Matt McCorpse
Instrument played:
Rhythm and Lead Axe
History:
1984: Born in Calgary, AB
1995: Moved to Abbotsford, BC
1996: Got into music…Weird Al Yankovic was first defining influence…started
playing guitar
1997: first year of high school, got into alternative rock
1998: started guitar class with Russ and Jer…by showing off I got their
attention
1999: Lots of jamming with O'sheas, formed Sack Blabbath (massive influence
of guitar playing) formed the Unpeople, guitar skills increasing…
2000: lots of rocking out and jamming
2001: Destroyed the Unpeople, got into Iron Maiden after hearing "Killers",
Wailing Corpse soon formed…met Tyler Smart, brother/guitarist-in-arms…start
writing and writing…saw AC/DC
2002: Saw Ozzy live…!!! Wailing Corpse reach full power, start kicking
leather ass!
Favorite kinds of music:
Heavy Metal, Classic Rock, Alternative, Willie Nelson
Favorite bands:
Iron Maiden, Blind Guardian, Children of Bodom, Pink Floyd, Judas Priest, Sabbath,
Motorhead
Favorite singers:
Bruce Dickinson, Rob Halford (Metal God), Hansi Kursch, Axl Rose, Phil Anselmo,
Lemmy
Favorite guitar players:
Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, Janick Gers, Alexi Lahio, Slash, Van Halen, "Fast
Eddie" Clarke, Tony Iommi
Favorite Entertainers:
Bruce Dickinson, Freddy Mercury
Favorite bass players:
Steve Harris, Cliff Burton
Favorite drummers:
Nicko McBrain, Keith Moon,
Favorite kind of movies:
Funny ones….or Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
Favorite science fiction movie:
Empire Strikes Back
Favorite horror movie:
Army of Darkness, Evil Dead 2
Favorite dramatic movie:
Requiem for a Dream
Favorite comic movie:
Army of Darkness, Evil Dead 2
Favorite fantasy movie:
none really
Favorite action movie:
Hard Target…with Jean Claude Van Damme…hi-larious!!
Favorite actors:
Bruce Campbell
Favorite actresses:
that chick on the X-files
Favorite hobbies:
Shredding, getting records, biking, walking, slurpees
Favorite foods:
Food
Favorite drinks:
Coca Cola (especially in Slurpee form)
Favorite sports:
Tennis, shredding
Favorite book:
Iron maiden Biography "Run to the Hills" by Mick Wall
Favorite colors:
Blue, or Green
Favorite season:
Winter
Favorite flower:
(shrug)
Favorite animals:
Lemmy, and the horned one (they count as animals right?)
A message to our fans: You guys fuckin' GIVE'R everytime we play….you guys
are amazing and we shall make your ears spew blood in the future with the first
Wailing Corpse album! (which is being written as you read this) so look out…and
UP THE IRONS!