Piggy D.

Piggy D.
Born	November 16, 1975 (1975-11-16) (age 36), Houston, Texas USA
Genres	Heavy metal, Hard rock, groove metal, Industrial metal[1][2]
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, Bass, Guitar
Years active	1991-present
Labels	Black Victory
Associated acts	Rob Zombie, Amen, Wednesday 13, Alice Cooper, Spunk[disambiguation needed ]
Members
Tommy Clufetos, Calico Cooper

Matt Montgomery (born 16 November 1975) also known as Piggy D. is a musician most famous as a guitarist in Wednesday 13 and bassist for Rob Zombie. His solo material has also received critical acclaim.

Career history

He first took over bass duties with Rob Zombie from current Ozzy Osbourne bassist Blasko, playing American Witch live on Letterman right before picking up the second leg of the Educated Horses tour in late 2006. To this day he maintains a successful solo career while playing with Rob Zombie.

Piggy co-directed a short 10 minute movie entitled "Along Came a Spider: the Movie" for Alice Cooper's latest album which was released on the official YouTube-page for the new album 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, Hazmat, Roxxi Dott, Howie Pyro, 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 with partner Carin Cronacher of Hazmat Design Wicked Wonderland.

In 2009, Piggy D. 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. In 2011, Piggy D. 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.

Discography

With Amen

With Wednesday 13

• 2005: Transylvania 90210: Songs of Death, Dying, and the Dead

With John 5

• 2006: 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

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: October Digital Single Release "Can't Blame You"
• 2011: May Digital Single Release "God Save The Queen Bee"
• 2011: July Digital Single Release "Locust Dance"
• 2011: September Single Release "1975"

References

1. ^ "Rob Zombie". real.com. http://uk.real.com/music/artist/Rob_Zombie/. Retrieved 2009-01-07. 
2. ^ Bowar, Chad. "Rob Zombie - The Best Of Rob Zombie". The New York Times Company. http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/robzombiebestof.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-07. 

External links

• Official Website: http://www.piggy-d.com/
• Myspace link: http://www.myspace.com/piggydofficialpage
• Online store: http://www.blackvictorystore.com/

Persondata
Name	Matt Montgomery
Alternative names	Piggy D
Short description	Guitarist
Date of birth	1975-11-16
Place of birth	Houston, Texas
Date of death
Place of death