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Mark Gemini Thwaite (born 15 June 1965) also known as MGT, is an English musician, and has been the guitarist for a number of rock bands and artists over the last two decades, including The Mission, Trip-Hop pioneer Tricky, Peter Murphy of
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, New Disease,
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Theatre of Hate Theatre of Hate are a British post-punk band formed in London, England, in 1980. Led by singer-songwriter Kirk Brandon (formerly of the Pack), the original group also consisted of bassist Stan Stammers (formerly of the Straps and the Epilepti ...
,
Mob Research Mob Research is an United States, American-based rock music, rock band (music), band, with a multi-national lineup including Killing Joke / Ministry (band), Ministry bassist Paul Raven (musician), Paul Raven, Warrior Soul vocalist Kory Clarke, and t ...
(with Paul Raven of Killing Joke), and Canadian band
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plus various live and recorded appearances with Gary Numan,
Al Jourgensen Alain David Jourgensen (born Alejandro Ramírez Casas; October 9, 1958) is a Cuban-American singer, musician and music producer. Closely related with the independent record label Wax Trax! Records, his musical career spans four decades. He is b ...
of Ministry,
Revolting Cocks Revolting Cocks, also known as RevCo, are an American-Belgian industrial rock band, and sometimes supergroup, that began as a musical side project for Richard23 of Front 242, Luc van Acker, and Al Jourgensen of Ministry. History 1984: Or ...
,
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, P.J. Harvey, Alanis Morissette,
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and PIG, Primitive Race (with Chuck Mosley of Faith No More),
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, Ginger of
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, Stan Lee of Marvel Comics,
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of Finnish band HIM.


Early years

Thwaite was born in
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, and moved to
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in Staffordshire in the early 1970s, attending Christ Church Primary School and then
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Friary Grange comprehensive school from 1977. He formed his first school band with fellow school-mate Steve Ellett (drums), aka Steve Danger from British metal band Wolfsbane. Thwaite later formed Lichfield-based rock band Monteagle with local musicians including Martin Wilkins (drums) and Dave Pearson, later known as Computerchemist."TDFZ interview"
Chris Newman, 'TDFZ interview', ''Computerchemist.com'', 17 January 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2014. Thwaite spent part of 1985 living in
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, Ontario, Canada, joining Gothic rock band
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, before returning to the UK in 1986. After forming a few bands in the Birmingham area, including The First, he relocated to
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in 1989. In 1989, Thwaite joined London-based Gothic group The Children (featuring Dave Roberts of Sex Gang Children on vocals), and performed on the 12" single "Never Get Out Alive", released in 1990. During this time Thwaite was introduced to
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, founder member and vocalist for
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Theatre of Hate Theatre of Hate are a British post-punk band formed in London, England, in 1980. Led by singer-songwriter Kirk Brandon (formerly of the Pack), the original group also consisted of bassist Stan Stammers (formerly of the Straps and the Epilepti ...
. This began a three-year collaboration between Thwaite and Brandon. Thwaite performed live with
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in 1990, and replaced original Theatre of Hate guitarist
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on the 10th anniversary Theatre of Hate UK tour in 1991. A TOH live album 'Live at the Astoria '91' including Thwaite on guitar was subsequently released by Easterstone records. Thwaite continued as a member of Spear of Destiny, contributing guitars and some bass guitar to their 1992 album '' Sod's Law'' and the subsequent tour that same year.


The Mission, 1992–1996

In 1992, Thwaite joined UK Gothic rock band The Mission. During this period, Thwaite also collaborated with
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on a
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radio play titled ''A Fake’s Progress'', based on the life of Twiggy's manager Justin de Villeneuve. Thwaite also contributed guitars to a remix for Situation 2 release ''Salvation'' (SIT 98) by UK band
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. Thwaite featured on two studio albums with The Mission during this period, ''
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'', and singles compilation album ''Sum and Substance'' before they disbanded in 1996; he would later rejoin the reformed band in 1999 and record on three more studio albums and several live albums and DVDs with the band. He toured with the band throughout this period, which included two broadcasts on German television. Thwaite also performed live with UK band Mice at the UK Phoenix Festival and London's Highbury Garage in 1997, with a lineup featuring ''
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'' singer Julianne Regan and AAE/Mission bassist Andy Cousin.


