Piggy D.
Piggy D. | |
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Piggy D. performing with Rob Zombie 2014 at the Nova Rock Festival | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Matthew Montgomery |
Born | (1975-11-16) November 16, 1975 (age 48) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Genres | Heavy metal, hard rock, groove metal, Industrial metal,[1][2] pop punk, horror punk |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, bass, guitar |
Years active | 1991-present |
Labels | Black Victory |
Matthew Montgomery (born November 16, 1975), also known as Piggy D., is an American musician most famous as bassist for Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie, and also as a guitarist for Wednesday 13.[3]
Career history
He first took over bass duties with Rob Zombie from current Ozzy Osbourne bassist Blasko, playing "American Witch" live on the Late Show with David Letterman right before picking up the second leg of the Educated Horses tour in mid 2006. To this day, he maintains a successful solo career while playing with Zombie.
Mr. Piggy co-directed a short 10-minute promo video entitled Along Came a Spider: the Movie for Alice Cooper's album which was released on the Cooper's official YouTube-page on October 2, 2008. The movie featured three songs from the album: "Vengeance is Mine," "(In Touch with Your) Feminine Side", and "Killed by Love." The video stars Alice Cooper, Slash, Roxxi Dott, Howie Pyro, and Dave Pino. Piggy D. also contributed all the graphic design for the album including the album cover and multiple teaser posters. Piggy D has also contributed album artwork for John 5's solo albums. His work features on Remixploitation (2009), Requiem (2008) and The Devil Knows My Name (2007). Piggy D also co-designed the art for the newest Lita Ford album Wicked Wonderland.
In 2009, Piggy co-wrote and produced the first ever Alice Cooper Halloween song, "Keepin' Halloween Alive." The single was released digitally on iTunes, and a limited edition CD. A glow in the dark 7" record has also been released.
February 2010 saw the release of the first studio album with Zombie that featured Piggy. The song "The Man Who Laughs" was co-written by Piggy.
In 2011, Piggy co-wrote with David Spreng, Bob Ezrin and Alice Cooper for the long waited sequel Welcome 2 My Nightmare. The track "Last Man On Earth" is featured on the album.
Piggy and vocalist Shannon Gallant began working together again after a 5-year hiatus, and began work a new recording project called The Haxans. The duo have released two singles "Cold Blood" and "Black Cat Bone."
In 2011, Piggy was invited to co-write and co-produce the debut album for The Doom Party. A release date has not been set.
In 2013, Piggy contributed to the song writing for the new Rob Zombie album Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor with the song "Lucifer Rising". Piggy uses ESP basses.
In 2016, Piggy announced that he was collaborating with Ash Costello from New Years Day on a new project called The Haxans. The first single "Chains" was released on June 6, 2016.
In January 2024, Piggy D announced he was leaving Rob Zombie's band after 18 years. In August 2024, he started playing with Marilyn Manson.[4]
Discography
With Wednesday 13
- 2005: Transylvania 90210: Songs of Death, Dying, and the Dead
With John 5
- 2007: The Devil Knows My Name
With Rob Zombie
- 2007: Zombie Live
- 2008: Punisher: War Zone Soundtrack
- 2010: Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool
- 2013: Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor
- 2015: Spookshow International Live
- 2016: The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser
- 2021: The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy
With Alice Cooper
- 2009: "Keepin' Halloween Alive" - Single
- 2011 "Last Man On Earth" album track Co-songwriter for "Welcome 2 My Nightmare"
Solo
- 2007: The Evacuation Plan
- 2010: "Can't Blame You" - Single
- 2011: "God Save The Queen Bee" - Single
- 2011: "Locust Dance" - Single
- 2011: "1975" - Single
- 2012: Repeat Offender - The Singles and Remix Collection
The Haxans
- 2012: "Cold Blood" - Single
- 2012: "Black Cat Bone" - Single
- 2016: "Chains" - Single
- 2016: Hax-o-ween Volume 1 - EP
- 2017: Three Hits from Hell - EP
- 2017: "Lights Out" - Single
- 2017: Party Monsters
- 2019: "Pet Sematary" - Single
- 2019: "Godzilla" - Single
- 2021: "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)" - Single
- 2022: "All the Roses" - Single
- 2023: The Dead and Restless
- 2023: "Cuz It's Halloween" - Single
- 2023: "Everyday is Halloween" - Single
- 2023: "Ways to Be Wicked" - Single
- 2023: "Witchy Woman" - Single
The Doom Party
- 2013 "The Last Party" - Single (co-writer/co-producer)
References
- ^ "Rob Zombie". real.com. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
- ^ Bowar, Chad. "Rob Zombie - The Best Of Rob Zombie". The New York Times Company. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
- ^ KENNEDY, Adam (February 2016). "Wednesday 13 at Think Tank in Newcastle". National Rock Review.
