Martin Marthus Škaroupka

Martin Marthus Škaroupka
Background information
Birth name	Martin Škaroupka
Also known as	Marthus
Born	January 20, 1981 (1981-01-20) (age 30)
Origin	Czech Republic
Genres	Extreme metal, heavy metal, black metal, progressive metal, hard rock
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Drums, keyboards, percussion, vocals
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Roadrunner Records
Associated acts	Cradle of Filth, Mantas, Symphonity, Inner Fear, Happy Death, Entrails
Website	www.marthusmusic.com

Martin "Marthus" Škaroupka (born January 20, 1981 in Brno, Moravia, Czech Republic) is a drummer best known for his stint in the British metal band Cradle of Filth.

Biography

Since he was 6, Martin started attending piano and singing lessons at LŠU Brno (attendance until 13). Because there were no drums lessons at any of the music schools of that time available, he began to take private lessons from prof. Cupák (member of Janáček opera in Brno).

When 15 years old, he was admitted to Leoš Janáček Conservatory Brno, where he graduated in drums and as an additional instrument — piano.

Marthus began playing with various bands of various music styles when he was 15 (1996). In the same year, his first studio enterprise is released (band Animal Farm), which is followed by another studio CD with band Pink Chubby Cigar.

In 1997 Marthus and his long-time friend Khaablus founded the band Inner Fear, where Marthus is responsible for all compositions, keyboards and drums. In the same year the first demo comes out and until 2003 two more mini-CDs and three full length albums (out of which the first was never released officially).

Let us stay in 1997 for a while when Marthus is playing live shows with Czech bands Monastery, Pluggulp, Inner Fear, Happy Death and Scharnhorst.

In the years following (1997–2000) plays live not only with Happy Death and Inner Fear, but also appears as a guest drummer on Melancholy Pessimism minitour (2000), in a project of Root singer Jiří "Big Boss" Valter, BigBoss and in 1999 recording CD of project Entrails (where he meets Root guitar player, Petr "Blackie" Hošek).

In the beginning of 2001, Marthus takes place on drummer-stool in Pandemia, setting out on a spring European tour, after which the cooperation is finished.

In summer 2004 Marthus filmed his first drumming DVD and moved from Czech Republic to England.

In autumn 2004 Marthus joined English band Mantas (legendary Venom guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn) and in summer 2005 started his cooperation with Czech power/speed/symphonic metal band Symphonity (ex Nemesis).

In January 2006 Marthus recorded drums for a new Symphonity album at House of Audio studios in Germany.

In October 2006 Marthus joined English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth, replacing Adrian Erlandsson.

Style

Marthus often utilizes blast beats and large amounts of double bass in his playing. Marthus is known primarily for his excellent double bass articulation, speed, and control, as well as creative and often unorthodox cymbal applications.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Year	Title	Band
1997	Delusive Eyes	Inner Fear
1997	New Hi-Tech	Happy Death
1999	Altering the Technology	Happy Death
1999	Face of Inner Apocalypsa	Inner Fear
1999	Black Vein	Entrails
1999	Serpent Seed	Entrails
2000	Tribute to Master's Hammer	Entrails
2000	Akhu	Inner Fear
2001	Odeum of Silence	Inner Fear
2002	Thanalogy	Inner Fear
2003	Symbiotry	Inner Fear
2008	Voice from the Silence	Symphonity
2008	Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder	Cradle of Filth
2010	Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa	Cradle of Filth

References

External links

• Official Marthus Website
• Official Cradle Of Filth Website
• Official Symphonity Website
• Official Inner Fear Website
• Official Happy Death Website
• Official Entrails Website

Persondata
Name	Škaroupka, Martin
Alternative names	Marthus
Short description	Czech-born British musician
Date of birth	January 20, 1981
Place of birth	Brno, Czech Republic
Date of death
Place of death