Matt Lombard was born in 1969 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. With no formal training in the arts, he follows his heart and instincts as an artist. The past two years has included working with the extreme metal act Cradle of Filth and shooting pictures on the Michael Ninn set for the film In the Garden of Shadows. A film inspired by his image Socket Grinder. His work continues to be inspired by artists such H.R. Giger, Joel Peter Witkin, Robert Gregory Griffeth, and Hieronymus Bosch.

David Bowie, Die Form, NIN, Neuroticfish, Machine Head, Depeche Mode, Cradle of Filth, BILE, Tori Amos, Attrition, Sarah McLachlan, Grip Inc., Lamb of God, TALK TALK. Slipknot, Tea Party, Paul Oakenfold, Dismantled, Rammstein, Vain, Tool, U2, Slayer, Pet Shop Boys, Judas Priest, Pantera, The Motels, Assemblage 23, Type O Negative, Billy Idol, Berlin, The Cure, Radiohead, Cubanate, Accept, Journey, C-Tech, Heart, Queensryche, Razed in Black, Pink Floyd, Marilyn Manson, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Conception, INXS, Loverboy, Ministry, Skinny Puppy, The Fixx, The Cult, Iron Maiden, Morrissey, De/Vision.

Bjork "All is Full of Love"

Singapore Sling, Audition, Tale of Two Sisters, Sin City, American Psycho, Dead Ringers, The Cook The Thief His Wife and Her Lover, Lost Highway, Ichi the Killer, Reqiuem for a Dream, Memento, Happiness, Irreversible, Gladiator, Texas Chainsaw Massacre(original), Visitor Q, Evil Dead series, Blue Velvet, Scarface, Lord of the Rings series, Oldboy, Matrix series, Pulp Fiction, High Tension, Reanimator, Killing Zoe, Saw, Reservior Dogs, Bound, Clockwork Orange, Street Car Named Desire, The Ring, U-Turn.

Another 48 hours, Law and Order, House, The Alternative.

The Story of the Eye, 120 days in Sodom, The Great and Secret Show/Everville, Grays Anatomy, The High Renaissance and Mannerism, Justine, The Books of Blood series, The Damnation Game, etc.

""I wanted to eat him, I didn't want to kill him"