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Shotgun Messiah was a Swedish glam metal band originally from Skövde formed by guitarist
Harry Cody Harry Cody was the international outdoor amateur speed skating champion in 1914, 1915, and 1916. Biography Harry Cody was born in Toronto. On January 29, 1914 he won the three-mile championship at Saranac Lake, New York beating Bobbie Mclean w ...
, bassist Tim Skold, and drummer Stixx Galore. Cody and Skold were the mainstays of the band, and along with various personnel released three albums—''Shotgun Messiah'', ''Second Coming'' and ''Violent New Breed.'' Shotgun Messiah disbanded in 1993.


History


First era: 1985–1991

In 1985, the band formed in Skövde, Sweden, as Kingpin with the lineup of local musicians Tim Skold (going by "Tim Tim") (bass),
Harry Cody Harry Cody was the international outdoor amateur speed skating champion in 1914, 1915, and 1916. Biography Harry Cody was born in Toronto. On January 29, 1914 he won the three-mile championship at Saranac Lake, New York beating Bobbie Mclean w ...
(going by Harry K. Cody) (guitar) and Pekka " Stixx Galore" (later simply "Stixx") Ollinen (drums), and original singer J.K. Knox (Jukka Kemppainen). The band recorded the album ''
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'' released by CMM Records in 1988, which yielded a No. 1 single in Sweden called "Shout It Out." In the US, the song rose to the top 100 of the
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. During the recording of ''Welcome To Bop City'', Knox was replaced by
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singer
Zinny J. Zan Zinny J. Zan (born Bo Stagman on January 18, 1964 and earlier known as Bosse Belsen) is a Swedish rock/ glam metal singer who is the former lead-singer for Shotgun Messiah and is currently the founder and frontman for Zan Clan and reunited Easy ...
(vocals), after the latter auditioned. The band secured a record deal with Relativity Records. They discovered that a San Francisco band had a copyright on the name Kingpin, so when the group relocated to
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, they changed their name to Shotgun Messiah. The band remixed ''Welcome To Bop City'' and it was released in September 1989 as ''
Shotgun Messiah Shotgun Messiah was a Swedish glam metal band originally from Skövde formed by guitarist Harry Cody, bassist Tim Skold, and drummer Stixx Galore. Cody and Skold were the mainstays of the band, and along with various personnel released three al ...
''. Shotgun Messiah embarked on their first North American solo tour to support the album. '' The Washington Post'' called their music "cocky, loud and rough"


Second era: 1991–1993

Frontman
Zinny J. Zan Zinny J. Zan (born Bo Stagman on January 18, 1964 and earlier known as Bosse Belsen) is a Swedish rock/ glam metal singer who is the former lead-singer for Shotgun Messiah and is currently the founder and frontman for Zan Clan and reunited Easy ...
departed the band in 1990 and Tim Skold took over vocal duties. Shotgun Messiah drafted an American bassist, Bobby Lycon, to fill Skold's former position. Cody dropped the K. from his professional name. In 1991, the band's follow up album '' Second Coming'' was released, including their most recognizable hit "Heartbreak Blvd". Stylistically, the band's music evolved into a hybrid of metal, rap, pop, and classical. Shotgun Messiah released '' I Want More'', an EP featuring cover versions of songs by the
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, The Stooges, and the
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in 1992.


Third era: 1993

By 1993, Cody and Skold were the only remaining members of Shotgun Messiah. In the studio, they created what would be the last Shotgun Messiah album, ''
Violent New Breed ''Violent New Breed'' is the third and final album by Swedish rock band Shotgun Messiah, released in 1993 on Relativity Records. Breaking from their previous albums, Violent New Breed featured a more industrial rock sound. Track listing * All s ...
''. This album was significantly different from the previous efforts as it focused heavily on an
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and punk style. The duo embarked on the "Violent New Breed" tour to support the album. After the tour, Shotgun Messiah disbanded when their label, Relativity began to focus on rap music.


Post-Shotgun Messiah

After Shotgun Messiah disbanded, Skold released a solo album entitled '' Skold''. He then joined bands KMFDM and MDFMK, collaborating with the former on the album, ''
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''. From 2002 to 2008, Skold was with
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, creating two albums, and replacing Twiggy Ramirez. He was also a member of
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Doctor Midnight and the Mercy Cult (DMTMC), formed in 2009, which released the album ''I Declare: Treason'' (2011). Skold released three more solo albums – ''Anomie'' (2011), ''The Undoing'' (2016), and ''Never is Now'' (2019). Cody joined the band Coma with
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singer Matt Kramer in 1994, but the project was short-lived. In 1996, he teamed up with Rhino Bucket singer Georg Dolivo to form Das Cabal. The band recorded "What Do You Want " for the ''Boogie Boy'' movie soundtrack in 1998. Cody collaborated with Tom Waits, performing guitar and banjo on Waits' '' Real Gone'' (2004) album and '' Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards'' (2006) boxset compilation. In 2005, Cody composed the score for the film ''Wassup Rockers''. Zan and Stixx (going only by his first name) reunited in 2012 as Shotgun. They wanted to celebrate the 25th anniversary of ''
Welcome to Bop City ''Welcome to Bop City'' is the first album from Swedish glam metal / hard rock band Shotgun Messiah, Kingpin, released in 1988 on the CMM (Club Mariann Music) label in Sweden and in 1989 on the Music For Nations label in the UK. The album was la ...
'', the original debut album from the band's first incarnation as Kingpin before changing their name to Shotgun Messiah. They released a live album under the Shotgun moniker. Their line-up at this point included Zan (lead vocals), Rob Marcello (guitar and backing vocals), Chris Laney (bass and backing vocals), Stixx (drums and backing vocals), and Jonas Beijer (keyboards).


Lineups


''Shotgun Messiah''

*
Zinny J. Zan Zinny J. Zan (born Bo Stagman on January 18, 1964 and earlier known as Bosse Belsen) is a Swedish rock/ glam metal singer who is the former lead-singer for Shotgun Messiah and is currently the founder and frontman for Zan Clan and reunited Easy ...
– lead vocals *
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– guitars, backing vocals * Tim Skold – bass, backing vocals * Stixx Galore – drums, backing vocals


''Second Coming''

* Tim Skold – lead vocals *
Harry Cody Harry Cody was the international outdoor amateur speed skating champion in 1914, 1915, and 1916. Biography Harry Cody was born in Toronto. On January 29, 1914 he won the three-mile championship at Saranac Lake, New York beating Bobbie Mclean w ...
– guitars, backing vocals * Bobby Lycon – bass, backing vocals * Stixx Galore – drums, backing vocals


''Violent New Breed''

* Tim Skold – lead vocals, programming, bass *
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– guitars, backing vocals, programming * Bill Bruce – rhythm guitar (live) * Pat Guyton – bass (live) * Bjarne "B. J." Johansson – drums (live)


Discography


Singles


References


External links

*
Interview with Lead Singer Tim Skold

The Official Unofficial website for Tim Skold (former bassist/singer member)

The Original Tim Skold: Sycophant Fansite
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