Editing Tim Skold (section)

==Biography==

===Early life===
Born in [[Skövde]],<ref name="bio" /> Skold grew up in [[Timmersdala]], outside of Skövde.<ref name=":0">Karr, Dean and Leon Melas. 2008. ''Behind the Player: Tim Skold''. Execution Style Entertainment and IMV.</ref> Influenced by the [[New wave of British heavy metal|New Wave of British Heavy Metal]], he acquired his first bass guitar at age 12 and played in various cover bands.<ref name=":0" /> He later met guitarist [[Harry Cody (musician)|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|date=May 2010}}

===Kingpin===
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 (Kingpin song)|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.

===Shotgun Messiah===
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 [[Shotgun Messiah (album)|self-titled album]] and released it as their international debut in 1989.<ref name="Rivadavia">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p14246/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Shotgun Messiah|last=Rivadavia|first=Eduardo|work=[[Allmusic]]|access-date=13 June 2010}}</ref> The album would go on to sell almost 500,000 copies and reached top 100 on the [[Billboard charts]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Olivier |date=22 January 2022 |title=Zinny Zan recalls how close Shotgun Messiah's original line-up came to reuniting about 2.5 years ago - Sleaze Roxx |url=https://sleazeroxx.com/zinny-zan-recalls-how-close-shotgun-messiahs-original-line-up-came-to-reuniting-about-2-5-years-ago/ |access-date=9 November 2023 |website=Sleaze Roxx |language=en-CA}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Blomqvist |first=Magnus |date=12 September 2023 |title=GRATTIS PÅ 34-årsdagen Shotgun Messiah! |url=https://themaloikrockblog.se/nyheter/grattis-pa-34-arsdagen-shotgun-messiah/ |access-date=10 November 2023 |website=The Maloik Rock Blog |language=sv-SE}}</ref> The music videos for the singles "Don't Care 'Bout Nothin'" and "[[Shout It Out (Shotgun Messiah song)|Shout It Out]]" regularly featured on [[MTV]]'s ''[[Headbangers Ball|Headbanger's Ball]]''.<ref name=":2" />

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 (Shotgun Messiah album)|Second Coming]]'', in October 1991 to rave reviews. The album featured two singles, "Heartbreak Blvd." and "Living Without You".
[[File:Tim Skold of Marilyn Manson, live in Florence 29052007.jpg|left|thumb|Skold performing live in 2007]]
In November 1992, Shotgun Messiah released the five-track [[Extended play|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 music|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. 

===SKOLD===
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 (band)|Prong]], [[Nature (band)|Nature]] and Drown. He also met [[KMFDM]] front-man [[Sascha Konietzko]] during his time in the studio.

Around 2002, Skold recorded a follow up to his 1996 self-titled album. Skold stated in an interview with ''The Sychophant'' that he had made a demo with 10 copies ever made. The demo had 10 songs on it. Six of the 10 were released on file sharing networks without Skold's permission: "Burn", "Dead God", "I Hate", "Believe", "The Point", and "Don't Pray". The demo is known as the ''Dead God EP'', although Skold says that it was called ''Disrupting the Orderly Routine of the Institution''. The original artwork was made with an inkjet printer and was the title written in drippy letters. This demo was given to several friends that Skold considered trustworthy, but his songs appeared on the internet from one of them. Skold said that "someone suggested to me that I should go back to them and finish it off and release it. And maybe I will one day, who knows?"<ref>{{cite web | url=http://thesychophant.net/?p=831 | title=The Sychophant » Skold – Resurrecting Dead Gods| author=Yücel, Ilker | work=The Sychophant | date=6 July 2009 | access-date=3 September 2010}}</ref> All 10 songs were eventually officially released in 2022 as the album ''Dead God''.

