Matt Drenik, known professionally as Battleme, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer who launched the project in 2009 after performing with the rock band Lions. Battleme first appeared in the season 2 finale of Sons of Anarchy with the song "Burn This Town", followed by the debut EP Big Score in 2010. After signing with Trashy Moped Recordings, he released his self-titled debut studio album, Battleme, in 2012, while his cover of Neil Young's "Hey Hey, My My" for Sons of Anarchy accumulated over 60 million YouTube views. That same year, his collaboration with Bob Thiele on "Lights" was included on the Sons of Anarchy Volume II soundtrack. After signing with El Camino Media, he released his second studio album, Future Runs Magnetic, in 2014, and toured opening for bands such as The Toadies, The Supersuckers, and Veruca Salt. He self-produced his third studio album, Habitual Love Songs, released in 2016, supported by the single "Shake Shake". He followed with the live EP Live From Cactus Cafe in 2017 and his fourth studio album, Cult Psychotica, in October 2017, which earned an 8 out of 10 rating from AllMusic.
