Matt Bachand (born April 29, 1977) is an American guitarist. He has strong

death metal Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...

and

thrash metal Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and often fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, 2007, . ...

influences. He is rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for the heavy metal band

Shadows Fall Shadows Fall is an American metalcore band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1996. Although Shadows Fall has experienced several line-up changes, for most of its recording career, Shadows Fall has been composed of Jon Donais (lead guitar, b ...

, and the bassist for

Act of Defiance Act of Defiance is an American heavy metal supergroup from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2014 by guitarist Chris Broderick and drummer Shawn Drover of Megadeth after they both resigned from the band on the same day, vocalist Henry Der ...

. He is known for his deep growls or

death growl A death growl, or simply growl, is an extended vocal technique usually employed in extreme styles of music, particularly in death metal and other extreme subgenres of heavy metal music. Death growl vocals are sometimes criticized for their ...

, which is often heard in

genre. In Shadows Fall, he can also be heard using a clean vocal style, such as in the song "What Drives the Weak." In his earlier days around the early through the mid-1990s, he was a guitarist for the

band Exhumed (not the deathgrind band Exhumed) and briefly was part of another

band, Perpetual Doom. Matt and Jon formed Shadows Fall in late 1995 and released their first album ''

Somber Eyes to the Sky ''Somber Eyes to the Sky'' is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Shadows Fall, released in 1997 on Matt Bachand's own label Lifeless Records in the United States, while the European release was handled by Genet Records.

'' in 1997, which was released through Matt Bachand's self-produced label Lifeless Records. He also played guitar and sang in a band called Empty, who released an 11-song CD, ''Before the Sunrise'', through Wilderness Records in 1996. The band's music is not heavy metal, and features Bachardt and Jeff Kukucka's harmonizing vocals together and playing acoustic guitars throughout. He will be the touring bassist on

Times of Grace Times of Grace is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in Southampton, Massachusetts. The group consists of Adam Dutkiewicz (Killswitch Engage) and Jesse Leach (Killswitch Engage, The Empire Shall Fall, and Seemless) while guit ...

's upcoming European and North American tours. Bachand will be filling in for Daniel Struble who is unable take part in the tour due to personal matters. Bachand recently signed on as bass player for Act of Defiance, which also features former Megadeth members Chris Broderick and Shawn Drover and vocalist Henry Derek Bonner. In 2018, Bachand provided guest vocals for the song "Take It To The Cross" on

Stryper Stryper is an American Christian metal band from Orange County, California. The group's lineup consists of Michael Sweet (lead vocals, guitar), Oz Fox (guitar), Perry Richardson (bass guitar), and Robert Sweet (drums). Formed in 1983 as Roxx ...

's album ''God Damn Evil''. He uses a custom Ibanez Prestige RGA series guitar (MBM1 Matt Bachand Signature model) and two custom Ibanez SZ guitars. One SZ has a red finish and the other has a natural finish with a five piece neck. All of his guitars feature active EMG pickups, an 81 in the bridge position and a 60 or 85 in the neck position. He also uses Engl amplifiers.

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Matt Bachand (Shadows Fall) guitar rig
1977 births Living people 21st-century American singers 21st-century American guitarists American heavy metal guitarists Rhythm guitarists American bass guitarists Shadows Fall members Times of Grace members {{US-guitarist-stub