On 3 November 2009 "I Will Not Forget", "A Dark Star", and "Bullets Ricochet" were released on iTunes and Amazon as new SKOLD singles. Also that November, Skold's official website announced that he was to release his second solo album in early 2010.<ref name="skold.com">{{cite web | url=http://www.skold.com/ | title=Official SKOLD Site | access-date=8 December 2010}}</ref> However, the album remained unreleased in 2010. In January 2011, Metropolis Records announced that they were releasing the new record and single in spring of 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metropolis-records.com/artist.php?id=162 |title=SKOLD Metropolis Records Page |publisher=Metropolis-records.com |access-date=10 August 2011}}</ref> On 10 May 2011 SKOLD released ''[[Anomie (Tim Skold album)|Anomie]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=154371 |title=SKOLD: 'Anomie' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=10 August 2011}}</ref>

Originally announced on 17 March 2014,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://instagram.com/p/lqNF2fjoev/ |title=SKOLD New Album: The Undoing |publisher=Instagram.com/ |access-date=17 March 2014}}</ref> the album, entitled ''[[The Undoing (Tim Skold album)|The Undoing]]'', was originally slated for self-release in April 2014. Problems with that model arose and the album release was halted<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/skoldofficial/posts/718612844828908 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/150795218277343/718612844828908 |archive-date=26 February 2022 |url-access=limited|title=Sorry to be the bearer of bad news... |publisher=facebook.com/skoldofficial |access-date=23 March 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> until 2016 when SKOLD rejoined with Metropolis Records to release the work.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BAdMzlYDoUF/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BAdMzlYDoUF |archive-date=26 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title=SKOLD on Instagram: "CD preorder link|website=Instagram}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In support of this album, SKOLD began "The Undoing Tour 2016" in May 2016 with the western United States; the live line up featured Tiffany Lowe on keyboards and [[Eli James (fashion designer)|Eli James]] on drums.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.side-line.com/exclusive-skold-interview-on-new-the-undoing-album-at-some-point-you-have-to-let-go-and-laugh-at-it-what-are-you-gonna-do/ |title=At some point you have to let go... |website=Side-line.com |date=13 May 2016 |access-date=26 May 2016}}</ref> This was followed by a cross-US North American tour in November and December 2016.
The setlist spanned Tim's entire career and contained such hits as "[[Personal Jesus]]", "Error 404", "Anarchy", "[[Tainted Love]]", as well as "Chaos" and "Hail Mary" from his debut album, just to name a few. He was very accessible after shows and more than happy to discuss firearms and lipstick, as well as gear over a beer.

In 2018, SKOLD released a cover of the song "White As Chalk" by [[Leæther Strip]] on the compilation album ''Heært Combine''.

On 5 April 2019, SKOLD released the album ''Never Is Now'' on [[Cleopatra Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cleorecs.com/store/shop/skold-never-is-now-limited-edition-clear-vinyl/|title=Skold – Never Is Now (Limited Edition Clear Vinyl) – Cleopatra Records Store|website=Cleorecs.com|date=3 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://skold.bandcamp.com/album/never-is-now|title=NEVER IS NOW, by SKOLD|website=SKOLD}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonic-seducer.de/index.php/de/6074-never-is-now-ehemaliges-marilyn-manson-mitglied-tim-skold-veroeffentlicht-sein-zweites-album.html|title="Never Is Now": Ehemaliges Marilyn Manson-Mitglied Tim Skold veröffentlicht sein zweites Album / Hörproben|website=Sonic-seducer.de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.volt-magazin.de/index.php/home/release-preview-ebm-electro-industrial-post-punk-cold-wave/439-skold-never-is-now-album-info-cover-voe-termin-vorbestellung|title=2019-04-05: Skold "Never Is Now"|website=Volt-magazin.de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/former-marilyn-manson-multi-instrumentalist-tim-skold-returns-with-new-skold-album-never-is-now/|title=Former MARILYN MANSON Multi-Instrumentalist TIM SKOLD Returns With New SKOLD Album, 'Never Is Now'|last=Blabbermouth|date=27 March 2019|website=Blabbermouth.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altrevolt.com/tim-skold-announces-new-album-never-is-now/|title=Tim Skold Announces New Album "Never is Now"|first=Jason|last=Bullinger|date=28 March 2019|website=Altrevolt.com}}</ref>

On 5 March 2021, SKOLD released the album ''Dies Irae'' on [[Cleopatra Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cleorecs.com/store/shop/skold-dies-irae-cd/|title=Skold – Dies Irae|website=Cleorecs.com|date=3 June 2024}}</ref>

In 2022 the long-awaited exhumation of (a) 'Dead God' was performed and realised, offering up a proper release and making his proclamations upon the "true" evils of organized religion and idolatry official.

