Matt Heafy

Quick Facts

Full Name	Matt Heafy
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Jan 26, 1986(1986-01-26)
Age	38
Birthplace	Iwakuni
Country	Japan
Birth City	Yamaguchi Prefecture
Horoscope	Capricorn

Matt Heafy Biography

Matt Heafy is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on January 26, 1986 in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Trivium’s lead guitarist and vocalist is also his band. He has also performed with Capharnaum, a popular music group.

Metallica frontman Metallica frontman James Hetfield was one of Heafy’s major musical influences. is one of Heafy’s main musical influences.

Heafy was born in Iwakuni, Japan to a Japanese mother and an American father. His father, formerly a member of the United States Marine Corps, is half Irish and half German. Although Heafy was born in Japan, and is Japanese, he only lived there for one year and does not speak Japanese fluently; however, he uses some basic phrases when he performs in Japan. His family then moved to Orlando, Florida, where he currently resides. Heafy attended Lake Brantley High School. He completed his senior year while also touring in Europe, and graduated in 2004. During those years, Heafy used to live a straight edge lifestyle. Heafy also has a younger sister who does covers of video game music on her YouTube channel.

In 2005, Roadrunner Records released Roadrunner United: The All-Star Sessions to celebrate the label’s 25th anniversary. Four “team captains” were chosen: Joey Jordison (Slipknot, Murderdolls, Scar the Martyr), Robb Flynn (Machine Head), and Dino Cazares (Fear Factory) as well as Heafy. Heafy also wrote the lyrics and sang the lead vocals to “The End,” captained by Dino Cazares. He and bandmate/guitarist Corey Beaulieu recorded the song “In the Fire” as well, featuring singer King Diamond, bassist Mike D’Antonio, and drummer Dave Chavarri. He also wrote and played guitar on the tracks “Dawn of a Golden Age”, “I Don’t Wanna Be (A Superhero)” and “Blood and Flames,” also contributing vocals to the latter.

He was the son of a Japanese mother and spent his first year in Japan. He grew up in Florida. He married Ashley Heafy in 2010.

Matt Heafy Net Worth

Matt Heafy is one of the richest Guitarist from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Matt Heafy 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was twelve years old when he first picked up the guitar.

He joined Capharnaum with Trivium’s ex-producer.

Matthew Kiichi Heafy (born January 26, 1986) is a Japanese-born American musician best known as the guitarist and lead vocalist for the American heavy metal band Trivium. Heafy is also the lead vocalist for the band Capharnaum, along with Trivium’s former producer Jason Suecof. He is also a gamer and practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and he does daily live streams on his Twitch channel “matthewkheafy”, which consist of playing video games, running guitar clinics, vocal warm ups, showcasing his Brazilian jiu-jitsu classes, and playing Trivium songs and acoustic covers.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Matt Heafy height 6 ft 3 in Matt weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Matt Heafy Dating?

According to our records, Matt Heafy married to Ashley Heafy. As of December 1, 2023, Matt Heafy’s is not dating anyone.

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On January 10, 2010, Heafy married Ashley Howard in Orlando, Florida. The wedding was attended by their close friends and family. The couple have two twin children, a daughter, Mia Kiyomi Heafy, and a son, Akira Hiro Heafy, both born on November 6, 2018. Matt returned home from tour to be with Ashley while she gave birth while the tour finished with Howard Jones and Johannes Eckerström performing guest vocals on various songs and YouTuber Jared Dines filling in on guitar.

Facts & Trivia

Matt Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Matt Heafy celebrates birthday on January 26 of every year.

In 2013, Epiphone released his artist signature model Les Paul in both 6 and 7 string versions. He had previously been seen playing his signature models on the Dream Theater “A Dramatic Turn of Events Tour”. In 2017, Epiphone released a new signature model called “SnØfall”, which drew inspiration from Trivium’s 2015 album Silence in the Snow. This model is available in 6 and 7 string configurations and features an exclusive custom Alpine White finish along with white Phenolic fret board.

Can Matt Heafy speak Japanese?

Although Heafy was born in Japan, he only lived there for one year and does not speak Japanese fluently ; however, he uses some basic phrases when he performs in Japan.

Did Matt Heafy leave Trivium?

In October 2018, Heafy announced that he would be unavailable for a string of upcoming dates due to his wife’s pregnancy , with Light the Torch frontman Howard Jones, Avatar frontman Johannes Eckerström and YouTube personality Jared Dines taking his place. In September 2020, early Trivium member Brent Young died.

What is Matt Heafy salary?

According to the New York Times – which cites Page’s extensive report on streaming economics – Heafy collects “ just under $10,000” a month through his Twitch channel, a figure slightly less than Trivium’s “average of $11,000 a month” from music streaming platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music.

Is Matt Heafy a good guitarist?

Matt Heafy is the founding member and rhythm guitarist for the heavy metal band Trivium. Since the band’s incarnation in 1999, he’s gained a reputation as one of the best and most influential guitar players in metal.

Is Matt Heafy a gamer?

For Heafy, this is a dream come true: he has been into games all of his life and some of his earliest memories , he tells NME in a roundtable interview, revolved around video games.