Matt Farrington
7th April 2013
Name : Matt Farrington
Age: 39
Favourite kind of Rock: – Have to say like mostly anything but it has to be melodic
First Album: At the age of 12 I bought Queen – A Kind Of Magic and then quickly became a Queen freak before leading onto Maiden, the rest is history!
First Concert: Europe at the Manchester Apollo on the âOut Of This Worldâ tour, Dare supported , I was 16 and the gig was amazing â it set the standard of what a gig should be, if bands canât create a separate atmosphere/put on a show, then you may as well stay at home and listen to the CD!
Whoâs the most famous person/band youâve met?: Megadeth I guess, and yes, Dave Mustaine was a dick, he called somebodyâs gran a stupid bitch after sheâd just bought a âdeth record for her grandson â Not good!
Any embarrassing moments?: Iâm glad to say I took our own Craig Hogan to a Slayer gig and took his concert cherry, although he still ribs me to this day as I fell asleep at the gig! â One of the heaviest bands on the planet!
What album changed your life?: Queensryche, âOperation Mindcrimeâ â for about two years I listened to that album at least once a day, itâs just sad that after Degarmo ( guitarist ) left that theyâve mostly just tread water ever since and now with the battle over the band name etc itâs just sad.
Whatâs the best Gig youâve ever been to? : probably Download 2009, awesome lineup and a blazing weekend! Also seeing Metallica at the Milton Keynes bowl with Megadeth, The Almighty and Diamond Head was pretty special too.
Instrument of Choice?: Bass guitar
Best thing about âAll About The Rockâ? : Simply put, itâs fans that have built the site and itâs purely for the fans, thereâs loads weâve discussed that we want to do to improve what we can and thereâs exciting times ahead, keep watching!