Tricky

In 1998, Thwaite was invited to join Tricky's live band for his upcoming world tour to promote studio album ''
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''. Thwaite continued to work with Tricky, touring with the live band worldwide and contributing to three studio albums and an EP - ''Mission Accomplished EP'' (2000), ''Blowback'' (2001), ''Vulnerable'' (2003) and ''Knowle West Boy'' (2008) and performing with Tricky and P.J. Harvey on the '' Late Show with David Letterman'' and ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien''. He also performed with Tricky on UK show '' Later With Jools Holland''. He also performed guitar on Tricky's remix of
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's "Judgement Day" single.


The Mission, 1999 and onwards

The Mission re-formed once again in 1999, with Thwaite rejoining the band to tour the USA and Europe. Following the success of the tour, the band continued, undertaking a world tour in 2000 and releasing a live CD entitled '' Ever After''. Thwaite remained with the band to record their next studio album, '' Aura'' (2001). During the same period, Thwaite also recorded guitars for Tricky's ''Mission Accomplished'' EP - his first for Epitaph records, released in 2000, followed by '' Blowback'', an album which included collaborations between Thwaite and Alanis Morissette,
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, Anthony Kiedis and
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. Owing to touring commitments with Tricky, Thwaite was unable to play on The Mission's next tour, and officially left the band in September 2001. He toured the United States with Tricky, as special guests of rock band
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in 2001. While continuing to work with Tricky, Thwaite also collaborated with Gary Numan on heavy industrial metal reworkings of '' Are 'Friends' Electric?'' and ''This Wreckage'' for Numan's ''RIP'' single (released in 2002) and '' Hybrid'' album (2003).


New Disease

In 2002 Thwaite formed UK-based rock band New Disease. releasing the ''Axiomatic'' EP in 2003, co-produced by John Fryer. In 2004 the band signed to Universal records and released the single ''Like Rain'' produced by Canadian producer
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(Tool, Muse, Rush), the band were later dropped by Universal during a restructure, with the band's debut album unreleased, and Thwaite relocated to the USA in 2005. The band would release the posthumous album ''Patent Life'' 10 years later in 2014.


Peter Murphy

Thwaite toured the United States and Europe in summer 2005 with
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vocalist Peter Murphy to promote Murphy's album '' Unshattered''. During this period, Wayne Hussey invited Thwaite to rejoin The Mission for shows in South Africa in July 2005; Thwaite agreed, and played shows in South Africa followed by an extensive Europe-wide tour later that year. In 2006 Thwaite joined New York-based singer songwriter Sarah Fimm for a concert supporting British goth pioneers
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in Buffalo, New York, which was followed by a week of recording sessions in Woodstock, NY featuring session drummer Josh Freese, best known for his work with Nine Inch Nails and Devo plus
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on bass, known for his work with
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and Peter Gabriel. Peter Murphy also makes a guest appearance on vocals. MGT would continue to perform with Murphy's band until 2015, recording on his '' Ninth'' album and ''The Secret Bees of Ninth'' EP (both 2011), as well as the ''Mr. Moonlight Tour: 35 Years of Bauhaus'' live DVD (2014). Thwaite toured once again with Murphy from October 2018 through March 2019 for his 40 Years of Bauhaus Ruby Celebration featuring David J tour of North and South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Russia.


