Matt Deis is an American bass guitarist. Originally from

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, he is best known as the bassist of the rock band

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with whom he performed with between 2005 and 2010, returning in 2015 and departing again in 2019, and the current bassist of

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band All That Remains, with whom he performed between 2003 and 2005, but made his return in 2022. From 2019 to 2020, Deis performed with ''

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'' finalist

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. As of summer 2021, Deis is the touring bassist for the country music artist,

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Early life

Deis lived in New Hampshire until the age of four until his family moved to

. He started taking guitar lessons from

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of All That Remains, and eventually started playing bass guitar for the band. During his time in All That Remains, Deis co-wrote and played bass on their album ''

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''. Tours with bands such as

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, Slipknot,

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, and

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followed.

CKY

In 2005, Deis auditioned for and subsequently joined CKY. He has since toured across the United States, Australia and Europe with the band. In 2010, Deis departed CKY stating he was unable to commit to the band while experiencing health issues. In 2015, Deis reunited with CKY for a concert in

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, Ohio which benefited the family of

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. CKY then entered the studio with Deis to record the album '' The Phoenix''. Deis appeared in the music videos for the songs "Head For a Breakdown", "Replaceable", and "Wiping Off the Dead". In the summer of 2019, Deis released a statement outlining his departure for the band and offering his support and thanks to the band, their crew, and their fans.

Discography

* All That Remains – ''

'' (March 2004) – bass and piano *

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– ''

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'' (July 2004) – piano on "Revelations" *

– ''Live at Mr. Smalls'' (2007) – bass *CKY – ''

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'' (May 2009) – bass on "Hellions on Parade", "The Boardwalk Body", "Imaginary Threats", "Karmaworks", and bass/keyboards on "Stripped Your Speech" *CKY – '' The Phoenix'' (June 2017) – bass, synthesizers *CKY – ''Too Precious to Kill (2018)'' – bass, synthesizers

References

External links

Interview with Matt Deis
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