Dr. Matt Destruction | |
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 Dr. Matt Destruction in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mattias Bernvall |
| Also known as | Dr. Destruction |
| Born | 18 March 1978 Fagersta, Sweden |
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| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1989–2013 |
| Labels | |
| Formerly of | The Hives |
| Website | www |
Dr. Matt Destruction (born Mattias Bernwall; 18 March 1978) is a Swedish musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former bassist of garage rock band The Hives.
Career
Bernwall was born in Fagersta, and began playing bass in bands while still in mellanstadiet (compulsory schooling in Sweden). The Hives were formed in 1993, when Bernwall was 15 years old, and rose to prominence in the early 2000s as a leading group of the garage rock revival, playing garage rock influenced rock music. Bernwall typically played a 1970s Fender Telecaster Bass which differs from the earlier late 1960s Telecaster bass and 1950s Precision Bass (which the Telecaster bass was basically a reissue of) in that the bass has a humbucker rather than a single coil pickup. His bass was in the band's signature white/black color combo along with a white Hiwatt amplifier; he almost always used bass distortion and a pick. He also occasionally played a Rickenbacker bass, as seen in the "Hate to Say I Told You So" music video.
Bernwall departed the band in 2013, with undisclosed health issues cited as the reason for his departure.[1] He did, however, make a cameo appearance in the band's 2023 music video for the single "Countdown to Shutdown".[2]
Discography
- Barely Legal (1997)
- Veni Vidi Vicious (2000)
- Tyrannosaurus Hives (2004)
- The Black and White Album (2007)
- Lex Hives (2012)
References
- ↑ "The Hives: Behind the Scenes at the Fillmore Pictures - Second Best". Rolling Stone. 1 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ↑ "The Hives drop new 'The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons' song, "Countdown to Shutdown"". 105.7 The Point. Hubbard Radio St. Louis. Retrieved 19 June 2023.