Mob Research

In March 2007 Thwaite formed a studio-based project
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with Killing Joke / Ministry bassist Paul Raven and
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vocalist Kory Clarke. Work on the band's debut album, ''Holy City Zoo'', was halted by Raven's sudden death in October 2007: the remaining band members decided to complete the album in honour of Raven. The album was finally released by Echozone Records in 2009. The remaining band members reconvened three years later in 2012 and released the "Motormouth" EP on Echozone records. The release also featured a collaboration between Thwaite and Franz Treichler of
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Thwaite also appeared on the
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album ''Stiff Middle Finger'', released in October 2012, contributing lead guitars. Thwaite's ongoing collaboration with Trip Hop pioneer Tricky also continues, with contributions to 2008 studio album '' Knowle West Boy'': he also continued as a member of The Mission, contributing to their 2007 album '' God is a Bullet'', and playing live with them, first to promote the GIAB album and then for their four-show "farewell" event at the
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in London.


Al Jourgensen

During 2009, Thwaite collaborated with
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of Ministry and
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on ''It's Always Christmas Time'', a Christmas-themed single released in November 2009. In December 2009 Thwaite joined Jourgensen in his recording studio in
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to write and record material for a forthcoming solo project by Jourgensen. The Mission released the live video of the Farewell shows recorded in 2008 on the ''Final Chapter''DVD box set, which reached No.6 in the UK Music DVD chart. Thwaite continued to work with Jourgensen, playing lead guitar on the track ''Filthy Senoritas'', from the
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2010 album Got Cock? released in April 2010. He also played on ''Voices in My Head'' and ''Walkie Talkie'', which was made available as a bonus download to those who purchased the 'Got Cock?' RevCo album. Works also commences on a Jourgensen 'solo' album with Thwaite,
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and Tony Campos of Ministry. In summer 2010 Thwaite resumed touring with Peter Murphy, undertaking the ''Dirty Dirt'' European tour and some dates in Canada. During the tour Thwaite joined frontman Andy LaPlegua and his band Combichrist onstage playing guitar during the band's encore at London Electric Ballroom on 5 August 2010. Thwaite had previously remixed a track by the band in 2008 under his ''Metalmorphosis'' alter ego. In 2011 Thwaite joined Peter Murphy and band for a 29 date US tour promoting the studio album ''Ninth'' released on 7 June 2011,. In the autumn of 2011 Thwaite also made a guest appearance onstage with his old band The Mission at their sold out 25th Anniversary show at London Brixton Academy on 22 October with special guests
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. The concert was filmed and later released as ''Silver'' on DVD/Blu-ray. In 2012 Thwaite also undertook more international touring with Peter Murphy, including a performance at Club Nokia on 15 September in Los Angeles featuring a duet between Peter Murphy and Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee, with Thwaite on guitar. In 2013 Peter Murphy undertakes a world tour performing a 100%
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set, billed as ‘Mr. Moonlight - Celebrating 35yrs of Bauhaus’, including Thwaite on guitar. The tour rates in the top 50 Pollstar US tours of 2013.


Gary Numan

Thwaite joined electronic icon Gary Numan and his band for a US tour in the summer of 2013, in place of Nine Inch Nails guitarist
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, who was originally signed on for the tour but was called back to Nine Inch Nails. Thwaite subsequently played guitar on the tour and performed with both Numan and Finck at the band’s Santa Ana show in September 2013, where Finck guests with the band for 6 songs. Later that year Thwaite announced he was leaving the Peter Murphy band due to ‘personal differences’. Thwaite subsequently appeared as guitarist on the ‘Mr Moonlight’ live DVD, which was released by Nettwerk records in June 2014, recorded live at the Henry Fonda Theatre in Hollywood. In 2014 Thwaite collaborated with Ginger Wildheart of
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, along with Robin Diaz of the
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band and Jimmy Ashhurst ex Buckcherry on several recordings for G-A-S-S, subsequently appearing on Ginger's 'Year of the Fanclub' solo album released in 2016. Thwaite also recorded guest guitars on "Toffee Town" from the solo album for
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of
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and
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. In addition he contributed strings and mixes 4 acoustic tracks for
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second album '' The Killer Instinct'' on Nuclear Blast records, also fronted by Warwick, which debuted at #2 in the UK National Rock Charts in March 2015.


