Matthew Christopher Deis (born December 13th, 1983 in
Peterborough, New Hampshire) is a professional musician. A former member of the Massachusetts-based metal band All That Remains, Deis is currently a member of Pennsylvania's
CKY.Matt lived in New Hampshire until the age of four until his family moved to
West Springfield, Massachusetts. He has been involved with music since he was very young. He has played the
piano ever since he was 5 years old, and picked up the
clarinet in elementary school. By the time he got to junior high school, he begged his parents for a
guitar and started his first band, Nameless Fear. He played in Nameless Fear from the ages of 13-17. He eventually left to play bass for the band Lost Inside a Rubix Cube (who later changed their name to The Amber Fashion). Matt started taking guitar lessons from the lead guitar player of
All That Remains, and eventually started playing bass for the band. During his time in All That Remains, Deis co-wrote and played bass on their album
This Darkened Heart. World touring with such bands as
Gwar,
Slipknot,
As I Lay Dying, and
Killswitch Engage followed.
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