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Piggy D. performing with Rob Zombie 2014 at the Nova Rock Festival
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Background information | |
Birth name | Matt Montgomery |
Born |
Houston, Texas, U.S. |
November 16, 1975
Genres | Heavy metal, Hard rock, groove metal, Industrial metal |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
Instruments | Vocals, bass, guitar |
Years active | 1991-present |
Labels | Black Victory |
Associated acts | Rob Zombie, Amen, Wednesday 13, Alice Cooper, Spunk, The Haxans |
Matt Montgomery (born November 16, 1975), also known as Piggy D., is a musician most famous as a guitarist in horror punk band Wednesday 13 and bassist for Rob Zombie.
He first took over bass duties with Rob Zombie from current Ozzy Osbourne bassist Blasko, playing "American Witch" live on the Late Show with David Letterman right before picking up the second leg of the Educated Horses tour in late 2006. To this day, he maintains a successful solo career while playing with Zombie.
Piggy co-directed a short 10-minute movie entitled Along Came a Spider: the Movie for Alice Cooper's latest album which was released on the official YouTube-page for the new album on October 2, 2008. The movie featured three songs from the album: "Vengeance is Mine," "(In Touch with Your) Feminine Side", and "Killed by Love." The video stars Alice Cooper, Slash, Roxxi Dott, Howie Pyro, and Dave Pino. Piggy D. also contributed all the graphic design for the album including the album cover and multiple teaser posters. Piggy D has also contributed album artwork for John 5's solo albums. His work features on Remixploitation (2009), Requiem (2008) and The Devil Knows My Name (2007). Piggy D also co-designed the art for the newest Lita Ford album Wicked Wonderland.
In 2009, Piggy co-wrote and produced the first ever Alice Cooper Halloween song, "Keepin' Halloween Alive." The single was released digitally on iTunes, and a limited edition CD. A glow in the dark 7" record has also been released.