- ^ "Watch: MARILYN MANSON Plays First Concert In Nearly Five Years". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. August 3, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
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- Marilyn Manson
- Tyler Bates
- Piggy D.
- Reba Meyers
- Gil Sharone
- Zsa Zsa Speck
- Olivia Newton Bundy
- Gidget Gein
- Sara Lee Lucas
- Daisy Berkowitz
- Zim Zum
- John 5
- Mark Chaussee
- Madonna Wayne Gacy
- Rob Holliday
- Tim Skold
- Wes Borland
- Andy Gerold
- Ginger Fish
- Chris Vrenna
- Fred Sablan
- Jason Sutter
- Spencer Rollins
- Daniel Fox
- Twiggy Ramirez
- Paul Wiley
- Juan Alderete
- Brandon Pertzborn
- Portrait of an American Family
- Antichrist Superstar
- Mechanical Animals
- Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)
- The Golden Age of Grotesque
- Eat Me, Drink Me
- The High End of Low
- Born Villain
- The Pale Emperor
- Heaven Upside Down
- We Are Chaos
- Lunch Boxes & Choklit Cows
- Lest We Forget: The Best Of
- Lost & Found
- "Get Your Gunn"
- "Lunchbox"
- "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
- "The Beautiful People"
- "Long Hard Road Out of Hell"
- "Tourniquet"
- "The Dope Show"
- "I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me)"
- "Rock Is Dead"
- "Disposable Teens"
- "The Fight Song"
- "The Nobodies"
- "Tainted Love"
- "Mobscene"
- "This Is the New Shit"
- "Personal Jesus"
- "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)"
- "Putting Holes in Happiness"
- "We're from America"
- "Arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon"
- "No Reflection"
- "Slo-Mo-Tion"
- "Third Day of a Seven Day Binge"
- "Deep Six"
- "Cupid Carries a Gun"
- "We Know Where You Fucking Live"
- "Kill4Me"
- "Cry Little Sister"
- "God's Gonna Cut You Down"
- "The End"
- "We Are Chaos"
- "Don't Chase the Dead"
- "As Sick As the Secrets Within"
- "Dope Hat"
- "Antichrist Superstar"
- "Man That You Fear"
- "Coma White"
- "Astonishing Panorama of the Endtimes"
- "You and Me and the Devil Makes 3"
- "The Mephistopheles of Los Angeles"
- "The Devil Beneath My Feet"
- "Tattooed in Reverse"
- "Apple of Sodom"
- "This Is Halloween"
- "If I Was Your Vampire"
- "Running to the Edge of the World"
- "WOW"
- "Killing Strangers"
- "Say10"
- The Long Hard Road Out of Hell
- Holy Wood
- Genealogies of Pain
- Campaign
- Born Villain
- Portrait of an American Family Tour
- Smells Like Children Tour
- Dead to the World Tour
- Mechanical Animals Tour
- Beautiful Monsters Tour
- Rock Is Dead Tour
- Guns, God and Government Tour
- Grotesk Burlesk Tour
- The High End of Low Tour
- Hey Cruel World... Tour
- Twins of Evil Tour
- Masters of Madness Tour
- The Hell Not Hallelujah Tour
- The End Times Tour
- Heaven Upside Down Tour
- Twins of Evil: The Second Coming Tour
- Twins of Evil: Hell Never Dies Tour
- Discography
- Awards and nominations
- Band members
- List of songs
- The Manson Family Album
- Posthuman Records
- Hell, etc.
- Columbine massacre controversy
- Alice Cooper
- Godhead
- Goon Moon
- Jack Off Jill
- Loser
- Nine Inch Nails
- Rob Zombie
- Slipknot
- The Smashing Pumpkins
- Rasputina
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