Matt Szlachta
Musician, Teacher, and Guitarist in Chicago, Illinois
Lead guitarist for Broken Hope . Previous bands : Dope , Chimaira , Dirge Within . Writer and session musician for Banshee Music Featured on ESPN, NFL, NHRA, and UFC and other various brands . Music instructor for over fifteen years specializing in guitar. Well-educated in several genres including surf , jazz, rock , neo -classical , Nintendo , jungle space and of course, metal. World touring guitarist .Born in Poland and bi-lingual. Discography: three releases on E1- Dope - Blood Money (2016) Chimaira - Crown Of Phantoms (2013) Dirge Within - Force Fed Lies (2009) one on Century Media Broken Hope Mutilated and Assimilated (2017) and three independently Dirge Within - Absolution (2011) Dataskeleton - Data Ep (2019) Dataskeleton - Data Entry Ep (2021) State of the City - Ep (2020) Available for lessons through Skype: eltonjohnwaynegacye Sponsors include: Legator Guitars , EVH , Line 6 , Samson , Gator Cases , In-Tune GP, and LaBella strings Dunlop