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Mat Flint is an English musician, who has been a member of several bands including
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(1990–1994), Hot Rod (1993),
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(1996–2005), and
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(2006–present).


Biography

Flint hails from
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, grew up near
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, before his family moved to
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when he was 16. He played in one band prior to
Revolver A revolver (also called a wheel gun) is a repeating handgun that has at least one barrel and uses a revolving cylinder containing multiple chambers (each holding a single cartridge) for firing. Because most revolver models hold up to six roun ...
, with future
Revolver A revolver (also called a wheel gun) is a repeating handgun that has at least one barrel and uses a revolving cylinder containing multiple chambers (each holding a single cartridge) for firing. Because most revolver models hold up to six roun ...
drummer Nick Dewey. They formed
Revolver A revolver (also called a wheel gun) is a repeating handgun that has at least one barrel and uses a revolving cylinder containing multiple chambers (each holding a single cartridge) for firing. Because most revolver models hold up to six roun ...
in 1990, with Flint acting as vocalist and guitarist and also playing organ. After two albums and several singles, they split up in early 1994. The previous year, Flint had joined
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of
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' band Hot Rod, in which he played bass and provided backing vocals. The band also featured John Dragonetti and Eric Paull. They released a single album in 1993, ''Speed Danger Death''. Flint then joined
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as bassist, and played on all of their albums, as well as performing at every live show from 1996 to 2005. In 2006, Flint formed a new band,
Deep Cut ''Deep Cut'' is a play to date performed by Cardiff theatre company Sherman Cymru and written by Philip Ralph. It premiered at the Edinburgh Festival in 2008 and won the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award in the same year as well a ...
, in which he plays guitar, releasing a single "Commodity" in May 2007, on Club AC30 Records, and following this with "Time to Kill" in 2008 and debut album ''My Thoughts Light Fires'' in February 2009.Deep Cut Bio
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, retrieved 2010-11-17
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's new album ''Disorientation'' was released by Club AC30 in September 2011. Flint supports
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Discography


with Revolver

''see Revolver discography''


with Hot Rod

* ''Speed Danger Death'' CD (1993),
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with Death in Vegas

''see Death in Vegas discography''


with Deep Cut


Albums

* ''My Thoughts Light Fires'' (2009), Club AC30


Singles

* "Commodity" (2007), Club AC30 * "Time to Kill" (2008), Club AC30


References

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