On 28 July, 2023, SKOLD released the album ''Seven Heads'' with the single ''Rat King'', also on [[Cleopatra Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://skold.bandcamp.com/album/seven-heads#license|title=Skold – Seven Heads|website=Bandcamp.com|date=14 July 2024}}</ref>

===KMFDM and MDFMK===
After a short-lived solo career, Skold joined [[KMFDM]] in 1997. His first involvement with KMFDM was on the album ''[[Symbols (album)|Symbols]]''. He wrote and sang the song "Anarchy", which became a hit in clubs, and spawned subsequent remixes of the track done by Skold himself. His next album with KMFDM, ''[[Adios (KMFDM album)|Adios]]'', was released in 1999. Skold took a more prominent role in the band, not only as co-vocalist, co-writer, and bassist, but also as producer, engineer, and programmer, alongside KMFDM's founder [[Sascha Konietzko]].[[File:Marilyn Manson Ljubljana 2007 (1).JPG|thumb|Skold with Marilyn Manson in 2007]]Due to turmoil within the band, Konietzko and Skold ended KMFDM in 1999, and restarted as [[MDFMK]] the following year. They released one album, ''[[MDFMK (album)|MDFMK]]'', released in 2000 by Universal Records. The band, including [[Lucia Cifarelli]] (formerly of [[Drill (American band)|Drill]]), took on a more "futuristic" sound, which contained less of the industrial rock KMFDM was known for, and added a mix of drum & bass, trance and europop, primarily in a production style leaning towards "electronica". MDFMK featured all three members sharing vocal duties. Their song "Missing Time" was used in the animated movie [[Heavy Metal 2000]].

In 2002, the trio reformed KMFDM along with Raymond Watts, and released ''[[Attak]]''. Afterwards, Skold departed the band. Due to a commitment to produce Marilyn Manson's album ''[[The Golden Age of Grotesque]]'', Skold was unable to join KMFDM's 2002 Sturm & Drang tour; he did, however, make two guest appearances at shows in June.

On 16 December 2008 the KMFDM website announced that Skold and Konietzko would be releasing an album together, titled ''[[Skold vs. KMFDM]]''. The album was released on 24 February 2009.

Skold did production and instrumentation work on KMFDM's album ''[[Blitz (KMFDM album)|Blitz]]'', released 24 March 2009. Later that same year he contributed a remix to [[Left Spine Down]]'s 2009 remix album entitled ''[[Voltage 2.3: Remixed and Revisited]]'', as well as [[16volt]]'s album ''[[American Porn Songs]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vampirefreaks.com/content/comment.php?entry=348&t=Interview+with+16Volt |title=Interview with 16Volt |publisher=Vampirefreaks.com |access-date=10 August 2011}}</ref>

===Newlydeads and ohGr===
Skold performed a show as a fill-in guitarist with [[Taime Downe]]'s [[The Newlydeads]] on 13 December 2000 at the Pretty Ugly Club in Los Angeles. Skold, on bass, joined [[ohGr]], a project of [[Skinny Puppy]] vocalist [[Nivek Ogre]], for the tour in support of its first album, ''[[Welt (album)|Welt]]'', in 2001, although he does not appear on the album.

===Marilyn Manson===
Skold's involvement with [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] began as producer for the single "[[Tainted Love#Marilyn Manson version (2001)|Tainted Love]]", which is featured in the 2001 teen comedy/parody movie ''[[Not Another Teen Movie]]'' and appeared on the [[Not Another Teen Movie Soundtrack|soundtrack]]. Manson and Skold went on to score the movie ''[[Resident Evil (2002 film)|Resident Evil]]'', released in 2002. Several tracks are featured on the [[Resident Evil (soundtrack)#Resident Evil: Music from and Inspired by the Original Motion Picture|Resident Evil movie soundtrack]].

Skold officially joined Marilyn Manson in 2002 after the departure of bassist [[Twiggy Ramirez]]. At this time, not only was Skold the bassist for the band, but he was also producing, editing, creating artwork, electronics, programming drums and beats, playing guitar, keyboards, accordion and synthesizer bass for the album ''[[The Golden Age of Grotesque]]''.

