Dr. Matt Destruction

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Dr. Matt Destruction
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Dr. Matt Destruction in 2007
Background information
Birth nameMattias Bernvall
Also known asDr. Destruction
Born (1978-03-18) 18 March 1978 (age 45)
Fagersta, Sweden
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)Bass guitar
Years active1989–2013
Labels
Formerly of The Hives
Website www.thehives.com

Dr. Matt Destruction (born Mattias Bernwall; 18 March 1978) is a Swedish musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former bassist of garage rock band The Hives.

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Career

Bernwall was born in Fagersta, and began playing bass in bands while still in mellanstadiet (compulsory schooling in Sweden). The Hives were formed in 1993, when Bernwall was 15 years old, and rose to prominence in the early 2000s as a leading group of the garage rock revival, playing garage rock influenced rock music. Bernwall typically played a 1970s Fender Telecaster Bass which differs from the earlier late 1960s Telecaster bass and 1950s Precision Bass (which the Telecaster bass was basically a reissue of) in that the bass has a humbucker rather than a single coil pickup. His bass was in the band's signature white/black color combo along with a white Hiwatt amplifier; he almost always used bass distortion and a pick. He also occasionally played a Rickenbacker bass, as seen in the "Hate to Say I Told You So" music video.

Bernwall departed the band in 2013, with undisclosed health issues cited as the reason for his departure. [1] He did, however, make a cameo appearance in the band's 2023 music video for the single "Countdown to Shutdown". [2]

Discography

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