Matthew Aaron Good (born February 11, 1984) is an American musician, singer and record producer. He is best known for being the lead guitarist, lead vocalist and the only constant member of the post-hardcore band From First to Last from its conception in 1999 until now. He was formerly the guitarist of grindcore band The Color of Violence, which featured future From First to Last members Travis Richter, Derek Bloom, and Joey Antillon. He joined Chiodos vocalist Craig Owens' band, D.R.U.G.S., eventually moving on to produce music under the name Kit Fysto with friend AJ Calderon. He currently owns and operates a music recording studio in Tempe, Arizona called Good Sounds and plays guitar in From First to Last. He also produced Asking Alexandria's self titled album, which was released on 15 December 2017.
Musical career
The Color of Violence and From First to Last (2002–2010, 2013–Present) Good was originally in grindcore outfit The Color of Violence, then known as Skeleton Slaughter vs. Fetus Destroyer. The band had started as a full-time project, but Good, along with fellow members Travis Richter, Derek Bloom, and Joey Antillon, decided to move on to form From First to Last."The Color of Violence - Artist Bio" Epitaph Records website. Retrieved on 27 September 2010.
From First to Last (then known as simply First Too Last) was founded by guitarist-vocalist Travis Richter and Good. The group, then having a rotating line-up, released their debut EP, Aesthetic, on Four Leaf Recordings in New York. Good and Bloom were the only original members to be on all of the band's releases. They were featured on all four of the band's full-length albums and went on all of their tours.
Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows (D.R.U.G.S.) (2010–2012) After being kicked out of Chiodos in late 2009, Craig Owens had started saying that he was putting a new band together, which was unnamed at the time. Owens later revealed the name of the new band was D.R.U.G.S., which is an acronym for Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows. Owens started to reveal band members one by one through video blogs. By the time the last member was announced, the band consisted of Craig Owens as the lead vocalist, Matt Good as a guitarist and vocalist, Nick Martin also as a guitarist and vocalist, Adam Russell as bassist and Aaron Stern as the drummer. The band entered the recording studio on August 25, 2010, and finished recording the album on October 21 of the same year. The band then went on their first headlining tour Rise from the Ashes Tour, supported by Eyes Set To Kill and New Medicine, taking place between December 4–19, 2010. The band announced that the album would be titled D.R.U.G.S. with a release date of February 22, 2011.
Kit Fysto and Rumors Surrounding New D.R.U.G.S. Project (2012–2013) While in D.R.U.G.S., Matt Good and friend AJ Calderon created a side project named "juiceb0x". The two produced a few Dubstep/Electronica remixes under that name. Later, however, they changed their name from "juiceb0x" to Kit Fysto, due to a copyright infringement issue. After Matt Good and two other band members left D.R.U.G.S., Kit Fysto became Matt Good and AJ Calderon's full-time project. The two are scheduled to play their first live show together June 22, 2012 at The Electric Glow Festival in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The two have an official YouTube channel, KitFystoOfficial, which only has one video due to the fact that Matt Good and AJ Calderon have a newfound addiction to Diablo III.
Matt Good and all the other former members of Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows excluding Craig Owens who returned to Chiodos, discussed forming a new unnamed project together, but due to Good and the other two ex-members of D.R.U.G.S having to sign a contract when they first joined the band stating that they could not be a band without Owens, they could not carry on with this new project.
From First to Last Reunion (2013–Present)
In November 2013, it was announced that FFTL would be reuniting. The lineup would consist of Good, Travis Richter, Derek Bloom and Matt Manning. Bloom was unable to take part in the reunion, so Good recruited Taylor Larson on guitar, Spencer Sotelo of Periphery on vocals, and Ernie Slenkovich on drums. FFTL's Kickstarter project was successfully funded in late 2013. Their original goal was to write and record an EP, but they ultimately decided to release an LP. That full-length album, titled "Dead Trees," was released in April 2015 under Sumerian Records. FFTL played their first reunion show with Black Veil Brides on Halloween night of 2014 at the Marquee Theater in Tempe, Arizona. They went on to complete a short West coast U.S. tour in December 2014."Matt Good (D.R.U.G.S) Discusses New Project Kit Fysto""D.R.U.G.S. Members Working On New Project"
Kill It With Fire (2016) In October 2016, Matt announced via Twitter that he is involved in a new band called Kill It With Fire. The band includes Matt Good on vocals and guitar, along with Ben Bruce from Asking Alexandria on guitar, and Zack Hansen from The Word Alive on bass,(drummer TBA). Matt Good stated "It's gonna be pretty pop punk, but not too pop punk. Just the right amount". Matt also stated the record will probably be done by Christmas."Matt Good making Kill it With Fire announcement on Twitter""Matt Good discussing the genre of the new band" However, all tweets regarding the project has since been deleted and has not been mentioned since, placing the status of project in unknown.
Good Sounds and Music Production Aside from performing, Good runs a recording studio in Tempe, Arizona called Good Sounds where he produces, mixes, and masters full-length albums and EPs. He works closely with K&Z Entertainment and has many releases to his name. He has worked with many big bands such as Asking Alexandria, The Word Alive, and Attila.
