullet for My Valentine. He is also a singer and guitarist in the supergroup AxeWound, which was formed in 2012. He also plays piano, drums, keyboard, and harmonica. He did a collaboration with Max Cavalera (Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy, ex-Sepultura) and with Apocalyptica in the song "Repressed".
Matthew Tuck is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist in the Welsh heavy metal band Bullet for My Valentine. The band formed in 1998 and was originally called Jeff Killed John. After Nick Crandle left, they picked up Jason James as their new bassist and renamed the band Bullet for My Valentine. They have released 5 studio albums and 4 EPs. The band has sold over one million albums in the United States and over 3,000,000 albums worldwide and are the most-successful act in the Kerrang! Awards category of "Best British Band" with three wins.
Tuck is the backing vocalist and rhythm guitarist in the Supergroup AxeWound. He plays alongside Liam Cormier of Cancer Bats, Mike Kingswood of Glamour of the Kill, Joe Copcutt of ZOAX and formerly of Rise to Remain and Jason Bowld of Pitchshifter.
In November 2006, while on tour with As I Lay Dying and Protest the Hero, Tuck suffered from laryngitis, which led to a series of concert cancellations, until early January 2007 when he was able to sing after his recovery period.
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