Martin "Marthus" Škaroupka

Marthus
Škaroupka at Kuopiorock 2008
Background information
Birth nameMartin Škaroupka
Born (1981-01-20) 20 January 1981
OriginBrno, Czech Republic
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Drums
  • keyboards
Years active1996–present
Member of
Formerly of
Websitemarthusmusic.com

Martin "Marthus" Škaroupka (born 20 January 1981) is a Czech drummer, best known as a member of the British extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. He is also a songwriter and keyboard player, having written and recorded all the keyboards and orchestrations for the Cradle of Filth albums The Manticore and Other Horrors, Hammer of the Witches, Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness of Decay and most of the keyboards and orchestrations for Existence Is Futile. He wrote the music for songs such as "Right Wing of the Garden Triptych" or "Crawling King Chaos".