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\m/ att thompson

I'm in the zone, baby!

About Me

Drummer for King Diamond, Shaolin Death Squad, and freelance.

I teach music lessons at my studio in Denton, TX.

27/15 years playing/teaching experience, B.M. Jazz Studies, Univ. of North Texas

my AIM name is trogdorborgir.

www.mattthompsondrums.com

My Interests

My interests are limited to singing mindless impromptu songs to a miniature daschund, an activity I recommend.

I'd like to meet:



My Blog

May ’08: Sickdrummer.com Interview, Pending Releases

I am excited that sickdrummer.com asked me to do a podcast, it's a great website and I need all the press I can get of course. I had a great time doing it and it ended way too quickly! Please go here:...
Posted by \m/ att thompson on Tue, 13 May 2008 09:21:00 PST

Aghora!

FROM WWW.AGHORA.ORG:"We are happy to anounce the new drummer for AGHORA 3. Ladies & Gents, Please welcome MATT THOMPSON on board. Matt is a great drummer with a good history and beyond solid chops a...
Posted by \m/ att thompson on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:05:00 PST

King Diamond video premier on MTV

(copied and pasted from a post at covenworldwide.org)Hi to all of you,Just received the following info from Metal Blade:"Hey King! The video will be up on this site tomorrow (not sure of the exact tim...
Posted by \m/ att thompson on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:22:00 PST

Shaolin news/shows

Work has started on new recording for Shaolin Death Squad (here), starting with a song cycle that includes deadly venom, kung fu, and big big metal! We will make one song for the Do For It Records (he...
Posted by \m/ att thompson on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:19:00 PST

The winner!

is Slayer. The posts on Blabbermouth http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article&newsitemID=90427 indicate that most people wanted King to win. I'm happy that we were n...
Posted by \m/ att thompson on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:45:00 PST

Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Grammies to be announced via web

For the first time in Grammy Awards history, the pre-telecast awards presentation will be broadcast live online on Sunday, February 10 at Los Angeles' Staples Center. By heading over to Grammy.com fro...
Posted by \m/ att thompson on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 08:09:00 PST

King Diamond/Brave Combo grammy nominations

King Diamond "Never Ending Hill" has been nominated for "Best Metal Performance", and Brave Combo's "Polka's Revenge" is nominated for best polka album (I played on one song).Also, my good friend Bubb...
Posted by \m/ att thompson on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:34:00 PST

King D USA/Canada CANCELLED

So please send money.
Posted by \m/ att thompson on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:08:00 PST

King Diamond Europe tour 2007 postponed

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article&newsitemID=75546
Posted by \m/ att thompson on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:49:00 PST

King Diamond USA/Canada 2008

Commented KING DIAMOND's lead vocalist and namesake: "I am really looking forward to this tour more than any tour I have ever done. It has all the potential to be the best KING DIAMOND tour ever. Can'...
Posted by \m/ att thompson on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:12:00 PST