Discography
with From First to Last Year Artist Album Label Credits 2003 From First to Last Aesthetic Four Leaf Recordings Guitarist/Vocalist 2004 From First to Last Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Body Count Epitaph Records Guitarist/Backing Vocalist 2006 From First to Last Heroine Epitaph Records Guitarist/Backing Vocalist 2008 From First to Last From First to Last Suretone/Interscope Records Guitarist/Vocalist 2010 From First to Last Throne to the Wolves Rise Records Guitarist/Vocalist 2015 From First to Last Dead Trees Sumerian Records Producer/Writer/Guitarist/Backing Vocalist
with Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows (D.R.U.G.S.) Year Artist Album Label Credits 2011 D.R.U.G.S. D.R.U.G.S. Decaydance Records Guitarist/Backing Vocalist
as a producer Year Artist Album Credits2026 Escape the Fate The Last Goodbye Producer/Mixer/Co-Writer Sleeping With Sirens An Ending in Itself Mixer TX2 The End of Us Producer/Mixer/Co-Writer2025 Survive Said the Prophet Luv Sux Sessions Producer/Mixer TX2 "Hollow Frame" Producer/Composer/Mixer Archers Temporary High EP Producer/Writer Keep Close Let You In EP Producer/Writer/Mixer Nerv Lost EP Producer/Co-Writer TX2 "Infamous" Producer/Composer/Mixer Arsenic Kitchen "G.S.S." Producer2024 Remember the Monsters Hostage EP Escape the Fate "M.O.N.S.T.E.R" TX2 Cruel World EP Writer/Mixer/Guitar/Producer Remember the Monsters "Toxic" Producer Danny Rose Danny Rose EP Producer/Writer "Treading Water", "Too Long", "Better Than Yesterday" TX2 "Vendetta" Producer/Mixer Az The World Burnz "Kiss From A Rose" Producer2023 TX2 Ghost of LA EP Writer/Producer "Black Wedding", "6 Seconds Left" Hyro the Hero Bound for Glory Producer/Composer/Mixer Asking Alexandria Where Do We Go from Here? Producer/Mixer/Co-Writer The Word Alive Hard Reset Producer/Writer "One of Us", "Fade Away", "War With You" Eerie Weather Pale Flowers Producer/Mixer/Co-Writer "Colorless" Butcher Babies Eye for an Eye... Producer/Mixer/Co-Writer Zillion Chew EP Producer/Writer/Mixer "Chew", "The Basement", "War Inside of Me"2022 Hyro the Hero "Retaliation Generation" Producer/Composer/Mixer Capsize "Fading Face" Producer/Writer/Mixer Dragged Under Upright Animals Composer/Mixer2021 Gemini Syndrome 3rd Degree - The Raising Producer/Co-Writer Asking Alexandria See What's on the Inside Producer Johnny 3 Tears The Abyss Producer/Writer/Engineer The Haunt Social Intercourse EP Producer/Writer/Engineer/Mixer2020 Hollywood Undead New Empire, Vol. 2 Producer/Co-Writer/Engineer The Word Alive "Pardon Me" Producer Asking Alexandria Like a House on Fire Paul Bartolome Screaming Through the Radio Stitched Up Heart Darkness Producer/Guitar/Composer/Mixer Alita "Human Nature" Mixer Hollywood Undead New Empire, Vol. 1 Producer/Engineer Tattoo the Scars "Cheers To the Tragedy" Producer Anti-Flag 20/20 Vision Producer/Mixer/Engineer2019 Otherwise Defy Producer/Composer Remember the Monsters "Close Encounters" Producer Sleeping with Sirens How It Feels to Be Lost First and Forever "Chicago" Producer/Engineer A Fall to Break Disaster, Destruction and After Producer/Mixer/Mastering/Engineer Skrillex "Mumbai Power" Writer At My Mercy Balance Symmetry Producer Remember the Monsters "Sink" Famous Last Words Arizona EP2018 After the Calm "Stuck on Repeat" Capsize "Fragile" Never Us Retrograde EP Producer/Guest Vocals Hollywood Undead "Another Level" Producer The Word Alive Violent Noise Producer/Mixer Blessthefall Hard Feelings Co-Producer Attila "Callout 2" Producer American Avenue "Make War" Writer Amor Love vs. Logic Producer/Composer2017 Asking Alexandria Asking Alexandria Producer Beyond Unbroken Don't Wake the Dead EP Ded "Architect" Mixer Memphis May Fire "Virus" Producer The Word Alive "Misery"2016 Note to Self "Agony Complete" Upon a Burning Body Straight From The Barrio Whitney Peyton Firecracker Caroline Burt "100" Romance Mechanics Ghost Stories EP Producer/Mixer Memphis May Fire This Light I Hold Stands With Fists "The Meaning" Producer At My Mercy At My Mercy EP The Word Alive Dark Matter Producer/Co-Writer Vampires Everywhere! Ritual Orenda In Difference Producer2015 Run 2 Cover Lovesick Producer/Co-Writer From First to Last Dead Trees Veil of Maya Matriarch Programming Message to the Masses Means to an End EP Producer/Co-Writer Animus Complex Immersion Producer Stands with Fists Cinematic Mind Producer/Co-Writer Nekrogoblikon Heavy Meta Mixer Ella Kaye Comas Collide EP Producer/Co-Writer2014 Capture Reign of Terror Some Call Us Heroes Destinations EP Crisis In Victory Drown Your Sorrows EP Chivalry Is Dead This Is Rebellion EP Straight on 'til Morning Ruckus EP Producer/Mixer2013 Chivalry Is Dead To Those Who Are Abandoned EP Producer/Co-Writer
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