Mat McNerney explained

Mat McNerney
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Alias:Kvohst
Instrument:Guitar, vocals
Genre:Black metal, death metal, folk, rock
Occupation:Musician

Kvohst (born Mathew Joseph McNerney in 1978) is a British singer, guitarist, songwriter and producer.

Life and music career

Kvohst was born and grew up in Wimbledon, London. He has lived in numerous places including Norway and The Netherlands first he moved to Oslo then moved to Karasjok in Finnmark, and currently resides in Tampere, Finland.[1] He is the guitarist, singer, and songwriter for the band Hexvessel and the lead singer of Grave Pleasures which was formerly known as Beastmilk. McNerney is the former lead vocalist of the Norwegian band Dødheimsgard, and Code.[2]

1990s

McNerney started his musical career at the age of 12 singing in a based out of his high school band called Vomitorium. In 1993, Vomitorium released a demo titled Haurium Oscula De Te.[3] The band changed their name to later The Tragedians,[4] and released one demo cassette in 1995 entitled Krull.[5]

2000s

In 2002, McNerney went on to form the UK band Void (as Ionman) when they released Posthuman album on Samoth from Emperor's Nocturnal Art label. In the same year in association with Aort, McNerney Co-founded Code and released their first demo in 2002 titled Neurotransmissions: Amplified Thought Chemistry. In 2005, Code signed to Spikefarm Records for Nouveau Gloaming release.[6] Joining Dødheimsgard from Norway in 2004, he wrote lyrics and performed vocals on the album Supervillain Outcast released in 2007 by Moonfog Productions.[7] [8]

In 2008, McNerney has written lyrics for the Norwegian band Virus for their albums The Black Flux and The Agent That Shapes The Desert.[9] [10] [11] In 2009, McNerney nominated for a Norwegian Grammy Award or Spellemannprisen with Code for their album Resplendent Grotesque.[12] [13]

In 2010, McNerney and Johan Snell founded Beastmilk in Helsinki, Finland, the band name changed later to Grave Pleasures in 2013 after Johan leaving and the band split.[14] [15]

In 2012 Hexvessel were nominated for Emma-gaala Award "Finnish Grammy",[16] and nominated for the best underground act at Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards in 2013.[17]

In 2016 Hexvessel were nominated for Prog Magazine "Anthem" award for "Transparent Eyeball" from When We Are Death, 2016.[18]

Discography

With Vomitorium

With The Tragedians

With Void

With Code

With Dødheimsgard

With Decrepit Spectre

With Gangrenator

With Beastmilk

With Grave Pleasures

With Hexvessel

With Carpenter Brut

with The Deathtrip

with Rope Sect

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mat "Kvohst" McNerney Song of Kali. Chloé. 12 November 2017. Chaosphonia. 12 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Beastmilk: Genocidal Crush . . 17 December 2013.
  3. Web site: Schafer . Joseph . January 22, 2016 . Not All Who Wander Are Lost: Mat McNerney Pt. 1 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160124224132/http://www.invisibleoranges.com/not-all-who-wander-are-lost-mat-mcnerney-pt-1/ . January 24, 2016 . February 9, 2023 . Invisible Oranges.
  4. Web site: Demo Archives II . demoarchives.com.
  5. Web site: The Tragedians – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives . Encyclopaedia Metallum.
  6. Web site: Code reviews, music, news – sputnikmusic . Sputnikmusic.
  7. Web site: Global Domination Reviews Dødheimsgard: Supervillain outcast . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928020818/http://www.globaldomination.se/reviews/dodheimsgard-supervillain-outcast . dead . 28 September 2007 . 28 September 2007.
  8. Web site: WebCite query result . https://archive.today/20240525192818/https://www.webcitation.org/66DgwRWO0?url=http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx%3Fmode=Article&newsitemID=87768 . dead . 2024-05-25 . webcitation.org.
  9. Web site: As Virulent As You, by Virus . Virus.
  10. Web site: Mat McNerney (Grave Pleasures) : AMF . amfmusicpublishing.com.
  11. Web site: The Black Flux – Virus Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic .
  12. Web site: Beastmilk – Climax (Svart Records) . Dead Rhetoric . 16 December 2013.
  13. Web site: Spellemann – Arkiv over alle nominerte og vinnere fram til i dag!. Spellemann. 2 September 2019 . nb-NO. 12 September 2019.
  14. Web site: How Beastmilk Became Grave Pleasures Before the 'Dreamcrash' . Vice.
  15. Web site: Under The Shadows: Welcome To The Unique Darkness Of Grave Pleasures . Kerrang!.
  16. Web site: Muun muassa Cheek, Anna Puu ja Robin taistelevat Emma Gaalan palkinnoista – katso ehdokkaat. yle.fi. fi-FI. 12 September 2019.
  17. Web site: Hexvessel nominated for the best underground act at Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards 2013 . Music Finland .
  18. Web site: The European Perspective No. 236 – Progressive Music Awards 2016. admin. 26 June 2016. The European Perspective. 12 September 2019.
  19. Web site: The Deathtrip: Demon Solar Totem. Svart Records. 21 September 2019.

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