associated_acts alias label instruments name background birth_date genre image article_title birth_name occupation
bullet for my valentine moose columbia , jive , rca , trustkill , gun , sony music entertainment drums michael thomas non_vocal_instrumentalist 4 june 1981 heavy metal , metalcore , thrash metal bfmvmichaelthomas.jpg michael thomas -lrb- musician -rrb-
 michael thomas drummer
michael thomas -lrb- musician -rrb-

michael thomas -lrb- born 4 june 1981 -rrb- also known as moose is a welsh drummer known for his role in heavy metal band bullet for my valentine .
michael thomas said he first played guitar for two years and then he started playing drums .
he said his main influence is dave grohl of nirvana and foo fighters and that if it were not for him , he would n't be playing drums .
other influences include scott travis of judas priest , vinnie paul of pantera and dave lombardo of slayer .
