Matthew James Traynor is an American musician that primarily performs

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, and best known for being the former drummer of the metalcore band

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from its formation in 2004 until his departure in 2018. He is originally from

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, but moved to

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and eventually helped form Blessthefall.

Background

Traynor has been playing drums since 2000. Traynor started his musical career with bassist Jared Warth and guitarist Mike Frisby in 2002. The trio formed the band and hired vocalist

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in early 2004. Traynor is one of the only two remaining original members, the other being Warth, after Frisby left the band in 2011. In 2018, Traynor announced his departure from the band.

Personal life

Traynor married fitness blogger and personal trainer Brianna Stevens on March 21, 2015. They announced that Brianna was pregnant with their first born son, later announced to be named Jaxin James Traynor, on February 15, 2017, and will be expecting him around September the same year. Jaxin was born on September 21, 2017. As of 2020 Traynor posted himself on Instagram working as a postal worker with

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in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Influences

Traynor states that his three biggest influences were

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, and

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Discography

References

External links

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