Artist description Anvil.Chorus, ex-sound designer for Weapons Factory Software and current MP3 artist, is the frontman of the band. Friends and other artists are brought in from time to time to fill in the gaps. Currently, the music posted here reflects Anvil's "Techno" side, but soon will be filled with his overall Industrial vision in his music. Soon to come "Something's Disturbing" and the "4-Track Trash Chronicles". "Initial Burning" has been striken from the market due to lack of interest(with good reason). :-)

Music Style Electronic - Rock - Experimental - Soundtrack

Musical Influences Skinny Puppy, Oingo Boingo, Ultravox, Severed Heads, FSOL, Nitzer Ebb, Yello, Pitchshifter, Static X, Frank Zappa, AFOS, Duran x 2, Ministry, Download, Cabaret Voltaire, Prong, Killing Joke, The Residents, Gary Numan, Angry Samoans, Descendents, Dead Milkmen, Current 93, MC 900ft Jesus, Download, Throbbing Gristle, Chris and Cosey, The Cure, Dalis Car, Japan, Joy Division, Peter Murphy, Love and Rockets, The Pixies, Frank Black, everything that makes a noise.

Similar Artists Front 242, Skinny Puppy, Severed Heads, KMFDM (or MDFMK).

Artist History Anvil was born in Columbus Ohio in 1970. For four years after his birth, his family moved around the East Coast until his father landed a professorship in Sociology at the University of Kansas and his mother later became administrator for KU's Telecommunications. He has resided in Lawrence ever since. During this time, Matthew created several songs and comedy skits on cassette tape and reel-to-reel. At the age of 15, he threw himself into the world of midi programming, learning anything and everything he could on his own. During these years he came to rely on himself to create fantastic pieces that reflect his vision of something elsewhere or out of reach.Anvil also worked illegally as a studio sound producer for KJHK college radio for almost two years, where he learned to create complex recording structures and how to DJ. In recent years he has been the head sound designer for Weapons Factory software, as well as the head of its music division.Matthew is currently producing his first published material as a freelance composer for Prodigal Publishing Group out of New York. The soundtrack for Underworld role-playing game is slated for release in "?" of 2000. Check out it progress at www.prodigalpublishing.com or www.mp3.com/ThePCP.

Group Members As of now, there is me: Anvil.Chorus (or just plain Anvil), I recruit others to play key roles in the creation of songs. Other recruits include: Mina DeVeera (poet/chronicler), Baldy (a.k.a. Manaburn (Weapons Factory radio wav pack)), Scmadta (Weapons Factory radio wav pak), Alpha Orionis (Weapons Factory radio wav pack), Zemaris (Weapons Factory radio wav pack), ZubZub (a.k.a. Tiriza (Weapons Factory radio wav pack/Tes With Dagda)), Mr. Plutonium (a.k.a. Pluto (Weapons Factory radio wav pack/sonic experimentations)), Nikki (Weapons Factory radio wav pack), DJ Kaeru (drum samples for ESP).

Instruments Roland XP-60 Workstation, Vision DSP, Korg ER-1, Korg KAOSS Pad, Korg MS2000r, Sonic Foundry Vegas and Acid Pro, Zoom Effects, Ibanez guitars, Line 6 POD Pro guitar preamp, Shure, Marshall and AKG mics, various software for recording, tweaking and nullification. Synths, wavs, guitars, bass, drums, vocals, and anything that is or isn't nailed down.

Albums CyborgNeuro(sis) Hyperplay maxi-single is released and available! JULY 15th FULL DAM CD RELEASE "Something's Disturbing". July 20th RESPAWN! Hyperplay maxi-single released. MANY SURPRISES.

Press Reviews No reviews as of yet. I had an interview with "3-d Soundsurge" online audio magazine and Gamespy.com.

Location Lawrence, Kansas - USA

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