Matt Laug (born March 17, 1968) is an American drummer who has played with many bands/artists such as

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, Slash's Snakepit and

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. Laug moved to

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after graduating from South Florence High School in 1986 and after attending college in LA, Laug became a sought after studio drummer. Along with a long list of many other rock artists, Laug played drums on

's June 1995 album, ''

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'', which sold over 16 million copies and was the number one album on the US Billboard 200 for the decade 1990–1999. He also played drums as a part of Steve Plunkett's reformed

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line-up from 2002 to 2005. In 2005, Laug joined Mike Campbell of

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in his side band known as The Dirty Knobs, and the band since has played occasional shows for the next 15 years in between Heartbreakers shows in

. After the death of

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in 2017 effectively ending the Heartbreakers and following Campbell's world tour with

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, the band released its debut album ''Wreckless Abandon'' on March 20. On October 7, 2023 he performed at the Power Trip Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California together with

. He will continue to play with AC/DC for their 2024 European Power Up Tour dates.

References

Living people Slash's Snakepit members Musicians from Los Angeles Place of birth missing (living people) American rock drummers 1968 births The Dirty Knobs members {{US-rock-drummer-stub