matt thompson


2008
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8/12/08 "Give Me Your Soul" nominated for "Best Rock Video" on MTV awards. Vote for our video! click here to vote!!!

7/26/08 100 degrees F in Denton, TX

News! I did some drumming for Master Watchmaker and former Anthrax shredder Dan Spitz and he's gone public with it, here is the press release.

King Diamond will be appearing at Ozzfest during a tribute to Dimebag Darrell along with Vinny Paul, members of Metallica, Anthrax, Alice in Chains and others. here is King's statement along with other news (new King album and dvd, etc.), and here is MTV's story about it.

Shaolin Death Squad have released Scorpion, one of 5 Deadly Venoms. It will be on the Do For It Records compilation. SCORPION

Shaolin Death Squad also has a song, "Choreographer of Fate" on Gutterths 1st compilation available here


5/13/08
Last night I was interviewed by sickdrummer.com for their podcast. They have built an impressive list of podcasts and I'm honored to have been asked.

I will play drums on the next Aghora effort. This is a huge deal for me, if you don't know why, email me and I'll tell you!

Pending releases:
Post Human: psychedelic, industrial, metal, new age. Link

Omid Afkhami: Flamenco-fusion largely based on Persian folk melodies and rhythms. Link


King Diamond/Brave Combo grammy nominations!

King Diamond "Never Ending Hill" has been nominated for "Best Metal Performance", and Brave Combo's "Polka's Revenge" is nominated for best polka album (I played on one song).

"Orchestrate" released and getting great reviews like this one!.






email: matt@mattthompsondrums.com
AIM: trogdorborgir

KING DIAMOND EUROPE 2006 TOUR PICTURE DIARY
page 1 - Denmark
page 2 - Denmark, Sweden
page 3 - Sweden, Norway
page 4 - Ferry, Finland
page 5 - Russia, Latvia
page 6 - Poland, Czech Republic
page 7 - Slovakia, Hungary
page 8 - Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria
page 9 - Greece
page 10 - Greece, Italy
page 11 - Italy, Spain
page 12 - France
page13 - Germany, Holland
page14 - Holland, England





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