Matt Bachand

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Matt Bachand
Matt Bachand at Turock Open Air in Essen, Germany, 2014
Background information
Birth name	Matthew Ryan Bachand
Born	(1977-05-02) May 2, 1977 (age 47)
Origin	Easthampton, Massachusetts United States
Genres	Heavy metal death metal metalcore thrash metal melodic death metal
Occupation	Guitarist
Instrument(s)	Guitar, bass, vocals
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Century Media, Atlantic, Roadrunner

Matt Bachand (born May 2, 1977) is an American guitarist. He has strong death metal and thrash metal influences. He is rhythm guitarist and clean vocalist for the metalcore band Shadows Fall, and the bassist for Act of Defiance.