Matt "Skitz" Sanders
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Matt Sanders | |
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| Also known as | Skitz, Blassfemuur |
| Born | 19 December 1972 |
| Origin | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Genres | Grindcore, death metal, black metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, voice |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Website | myspace |
Matt "Skitz" Sanders (born 19 December 1972) is an Australian extreme metal drummer and musician. He currently plays in Terrorust. The founder of "hatecore" band Damaged, Sanders has played with many Australian heavy metal bands including Blood Duster, Abramelin, Walk the Earth, Suicide Bombers, Deströyer 666, and Sadistik Exekution.
Biography
Matthew Sanders was born on 19 December 1972. He began learning to play the drums while at school in 1988. In 1989 he formed Damaged, a deathgrind band in Ballarat, with Jarrod Bongiorno, Jamie Ludbrooke (on bass guitar and vocals) and Paul Meddick.[1] The group's style was described as "hatecore" by SputnikMusic's reviewer, which is a combination of "death metal, grindcore and hardcore elements".[2] Their debut album, Do Not Spit (1993), was described by MetalBite webzine as "based upon hatred and speed. Speed is everything to these guys, speedy guitars, speedy vocals and fucking uncontrollably hyper-based speed drumming. Matt is too fast".[3]
In May 1995 Sanders joined Sadistik Exekution, a Sydney-based death metal group, and toured Europe as their drummer.[4] In June 1996 he provided backing vocals on Blood Duster's album, Yeest.[5] During 1996 and 1997 Sanders was a drummer for Abramelin, Melbourne-based death metal band.[1] Sanders has played with many other Australian heavy metal bands including Noir Macabre, Atomizer (guitar), Walk the Earth, Suicide Bombers, Deströyer 666, Meatpond, Funerary Pit, and Hellspawn. In March 2007 he was acknowledged by Rave Magazine as "Australia’s premier metal skinsman".[6]
In June 2012 Sanders backed Kriss Hades (band mate from Sadistik Exekution) in a performance reviewed by Brian Griffin for Loud Mag, which featured "[Sanders] in full corpse paint ... [with] a shrieking wall of sound guided by [his] precision drumming".[7]
Sanders lives in Melbourne and has a son.
References
- ^ a b Brian Fischer-Griffin, ed. (2009). Encyclopedia of Australian Heavy Metal. Lulu Enterprises Incorporated. pp. 3–4, 83, 103–104, 124, 152, 166, 172, 193, 215, 371, 401. ISBN 1-409-26398-3.
- ^ "Damaged Reviews". SputnikMusic. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ Jack (10 February 2001). "Do Not Spit". MetalBite. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Sadistik Exekution'". [[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop]]. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 8 September 2004. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
{{cite book}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 8 September 2002 suggested (help); URL–wikilink conflict (help) - ^ "Yeest – Blood Duster". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ Nancarrow, Shaun; Stafford, James (27 March 2007). "Overcranked". Rave Magazine. Brisbane Street Press. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- ^ Griffin, Brian (1 July 2012). "Rev. Kriss Hades Showcase". Loud Mag. Loud Onine (Brian Giffin). Retrieved 16 November 2013.
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