He is described by Manson as, "the power that attitude brings to an album".<ref name="The Hierophant 2002">{{Cite interview|url=http://www.angelfire.com/ia3/candy_ass/stuff/2002%20%20%20july%206%20%20manson%20usa.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808173620/http://www.angelfire.com/ia3/candy_ass/stuff/2002%20%20%20july%206%20%20manson%20usa.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 August 2019|last=Manson|first=Marilyn|others=Interview By Alexander|title=The Hierophant Interview|date=6 July 2002 |website=The Hierophant |access-date=15 December 2017}}</ref>{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} On the band's 2004 release, ''[[Lest We Forget: The Best Of]]'', Skold produced, played lead guitar, and sang backup vocals on the cover version of "[[Personal Jesus#Marilyn Manson cover|Personal Jesus]]", which was also released as a single. Coinciding with the release of ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas|The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D]]'' in October 2006, Manson and Skold contributed a cover of "[[This Is Halloween]]" to ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' [[The Nightmare Before Christmas (soundtrack)|soundtrack]], with Skold taking care of the music while Manson provided the vocals.

This time also saw the start of work on Marilyn Manson's sixth studio album entitled ''[[Eat Me, Drink Me]]''. The album was released worldwide on 5 June 2007.

Skold played guitar on the band's 2007 world tour, Rape of the World, with [[Rob Holliday]] (formerly guitarist/bassist for [[Curve (band)|Curve]], [[Gary Numan]], [[The Mission (band)|The Mission]] and [[The Prodigy]]) taking over bass duties.

On 9 January 2008, Marilyn Manson posted a bulletin on MySpace which reported that Skold had left the band and former bassist Twiggy Ramirez had returned to take his place.

In mid-November 2021, ''Rolling Stone'' reported<ref name="Rolling Stone 11-2021">{{Cite interview|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/marilyn-manson-abuse-allegations-1256888/|title=Marilyn Manson: The Monster Hiding in Plain Sight|date=14 November 2021|access-date=16 November 2021|last=Manson|first=Marilyn|others=Rolling Stone}}</ref> that Skold was again working with Manson. No contributions from Skold appeared on Manson's comeback album ''[[One Assassination Under God - Chapter 1]]''.

===Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult===
In 2009, Skold formed the Scandinavian supergroup [[Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult]] with [[Hank von Helvete]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=150415 |title=TURBONEGRO, MARILYN MANSON, SATYRICON, EXTOL Members Join Forces in New Supergroup |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=10 August 2011}}</ref> They released their debut album, ''I Declare: Treason'', on 6 June 2011.

===Motionless in White===
Skold, along with [[Jason Suecof]], produced [[Motionless in White]]'s 2012 studio album ''[[Infamous (Motionless in White album)|Infamous]]''. Skold also contributed songwriting on 5 songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?fromrow=1&torow=25&keyname=SKOLD%20TIM&querytype=WriterID&keyid=618285&page=1&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&affiliation=BMI&cae=351218197 |title=BMI |publisher=BMI |access-date=7 May 2013}}</ref> Skold was also announced as a featured artist on the song "Final Dictvm" from the album ''[[Reincarnate (album)|Reincarnate]]''.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}

===Not My God===
In January 2020, Skold and Nero Bellum announced a new project dubbed Not My God. Their self-titled album was released on 14 February 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/tim-skold-and-nero-bellum-join-forces-in-not-my-god/|title=TIM SKÖLD And NERO BELLUM Join Forces In NOT MY GOD|last=Blabbermouth|date=28 January 2020|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|access-date=15 February 2020}}</ref> The follow-up album, ''Simulacra'', was released on 15 October 2021. Their third album, ''Obverses'', was released 12 May 2023.

===Front Line Assembly===
Skold played guitar with [[Front Line Assembly]] on their 2021 and 2023 tours.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tim Skold joins FLA for USA tour together with Ministry and Helmet |url=https://www.releasemagazine.net/tim-skold-joins-fla-for-usa-tour-together-with-ministry-and-helmet/ |publisher=Release Music Magazine |date=30 July 2021}}</ref>