Matt Fletcher

Who is Matt Fletcher?

"Mad" Matt Fletcher is an American musician, and the current bassist for the hardcore band Shai Hulud, since 1999, and his side project with founding Shai Hulud member Matthew Fox, Zombie Apocalypse. He has also played guitar in other punk rock bands, like The Rat Bastards, Electric Ass, and the extremely short-lived Sir Hyper-Rape & The Pillage Boys. Fletcher lives a vegan straight edge lifestyle, abstaining from animal product, animal by-product, alcohol and drug consumption. He is often referred to as Mad Matt Fletcher, or Fletch to differentiate between him and Matt Fox. Matt Fletcher does not like the film Mad Max, frequently when questioned about his issues with the film he's been known to fly into a fit of violent rage. Matt has been known to fly into a blind rage when asked about the 1998 Record by Swedish Hardcore band Refused "The Shape of Punk to Come."

When asked about metalcore, he was quoted as saying "well, we're a hardcore band that plays our version of metal". He does not consider himself a musician and often explains, "I just put my fingers where I have to".