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Tim Skold
Tim Skold (born Thim Sköld; 14 December 1966) is a Swedish musician and record producer who produces solo work and has also collaborated with multiple musical groups including Shotgun Messiah, KMFDM, Marilyn Manson and Motionless in White.
Born in Skövde, Skold grew up in Timmersdala, outside of Skövde. Influenced by the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, he acquired his first bass guitar at age 12 and played in various cover bands. He later met guitarist Harry "Harry Cody" Kemppainen at a New Year's Eve party, and the two formed a creative partnership with a shared dream of becoming rock stars in the United States. At age 17, after two years of studying Process Engineering at a boarding school, Skold moved into his own apartment and took a factory job making military equipment. A half-year later, he was drafted into the army. He brought his bass to the base and sneaked into the shower stalls to practice after everyone went to sleep. Skold also kept rehearsing with Cody on the weekends, and once out of the army he took on many odd jobs, including working as a library assistant, Volvo employee and gardener at a bathhouse.[citation needed]
During the early 1980s, Skold and Cody formed the glam metal band Kingpin in their native Skövde, Sweden. The duo were inspired by the flamboyant hard rock bands flowing out of Los Angeles at the time, as well as the UK acts such as Sigue Sigue Sputnik and Zodiac Mindwarp. The duo drafted vocalist Zinny J. Zan and drummer Stixx Galore a short time later to complete the band's lineup. Kingpin's first release was a 1987 single titled "Shout It Out", which reached number 1 in Swedish charts. They released their only album, Welcome to Bop City, the following year, and subsequently moved to Los Angeles.
Signed by Cliff Cultreri at Relativity Records, Kingpin changed their name to Shotgun Messiah due to a San Francisco-based act holding the rights to the band name. The band remixed and re-packaged Welcome To Bop City as a self-titled album and released it as their international debut in 1989. The album would go on to sell almost 500,000 copies and reached top 100 on the Billboard charts. The music videos for the singles "Don't Care 'Bout Nothin'" and "Shout It Out" regularly featured on MTV's Headbanger's Ball.
Whilst the band was in the process of making a follow-up to their debut self-titled album, singer Zan was let go. On Cody's suggestion, Skold switched to lead vocals and the members hired a new bassist, Bobby Lycon from New York City. The band released their second album, Second Coming, in October 1991 to rave reviews. The album featured two singles, "Heartbreak Blvd." and "Living Without You".
In November 1992, Shotgun Messiah released the five-track EP I Want More, which featured two new punk cover tracks and a re-recorded "Babylon" punk cover, along with a re-recorded "I Want More" edit and an acoustic version of "Nobody's Home", all three from their previous album Second Coming. Soon after came the departure of Stixx and Lycon.
Still under contract with Relativity Records, Skold and Cody returned to Sweden for the recording of the third Shotgun Messiah album, Violent New Breed, which leaned towards the industrial end of the heavy metal genre. The album was released in September 1993 to mixed reviews and continued public indifference due to the popularity of the grunge genre, which eventually convinced Skold and Cody to end the band, leading Skold to embark on an eponymous solo project.
Following the break-up of Shotgun Messiah, Skold went on to pursue a solo career. Writing all songs and playing all instruments himself, his self-titled debut album, Skold, was released in 1996 by RCA. The album was co-produced with Scott Humphrey. Promoting his debut album, Skold and the rest of the live SKOLD band went on a short tour with Genitorturers. Some of the songs on the Skold album were used in movies like Disturbing Behavior ("Hail Mary"), Universal Soldier: The Return ("Chaos") and the PlayStation game Twisted Metal 4 ("Chaos"). During his solo career, Skold also provided remixes for several bands, such as Prong, Nature and Drown. He also met KMFDM front-man Sascha Konietzko during his time in the studio.
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Tim Skold
Tim Skold (born Thim Sköld; 14 December 1966) is a Swedish musician and record producer who produces solo work and has also collaborated with multiple musical groups including Shotgun Messiah, KMFDM, Marilyn Manson and Motionless in White.
Born in Skövde, Skold grew up in Timmersdala, outside of Skövde. Influenced by the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, he acquired his first bass guitar at age 12 and played in various cover bands. He later met guitarist Harry "Harry Cody" Kemppainen at a New Year's Eve party, and the two formed a creative partnership with a shared dream of becoming rock stars in the United States. At age 17, after two years of studying Process Engineering at a boarding school, Skold moved into his own apartment and took a factory job making military equipment. A half-year later, he was drafted into the army. He brought his bass to the base and sneaked into the shower stalls to practice after everyone went to sleep. Skold also kept rehearsing with Cody on the weekends, and once out of the army he took on many odd jobs, including working as a library assistant, Volvo employee and gardener at a bathhouse.[citation needed]
During the early 1980s, Skold and Cody formed the glam metal band Kingpin in their native Skövde, Sweden. The duo were inspired by the flamboyant hard rock bands flowing out of Los Angeles at the time, as well as the UK acts such as Sigue Sigue Sputnik and Zodiac Mindwarp. The duo drafted vocalist Zinny J. Zan and drummer Stixx Galore a short time later to complete the band's lineup. Kingpin's first release was a 1987 single titled "Shout It Out", which reached number 1 in Swedish charts. They released their only album, Welcome to Bop City, the following year, and subsequently moved to Los Angeles.
Signed by Cliff Cultreri at Relativity Records, Kingpin changed their name to Shotgun Messiah due to a San Francisco-based act holding the rights to the band name. The band remixed and re-packaged Welcome To Bop City as a self-titled album and released it as their international debut in 1989. The album would go on to sell almost 500,000 copies and reached top 100 on the Billboard charts. The music videos for the singles "Don't Care 'Bout Nothin'" and "Shout It Out" regularly featured on MTV's Headbanger's Ball.
Whilst the band was in the process of making a follow-up to their debut self-titled album, singer Zan was let go. On Cody's suggestion, Skold switched to lead vocals and the members hired a new bassist, Bobby Lycon from New York City. The band released their second album, Second Coming, in October 1991 to rave reviews. The album featured two singles, "Heartbreak Blvd." and "Living Without You".
In November 1992, Shotgun Messiah released the five-track EP I Want More, which featured two new punk cover tracks and a re-recorded "Babylon" punk cover, along with a re-recorded "I Want More" edit and an acoustic version of "Nobody's Home", all three from their previous album Second Coming. Soon after came the departure of Stixx and Lycon.
Still under contract with Relativity Records, Skold and Cody returned to Sweden for the recording of the third Shotgun Messiah album, Violent New Breed, which leaned towards the industrial end of the heavy metal genre. The album was released in September 1993 to mixed reviews and continued public indifference due to the popularity of the grunge genre, which eventually convinced Skold and Cody to end the band, leading Skold to embark on an eponymous solo project.
Following the break-up of Shotgun Messiah, Skold went on to pursue a solo career. Writing all songs and playing all instruments himself, his self-titled debut album, Skold, was released in 1996 by RCA. The album was co-produced with Scott Humphrey. Promoting his debut album, Skold and the rest of the live SKOLD band went on a short tour with Genitorturers. Some of the songs on the Skold album were used in movies like Disturbing Behavior ("Hail Mary"), Universal Soldier: The Return ("Chaos") and the PlayStation game Twisted Metal 4 ("Chaos"). During his solo career, Skold also provided remixes for several bands, such as Prong, Nature and Drown. He also met KMFDM front-man Sascha Konietzko during his time in the studio.