Dr. Matt Destruction (born Mattias Bernwall; 18 March 1978 in Fagersta), is a Swedish musician and songwriter. He is the former bassist of garage rock band The Hives.

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Dr. Matt Destruction
Dr. Matt Destruction in 2007
Background information
Birth name	Mattias Bernvall
Also known as	Dr. Matt Destruction Dr. Destruction
Born	(1978-03-18) 18 March 1978 (age 44) Fagersta, Sweden
Genres	Alternative rock garage punk garage rock
Occupation(s)	Musician songwriter
Instrument(s)	Bass guitar
Years active	1989–2013
Labels	A&M Octone Interscope Epitaph
Website	www.thehives.com

Career

The Hives were formed in 1993 and rose to prominence in the early 2000s as a leading group of the garage rock revival, playing garage rock influenced rock music. Dr. Matt typically plays 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 is in the band's signature white/black color combo along with a white Hiwatt amplifier; he almost always uses bass distortion and a pick. He also occasionally plays a Rickenbacker bass, as seen in the "Hate to Say I Told You So" music video.

Discography

• Barely Legal (1997)
• Veni Vidi Vicious (2000)
• Tyrannosaurus Hives (2004)
• The Black and White Album (2007)
• Lex Hives (2012)

References

• Dr. Matt Destruction Interview

External links

• Official Website
• Official MySpace

На других языках

[ru] Бернвалль, Маттиас