Primitive Race / PIG

On 10 March 2015 Primitive Race announced the release of their first E.P. " Long In The Tooth" through Metropolis Records on 19 June 2015. The EP features vocals by
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(of PIG) and guitars by Thwaite. Thwaite also co-wrote and recorded on numerous tracks on PIG album 'The Gospel' which was released on Metropolis records in 2016. This was followed by the full-length album 'Primitive Race' also on Metropolis records released on 7 August, featuring Thwaite on many of the tracks, including collaborations with
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of US metal band
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, Dave Ogilvie ( Skinny Puppy), and
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(
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) In 2017 Primitive Race announced a sophomore album with ex Faith No More frontman
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on vocals, guitarist Mark Gemini Thwaite, Erie Loch (LUXT, Blownload, Exageist), bassist Chris Kniker and drummer Dale Crover of Melvins. The new lineup recorded and released the sophomore album 'Soul Pretender' on 3 November 2017 on Metropolis records to positive reviews, only a week before Mosley died suddenly at age 57.


Ricky Warwick & The Fighting Hearts

Thwaite tours with Ricky Warwick and the Fighting Hearts twice in 2016. MGT appeared on Warwick's latest solo album ''When Patsy Cline Was Crazy (And Guy Mitchell Sang The Blues)'', and appears in the promotional video for 'Celebrating Sinking', released on Nuclear Blast records in February 2016. The release also includes guest appearances by Joe Elliott (
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),
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(Thin Lizzy),
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), Nathan Connolly ( Snow Patrol), Ginger Wildheart,
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MGT

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classic featuring guest vocalist
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of HIM, is released in April, mixed by Tim Palmer and mastered by Maor Appelbaum, and a promotional video featuring both MGT & Valo is posted on YouTube, with over half a million views in one month (over 2M views in 18 months). Valo is not the only guest musician on "Volumes", other appearances include Wayne Hussey of Mark's previous band The Mission, Miles Hunt, Ricky Warwick (
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), Raymond Watts (PIG,
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), Ashton Nyte ( The Awakening), Carlo Van Putten (Dead Guitars) and goth legend Andi Sex Gang. In July 2017 Cleopatra records announced that MGT has signed a deal with the US based label for a new record. In February 2018 MGT release 'The Assembly Line Cured mix', a standalone single collaboration with Laurence "Lol" Tolhurst &
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. This is followed by the sophomore album 'Gemini Nyte', released on 23 February 2018, co-written with Nyte who handles all vocal duties, along with 'Big' Paul Ferguson from Killing Joke on drums, plus a guest vocal appearance by Burton C. Bell of
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onstage in London in December 2018 to perform several songs including two
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and 'Endangered Species' with punk band
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frontman Charlie Harper, subsequently featured on the live album 'Ginger Wildheart's Birthday Bash 2018'. Thwaite also appears on Big Paul Ferguson's first solo record 'Remote Viewing EP' in 2018, and co-writes & records on the full length studio album 'Virtual Control' in summer 2021. In September 2019, Thwaite began offering remote recording services through the online site Airgigs and has since appeared with Nik Hughes and Corey Britz of Bush, Dan Konopka of OK Go and Mark King of
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on God Analog's debut album.


The Wonder Stuff

In May 2019, Thwaite joined UK band The Wonder Stuff on live UK tour dates on bass guitar, and co-wrote and recorded on the band's ninth full length studio album, ''Better Being Lucky'', touring again with the band in winter 2019 on bass and electric guitars, performing the band's first two albums in their entirety.


Equipment

Thwaite currently holds an artist endorsement with Schecter Guitar Research, and the Schecter Mark Thwaite Signature Solo-II guitar model debuted at NAMM in January 2017. MGT also holds endorsement deals with Mesa Amplification, GHS Strings, Roland/Boss FX USA, Seymour Duncan, and Pro Tone effects pedals who also released the MGT Dirty Chorus signature pedal in autumn 2016. He also has a long association with Gibson Les Paul guitars, having played them frequently since first joining
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in 1990.


Discography


References


External links


Official website

Official MGT website

The Mission UK official site

Peter Murphy official site

Mob Research official site

Mark Gemini Thwaite discography at Discogs.com
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