Matthew Ian Fox

• Name — Matt Fox • Birth Name — Matthew Ian Fox • Alias — The World Devourer (on The Fall of Every Man) • Born — 28 April 1973 • Birthplace — Smithtown, New York, U.S. • Origin — Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S. • Instrument — Guitar, bass, drums • Genre — * Metalcore • hardcore punk • Occupation — Musician, songwriter • Years Active — 1990–present • Associated Acts — Shai Hulud, Zombie Apocalypse, Strongarm, New Found Glory, Merauder

Fox is credited with popularising the "metalcore" term in the late 1990s/early 2000s, identifying bands like Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity as metalcore bands, even calling Shai Hulud a metalcore band back then as a tongue-in-cheek term with his friends. However, in some interviews, he has stated that he no longer considers Shai Hulud a metalcore band, since the term "has lost its original meaning", i.e. hardcore bands with a "heavier" sound. Fox called the genre "trite" and "shallow music", "made by people that imitate it rather than love it". As of 2015, he refers to Shai Hulud's sound as "Shai Hulud Unincorporated".

In 1999, Fox founded the independent record label Ides of March, releasing music by bands like Glasseater, Brother's Keeper, Destro and Poison the Well. Fox secured an exclusive distribution deal through Revelation Records, to which his band Shai Hulud was already signed. Ides of March was originally scheduled to release Shai Hulud side-projects like A New Found Glory, Boddicker and re-issues of obscure Shai Hulud material, but shifted instead to releasing music by close friends. In early 2003, after having put out twelve releases as Ides of March, Fox changed the name of the record label to At Dawn We Wage War, announcing the release of a Shai Hulud compilation. The label however only released a handful of things under the new name and by 2005, it had faded out. The Shai Hulud compilation evolved into A Comprehensive Retrospective: or How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Release Bad and Useless Recordings, which was eventually co-released by At Dawn We Wage War and Revelation Records in January 2005.

Although Fox practices a drug- and alcohol-free lifestyle, he is not part of the straight edge movement, as stated in many interviews. Fox's favorite group is the thrash metal band Metallica. He also has been influenced by many other hardcore punk, metallic hardcore, thrash metal, punk rock and progressive metal bands. Fox has stated that he suffers from coulrophobia, a fear of clowns. Fox also has an extreme love for the Muppets, stating that Kermit is his favorite.

• Evilalive – drums (1990–1991) • Planet X – drums (1991) • The Murrychesstoes – drums, guitar (1991–1992) • Bingo Mut – drums (1993–1994) • Unwillful Demise (1994) • Strongarm – drums (1994, 2000 Live) • The One-eyed Kings – bass (1995) • S.F.B • Tension – bass (1993) • The Day It Rained on Aracus • Shai Hulud – lead guitar, backup vocals (1995–present) • New Found Glory – fill in guitar (1998) • Zombie Apocalypse (formerly called "Boddicker") – guitar (1998, 2003–present)