User:Päiviö Selänne/sandbox/Matthew Cullen

I don't know if he has any articles in progress by anybody yet, but I discovered him after some collabs with metal bands, so I figured I may as well very slowly get on that.

Matthew Cullen (born May 11, 1997), known professionally as Zero 9:36, is an American musician, singer, rapper, and songwriter. He has released two EPs and one mixtape. Cullen is known for his collobrations with heavy metal bands such as Ice Nine Kills, Atreyu, We Came as Romans, and Hollywood Undead, as well as Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker.

As of December 2021, his two EPs have reached over 66 million streams and charted #1 on Mediabase's Active Rock chart.

Personal life
Matthew Cullen was born on May 11, 1997 in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. He developed an interest in a musical career following his first experience inside a studio at the age of ten years, when one of his relatives who was a music producer needed the vocal sample of a child. At age twelve, he discovered hip-hop music, and began a career as a rapper.

Cullen's father died in 2013, an event which resulted in a harder edge and greater intensity in his lyrical delievery.

Musical style, themes, and influences
Matthew Cullen cites Tory Lanez, Blackbear, and D-Pryde as key influences, and has drawn comparisons to Eminem due to his "rapid-fire flow".

Cullen's musicial style has been described as hip-hop infused with elements of electronic, industrial, alternative rock, heavy metal,, hard rock, resulting in a nu metal sound, and rap rock.

The debut single "In My Hands" from Cullen's second EP combines rock with elements of trap. His non-album single, "Break" featuring Atreyu, is a hard rock song with hip-hop and electronic elements.

Mixtapes

 * Paradise Campground (2016)

Extended plays

 * You Will Not Be Saved (2019)
 * If You Don't Save Yourself (2021)